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OpenHands

🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development

Best fitUsers who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.

Check whether this project matches your task before installing it.

What it can doskill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight

Review the portable capability path.

Before continuingVerify in a sandbox

Do not treat a preview pack as a proven local install.

GitHub snapshot78k stars

9.9k forks · 483 contributors

Doramagic.ai Last verification date: 2026-06-21 Verification method: source evidence, semantic profile, public page gate, and static build acceptance.

Official first step Read manual preview Source repository

Preview status · 2026-06-21

What is OpenHands?

🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development
Best fit: Users who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.
Not for: Not for users who want to skip sandbox verification or cannot accept configuration, permission, or maintenance overhead.
Capability added to an AI workflow: skill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight
First safe verification step: Verify the smallest path in an isolated environment and keep a rollback path.
Verification state: source, Quick Start, and sandbox install checks are recorded as passed.
Top risk: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
Evidence base: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands, https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands#readme, Human Manual, Pitfall Log

Quick decision

Use this section to decide whether the project is worth a deeper read.

Best forUsers who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.

Match the project to your task before installing it.

Capabilityskill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight

🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development

RepositoryOpenHands/OpenHands

78k stars · 9.9k forks

What it can do

Translate the upstream project into concrete capabilities the user can judge before installing.

Overview and System Architecture

Related topics: App Server, Sandbox Services, and Integrations, Frontend Application and User Experience, LLM Profiles, Models, and Sandbox Runtime

Source: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands / Human Manual

App Server, Sandbox Services, and Integrations

Related topics: Overview and System Architecture, LLM Profiles, Models, and Sandbox Runtime

Source: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands / Human Manual

Frontend Application and User Experience

Related topics: Overview and System Architecture, LLM Profiles, Models, and Sandbox Runtime

Source: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands / Human Manual

LLM Profiles, Models, and Sandbox Runtime

Related topics: App Server, Sandbox Services, and Integrations, Frontend Application and User Experience

Source: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands / Human Manual

Doramagic Pitfall Log

Source-linked risks stay visible on the manual page so the preview does not read like a recommendation.

Source: Doramagic discovery, validation, and Project Pack records

Sources: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands, Human Manual, Project Pack evidence, and downstream validation signals.

Community Discussion Evidence

Project-level external discussion stays visible on the detail page, not only inside the manual.

Stars78k stars

Forks9.9k forks

Contributors483 contributors

Licenseunknown

Community Discussion Evidence

12 source-linked items

Review these external discussions before using OpenHands with real data or production workflows. They are review inputs, not standalone proof that the project is production-ready.

01
API keys carry full user privileges — add scoped (reduced-privilege) cre
github / github_issue
02
[Feature]: option to send message when pressing enter, not create a new
github / github_issue
03
[Feature]: Docker / Docker Compose Instructions
github / github_issue
04
Improve timeout handling and feedback for slow local LLMs
github / github_issue
05
[Enterprise] Admin setting for auto-delete of inactive user data after X
github / github_issue
06
[Bug] Conversation polling fails with ValidationError when secrets conta
github / github_issue
07
Port Jira Data Center Integration to Plugin Architecture
github / github_issue
08
[Bug]: Self-hosted UI remains stuck on “Starting” / “Loading...” even th
github / github_issue
09
[Bug]: Pending Messages Not Sent After Conversation Is Ready
github / github_issue
10
Self-hosting OpenHands
github / github_issue
11
Negative time values displayed in UI due to timezone mismatch
github / github_issue
12
Installation risk requires verification
GitHub / issue

How to start

Only source-backed commands are shown here. Verify them in an isolated environment first.

Try the prompt first

Test the workflow without installing the upstream project.

preview

Read the Human Manual

Understand inputs, outputs, limits, and failure modes.

manual

Take context to your AI host

Use the compiled assets in your preferred AI environment.

context

Run sandbox verification

Confirm install commands and rollback before using a primary environment.

verify

docker run -it --rm -p 8000:8000 -v "$HOME/.openhands:/home/openhands/.openhands" -v "${PROJECTS_PATH}:/projects" ghcr.io/openhands/agent-canvas:1.0.0-rc.11

Official start command · https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands#readme · verified: yes

Human Manual

The English page must expose the real manual, not a short placeholder.

8+ sections · Human Manual

OpenHands Manual

🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development

Open the full manual

https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands Project Manual
Table of Contents
Overview and System Architecture
Related Pages
1. Purpose and Scope
2. High-Level Component Architecture
Frontend Layer
App Server Layer

Overview and System Architecture

Related topics: App Server, Sandbox Services, and Integrations, Frontend Application and User Experience, LLM Profiles, Models, and Sandbox Runtime

Source: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands / Human Manual

App Server, Sandbox Services, and Integrations

Related topics: Overview and System Architecture, LLM Profiles, Models, and Sandbox Runtime

Source: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands / Human Manual

Frontend Application and User Experience

Related topics: Overview and System Architecture, LLM Profiles, Models, and Sandbox Runtime

Source: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands / Human Manual

LLM Profiles, Models, and Sandbox Runtime

Related topics: App Server, Sandbox Services, and Integrations, Frontend Application and User Experience

Source: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands / Human Manual

Doramagic Pitfall Log

Source-linked risks stay visible on the manual page so the preview does not read like a recommendation.

Source: Doramagic discovery, validation, and Project Pack records

AI Context Pack and portable assets

After deciding to continue, take the project context into your own AI host.

Complete pack plus user-owned assets

These files are planning and verification assets for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other AI hosts.

Download complete pack Read Human Manual

BundleComplete Project Pack AssetAI Context Pack AssetBoundary & Risk Card AssetHuman Manual AssetPitfall Log AssetPrompt Preview AssetQuick Start EvidenceREPO_INSPECTION.json

Preflight checks

Treat this page as a planning asset, not proof that your local environment is ready.

The manual is generated from source-linked project files and Doramagic validation signals.
Community evidence warnings stay visible instead of being converted into marketing claims.
This preview remains noindex and excluded from sitemap/llms citation targets until English quality and index gates pass.
Use the upstream repository as the final authority for installation commands, license, and version-specific behavior.

Pitfall Log and verification risks

Doramagic surfaces high-risk items before users treat a candidate capability as verified.

high

Installation risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

high

Installation risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

high

Security or permission risk requires verification

Developers may expose sensitive permissions or credentials: [Bug] Conversation polling fails with ValidationError when secrets contain null values

high

Security or permission risk requires verification

Developers may expose sensitive permissions or credentials: [Feature]: Docker / Docker Compose Instructions

high

Security or permission risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

high

Security or permission risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Installation risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: 1.5.0 - 2026-03-11