Is it possible to inject previous history?

[tyler-suard-parker]

Hello. My frontend returns the last 4 exchanges with a chatbot. I was wondering if there is a way to initialize an agent using that prior history.

[victordibia]

@tyler-suard-parker ,

Yes, you can update the history of agents.

• loop through the history object
• call agent.send(message, receiver, request_reply=False) . This adds the particular message to the agent history without triggering a reply.
• finally, when you call initiate_chat, ensure you set clear_history=False ... initiate_chat(clear_history=False)

Some pseudo code below

user_proxy = autogen.UserProxyAgent ..
assistant = autogen.AssistantAgent ...

for message in history:
    user_proxy.send(message, assistant, request_reply=False) 
    # you can also send from assistant to user_proxy depending on your use case

user_proxy.initiate_chat(assistant, message=message, clear_history=False)

[tyler-suard-parker]

@victordibia Dr. Dibia, this is SO helpful, thank you!

[easontsai]

how about groupchat? how to handle the chat history?

[annusrcm]

how about groupchat? how to handle the chat history?

Try this:
https://clintgoodman27.medium.com/a-practical-guide-for-using-autogen-in-software-applications-8799185d27ee
but with one change : await user_proxy.a_initiate_chat(manager, message=message, clear_history=False)
ensure clear_history is set to False
I have tried, it works for me