# openai/openai-agents-python

> A lightweight, powerful framework for multi-agent workflows

- GitHub: https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python
- Website: https://openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/
- Category: AI Agents (https://ideas.asveas.com/c/ai-agents); also LLM & Inference
- Tags: ai-agents, ai, framework, harness, llm, openai, python, workflow
- Language: Python · License: MIT
- Stars: 30,617 · Forks: 5,032 · Open issues: 47
- Last push: 2026-11-11 (today)
- Vibe score: 90/100

## What it is
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. [!NOTE] Looking for the JavaScript/TypeScript version? Check out Agents SDK JS/TS.

## When to use it
Reach for openai-agents-python when you want an LLM to plan, call tools, browse, or coordinate with other agents instead of answering a single prompt — it's written in Python and fits stacks tagged ai-agents, ai, framework, harness.

## Maintenance
openai/openai-agents-python looks very actively maintained: the last push was today (2026-11-11), with 30,617 stars and 47 open issues.

## Quick start
```bash
git clone https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python.git
```

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Source: https://ideas.asveas.com/r/openai/openai-agents-python · Catalog: https://ideas.asveas.com/llms.txt