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OpenAI Launches Agents API for Cloud Agent Orchestration

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OpenAI announced the Agents API, a managed service built on the Codex harness, enabling orchestration, long-running sessions, and tool use for cloud agents. The API is designed to simplify building and launching autonomous agents in production environments.

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  1. Hacker Newsaquir
    OpenAI Agents APIHN
  2. OpenAI Blog
    Introducing the Agents API

    Build and launch cloud agents with the Agents API, a managed service powered by the Codex harness for orchestration, long-running sessions, and tool use.