diff --git a/docs/docs/how-tos/create-react-agent-memory.ipynb b/docs/docs/how-tos/create-react-agent-memory.ipynb
index b109db3a0..2c19130a9 100644
--- a/docs/docs/how-tos/create-react-agent-memory.ipynb
+++ b/docs/docs/how-tos/create-react-agent-memory.ipynb
@@ -122,20 +122,18 @@
     "\n",
     "# For this tutorial we will use custom tool that returns pre-defined values for weather in two cities (NYC & SF)\n",
     "\n",
-    "from typing import Literal\n",
-    "\n",
     "from langchain_core.tools import tool\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "@tool\n",
-    "def get_weather(city: Literal[\"nyc\", \"sf\"]):\n",
+    "def get_weather(location: str) -> str:\n",
     "    \"\"\"Use this to get weather information.\"\"\"\n",
-    "    if city == \"nyc\":\n",
+    "    if any([city in location.lower() for city in [\"nyc\", \"new york city\"]]):\n",
     "        return \"It might be cloudy in nyc\"\n",
-    "    elif city == \"sf\":\n",
+    "    elif any([city in location.lower() for city in [\"sf\", \"san francisco\"]]):\n",
     "        return \"It's always sunny in sf\"\n",
     "    else:\n",
-    "        raise AssertionError(\"Unknown city\")\n",
+    "        return f\"I am not sure what the weather is in {location}\"\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "tools = [get_weather]\n",