OpenAI o4-mini with reasoning summary

Add the following code to your Python file

1from kern.agent import Agent
2from kern.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
3from kern.tools.hackernews import HackerNewsTools
4
5# Setup the reasoning Agent
6agent = Agent(
7    model=OpenAIResponses(
8        id="o4-mini",
9        reasoning_summary="auto",  # Requesting a reasoning summary
10    ),
11    tools=[HackerNewsTools()],
12    instructions="Use tables to display the analysis",
13    markdown=True,
14)
15
16agent.print_response(
17    "Write a brief report comparing NVDA to TSLA",
18    stream=True,
19)

Set up your virtual environment

1uv venv --python 3.12
2source .venv/bin/activate

1uv venv --python 3.12
2.venv\Scripts\activate

Install dependencies

1uv pip install -U kern-ai openai ddgs

Export your OpenAI API key

1export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"

1$Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"

Run Agent

1python openai.py