Run Agents
When to Use
When a user wants to run an agent locally, from a git repo, or with a specific adapter/framework.
Troubleshooting
If you see authentication errors:
- Claude: Ensure Claude Code is authenticated (
claude auth status) - OpenAI: Verify
OPENAI_API_KEYis set and valid - GitHub: Check
GITHUB_TOKENhas correct permissions - Lyzr: Confirm
LYZR_API_KEYis active
Basic Usage
# Run local agent with Claude (default)
opengap run -d ./my-agent
# Run from git repo
opengap run -r https://github.com/user/agent
# Run with a prompt (one-shot mode)
opengap run -d ./my-agent -p "Review my code"
Adapters
| Adapter | Flag | Env Var Required | Interactive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude | -a claude |
(uses Claude Code auth) | Yes |
| OpenAI | -a openai |
OPENAI_API_KEY |
No |
| CrewAI | -a crewai |
— | No |
| OpenClaw | -a openclaw |
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY |
No (-p required) |
| Nanobot | -a nanobot |
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY |
Yes |
| Lyzr | -a lyzr |
LYZR_API_KEY |
No (-p required) |
| GitHub | -a github |
GITHUB_TOKEN |
No (-p required) |
| Git | -a git |
(auto-detects) | Depends |
| Prompt | -a prompt |
— | Print only |
Examples
# Claude (interactive)
opengap run -d ./my-agent
# GitHub Models (one-shot, streaming)
export GITHUB_TOKEN="ghp_..."
opengap run -d ./my-agent -a github -p "Explain this codebase"
# Lyzr (creates agent on Lyzr Studio + chats)
export LYZR_API_KEY="..."
opengap run -r https://github.com/user/agent -a lyzr -p "Hello"
# Lyzr one-liner (clone + create + chat)
opengap lyzr run -r https://github.com/user/agent -p "Hello"
# Auto-detect adapter from repo
opengap run -r https://github.com/user/agent -a git -p "Hello"
# Just print the system prompt
opengap run -d ./my-agent -a prompt
Git Caching
Repos cloned via -r are cached at ~/.gitagent/cache/:
# Use cache (default)
opengap run -r https://github.com/user/agent
# Force refresh
opengap run -r https://github.com/user/agent --refresh
# No cache (temp dir, deleted after)
opengap run -r https://github.com/user/agent --no-cache
Auto-Detection (-a git)
The git adapter detects the best runner from the repo:
.gitagent_adapterfile (explicit hint)- Model name (claude-* → claude, gpt-* → openai)
- Framework files (CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules, crew.yaml, .lyzr_agent_id, .github_models)
- Default: claude