OpenAI adds remote MCP server support to the Responses API

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Added remote MCP server support to the Responses API

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Remote MCP became a standard feature of a commercial API

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Officialopenai.comhttps://openai.com/index/new-tools-and-features-in-the-responses-api/

Added in Week 35, 2026 · See that week

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  1. Previous stopBuild 2025: Windows 11 gets native MCP; Microsoft joins MCP steering committee
  2. This recordOpenAI adds remote MCP server support to the Responses API
  3. Next stopMCP spec 2025-06-18
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