An open-source spec for orchestration: Symphony
OpenAI has released Symphony, an open-source specification for orchestrating Codex-based agents. The spec is designed to connect issue trackers to always-on agent systems, aiming to increase engineering throughput and reduce context switching. Symphony represents OpenAI's push to standardize how software engineering agents are coordinated at the workflow level.
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Running Codex Safely at OpenAI
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Cisco and OpenAI redefine enterprise engineering with AI agents
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