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/workspacefor 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
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |
