openai-assistants

Status : Production Ready (⚠️ Deprecated - Sunset August 26, 2026) Package : openai@6.16.0 Last Updated : 2026-01-21 v1 Deprecated : December 18, 2024 v2 Sunset : August 26, 2026 (migrate to Responses API) OpenAI is deprecating Assistants API in favor of Responses API . Timeline : v1 deprecated Dec 18, 2024 | v2 sunset August 26, 2026 Use this skill if : Maintaining legacy apps or migrating existing code (12-18 month window) Don't use if : Starting new projects (use openai-responses skill instead) Migration : See references/migration-to-responses.md Four Main Objects: Key Limits : 256k instruction chars (v2), 128 tools max, 16 metadata pairs Key Limits : 100k messages per thread Run States : queued → in_progress → requires_action (function calling) / completed / failed / cancelled / expired (10 min max) Key Events : thread.run.created , thread.message.delta (streaming content), thread.run.step.delta (tool progress), thread.run.completed , thread.run.requires_action (function calling) Runs Python code in sandbox. Generates charts, processes files (CSV, JSON, PDF, images). Max 512MB per file. Semantic search with vector stores. 10,000 files max (v2, was 20 in v1). Pricing : $0.10/GB/day (1GB free). ⚠️ Wait for status: 'completed' before using Submit tool outputs when run.status === 'requires_action': Code Interpreter : .c, .cpp, .csv, .docx, .html, .java, .json, .md, .pdf, .php,...