OpenAI updates its new Responses API rapidly with MCP support, GPT-4o native image gen, and more enterprise features

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI is rolling out a set of significant updates to its newish Responses API, aiming to make it easier for developers and enterprises to build intelligent, action-oriented agentic applications. These enhancements include support for remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, integration of image generation and Code Interpreter tools, and upgrades to file search capabilities—all available as of today, May 21. First launched in March 2025, the Responses API serves as OpenAI’s toolbox for third-party developers to build agentic applications atop some of the core functionalities of its hit services ChatGPT and its first-party AI agents Deep Research and Operator. In the months since its debut, it has processed trillions of tokens and supported a broad range of use cases, from market research and education to software development and financial analysis. Pop ... Read full article.