OpenHands is an open-source platform for building and running AI coding agents. Founded in 2024, the company provides the interface, automations, and control layer needed to scale from a local agent to an organisation-wide system. Its platform enables autonomous planning, writing, testing, and applying changes across codebases.
The project operates with a model-agnostic approach, supporting a range of AI models rather than coupling to a single provider. Security and transparency are central to its design philosophy, consistent with its open-source foundations. The platform sits at the intersection of AI coding agents, open-source platform development, and autonomous agent planning and execution.
OpenHands has attracted significant community adoption. Its GitHub repository has accumulated over 81,000 stars, with more than 500 open-source contributors participating in development. The platform has seen over 9 million downloads. The company focuses on the software engineering vertical.
