OpenAI Agents SDK Guide
2026-08-01 · 5 min read
Handoffs, guardrails, and tracing — mapping a validated graph onto the OpenAI Agents SDK.
Handoffs are your edges
The Agents SDK expresses routing as handoffs between agents and quality control as guardrails. A validated graph gives you both for free: validators become guardrails, edges become handoffs, and observability becomes tracing.