# message_text

> **Function** in `deepagents_code`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/deepagents-code/goal_state_notice/message_text)

Return ordinary text from a local or serialized message.

## Signature

```python
message_text(
    message: object,
) -> str
```

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/deepagents/blob/2069079e09546060f5b52b2cd4f0e3c813e820f3/libs/code/deepagents_code/goal_state_notice.py#L152)