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setup-openhands is agent-read markdown (skill) from openhands/extensions: Set up a repository for effective use with OpenHands. Creates AGENTS.md, setup and pre-commit scripts, and a PR review workflow. Designed to run automatically with minimal user intervention. Use when a user wants to configure their repo for OpenHands..

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What the file says

# Set Up OpenHands for a Repository

Work through these steps in order.

## Step 1: Create AGENTS.md

Run `setup-agents-md` to generate a root-level `AGENTS.md` from the repo's actual
CI workflows, build files, and documentation.

## Step 2: Create `.openhands/setup.sh`

Create `.openhands/setup.sh` — a bootstrap script that runs at the start of
every OpenHands session. Read the repo's CI workflows, AGENTS.md, and build
files to determine the correct commands. The script should:

- Install dependencies (the project's actual install command)
- Set required environment variables
- Run any other bootstrap steps (e.g. copy `.env.example` to `.env`)

Keep it idempotent and fast. Use the real commands from CI, not generic examples.

**Docs**: https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/customization/repository#setup-script

## Step 3: Create `.openhands/pre-commit.sh`

Create `.openhands/pre-commit.sh` — runs before every commit OpenHands makes.
Read the repo's CI workflows to find the lint and test commands, then mirror
them in the script. Exit non-zero on failure so the agent gets immediate
feedback instead of waiting for CI.
…

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How to install

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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 (2222 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

GitHub

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

API

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