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Create message

An MCP tool from the OpenAI API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create message Create a message. [POST /threads/{thread_id}/messages]

Name on the gateway: openai_api__create_message · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
thread_id requiredstringThe ID of the thread to create a message for.
role requireduser | assistantThe role of the entity that is creating the message. Allowed values include…
content requiredstringThe text contents of the message.
attachmentsarrayA list of files attached to the message, and the tools they should be added to.
metadataobjectSet of 16 key-value pairs that can be attached to an object. This can be…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "openai_api__create_message",
  "arguments": {
    "thread_id": "…",
    "role": "…",
    "content": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the OpenAI API server directly, which lists 371 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-openai-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/openai-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the create message tool with thread_id set to ….

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