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OpenHands

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Autonomous agents that complete real engineering tasks

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OpenHands runs agents that plan and execute multi-step engineering work: reading a repository, editing files, running tests, and iterating until a task is done. Each agent works inside a sandboxed runtime rather than on the host machine.

It is the closest open equivalent to the hosted autonomous coding products, and because the runtime is yours, the blast radius of a confused agent is a container rather than your laptop.

Decisive facts

  • Sandboxed execution runtime per agent session
  • Repository-wide planning, editing, and test running
  • Browser access for agents that need documentation
  • Any model provider, including self-hosted endpoints
  • Headless mode for CI and batch evaluation
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