OpenAgentCore runs AI agents on your own infrastructure behind the OpenAI Agents API. The architecture overview explains its parts. Pick the guides for your role.

Operators

Operators install Core and Web, add sandbox capacity and issue Project API keys.

Guide	Covers
Install Core and Web	The default installation, from an empty host to the first Project API key
Installation options	Installer flags, existing reverse proxies, split and native deployments, offline hosts
Nodes	Adding, changing, removing and troubleshooting sandbox nodes
Operations	The oac command, the Core key, backups, uninstall, upgrades and troubleshooting
Configuration reference	Every setting, file and environment variable
Web console	What the console shows and manages

Application developers

Application developers call the API with a Project API key, and can run Sessions on machines they own.

Guide	Covers
Quickstart	From a Project API key to a finished Session
Agents API guide	Common tasks, harness and model choice, and every resource with SDK and HTTP examples
Self-hosted execution	Running a Session on your own machine
Examples	Complete applications built on the API
API index	All three namespaces and their credentials

Contributors start with the developer guide and CONTRIBUTING.md.