--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "b32e9b847135398762b9f07d35cf91524321a4ec5b7684b5ff2392213918b73a" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/b32e9b84?lang=en" title: "Introducing the Agents API" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z" category: "Agents" topics: ["openai","agent","codex","harness","api","mcp","coding"] source_urls: ["https://openai.com/index/introducing-the-agents-api","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49649213","https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/agents-api/overview","https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2098130570048045453","https://x.com/stevendcoffey/status/2098130889486274820","https://x.com/MaxForAI/status/2098334720677282098","https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2098130625144451444","https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2098130589136425339"] summary: "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." --- # Introducing the Agents API > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z **Category:** Agents **Topics:** openai, agent, codex, harness, api, mcp, coding ## Summary 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\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Discussion]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]()