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Microagents Overview

Microagents are specialized prompts that enhance OpenHands with domain-specific knowledge. They provide expert guidance, automate common tasks, and ensure consistent practices across projects.

Microagent Types

Currently OpenHands supports the following types of microagents:

To customize OpenHands' behavior, create a .openhands/microagents/ directory in the root of your repository and add <microagent_name>.md files inside.

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Loaded microagents take up space in the context window. These microagents, alongside user messages, inform OpenHands about the task and the environment.

Example repository structure:

some-repository/
└── .openhands/
└── microagents/
└── repo.md # General repository guidelines
└── trigger_this.md # Microagent triggered by specific keywords
└── trigger_that.md # Microagent triggered by specific keywords

Microagents Frontmatter Requirements

Each microagent file may include frontmatter that provides additional information. In some cases, this frontmatter is required:

Microagent TypeFrontmatter Requirement
General Repository MicroagentsRequired only if more than one of this type exists.
Keyword-Triggered MicroagentsRequired.