OpenAI Agents SDK Quickstart

Introduction

The OpenAI Agents SDK is the official SDK for building AI agents with OpenAI's latest models and tools.

Installation

pip install openai-agents

Your First Agent

from openai_agents import Agent, Runner

agent = Agent(
    name="Assistant",
    instructions="You are a helpful assistant.",
)

runner = Runner(agent)
result = runner.run("Explain quantum computing in simple terms.")
print(result.final_output)

Using Tools

from openai_agents import tool

@tool
def get_weather(location: str) -> str:
    """Get the current weather for a location."""
    return f"The weather in {location} is 72°F and sunny."

agent = Agent(tools=[get_weather])

Multi-Agent Systems

from openai_agents import Agent, Group

researcher = Agent(name="Researcher", instructions="You are a researcher.")
writer = Agent(name="Writer", instructions="You are a writer.")

group = Group(agents=[researcher, writer])
result = group.run("Write a research summary.")

Conclusion

The OpenAI Agents SDK provides a clean, official way to build agents with OpenAI's latest capabilities.

Resources

• OpenAI Agents SDK Docs
• GitHub