OpenAI Agents SDK · OpenAI

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OpenAI's agent harness whose April 15, 2026 overhaul added a 'model-native harness' with Codex-like filesystem/shell tools, built-in compaction and memory, snapshot/rehydrate durable execution, handoffs, guardrails, tracing, and native sandbox execution via bring-your-own or built-in providers (E2B, Modal, Daytona, Cloudflare, Vercel, Blaxel, Runloop); non-OpenAI models supported via LiteLLM and Chat Completions-compatible endpoints.

Identity

Homepage	https://openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/
Repository	https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python
License	open-source
Domain	general
Form factor	sdk

Model support

Model-agnostic	partial
Native models	GPT-5 family · gpt-realtime-2
Local models	✓ yes
Pricing	usage-based

Extensibility

MCP client	✓ yes
Agent Skills support	? unknown
Plugins / hooks	✓ yes

Execution & safety

Sandboxing	optional
Autonomy spectrum	supervised → semi-autonomous → autonomous-local → background-cloud
Subagents	✓ yes
Parallel sessions	✓ yes
Context management	compaction · persistent-memory

Integration & evidence

Headless / API	✓ yes
GitHub integration	? unknown
Sources	https://openai.com/index/the-next-evolution-of-the-agents-sdk/ https://openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/ https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/agents/sandboxes https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/openai-updates-its-agents-sdk-to-help-enterprises-build-safer-more-capable-agents/

✓ profile last verified 2026-07-08 · benchmark figures are vendor-reported unless a source states otherwise