CATCH #2140
DETECTED OCT 18, 2026 00:56 UTC
THE CATCHscore 6/10
EXHIBIT 2140 · URGENT
Oct 18, 2026 00:56 UTC
npm
openai
OpenAI's latest npm package update (7.38.0) hints at new file search capabilities with chunking controls, a new 'ranker' option for 'default_2024_08_21', and clearer JSON mode usage guidelines.
READY TO POST:
openai's new npm update seems to be building out file search with explicit chunking controls and a new ranking option. interesting to see the granular control coming.
json mode gets clearer docs in the latest openai sdk, and there's a new ranker setting `default_2024_08_21`. could be a signal of improved model outputs for search.
EVIDENCE — the receipts
openai 7.37.0 -> 7.38.0: +761 strings, -4550 strings, 42 flagged as interesting
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+ *
* We emit events whenever a new object is created, transitions to a new state, or
* is being streamed in parts (deltas). For example, we emit
+ * ranker.
*/
ranker?: 'auto' | 'default_2024_08_21';
}
}
}
export interface FunctionTool {
function: Shared.FunctionDefinition;
/**
* The type of tool being defined:
+ */
type: 'code_interpreter';
}
export interface FileSearchTool {
/**
* The type of tool being defined:
+ */
type: 'file_search';
/**
* Overrides for the file search tool.
*/
file_search?: FileSearchTool.FileSearch;
}
export declare namespace FileSearchTool {
/**
* Overrides for the file search tool.
*/
interface FileSearch {
/**
* The maximum num
+ */
type: 'code_interpreter';
}
export interface FileSearchTool {
/**
* The type of tool being defined:
+ */
type: 'file_search';
/**
* Overrides for the file search tool.
*/
file_search?: FileSearchTool.FileSearch;
}
export namespace FileSearchTool {
/**
* Overrides for the file search tool.
*/
export interface FileSearch {
/**
* The maximum number of results the file s
+ .
*
* Note that the overlap must not exceed half of
+ .
*/
chunk_overlap_tokens: number;
/**
* The maximum number of tokens in each chunk. The default value is
+ .
*/
type: 'auto';
}
interface Static {
static: Static.Static;
/**
* Always
+ .
*/
type: 'static';
}
namespace Static {
interface Static {
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