diff --git a/quickstarts/openai/scripts/assistants-key.sh b/quickstarts/openai/scripts/assistants-key.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# 
+# Create a .env with the following params
+# AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT
+# AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY
+# AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME
+
+# Load environment variables from .env file
+# Removes trailing whitespace
+export $(grep -v '^#' .env | sed 's/[[:space:]]*$//' | xargs)
+
+# Set the REST API version
+AZURE_API_VERSION=2024-08-01-preview
+
+ASSISTANT_RESPONSE=$(curl $AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT/openai/assistants?api-version=$AZURE_API_VERSION \
+  -H "api-key: $AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{
+    "instructions": "You are an AI assistant that can write code to help answer math questions.",
+    "name": "Math Assist",
+    "tools": [{"type": "code_interpreter"}],
+    "model": "'$AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME'"
+  }')
+ASSISTANT_ID=$(echo $ASSISTANT_RESPONSE | jq --raw-output '.id')
+echo 'ASSISTANT_ID ' $ASSISTANT_ID
+
+# Create a thread
+THREAD_RESPONSE=$(curl $AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT/openai/threads?api-version=$AZURE_API_VERSION \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -H "api-key: $AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY" \
+  -d '')
+THREAD_ID=$(echo $THREAD_RESPONSE | jq --raw-output '.id')
+echo 'THREAD_ID ' $THREAD_ID
+
+# Add a user question to the thread
+MESSAGE_RESPONSE=$(curl $AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT/openai/threads/$THREAD_ID/messages?api-version=$AZURE_API_VERSION \
+-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+-H "api-key: $AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY" \
+-d '{
+    "role": "user",
+    "content": "I need to solve the equation `3x + 11 = 14`. Can you help me?"
+   }')
+MESSAGE_ID=$(echo $MESSAGE_RESPONSE | jq --raw-output '.id')
+echo 'MESSAGE_ID ' $MESSAGE_ID
+
+# Run the thread
+RUN_THREAD_RESPONSE=$(curl $AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT/openai/threads/$THREAD_ID/runs?api-version=$AZURE_API_VERSION \
+  -H "api-key: $AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{
+    "assistant_id": "'$ASSISTANT_ID'"
+  }')
+RUN_ID=$(echo $RUN_THREAD_RESPONSE | jq --raw-output '.id')
+echo 'RUN_ID ' $RUN_ID
+
+while true; do
+  # Make the curl request and capture the response
+  RUN_STATUS_RESULT=$(curl -s "$AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT/openai/threads/$THREAD_ID/runs/$RUN_ID?api-version=$AZURE_API_VERSION" \
+    -H "api-key: $AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY")
+  
+  # Extract the status from the JSON response
+  RUN_STATUS=$(echo $RUN_STATUS_RESULT | jq --raw-output '.status')
+  
+  # Print the current status
+  echo "RUN_STATUS: $RUN_STATUS"
+  
+  # Check if the status is 'completed'
+  if [ "$RUN_STATUS" == "completed" ]; then
+    break
+  fi
+  
+  # Wait for a few seconds before the next iteration
+  sleep 5
+done
+
+# # Assistant response
+ASSISTANT_ANSWER=$(curl $AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT/openai/threads/$THREAD_ID/messages?api-version=$AZURE_API_VERSION \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -H "api-key: $AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY")
+echo $ASSISTANT_ANSWER | jq -r '.data[] | .content[0].text.value'
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diff --git a/quickstarts/openai/scripts/sample.env b/quickstarts/openai/scripts/sample.env
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+AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=
+AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME=gpt-4
+AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=https://YOUR-RESOURCE-NAME.openai.azure.com
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