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Decision brief
OpenHands is an AI-driven development tool that supports integration with various AI models and provides a CLI for managing projects. It is built with TypeScript and is licensed under the MIT license.
Good fit when
- Use OpenHands when you need to interact with your projects using AI agents and require support for integrating with multiple AI models.
- Consider OpenHands if you are working on projects that can benefit from AI-driven development and you prefer a CLI interface for project management.
Avoid when
- Avoid using OpenHands if you are looking for a tool that only supports a specific AI model, as it integrates with various models which might complicate your workflow.
- Do not use OpenHands if you do not require a CLI for project management and prefer a graphical user interface.
- Pricing:
- freemium - OpenHands is available under the MIT license, which means it is free to use, but users might encounter additional costs if they integrate with paid AI models.
- Requirements:
- Min 4 GB RAM; Requires Docker; Docker is required to run OpenHands, and users need to set up a host directory for `PROJECTS_PATH` containing the project folders they want the agent to access.
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- npm downloads (30d)
- 12,842·npm downloads API·Sep 18, 2026
Maintenance and security
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- Very active (0d since push)
- As of Sep 18, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of Sep 18, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No lockfile
- As of Sep 18, 2026
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Overview
OpenHands is an AI-driven development tool that allows developers to interact with their projects using AI agents. It supports integration with various AI models and provides a CLI for managing projects.
Capability facts
- CLI
- CLI entrypoint
Source: package.json:bin|scripts · Sep 18, 2026
- MCP server
- No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Sep 18, 2026
- Languages
- typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Sep 18, 2026
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README
Option 2: With a Docker Sandbox Prerequisites : Docker: Docker Desktop on macOS/Windows, or Docker Engine/Docker Desktop on Linux. A host directory for containing the project folders you want the agent to access. Create it before starting the container. macOS / Linux: Windows (Po...
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