---
title: "GPT OSS Usage"
metatags:
    description: "Deploy GPT-OSS with SGLang: OpenAI Responses API compatible, built-in tools for web search and Python execution, reasoning levels, MCP tool server support."
---
Please refer to [#8833](https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/issues/8833).

## Responses API & Built-in Tools

### Responses API

GPT‑OSS is compatible with the OpenAI Responses API. Use `client.responses.create(...)` with `model`, `instructions`, `input`, and optional `tools` to enable built‑in tool use. You can set reasoning level via `instructions`, e.g., "Reasoning: high" (also supports "medium" and "low") — levels: low (fast), medium (balanced), high (deep).

### Built-in Tools

GPT‑OSS can call built‑in tools for web search and Python execution. You can use the demo tool server or connect to external MCP tool servers.

#### Python Tool

- Executes short Python snippets for calculations, parsing, and quick scripts.
- By default runs in a Docker-based sandbox. To run on the host, set `PYTHON_EXECUTION_BACKEND=UV` (this executes model-generated code locally; use with care).
- Ensure Docker is available if you are not using the UV backend. It is recommended to run `docker pull python:3.11` in advance.

#### Web Search Tool

- Uses the Exa backend for web search.
- Requires an Exa API key; set `EXA_API_KEY` in your environment. Create a key at `https://exa.ai`.

### Tool & Reasoning Parser

- We support OpenAI Reasoning and Tool Call parser, as well as our SGLang native api for tool call and reasoning. Refer to [reasoning parser](../advanced_features/separate_reasoning) and [tool call parser](../advanced_features/tool_parser) for more details.


## Notes

- Use **Python 3.12** for the demo tools. And install the required `gpt-oss` packages.
- The default demo integrates the web search tool (Exa backend) and a demo Python interpreter via Docker.
- For search, set `EXA_API_KEY`. For Python execution, either have Docker available or set `PYTHON_EXECUTION_BACKEND=UV`.

Examples:
```bash Command
export EXA_API_KEY=YOUR_EXA_KEY
# Optional: run Python tool locally instead of Docker (use with care)
export PYTHON_EXECUTION_BACKEND=UV
```

Launch the server with the demo tool server:

```bash Command
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
  --model-path openai/gpt-oss-120b \
  --tool-server demo \
  --tp 2
```

For production usage, sglang can act as an MCP client for multiple services. An [example tool server](https://github.com/openai/gpt-oss/tree/main/gpt-oss-mcp-server) is provided. Start the servers and point sglang to them:
```bash Command
mcp run -t sse browser_server.py:mcp
mcp run -t sse python_server.py:mcp

python -m sglang.launch_server ... --tool-server ip-1:port-1,ip-2:port-2
```
The URLs should be MCP SSE servers that expose server information and well-documented tools. These tools are added to the system prompt so the model can use them.

## Speculative Decoding

SGLang supports speculative decoding for GPT-OSS models using EAGLE3 algorithm. This can significantly improve decoding speed, especially for small batch sizes.

**Usage**:
Add `--speculative-algorithm EAGLE3` along with the draft model path.
```bash Command
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
  --model-path openai/gpt-oss-120b \
  --speculative-algorithm EAGLE3 \
  --speculative-draft-model-path lmsys/EAGLE3-gpt-oss-120b-bf16 \
  --tp 2
```

<Tip>
To enable the experimental overlap scheduler for EAGLE3 speculative decoding, set the environment variable `SGLANG_ENABLE_SPEC_V2=1`. This can improve performance by enabling overlap scheduling between draft and verification stages.
</Tip>

