openhands-api skillA
openhands-api is agent-read markdown (skill) from openhands/extensions: Reference skill for the OpenHands Cloud REST API (V1) and agent-server APIs, including how to start additional cloud or local backend conversations for fresh-context or delegated work..
Indexed from public GitHub and served as immutable, content-addressed versions. Install it pinned to an exact SHA-256 with the mdr CLI, and every file is verified against the hash recorded here before it reaches your agent. The deterministic audit below grades the latest version, and the same file always earns the same grade.
What the file says
This skill documents the **OpenHands Cloud API** (V1), commonly used **agent-server APIs**, and small, easy-to-copy clients. Windows PowerShell equivalents for the shell examples in this skill are in `references/windows.md`. It is intentionally focused on common OpenHands API workflows: - Defaults to OpenHands Cloud (`https://app.all-hands.dev`). - Targets the **V1 app server REST API** under `/api/v1/...`. - Includes a few **agent server** endpoints (inside a sandbox) that use `X-Session-API-Key`. - Covers the **multi-conversation delegation pattern**: start separate Cloud conversations when you want fresh context windows or background work. - Covers **local Agent Canvas backend conversations**: start or inspect conversations by calling a local agent server directly. ## When to use this skill Use this skill when you need to: - start or inspect OpenHands Cloud conversations from code - monitor async startup via start-task polling - monitor execution status for long-running jobs - create separate Cloud conversations for parallel or background work - access sandbox agent-server endpoints once a conversation is running …
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How to install
mdr add openhands/extensions/openhands-api@git:20260701.599cc4dmdr add openhands/extensions/openhands-api@sha256:f0124b4e04066b3bPin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
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Versions
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260701.599cc4d latest | 2026-07-01 | 599cc4d | 18,282 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260622.c9c9941 | 2026-06-22 | c9c9941 | 18,182 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260429.48ba5d0 | 2026-04-29 | 48ba5d0 | 14,722 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260322.fdd6c73 | 2026-03-22 | fdd6c73 | 14,292 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260225.a20257e | 2026-02-25 | a20257e | 2,715 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (18282 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
Source
openhands/extensions · 150 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-24 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_hvty23luzi2yos7q GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=openhands/extensions/openhands-api GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/f0124b4e04066b3b575d7d11c93aaac16014df7e1eeaaff03383b1b26613259e
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