OpenHands is an open-source platform for AI software-development agents that can work on coding tasks with access to a terminal, files, repositories, and development tools. It is designed to let an agent understand a software task, inspect a codebase, edit files, run commands and tests, and iterate toward a solution rather than only suggesting code snippets in chat.

The project can be used interactively or as infrastructure for evaluating and running coding agents in isolated environments. It is useful for tasks such as implementing features, fixing bugs, exploring repositories, and automating parts of software engineering, with an emphasis on giving models a realistic execution environment and tool access needed to complete end-to-end development work.