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Deep research
Teaches how to implement and optimize deep research workflows using o3 and o4-mini models, including configuring data sources like web search, MCP servers, and vector stores, as well as managing long-running requests...
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Deep research
Teaches how to implement and optimize deep research workflows using o3 and o4-mini models, including configuring data sources like web search, MCP servers, and vector stores, as well as managing long-running requests...
When To Use
Use when you need to implement automated, multi-step research agents that synthesize information from web searches, remote MCP servers, or internal vector stores into comprehensive reports.
Reference Files
| File | Contains | Use For |
|---|---|---|
SKILL.md | Entry point: scope, routing table, and workflow. | Start here. |
docs/deep-research-workflow-guide.md | A guide explaining how to use o3-deep-research and o4-mini-deep-research models to find, analyze, and synthesize information into comprehensive reports. | Questions about a guide explaining how to use o3-deep-research and o4-mini-deep-research models to find, analyze, and synthesize info... |
examples/deep-research-openai-deep-research-websearchcall.json | A JSON object representing a completed web search call within the deep research workflow. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A JSON object representing a completed web search call within the deep research workflow. |
examples/deep-research-openai-deep-research-response-format.json | A JSON object demonstrating the structure of a deep research response including text content and inline citations. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A JSON object demonstrating the structure of a deep research response including text content and inline citations. |
examples/deep-research-openai-deep-research-html-guide.html | An HTML document demonstrating the deep research feature structure and content layout from the OpenAI platform documentation. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in An HTML document demonstrating the deep research feature structure and content layout from the OpenAI platform docume... |
examples/deep-research-openai-deep-research-guide.text | A text-based guide detailing the deep research capabilities and workflow within the OpenAI platform. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A text-based guide detailing the deep research capabilities and workflow within the OpenAI platform. |
examples/deep-research-openai-deep-research-system-prompt.markdown | A markdown example of a system prompt designed for an expert classification system to detect data exfiltration during deep research tasks. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A markdown example of a system prompt designed for an expert classification system to detect data exfiltration during... |
What This Skill Covers
- The o3-deep-research and o4-mini-deep-research models can find, analyze, and synthesize hundreds of sources to create a comprehensive report at the level of...
- Main sections:
Output structure,Best practices,Prompting deep research models,Research with your own data,Prompt text.
Workflow
- Open the most relevant file under
docs/for the exact documented workflow and wording. - Open
schemas/files for exact structured contracts. - Open
examples/files for concrete requests, commands, snippets, and manifests. - Do not add behavior or configuration that is not present in the attached source files.
Canonical source: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/deep-research.md