OpenHands — Cloud, API, Automations & SDK

This plugin bundles all OpenHands capabilities under one roof:

Capability	Skill	When to use
CLI (openhands cloud)	— (plugin-only)	Send a task to Cloud and get a conversation URL
Cloud REST API (V1)	openhands-api	Start/inspect conversations, delegate work, access sandboxes
Automations API	openhands-automation	Create and manage scheduled cron tasks
Software Agent SDK	openhands-sdk	Build agents with the Python SDK — custom tools, LLMs, conversations, delegation

Each capability is also available as a standalone skill under skills/. This plugin provides a unified entry point and the CLI integration script.

Authentication — try CLI first

1. Check if the OpenHands CLI is installed:

command -v openhands &>/dev/null && echo "CLI available" || echo "CLI not found"

PowerShell check:

if (Get-Command openhands -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { "CLI available" } else { "CLI not found" }

2. If CLI is available, use it — it manages auth and API keys automatically.
3. If CLI is not available, check for an API key:
   • Preferred env var: OPENHANDS_CLOUD_API_KEY
   • Backward-compatible: OPENHANDS_API_KEY
   • Header: Authorization: Bearer <key>
4. If neither exists, ask the user whether they'd like to install the CLI:

   uv tool install openhands --python 3.12
   openhands cloud  # starts auth flow
   

Quick start — send a task via CLI

./scripts/run.sh "Investigate flaky tests in tests/test_api.py"

The script checks for the CLI, installs it if needed, sends the task, and opens the resulting conversation URL. On Windows, run this POSIX shell script from Git Bash or WSL (bash scripts/run.sh "Investigate flaky tests in tests/test_api.py") unless a native PowerShell launcher is available.

If the script exits with code 2 (AUTH_REQUIRED), ask the user to complete authentication in the browser, then re-run.

Bundled skills

For full API references, see the individual skills:

• skills/openhands-api — Cloud REST API: endpoints, polling, delegation, events, debugging, Python/TypeScript clients
• skills/openhands-automation — Automations API: presets, CRUD, cron schedules, plugin preset, custom automations
• skills/openhands-sdk — Software Agent SDK: building agents, custom tools, LLM config, conversations, sub-agent delegation, MCP, security, persistence