OpenAI Agents SDK (JavaScript)
TypeScript and JavaScript framework for multi-agent workflows with tools, handoffs, guardrails, sandboxes and voice agents.
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npm install @openai/agents
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Use cases: agent-orchestration, voice-agents
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Fact sheet
- Languages
- TypeScript, JavaScriptREADME
- Packages
- @openai/agents (npm)README
- Multi-agent
- YesREADME
- Orchestration
- handoffsREADME
- MCP support
- Built inREADME
- Memory
- short-termREADME
- Human in the loop
- YesREADME
- Deploys to
- node, deno, bun, cloudflare-workersREADME
- Model providers
- openaiREADME
- Maturity
- Stableopenai.github.io
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- Stars
- 3,939
- Forks
- 986
- Open issues
- 11
- Weekly downloads
- 1,193,362
- Last commit
- Oct 21, 2026 (5 days ago)
- Last release
- Oct 20, 2026 (6 days ago)
- Last package publish
- Oct 20, 2026 (6 days ago)
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Details
- Packages
- npm
@openai/agents - License
- MIT
- Repository
- github.com/openai/openai-agents-js
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
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OpenAI Agents SDK (JavaScript). Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/harnesses/openai-agents-sdk-javascript (last updated 2026-10-24)