From 8e89d7321f4023e45e48d7a8faf79420fe851654 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wendy <wendyjiao@openai.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:46:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(beta): return final root output text

---
 src/openai/types/beta/beta_response.py     | 36 +++++++++++++
 tests/lib/responses/test_beta_responses.py | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 99 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/lib/responses/test_beta_responses.py

diff --git a/src/openai/types/beta/beta_response.py b/src/openai/types/beta/beta_response.py
index eb50bcbcd0..46729e0c13 100644
--- a/src/openai/types/beta/beta_response.py
+++ b/src/openai/types/beta/beta_response.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from .beta_response_output_item import BetaResponseOutputItem
 from .beta_response_text_config import BetaResponseTextConfig
 from .beta_tool_choice_function import BetaToolChoiceFunction
+from .beta_response_output_message import BetaResponseOutputMessage
 from .beta_tool_choice_apply_patch import BetaToolChoiceApplyPatch
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -614,3 +615,38 @@ class BetaResponse(BaseModel):
     similar requests and to help OpenAI detect and prevent abuse.
     [Learn more](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/safety-best-practices#safety-identifiers).
     """
+
+    @property
+    def output_text(self) -> str:
+        """Convenience property that returns the response's output text.
+
+        For multi-agent responses, this returns text from the last root
+        `final_answer` message. Otherwise, it aggregates all `output_text` content
+        blocks from the `output` list.
+        """
+        has_agent_metadata = False
+        final_root_message: Optional[BetaResponseOutputMessage] = None
+
+        for output in self.output:
+            if output.type != "message" or output.agent is None:
+                continue
+
+            has_agent_metadata = True
+            if output.agent.agent_name == "/root" and output.phase == "final_answer":
+                final_root_message = output
+
+        if has_agent_metadata and final_root_message is None:
+            return ""
+
+        texts: List[str] = []
+        for output in self.output:
+            if output.type != "message":
+                continue
+            if has_agent_metadata and output is not final_root_message:
+                continue
+
+            for content in output.content:
+                if content.type == "output_text":
+                    texts.append(content.text)
+
+        return "".join(texts)
diff --git a/tests/lib/responses/test_beta_responses.py b/tests/lib/responses/test_beta_responses.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f34915c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/responses/test_beta_responses.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+
+from openai._models import construct_type_unchecked
+from openai.types.beta import BetaResponse
+
+
+def _message(
+    *texts: str,
+    agent_name: str | None = None,
+    phase: str | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    message: dict[str, Any] = {
+        "id": "msg_123",
+        "type": "message",
+        "role": "assistant",
+        "status": "completed",
+        "content": [
+            {
+                "type": "output_text",
+                "annotations": [],
+                "logprobs": [],
+                "text": text,
+            }
+            for text in texts
+        ],
+    }
+    if agent_name is not None:
+        message["agent"] = {"agent_name": agent_name}
+    if phase is not None:
+        message["phase"] = phase
+    return message
+
+
+def _response(*output: dict[str, Any]) -> BetaResponse:
+    return construct_type_unchecked(type_=BetaResponse, value={"output": list(output)})
+
+
+def test_output_text_uses_last_root_final_message_for_multi_agent_response() -> None:
+    response = _response(
+        _message("old answer", agent_name="/root", phase="final_answer"),
+        _message("child answer", agent_name="/root/reviewer", phase="final_answer"),
+        _message("root commentary", agent_name="/root", phase="commentary"),
+        _message("final ", "answer", agent_name="/root", phase="final_answer"),
+    )
+
+    assert response.output_text == "final answer"
+
+
+def test_output_text_is_empty_without_root_final_message_for_multi_agent_response() -> None:
+    response = _response(
+        _message("child answer", agent_name="/root/reviewer", phase="final_answer"),
+        _message("root commentary", agent_name="/root", phase="commentary"),
+    )
+
+    assert response.output_text == ""
+
+
+def test_output_text_aggregates_non_multi_agent_response() -> None:
+    response = _response(_message("first "), _message("second"))
+
+    assert response.output_text == "first second"