OpenAI Deep Research
Use this skill for autonomous, citation-backed research through OpenAI's Deep
Research models. Prefer o4-mini-deep-research for benchmark calls because the
repo target is less than $1 per task.
Environment
op run --env-file .env.climbhill -- python .agents/skills/deep-research-openai/scripts/run_deep_research.py \
--prompt "deepresearch the deepresearchers" \
--model o4-mini-deep-research \
--effort low
Required 1Password-backed variable:
OPENAI_API_KEY
Cost Controls
- Use
o4-mini-deep-researchbeforeo3-deep-research. - Use
--effort lowfor benchmark smoke tasks. - Keep prompts narrow and request concise reports.
- Save raw output, then normalize it with
deep-research-okf-normalize.
Current Source Links
- https://platform.openai.com/docs
- https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/deep-research