---
title: AutoGen Meets GPTs
authors: gagb
tags: [openai-assistant]
---

![OpenAI Assistant](img/teaser.jpg)
<p align="center"><em>AutoGen enables collaboration among multiple ChatGPTs for complex tasks.</em></p>


## TL;DR
OpenAI assistants are now integrated into AutoGen via [`GPTAssistantAgent`](https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/blob/0.2/autogen/agentchat/contrib/gpt_assistant_agent.py).
This enables multiple OpenAI assistants, which form the backend of the now popular GPTs, to collaborate and tackle complex tasks.
Checkout example notebooks for reference:
* [Basic example](https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/blob/0.2/notebook/agentchat_oai_assistant_twoagents_basic.ipynb)
* [Code interpreter](https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/blob/0.2/notebook/agentchat_oai_code_interpreter.ipynb)
* [Function calls](https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/blob/0.2/notebook/agentchat_oai_assistant_function_call.ipynb)


## Introduction
Earlier last week, OpenAI introduced [GPTs](https://openai.com/blog/introducing-gpts), giving users ability to create custom ChatGPTs tailored for them.
*But what if these individual GPTs could collaborate to do even more?*
Fortunately, because of AutoGen, this is now a reality!
AutoGen has been pioneering agents and supporting [multi-agent workflows](https://aka.ms/autogen-pdf) since earlier this year, and now (starting with version 0.2.0b5) we are introducing compatibility with the [Assistant API](https://openai.com/blog/introducing-gpts), which is currently in beta preview.

To accomplish this, we've added a new (experimental) agent called the `GPTAssistantAgent` that
lets you seamlessly add these new OpenAI assistants into AutoGen-based multi-agent workflows.
This integration shows great potential and synergy, and we plan to continue enhancing it.

## Installation

```bash
pip install autogen-agentchat~=0.2
```

## Basic Example

Here's a basic example that uses a `UserProxyAgent` to allow an interface
with the `GPTAssistantAgent`.


First, import the new agent and setup `config_list`:
```python
from autogen import config_list_from_json
from autogen.agentchat.contrib.gpt_assistant_agent import GPTAssistantAgent
from autogen import UserProxyAgent

config_list = config_list_from_json("OAI_CONFIG_LIST")
```

Then simply define the OpenAI assistant agent and give it the task!
```python
# creates new assistant using Assistant API
gpt_assistant = GPTAssistantAgent(
    name="assistant",
    llm_config={
        "config_list": config_list,
        "assistant_id": None
    })

user_proxy = UserProxyAgent(name="user_proxy",
    code_execution_config={
        "work_dir": "coding"
    },
    human_input_mode="NEVER")

user_proxy.initiate_chat(gpt_assistant, message="Print hello world")
```

`GPTAssistantAgent` supports both creating new OpenAI assistants or reusing existing assistants
(e.g, by providing an `assistant_id`).


## Code Interpreter Example

`GPTAssistantAgent` allows you to specify an OpenAI tools
(e.g., function calls, code interpreter, etc). The example below enables an assistant
 that can use OpenAI code interpreter to solve tasks.

```python
# creates new assistant using Assistant API
gpt_assistant = GPTAssistantAgent(
    name="assistant",
    llm_config={
        "config_list": config_list,
        "assistant_id": None,
        "tools": [
            {
                "type": "code_interpreter"
            }
        ],
    })

user_proxy = UserProxyAgent(name="user_proxy",
    code_execution_config={
        "work_dir": "coding"
    },
    human_input_mode="NEVER")

user_proxy.initiate_chat(gpt_assistant, message="Print hello world")
```

Checkout more examples [here](https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/tree/main/notebook).

## Limitations and Future Work

- Group chat managers using GPT assistant are pending.
- GPT assistants with multimodal capabilities haven't been released yet but we are committed to support them.

## Acknowledgements

`GPTAssistantAgent` was made possible through collaboration with
[@IANTHEREAL](https://github.com/IANTHEREAL),
[Jiale Liu](https://leoljl.github.io),
[Yiran Wu](https://github.com/yiranwu0),
[Qingyun Wu](https://qingyun-wu.github.io/),
[Chi Wang](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/chiw/), and many other AutoGen maintainers.
