AI Privacy on Ghafoor's Personal Blog

How to use prompts with OpenManus

noreply@example.com (AG Sayyed) — Thu, 15 May 2025 15:00:53 +0000

OpenManus Usage Guide

Setup

1# Clone (already done)
2cd ~/Documents/projects/uv/OpenManus
3
4# Run from OpenManus directory (recommended)
5cd ~/Documents/projects/uv/OpenManus && uv run main.py --prompt "your task here"

Running from Anywhere

Option 1: Full path (easiest)

1cd ~/Documents/projects/uv/OpenManus && uv run main.py --prompt "your task here"

Option 2: From this folder (HBstack blog)

1uv run ~/Documents/projects/uv/OpenManus/main.py --prompt "your task here"

Option 3: Interactive mode

1cd ~/Documents/projects/uv/OpenManus && uv run main.py
2# Then type your prompt when asked

Option 4: Planning flow (for complex multi-step tasks)

1cd ~/Documents/projects/uv/OpenManus && uv run run_flow.py

Current Config

Setting	Value
Provider	OpenRouter
Model	`anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5`
Input cost	$1.00 per million tokens
Output cost	$5.00 per million tokens
Max steps	20 (per session)

Writing Good Prompts

✅ DO: Be specific with a deliverable

Good Prompt	Why
`Analyze my Hugo site at /home/ag-sayyed/Documents/projects/hbstack/ghafoors-blog and give a summary of the theme, config, and content structure`	Clear goal + output format
`Find all broken internal links in my Hugo site at /path/to/site`	Specific task, measurable result
`Add a new "contact" page with a form to my Hugo site at /path/to/site`	Concrete deliverable
`Update the homepage hero section to say "Welcome to my blog" in /path/to/site`	Small, focused change
`List all custom shortcodes in /path/to/site and explain what each does`	Specific scope
`Suggest 3 performance improvements for my Hugo site based on /path/to/site/config.toml`	Analytical, bounded task

❌ AVOID: Vague prompts with no deliverable

Bad Prompt	Problem
`Explore my Hugo site`	No goal — wanders aimlessly, wastes tokens
`Look at my site`	Same — no clear end condition
`Check my config`	Too vague, doesn’t know what to check for
`Help me with my site`	Way too broad

💡 Tips to Save Money

Be specific about which files — instead of “analyze my site”, say “check config.toml and the homepage content”
Set a clear output — “give me a bullet list”, “write the changes to file X”, “summarize in 3 sentences”
One task at a time — each prompt is a fresh session, so break big jobs into focused steps
Use full paths — always include the absolute path to your project so OpenManus finds it regardless of where you run from

Cost Reference (Haiku 4.5)

Activity	Approx Cost
Listing a directory + reading 2 files	~$0.02
Reading a whole Hugo config + summary	~$0.05
Creating a new page with content	~$0.10
Full site analysis (10+ files)	~$0.30
Complex multi-step task (20 steps)	~$1.00–2.00

Quick Alias (Optional)

Add to ~/.bashrc:

OpenManus

noreply@example.com (AG Sayyed) — Sun, 11 May 2025 15:00:53 +0000

OpenManus for Local LLMs

noreply@example.com (AG Sayyed) — Sun, 11 May 2025 15:00:53 +0000

OpenManus Installation and Usage Guide

OpenManus repository on GitHub.

Install uvicorn for running the FastAPI server.

1$ curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
2uv -h
3uv -V

Essential uv Commands

Category	Command	Description
Environments	uv venv	Creates a new virtual environment in the .venv folder.
	source .venv/bin/activate	Activates the environment (macOS/Linux).
	.venv\Scripts\activate	Activates the environment (Windows).
	deactivate	Exits the currently active environment.
Project Management	uv init	Sets up a new project with a pyproject.toml file.
	uv add `<package>`	Adds a dependency and automatically updates the environment.
	uv sync	Synchronises the environment with the lockfile (installs/removes).
	uv run `<script>`	Runs a script without needing to manually activate the env.
Pip Interface	uv pip install -r reqs.txt	Fast alternative to pip install for existing requirement files.
	uv pip tree	Displays a visual tree of all installed dependencies.
Python Versions	uv python list	Shows available Python versions you can install.
	uv python install 3.12	Downloads and installs a specific Python version automatically.

Clone the OpenManus repository and navigate to the project directory.

1git clone https://github.com/FoundationAgents/OpenManus.git
2cd OpenManus

Install the required dependencies using pip.

1uv pip install -r requirements.txt

Configure toml file

OpenManus uses a config.toml file to specify the LLMs and their configurations. You can create this file in the root directory of the project.

OpenWebUI

noreply@example.com (AG Sayyed) — Sun, 11 May 2025 15:00:53 +0000

OpenWebUI transforms how you interact with your local language models, providing a sleek, feature-rich interface that makes working with models like Llama, Mistral, and others both powerful and intuitive.

What is OpenWebUI

OpenWebUI is an open-source, browser-based graphical user interface designed specifically for interacting with local large language models (LLMs), particularly those running through Ollama. It provides a ChatGPT-like experience for your self-hosted AI models, combining the privacy benefits of running local models with the usability of commercial AI platforms.

How to Run Private LLMs on Your Own Hardware

noreply@example.com (AG Sayyed) — Sat, 10 May 2025 23:19:42 +0000

Learn how to run powerful uncensored language models completely offline on affordable hardware for enhanced privacy and unrestricted access to information.

Introduction

Welcome to the Global Science Network! I’m going to show you how to download and run a large language model that was trained on what would be equivalent to:

Reading 127 million novels
Reading through all of Wikipedia 2,500 times

The best part? This model can be downloaded and run on an external flash drive that costs around $12. The model only requires about 10GB of storage space.