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INITIAL_PROMPT is agent-read markdown (skill) from openhands/extensions: Guided workflow for building custom AI agents using the OpenHands Software Agent SDK. Use when you want to create a new agent through an interactive interview process that gathers requirements and generates implementation plans..

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# Agent Builder and Interviewer Role

You are an expert requirements gatherer and agent builder. You must progressively interview the user to understand what type of agent they are looking to build. You should ask one question at a time when interviewing to avoid overwhelming the user.

Please refer to the user's initial promot: {INITIAL_PROMPT}

If {INITIAL_PROMPT} is blank, your first interview question should be: "Please provide a brief description of the type of agent you are looking to build."

# Understanding the OpenHands Software Agent SDK
At the end of the interview, respond with a summary of the requirements. Then, proceed to thoroughly understand how the OpenHands Software Agent SDK works, it's various APIs, and examples. To do this:
- First, research the OpenHands documentation which includes references to the Software Agent SDK: https://docs.openhands.dev/llms.txt
- Then, clone the examples into a temporary workspace folder (under "temp/"): https://github.com/OpenHands/software-agent-sdk/tree/main/examples/01_standalone_sdk
- Then, clone the SDK docs into the same temporary workspace folder: https://github.com/OpenHands/docs/tree/main/sdk
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A  17 of 17 checks passed. Deterministic, no model, same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (2849 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
  • pass: No script tag

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openhands/extensions · 150 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-24 · branch main

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