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openhands-automation is agent-read markdown (skill) from openhands/extensions: This skill should be used when the user asks to "create an automation", "schedule a task", "set up a cron job", "webhook integration", "event-triggered automation", or mentions automations, scheduled tasks, cron scheduling, or webhook events in OpenHands Cloud..

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# OpenHands Automations

Create and manage automations that run inside an OpenHands agent server — triggered by cron schedules or webhook events (GitHub, custom services).
Windows PowerShell equivalents for the automation API `curl` examples and shell-variable conventions are in `references/windows.md`.

## Automation Creation Process
The agent must follow these steps when creating an automation:
* Quickly check that you can access the correct automations backend using the auth mechanism below
* Quickly check that you can access any necessary integrations (e.g. GitHub, Slack); if access fails, inform the user and stop
* Ask the user for any necessary information, e.g. if you need the name of a Slack channel or GitHub repo to proceed
* Write the code or prompt that will be sent to the automations backend _inside the current workspace_
* Show the code to the user with the `canvas_ui` tool if available, otherwise present it in a fenced code block in your reply
* Message the user with a concise summary of how the automation will behave, and ask if they are ready to deploy it

## Architecture

Two components work together to run automations:
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  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
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  • 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
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Source

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

API

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