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Developer quickstart
A comprehensive guide to setting up the OpenAI environment, including API key management, SDK installation, and executing initial requests for text, vision, and tool-use capabilities.
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Developer quickstart
A comprehensive guide to setting up the OpenAI environment, including API key management, SDK installation, and executing initial requests for text, vision, and tool-use capabilities.
When To Use
Use when you need to set up a new OpenAI development environment, install the necessary SDKs, and execute your first API calls for text, vision, or function calling.
Reference Files
| File | Contains | Use For |
|---|---|---|
SKILL.md | Entry point: scope, routing table, and workflow. | Start here. |
docs/developer-quickstart-workflow-guide.md | A markdown guide covering API key creation, SDK installation, and executing initial API calls for the OpenAI platform. | Questions about a markdown guide covering API key creation, SDK installation, and executing initial API calls for the OpenAI platform. |
examples/developer-quickstart-openai-api-bash-environment-variable-setup.bash | A bash command to export the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable for authentication. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A bash command to export the OPENAIAPIKEY environment variable for authentication. |
examples/developer-quickstart-openai-api-bash-environment-variable-setup-2.bash | A bash command to set the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable on a Windows system using setx. | Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A bash command to set the OPENAIAPIKEY environment variable on a Windows system using setx. |
What This Skill Covers
- The OpenAI API provides a simple interface to state-of-the-art AI models for text generation, natural language processing, computer vision, and more. Get sta...
- Main sections:
Create and export an API key,Install the OpenAI SDK and Run an API Call,Add credits to keep building,Analyze images and files,Extend the model with tools.
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/quickstart.md