🛠️ aa_agent_tools

A friendly toolbox of cool functions for kid-built agents.

aa_agent_tools gives your Python agents super-powers: search the web, read pages, send emails, check the weather, grab space pictures from NASA, roll dice, fetch cat facts, and a whole lot more — 38 functions, all listed below with copy-paste examples.

🔑 You bring the API keys. We never store them. Just pass them as arguments when you call a function. Look for the 🔑 badge below (those need a key) and the 🆓 badge (those are totally free, no key at all!).

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🎉 Quick start

import aa_agent_tools as aa

# No key needed — just fun!
print(aa.get_joke())
print(aa.get_cat_fact())
print(aa.get_pokemon("pikachu")["types"])
print(aa.flip_coin())
print(aa.number_fact(7))

# With a key you supply
results = aa.search_web("cute penguins", api_key="YOUR_BRAVE_KEY")
print(results)

Want the pretty, searchable version? Open the 📖 HTML Reference Page in your browser.

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📖 The full function reference

Every function is listed below, grouped by what it does. Each one shows a short, friendly description and a copy-paste example you can try right away.

• 🔑 = needs an API key (you pass it as an argument)
• 🆓 = totally free, no key needed

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🌐 Web & Search

search_web(query, api_key) 🔑

Search the internet with Brave and get back a tidy list of results (title, link, snippet).

results = aa.search_web("best robots for kids", api_key="YOUR_BRAVE_KEY")
print(results)

search_images(query, api_key, count=5) 🔑

Search for pictures on the web using Brave Search.

pics = aa.search_images("puppies", api_key="YOUR_BRAVE_KEY")
print(pics[0]["url"])

fetch_page(url) 🆓

Download any web page and turn it into clean text (Markdown). Great for reading articles.

text = aa.fetch_page("https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin")
print(text[:300])

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✉️ Email

send_email(to, subject, body, *, smtp_host, username, password) 🔑

Send a plain-text email through almost any email provider's SMTP server.

aa.send_email(
    to="friend@example.com",
    subject="Hello from my agent!",
    body="My robot wrote this.",
    smtp_host="smtp.gmail.com",
    username="you@gmail.com",
    password="app-password",
)

send_email_gmail(to, subject, body, *, gmail, app_password) 🔑

Send an email using a Gmail account (use a 16-character app password).

aa.send_email_gmail(
    to="friend@example.com",
    subject="hi!",
    body="sent from aa_agent_tools",
    gmail="you@gmail.com",
    app_password="abcd efgh ijkl mnop",
)

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🤖 Any API

call_api(url, api_key=None, *, method="GET", ...) 🆓

Call almost any REST API in one line. You give it a URL and (if the API needs one) a key. No key needed for public APIs.

city = input("Enter your city: ")
data = aa.call_api(
	"https://api.weatherapi.com/v1/current.json?key=key&q={city}&aqi=no"	
)

current = data["current"]
	
print(current["temp_c"])

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🌤️ Weather

get_weather(city, api_key) 🔑

Get the current weather for any city in the world (OpenWeatherMap).

w = aa.get_weather("London", api_key="YOUR_OWM_KEY")
print(f"{w['temp']}°C and {w['description']}")

get_forecast(city, api_key, days=3) 🔑

Get a short multi-day forecast for a city (OpenWeatherMap).

fc = aa.get_forecast("Tokyo", api_key="YOUR_OWM_KEY", days=3)
print(fc)

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🚀 Space

space_image(date=None, api_key="DEMO_KEY") 🆓

Get NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day ("DEMO_KEY" works for light use).

pic = aa.space_image()
print(pic["title"], pic["url"])

near_earth_objects(api_key="DEMO_KEY", *, start_date=None) 🆓

List asteroids flying near Earth in a date range (NASA NeoWs).

aa.near_earth_objects(api_key="DEMO_KEY", start_date="2024-01-01")

mars_photo(*, sol=1000, api_key="DEMO_KEY") 🆓

Fetch a real photo taken by a rover on Mars (NASA).

print(aa.mars_photo(sol=1000, api_key="DEMO_KEY"))

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🎉 Fun & Games

get_joke() 🆓

Get a random, clean joke with a setup and punchline.

j = aa.get_joke()
print(j["setup"]); print(j["punchline"])

get_advice() 🆓

Get a random piece of (silly but wise) advice.

print(aa.get_advice())

get_cat_fact() 🆓

Get a random fact about cats.

print(aa.get_cat_fact())

get_cat_image() 🆓

Get a link to a random photo of a cat.

print(aa.get_cat_image())

get_dog_image() 🆓

Get a random photo of a good dog.

