Learning the OpenAI Assistants API

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Assistants

1. Assistants can call OpenAI’s models with specific instructions to tune their personality and capabilities.
2. Assistants can access multiple tools in parallel. These can be both
   1. OpenAI-hosted tools — like Code interpreter and Knowledge retrieval or
   2. tools you build / host (via Function calling).
3. Assistants can access persistent Threads. Threads simplify AI application development by storing message history and truncating it when the conversation gets too long for the model’s context length. You create a Thread once, and simply append Messages to it as your users reply.
4. Assistants can access Files in several formats — either as part of their creation or as part of Threads between Assistants and users. When using tools, Assistants can also create files (e.g., images, spreadsheets, etc) and cite files they reference in the Messages they create.

References

Assistant Function Calling

• Build a chatbot with the new OpenAI Assistant API and Function Calling: https://dev.to/esponges/build-the-new-openai-assistant-with-function-calling-52f5 by Fernando González Tostado Nov 14 2023.
  • Repo: https://github.com/esponges/openai-beta-assistant
• Cookbook. Assistants API Overview (Python SDK): https://cookbook.openai.com/examples/assistants_api_overview_python
• Tutorial: Get started with the new OpenAI Assistants API by Ralf Elfving https://medium.com/@ralfelfving/tutorial-get-started-with-the-new-openai-assistants-api-7049c2517bfe

Assistants and Playground

• https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/overview?lang=node.js
• See https://youtu.be/BqnyGSLQMS8?si=1sMWH-CB5RWFyRAf "OpenAI Assistants API Tutorial - Playground & NodeJS" at Youtube
• OpenAI Assistants API Tutorial - Playground & NodeJS https://youtu.be/BqnyGSLQMS8?si=zaZFYXBQPVVhZn6U