How does the Onboarding Agent help with my coding tasks?

It conducts a brief technical interview to understand your goals, then provides a structured plan with implementation steps, testing requirements, and risk assessments.

Does the agent automatically commit code to my repository?

No, the agent follows strict guardrails never to push directly to main or master, ensuring you maintain full control over the execution of the generated plan.

What information does the agent need to start?

The agent starts by asking what you are trying to build or change, followed by dynamic questions about your tech stack, scope, and testing requirements.

Can I use the Onboarding Agent for existing projects?

Yes, it is designed to help you onboard into any new development task within an existing codebase by clarifying repository-specific requirements.

Onboarding Agent

Name: Onboarding Agent
Author: OpenHands

byOpenHands

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Productivity & Workflow

Streamlines the development lifecycle by interviewing users to generate structured, PR-ready implementation plans.

The Onboarding Agent is a specialized workflow skill designed to bridge the gap between a vague development idea and a production-ready pull request. By conducting a brief, five-question interactive interview, it captures critical technical requirements, repository context, and testing criteria to build a comprehensive, step-by-step execution plan. This skill ensures that developers maintain high standards for requirements gathering and have a clear, verified roadmap before implementation begins, making it an essential tool for project kickoffs and complex task management.

Key Features

0172 GitHub stars

02Automated PR-ready implementation plan generation

03Comprehensive testing and quality gate strategy

04Interactive 5-question technical interview workflow

05Context-aware requirements and scope gathering

06Structured task breakdown into bite-sized commits

Use Cases

01Starting a new feature or bug fix with a clear, structured roadmap

02Defining technical scope and acceptance criteria for complex repository changes

03Standardizing implementation plans and best practices across a development team

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add openhands/extensions onboarding-agent

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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