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Create thread

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

Create thread Create a thread. [POST /threads]

Name on the gateway: openai_api__create_thread · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
messagesarrayA list of messages to start the thread with.
tool_resourcesobjectA set of resources that are made available to the assistant's tools in this…
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_thread",
  "arguments": {}
}

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 thread tool with messages set to ….

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