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.

Advanced

GrillMe & Superpowers – a working method for the agent The agent plans before it builds and questions you before it plans. Install for Hermes and OpenCode by asking the agent; first tests; what it changes in everyday work.

Learning Opportunities – keep learning while the agent builds After substantial work, the agent offers a 10–15 minute exercise so the skill stays yours: predict, explain, teach it back. By Dr. Cat Hicks. Install for Hermes and OpenCode by asking the agent; what the exercises look like; what to do if it never asks.

Workshop results

Workshop summary – what came out of it 28 October 2026: key claims, the live demonstrations, technical findings, best practices from the wrap-up, and the take-home message.

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