Openhands

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin) is an autonomous AI coding agent — give it a task ("fix this bug", "add this feature", "build this app") and it writes, runs, and debugs code in a sandboxed environment. Multi-step reasoning, browser control, terminal access, file editing — all via natural language.

It's the open-source counter to Devin and Cursor's agent mode, designed for engineers who want AI-driven coding on their own infrastructure.

What it's for

  • Autonomous bug fixing — describe the bug, let the agent implement + test the fix
  • Feature scaffolding — agent generates initial implementation from spec
  • Code refactoring — bulk transformations across files
  • Code review prep — agent runs linters, tests, formatting before PR
  • Learning aid — watch the agent solve problems and learn techniques

Who it's for

  • Engineering teams experimenting with AI-driven development workflows
  • Solo developers offloading boilerplate / tedious refactoring to AI
  • AI researchers studying agent architectures and code reasoning
  • Educators demonstrating autonomous AI capabilities to students
  • Indie builders moving faster on side projects with AI assist

Why teams pick OpenHands over alternatives

  • Sandboxed execution — runs code in Docker, no host risk
  • Multi-file aware — understands codebase context, not just single file
  • MIT license — commercial use unrestricted
  • Browser control — agent can test web apps end-to-end via Playwright
  • Self-hosted — keeps proprietary code in your environment
  • Strong community — fastest-growing OSS coding agent

Integrations

  • LLM backends — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Ollama, any OpenAI-compatible
  • Sandboxing — Docker-in-Docker for safe code execution
  • Browser automation — Playwright for web app testing
  • Version control — Git aware, can commit, push, create PRs
  • File system — read/write project files within mounted workspace
  • Terminal — full shell access in sandbox
  • MCP support — extend with Model Context Protocol tools

Notable users & community

  • 38k+ GitHub stars (fastest-growing OSS agent in 2024-2025)
  • Active Discord and Slack with thousands of engineers
  • Featured in AI engineering newsletters and podcasts
  • Backed by All Hands AI with sustainable commercial offering
  • Continuous research-driven feature development

Tips & operations

  • Use Anthropic Claude for best results — currently strongest on code reasoning; expensive but worth it
  • Run with Docker socket carefully — sandboxed execution = Docker access = security consideration
  • Persistent workspace volume — agent's files should survive container restarts
  • Mind token costs — agent reasoning iterations consume tokens fast; set per-task budget caps
  • Test in isolated branch — agent commits should be reviewed before merge to main
  • Pair with strong tests — agent works best when CI catches regressions automatically

What we ship in BluixApps

  • Docker compose: OpenHands UI + sandboxed Docker-in-Docker workspace
  • Pinned docker.all-hands.dev/all-hands-ai/openhands:0.16 (release-tagged)
  • HTTPS via Let's Encrypt; basic auth enabled by default
  • Workspace volume mounted at /opt/workspace for project files
  • Auto-detection of Ollama on same VPS for local LLM (slow but free)
  • LLM provider config via env (OpenAI/Anthropic recommended for production)
  • Backup hook covers workspace + agent state
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