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April 15, 2026
OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents
OpenAI has expanded the capabilities of its agent-building toolkit, as agentic AI continues to grow in popularity.
TL;DR
- OpenAI has released an updated Agents SDK to assist businesses in building AI agents.
- New features include sandboxing for controlled agent environments and an in-distribution harness for frontier models.
- These capabilities enable agents to work with files and tools within a workspace while protecting system integrity.
- The updates are designed to facilitate the creation of 'long-horizon' agents for complex, multi-step tasks.
- The new features are initially available in Python, with TypeScript support planned for a future release.
- OpenAI is also working on adding code mode and subagents capabilities.
- The updated SDK is accessible to all customers via the API using standard pricing.
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