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Introducing the Agents API

Terms in this piece · Glossary

agent harness — The scaffolding around a model that turns it into a working agent — the loop, the tools it can call, and the rules for when to stop.
multi-agent — Using several AI agents on one problem — splitting work in parallel, checking each other, or filling different roles like planner and reviewer.
sandbox — An isolated environment where AI-generated code or agent actions run without being able to touch anything real.
context window — The maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.

Why it matters

Developers can build production agents on the same and infrastructure that powers Codex via a single API call, instead of building their own orchestration, , and management.