OpenHands / OpenHands/software-agent-sdk
[Epic] Skills: Execution isolation, model routing & enhanced capabilities
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Description
Skills Epic
This epic tracks the implementation of advanced skill capabilities to achieve feature parity with Claude Code's skill system. The key theme is subagent execution — skills should be able to run via the delegation system with configurable agent types, models, and enhanced capabilities.
Sub-Issues
- #2042 — Run skills via subagent delegation for isolated execution
- #2043 — Support agent_type in skill frontmatter for subagent execution
- #2044 — Model override per skill
- #2045 — Shell command execution in frontmatter for context injection
- #2046 — Extended thinking mode for skill execution
Implementation Order
P0
- #2042 Subagent execution for skills (foundation — wires skills to delegation system)
- #2043 Agent type selection (depends on #2042)
- #2044 Model override (independent, can parallel with #2043)
P1
- #2046 Extended thinking (independent)
- #2045 Shell commands (independent)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with sub-issue #2042, which establishes isolated skill execution through the delegation system, then review the dependent #2043 and independent #2044 and #2046 requirements. The epic is done when the unchecked sub-issues provide subagent execution, agent-type and model configuration, and extended-thinking support for skills.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- ai
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100