revit-start - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: revit-start description: Start Autodesk Revit 2021/2023/2024/2026 with /nosplash and set the process priority to Realtime. Use when asked to start Revit, select a specific version, or ensure Revit runs at Realtime priority. metadata: short-description: Start Autodesk Revit with optimized settings

Manual / Agent Execution Recipe

If scripts are blocked (e.g., ThreatLocker), use this procedure to launch Revit.

1. Clean Revit.ini (Python)

Run this python code to safely clear the Recent File List from Revit.ini. Note: Update REVIT_YEAR variable as needed (2021, 2023, 2024, 2026).

import os
import codecs

REVIT_YEAR = "2024"
appdata = os.environ.get("APPDATA")
if appdata:
    ini_path = os.path.join(appdata, f"Autodesk\\Revit\\Autodesk Revit {REVIT_YEAR}\\Revit.ini")
    print(f"Cleaning {ini_path}...")

    try:
        if os.path.exists(ini_path):
            # Revit.ini is typically UTF-16 LE
            with codecs.open(ini_path, 'r', 'utf-16-le') as f:
                lines = f.readlines()
            
            new_lines = []
            skip = False
            for line in lines:
                stripped = line.strip()
                if stripped.lower() == "[recent file list]":
                    new_lines.append(line)
                    skip = True
                elif stripped.startswith("["):
                    # New section, stop skipping
                    skip = False
                    new_lines.append(line)
                elif not skip:
                    new_lines.append(line)
                    
            with codecs.open(ini_path, 'w', 'utf-16-le') as f:
                f.writelines(new_lines)
            print("Revit.ini cleaned successfully.")
        else:
            print("Revit.ini not found, skipping clean.")

    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error cleaning INI: {e}")
else:
    print("APPDATA environment variable not found.")

2. Launch Revit

Execute the command below. Note:

Replace 2024 with the desired version.
Ensure the template path is correct.
If running in Git Bash, prepend MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1 to prevent argument mangling.

# Example for Git Bash / Agent
MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1 cmd /c start "" /MAX /REALTIME "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit 2024\Revit.exe" "C:\Users\darick\.config\opencode\skills\revit-start\assets\2024templaterevitskill.rte" /nosplash