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OpenAI Agents SDK

Open-source SDK for building agents with tools, handoffs, guardrails, and tracing.

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Overview

OpenAI Agents SDK is an open-source framework for building agents and multi-agent workflows. Developers define agents with instructions and tools, then connect them through handoffs when a different specialist should continue a task. The SDK includes guardrails, sessions, tracing, and support for Python and JavaScript or TypeScript projects.

Key features

  • Tool-enabled agents
  • Agent handoffs
  • Input and output guardrails
  • Sessions and conversation state
  • Tracing and built-in observability
  • Python and TypeScript SDKs

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Last updated 2026-09-16