--- id: openai-agents version: "0.20.0" license: MIT license_treatment: permissive maintenance: active --- # openai-agents — OpenAI Agents SDK License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI ## Install pip install openai-agents uv add openai-agents poetry add openai-agents ## Description # OpenAI Agents SDK [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/openai-agents?label=pypi%20package)](https://pypi.org/project/openai-agents/) The OpenAI Agents SDK is a lightweight yet powerful framework for building multi-agent workflows. It is provider-agnostic, supporting the OpenAI Responses and Chat Completions APIs, as well as 100+ other LLMs. Image of the Agents Tracing UI > [!NOTE] > Looking for the JavaScript/TypeScript version? Check out [Agents SDK JS/TS](https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-js). ### Core concepts: 1. [**Agents**](https://openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/agents): LLMs configured with instructions, tools, guardrails, and handoffs 1. [**Sandbox agents**](https://openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/sandbox_agents): Agents preconfigured to work with a container to perform work over long time horizons. 1. [**Realtime agents**](https://openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/realtime/quickstart/): Build powerful voice agents with `gpt-realtime-2.1` and full agent features 1. [**Voice... ## AI interpretation — verify before relying A framework for building multi-agent AI workflows supporting text, voice, realtime, and sandbox agents with tools, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop capabilities. Verdict: A production-ready, actively maintained agent framework with zero known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and MIT licensing. The recent release (2 days ago), active repository status, and comprehensive feature set make it suitable for building sophisticated multi-agent workflows. [View on SkillFed](https://skillfed.io/packages/openai-agents) · [View on PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/openai-agents/)