print(aa.get_dog_image())

get_quote() 🆓

Get an inspirational quote and who said it.

q = aa.get_quote()
print(f'"{q["text"]}" - {q["author"]}')

roll_dice(sides=6) 🆓

Roll a die with any number of sides (default 6).

print(aa.roll_dice(20))

flip_coin() 🆓

Flip a coin: returns "heads" or "tails".

print(aa.flip_coin())

random_number(min_value=1, max_value=100) 🆓

Pick a random whole number between two values.

print(aa.random_number(1, 100))

pick_one(*items) 🆓

Randomly pick one item from the ones you list.

print(aa.pick_one("red", "green", "blue"))

get_pokemon(name="pikachu") 🆓

Look up a Pokémon by name: its type, height, and a picture.

p = aa.get_pokemon("charizard")
print(p["name"], p["types"])

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📚 Knowledge

wikipedia_summary(title) 🆓

Get a short, friendly summary of almost any Wikipedia topic.

info = aa.wikipedia_summary("Aurora")
print(info["summary"])

define_word(word) 🆓

Get the dictionary definition and an example sentence for a word.

d = aa.define_word("serendipity")
print(d["definitions"][0])

number_fact(number) 🆓

Get a fun, fact-packed description of any number (works offline!).

print(aa.number_fact(7))

country_info(name) 🆓

Get a friendly snapshot of a country using Wikipedia.

c = aa.country_info("Japan")
print(c["summary"][:80])

convert_money(amount, from_currency, to_currency) 🆓

Convert money between currencies using live rates (no key needed).

print(aa.convert_money(10, "USD", "EUR"))

shorten_url(url) 🆓

Make a long URL short using the free is.gd service.

print(aa.shorten_url("https://example.com/very/long/path"))

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🖼️ Images

generate_image(prompt, api_key, *, size="1024*1024", prompt_extend=False) 🔑

Create a picture from a text description using Alibaba's Z-Image-Turbo model and return the image URL.

url = aa.generate_image("a robot painting a sunset", api_key="YOUR_DASHSCOPE_KEY")
print(url)

get_photo(query, api_key) 🔑

Search free stock photos on Pexels and get image links.

for url in aa.get_photo("mountains", api_key="YOUR_PEXELS_KEY"):
    print(url)

random_image(*, width=400, height=300, seed=None) 🆓

Get a random photo of any size (no key needed).

print(aa.random_image(width=600, height=400, seed="sunset"))

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🧰 Text Tools

hash_text(text, *, algorithm="sha256") 🆓

Turn text into a fixed "fingerprint" hash (sha256 by default).

print(aa.hash_text("hello"))

base64_encode(text) 🆓

Encode text into Base64 (a common way to pack data).

print(aa.base64_encode("hi"))

base64_decode(text) 🆓

Decode Base64 text back to normal text.

print(aa.base64_decode("aGk="))

make_qr(text, *, size=200) 🆓

Make a QR code image for text or a link (returns a URL).

print(aa.make_qr("https://example.com"))

convert_units(value, from_unit, to_unit) 🆓

Convert between length or weight units.

print(aa.convert_units(1, "mi", "km"))  # ~1.609
print(aa.convert_units(1, "kg", "lb"))  # ~2.205

count_words(text) 🆓

Count how many words are in some text.

print(aa.count_words("one two three"))

reverse_text(text) 🆓

Reverse a string backwards.

print(aa.reverse_text("abc"))  # cba

is_palindrome(text) 🆓

Is the text the same forwards and backwards?

print(aa.is_palindrome("Racecar"))  # True

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🔑 Where to get API keys

Most "cool" functions need a free key from the service. You only need the ones you want to use:

• Brave Search (web & image search): https://brave.com/search/api/
• OpenWeatherMap (weather): https://openweathermap.org/api
• NASA (space): https://api.nasa.gov/ — use "DEMO_KEY" for light use
• Pexels (stock photos): https://www.pexels.com/api/
• Gmail (email): create an app password at https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords

Functions that need no key at all: get_joke, get_advice, get_cat_fact, get_cat_image, get_dog_image, get_quote, roll_dice, flip_coin, random_number, pick_one, get_pokemon, wikipedia_summary, define_word, number_fact, country_info, convert_money, shorten_url, random_image, fetch_page, call_api (key optional), and all the Text Tools.

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🛠️ Development

uv build                 # build wheel + sdist
PYTHONPATH=src python make_reference.py   # regenerate docs/reference.html

The build produces a pure-Python wheel tagged py3-none-any, which is exactly what micropip needs inside Pyodide.

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Made with 💛 for young coders and the agents they build.