### Quick Demo

```python Example
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="http://localhost:30000/v1",
    api_key="sk-123456"
)

tools = [
    {"type": "code_interpreter"},
    {"type": "web_search_preview"},
]

# Reasoning level example
response = client.responses.create(
    model="openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    instructions="You are a helpful assistant."
    reasoning_effort="high" # Supports high, medium, or low
    input="In one sentence, explain the transformer architecture.",
)
print("====== reasoning: high ======")
print(response.output_text)

# Test python tool
response = client.responses.create(
    model="openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    instructions="You are a helfpul assistant, you could use python tool to execute code.",
    input="Use python tool to calculate the sum of 29138749187 and 29138749187", # 58,277,498,374
    tools=tools
)
print("====== test python tool ======")
print(response.output_text)

# Test browser tool
response = client.responses.create(
    model="openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    instructions="You are a helfpul assistant, you could use browser to search the web",
    input="Search the web for the latest news about Nvidia stock price",
    tools=tools
)
print("====== test browser tool ======")
print(response.output_text)
```

Example output:
```text Output
====== test python tool ======
The sum of 29,138,749,187 and 29,138,749,187 is **58,277,498,374**.
====== test browser tool ======
**Recent headlines on Nvidia (NVDA) stock**

<table style={{width: "100%", borderCollapse: "collapse", tableLayout: "fixed"}}>
  <colgroup>
    <col style={{width: "25%"}} />
    <col style={{width: "25%"}} />
    <col style={{width: "25%"}} />
    <col style={{width: "25%"}} />
  </colgroup>
  <thead>
    <tr style={{borderBottom: "2px solid #d55816"}}>
      <th style={{textAlign: "left", padding: "10px 12px", fontWeight: 700, whiteSpace: "nowrap", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.02)"}}>Date (2025)</th>
      <th style={{textAlign: "left", padding: "10px 12px", fontWeight: 700, whiteSpace: "nowrap", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.05)"}}>Source</th>
      <th style={{textAlign: "left", padding: "10px 12px", fontWeight: 700, whiteSpace: "nowrap", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.02)"}}>Key news points</th>
      <th style={{textAlign: "left", padding: "10px 12px", fontWeight: 700, whiteSpace: "nowrap", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.05)"}}>Stock‑price detail</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td style={{padding: "9px 12px", fontWeight: 500, backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.02)"}}>**May 13**</td>
      <td style={{padding: "9px 12px", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.05)"}}>Reuters</td>
      <td style={{padding: "9px 12px", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.02)"}}>The market data page shows Nvidia trading “higher” at **$116.61** with no change from the previous close.</td>
      <td style={{padding: "9px 12px", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.05)"}}>**$116.61** – latest trade (delayed ≈ 15 min)【14†L34-L38】</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td style={{padding: "9px 12px", fontWeight: 500, backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.02)"}}>**Aug 18**</td>
      <td style={{padding: "9px 12px", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.05)"}}>CNBC</td>
      <td style={{padding: "9px 12px", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.02)"}}>Morgan Stanley kept an **overweight** rating and lifted its price target to **$206** (up from $200), implying a 14 % upside from the Friday close. The firm notes Nvidia shares have already **jumped 34 % this year**.</td>
      <td style={{padding: "9px 12px", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.05)"}}>No exact price quoted, but the article signals strong upside expectations【9†L27-L31】</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td style={{padding: "9px 12px", fontWeight: 500, backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.02)"}}>**Aug 20**</td>
      <td style={{padding: "9px 12px", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.05)"}}>The Motley Fool</td>
      <td style={{padding: "9px 12px", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.02)"}}>Nvidia is set to release its Q2 earnings on Aug 27. The article lists the **current price of $175.36**, down 0.16 % on the day (as of 3:58 p.m. ET).</td>
      <td style={{padding: "9px 12px", backgroundColor: "rgba(255,255,255,0.05)"}}>**$175.36** – current price on Aug 20【10†L12-L15】【10†L53-L57】</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

**What the news tells us**

* Nvidia’s share price has risen sharply this year – up roughly a third according to Morgan Stanley – and analysts are still raising targets (now $206).
* The most recent market quote (Reuters, May 13) was **$116.61**, but the stock has surged since then, reaching **$175.36** by mid‑August.
* Upcoming earnings on **Aug 27** are a focal point; both the Motley Fool and Morgan Stanley expect the results could keep the rally going.

**Bottom line:** Nvidia’s stock is on a strong upward trajectory in 2025, with price targets climbing toward $200‑$210 and the market price already near $175 as of late August.

```
