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    openai/openai-agents-python

    A lightweight, powerful framework for multi-agent workflows

    30.5K stars
    5.0K forks
    30.5K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 3, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 402 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #10 in the weekly ranking the week of Apr 19, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a lightweight Python framework for building multi-agent workflows with support for OpenAI and 100+ other LLMs.
    • Enables flexible orchestration of agents with built-in tracing, session memory, and configurable guardrails for safe, maintainable AI workflows.
    • Use for creating conversational AI systems that manage context across multiple turns with automatic session memory.
    • Use for implementing complex multi-agent handoffs to route tasks dynamically between specialized agents based on input.
    • Use for integrating custom tools and functions into agent workflows to extend capabilities like fetching real-time data or performing computations.

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

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    From the README

    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.

    Explore the examples directory to see the SDK in action, and read our documentation for more details.

    To get started, set up your Python environment (Python 3.9 or newer required), and then install OpenAI Agents SDK package.

    Excerpt from the openai/openai-agents-python README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

    5.0K+528

    Open issues

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