diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d9c74b23..3676bf12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,22 +47,26 @@ pip install .
 ## Example
 
 ```python
-from control_flow import ai_flow, ai_task, instructions, Task
+from control_flow import Agent, Task, ai_flow, ai_task, instructions
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
+
 class Name(BaseModel):
     first_name: str
     last_name: str
 
+
 @ai_task(user_access=True)
 def get_user_name() -> Name:
     pass
 
-@ai_task
+
+@ai_task(agents=[Agent(name="poetry-bot", instructions="loves limericks")])
 def write_poem_about_user(name: Name, interests: list[str]) -> str:
     """write a poem based on the provided `name` and `interests`"""
     pass
 
+
 @ai_flow()
 def demo():
     # set instructions that will be used for multiple tasks
@@ -72,9 +76,7 @@ def demo():
 
         # define an AI task imperatively
         interests = Task(
-            "ask user for three interests",
-            result_type=list[str],
-            user_access=True
+            "ask user for three interests", result_type=list[str], user_access=True
         )
         interests.run_until_complete()
 
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ def demo():
 
     return poem
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     demo()
 ```
diff --git a/src/control_flow/core/flow.py b/src/control_flow/core/flow.py
index a8407c12..0fdd2cf2 100644
--- a/src/control_flow/core/flow.py
+++ b/src/control_flow/core/flow.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def get_flow() -> Flow:
     """
     flow: Flow | None = ctx.get("flow")
     if not flow:
-        raise ValueError("No flow found in context")
+        return Flow()
     return flow