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title: "03.14.2025: OpenAI agents instrumentation"
description: Available in Phoenix 8.13+
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## OpenAI Agents Instrumentation

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We've introduced the **OpenAI Agents SDK** for Python which provides enhanced visibility into agent behavior and performance.

**Installation**

```bash
pip install openinference-instrumentation-openai-agents openai-agents
```

* Includes an OpenTelemetry Instrumentor that traces agents, LLM calls, tool usage, and handoffs.
* With minimal setup, use the `register` function to connect your app to Phoenix and view real-time traces of agent workflows.

### Walkthrough Video

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For more details on a quick setup, check out our integration documentation:

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### Improvements and Bug Fixes 🐛

* [**Prompt Playground**](https://github.com/Arize-ai/phoenix/issues/6788): Azure API key made optional, included specialized UI for thinking budget parameter
* [**Performance**](https://github.com/Arize-ai/phoenix/pull/6756): Make the spans table the default tab
* [**Components**](https://github.com/Arize-ai/phoenix/issues/6771): Added react-aria Tabs components
* [**Enhancement**](https://github.com/Arize-ai/phoenix/pull/6749): Download experiment runs and annotations as CSV
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