AI Coding Agent
OpenHands
An open-source, open platform for autonomous coding agents that plan, write, and apply changes across a codebase, self-hostable instead of tied to one vendor's cloud.
OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin) is an open-source platform for running autonomous coding agents that execute real engineering work — planning a task, writing code, running commands, and applying changes — rather than just suggesting edits, with a composable SDK for building custom agent workflows on top of it.
Why it stands out
- Fully open source and self-hostable, an alternative to closed, vendor-run autonomous agents.
- Composable agent SDK, aimed at teams building their own agent workflows rather than using a single fixed product.
- Active open research project, with published work behind its agent architecture.
Good for
Teams that want an autonomous coding agent they can self-host, inspect, and extend rather than a closed cloud product.