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Search openai docs

An MCP tool from the OpenAI Developer Docs server, run by OpenAI.

Search across `platform.openai.com`, `developers.openai.com`, and `learn.chatgpt.com` docs. Use this whenever you are working with the OpenAI API (including the Responses API), OpenAI API SDKs, plugins, ChatGPT, or Codex. Results include URLs—**after `search`, use `fetch_openai_doc`** to read/quote the exact markdown.

Name on the gateway: openai_docs__search_openai_docs.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
query requiredstring
limitinteger
cursorstring

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_docs__search_openai_docs",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "…"
  }
}

The first call connects OpenAI Developer Docs to your account automatically; nothing to set up. About this server.

Try asking

Use the search openai docs tool with query set to ….

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