Agentic Work with University LLMs

Workshop materials · Colloquium, winter term 2026/27 · Prof. Dr. Achim Rabus

Setup guides

OpenCode – setup guide Four steps, about 15 minutes: install via npm (terminal command), one file in your home folder, insert the key.

OpenCode – Anleitung (German version) German version. Four steps, about 15 minutes: npm installation, one file, insert the key.

Hermes – setup guide Four steps, about 15 minutes. Setup in the desktop app, with a test button.

Hermes – Anleitung (German version) German version of the setup guide. Same content, same steps.

Agents and safety – what actually matters The three rules that keep either tool safe: confirmations on, working folder as a fence, outside content treated as hostile.

Configuration file

opencode.json The file from the OpenCode guide. Copy it into your home folder and replace the placeholder with your own key.

Before you start: the university instance is reachable only from the university network – eduroam alone is not enough, connect the VPN (FortiClient) if in doubt. And: each account has exactly one key; a new one invalidates the old one.

Questions: achim.rabus@slavistik.uni-freiburg.de