Advanced Topics
Deep dives into advanced OpenAI capabilities for building production-grade AI systems.
Core Concepts
| Topic | Description | Key Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-4.1 Prompting | Agentic workflows, long context, CoT | Best practices for frontier models |
| Structured Outputs | JSON schema, Pydantic, strict mode | Reliable structured data extraction |
| LLM Guardrails | Input/output safety, async design | Production safety patterns |
| Function Calling | OpenAPI spec conversion | Tool integration patterns |
Agent Architecture
| Topic | Description | Key Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Orchestrating Agents | Multi-agent coordination | Complex workflow management |
| Parallel Agents | Concurrent execution patterns | Performance optimization |
| AgentKit Walkthrough | Official agent framework | Standardized agent building |
Quick Navigation
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│ ADVANCED TOPICS MAP │
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│ PROMPTING & OUTPUTS AGENT PATTERNS │
│ ├─► GPT-4.1 Prompting Guide ├─► Orchestrating Agents │
│ ├─► Structured Outputs ├─► Parallel Agents │
│ └─► Function Calling └─► AgentKit Walkthrough │
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│ SAFETY & GUARDRAILS │
│ └─► LLM Guardrails (Input + Output) │
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└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘Start Here
If you're building agentic systems, start with the GPT-4.1 Prompting Guide - it contains the exact prompts used to achieve top scores on SWE-bench.