setup-openhands SKILL.md skillA
setup-openhands from openhands/extensions is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add openhands/extensions/setup-openhands@git:20260408.eb2947bPins git:20260408.eb2947b in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- openhands/extensions
- Path
plugins/onboarding/skills/setup-openhands/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260408.eb2947b, committed Apr 8, 2026
- Size
- 2,222 bytes
- Repository stars
- 179
- License
- MIT
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.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
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. …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add openhands/extensions/setup-openhands@sha256:1c2381e0c1547d3cThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260408.eb2947b, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Apr 8, 2026.
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Source
openhands/extensions · 179 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-08 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_wqm5whoiteabh57q GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=openhands/extensions/setup-openhands GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/1c2381e0c1547d3c5efe675f3ae0a6e863fefb5e6867178162772770522f9629
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