Openhands — Delegate coding to OpenHands CLI (model-agnostic, LiteLLM)
Openhands — Delegate coding to OpenHands CLI (model-agnostic, LiteLLM)
Start with meaning, then move to detail.
This lesson explains Openhands — Delegate coding to OpenHands CLI (model-agnostic, LiteLLM) as part of extending Hermes and connecting external tools. You will learn what it does, when it matters, and the smallest safe test that proves it works.
If you are new, do not memorize names. Focus on three questions: what problem does this solve, what access does it need, and how can you verify the result?
For practice, inspect the first example, identify its effects, run it on test data, and compare the result with the source claim.
For advanced readers, inspect Skill metadata, Reference: full SKILL.md, When to Use, then verify failure modes and version compatibility.
Complete installation and one successful task before adding new capabilities.
A clear outcome before you read.
- Understand Openhands — Delegate coding to OpenHands CLI (model-agnostic, LiteLLM) without assumed prior knowledge.
- Separate the source description from what still needs testing in your environment.
- Read the first command and identify its inputs and outputs before copying it.
Short definitions before the details.
- Provider
- The service that runs or provides access and authentication to a model.
- Skill
- An instruction bundle that teaches Hermes a repeatable workflow without necessarily adding an external service.
- Automation
- Running work later or repeatedly with explicit success and failure conditions.
Delegate coding to OpenHands CLI (model-agnostic, LiteLLM)
What does the source say, and in what order?
- 01Skill metadata
Start here to understand the core idea or structure.
- 02Reference: full SKILL.md
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 03When to Use
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 04Prerequisites
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 05How to Run
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 06One-shot task
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 07Background for long tasks
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 08Resume a previous conversation
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 09Real Flag List
Read this after the foundation, then connect it to the previous step.
- 10JSON Event Schema
Finish here to verify the result and special cases.
Copy only after you understand the effect.
terminal(command="uv tool install openhands --python 3.12")export LLM_MODEL=openrouter/openai/gpt-4o-mini # or any LiteLLM slug
export LLM_API_KEY=$OPENROUTER_API_KEY
export LLM_BASE_URL=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 # omit for native OpenAIexport OPENHANDS_SUPPRESS_BANNER=1Read the first command and identify its inputs and outputs before copying it.
Match every command to your installed Hermes version, review the files and accounts it can reach, and use non-sensitive data for the first test. If this explanation differs from the source, the official source wins.