OpenAI publishes a 34-page white paper on how it builds AI agents
mdancho84 · x · 2026-07-26
OpenAI has released a 34-page white paper on how it builds AI agents.
The document covers:
- building, evaluating, and deploying agents
- architectures, tool integration, and scaling
- agent ops and evaluation frameworks
The accompanying diagram shows a layered agent flow with instructions, tools, guardrails, hooks, and safety checks before actions like function calls or handoffs are triggered.
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