# Simple OpenAI Assistant

> Use this tool when you need to integrate OpenAI's GPT models with AI assistants like Claude, enabling seamless interactions and expanding their knowledge and skills. It solves problems related to accessing specialized AI models, collaborative AI interactions, and task delegation in AI-powered applications. The tool provides a simple interface for creating and managing assistants, starting conversations, and exchanging messages, making it ideal for scenarios requiring advanced AI capabilities.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/andybrandt-simple-openai-assistant  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/andybrandt-simple-openai-assistant

## Description

This MCP server, developed by Andy Brandt, enables AI assistants like Claude to interact with OpenAI's GPT models through a simple interface. It provides tools for creating and managing OpenAI assistants, starting conversation threads, and exchanging messages. The server integrates seamlessly with Claude Desktop on both macOS and Windows, bridging the capabilities of different AI platforms. By allowing Claude to leverage OpenAI's specialized GPT models, this implementation expands the knowledge and skills available to the AI assistant. It is particularly useful for scenarios requiring access to OpenAI's latest models, collaborative AI interactions, or specialized task delegation in AI-powered applications.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.95
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/andybrandt-simple-openai-assistant)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/andybrandt/mcp-simple-openai-assistant>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "andybrandt-simple-openai-assistant"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/andybrandt-simple-openai-assistant` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/andybrandt-simple-openai-assistant/pull`

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