OpenHands is the open-source platform for building and running AI coding agents. Founded in 2024, the company operates at the intersection of autonomous agents and software engineering, providing the infrastructure that enables developers to scale AI coding agents from a single local instance to an organization-wide system.
The OpenHands platform offers an interface, automations, and control layer designed for teams building agent-based workflows. As an open-source project, it has attracted significant adoption and community engagement, with over 81,000 GitHub stars, more than 500 open-source contributors, and upwards of 9 million downloads.
The company focuses on the technical domains of AI coding agents, autonomous agents, and software engineering, serving the broader software development and technology sectors. Its rapid growth since inception reflects the increasing demand for tooling that supports AI-driven development at scale.
