OpenHands

AI Agents & Assistants

AI‑driven development platform with an SDK, CLI, local GUI, and cloud service for building and scaling LLM‑powered agents

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Python Latest 1.7.0 · 1mo ago Security brief →

Features

Python SDK for defining and running composable AI agents locally or at scale
CLI providing an accessible interface powered by any LLM (Claude, GPT, etc.)
Local GUI with REST API and React front‑end for laptop‑based agent execution
Hosted OpenHands Cloud offering multi‑user collaboration, integrations, and RBAC
Enterprise option to self‑host the cloud service in a private Kubernetes VPC

Security Response History

2 CVEs

CVE	Severity	Disclosed	Patched (this tool)	vs Ecosystem Median
CVE-2026-42208 KEV	critical CVSS 9.8	2026-05-08	Unpatched	Unpatched
CVE-2023-4863 KEV	high CVSS 8.8	2023-09-13	2026-01-16	2y 4mo / median 2y 4mo

Recent releases

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1.7.0 Security relevant 1mo

Security fixes

Resolved multiple CVEs through dependency updates

Notable features

Added LLM model on conversation cards and header
SANDBOX_KVM_ENABLED env var enables /dev/kvm passthrough for KVM-accelerated VMs in sandboxes
Exposed SDK settings schema to OpenHands

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What's Changed

Added

Added LLM model on conversation cards and header by @sjathin in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13616
Added SANDBOX_KVM_ENABLED environment variable to enable passing /dev/kvm to sandbox containers. When enabled, sandboxes can run KVM-accelerated virtual machines instead of using slower emulation by @gpothier in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13618
Exposed SDK settings schema to OpenHands by @neubig in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13306

Changed

Moved Tavily search key to MCP settings by @neubig in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/14000

Fixed

Resolved multiple CVEs through dependency updates
Fixed multiple UI issues

New Contributors

@gpothier made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13618
@Ricardo-M-L made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13817
@buyua9 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13802
@octo-patch made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13996
@JefferyLiu6 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13890
@xsfX20 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13708

Full Changelog: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/compare/1.6.0...1.7.0

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1.6.0 Mixed 2mo

Security fixes

Multiple CVE fixes through dependency updates

Notable features

Hooks support
/clear command for fresh conversation history
Copy button for code blocks

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What's Changed

Added

Added support for hooks by @xingyaoww in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12773
Added Catalan language by @jordimas in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13299
Added /clear command for V1 conversations. Typing /clear in the chat creates a new conversation that inherits the current sandbox and configuration, giving you a fresh chat history while keeping your runtime state intact by @MkDev11 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12786
Added copy button to code blocks by @VascoSch92 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13458
Added support to enable/disable default global skills by @statxc in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13046
Added the /new slash command to the slash command menu by @karanjaxyz in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13599

Fixed

Fixed an issue where sometimes conversations were not persisted by @tofarr in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13629
Fixed a bug in Export Conversation that caused events to be duplicated multiple times by @tofarr in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13364
Multiple CVE fixes through dependency updates

New Contributors

@ankit2235 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12596
@travellingsoldier85 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13444
@stakeswky made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13039
@jordimas made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13299
@veeceey made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12792
@LarytheLord made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13471
@sjathin made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13522
@erisfully made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13549
@statxc made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13046
@karanjaxyz made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13599

Full Changelog: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/compare/1.5.0...1.6.0

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1.5.0 Mixed 2mo

Security fixes

Multiple CVEs fixed through dependency updates

Notable features

Git repository attachment/change for conversations
Task List with real-time status updates
Planning agent

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What's Changed

Added

Added ability to attach or change the Git repository for existing conversations by @MkDev11 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12671
Added a Task List tab in the right panel that shows the agent's current task list with real-time status updates by @eureka928 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13065
Added planning agent by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12880
Added a slash command menu to the chat input that displays available agent skills and commands when typing / by @eureka928 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12982
Added support for Bitbucket datacenter by @phymbert in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/11052
Added support for the following models: Claude Opus 4.6, GLM-4.7, Claude-Sonnet-4-6, GLM-5, Kimi-K2.5, Qwen3-Coder-Next, Gemini-3.1-Pro-Preview

Changed

Hid the microagent management ui by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13060

Fixed

Fixed the pinning and unpinning functionality of tabs by @bendarte in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12932
Many CVEs fixed through dependency updates
Fixed multiple UI issues

New Contributors

@314clay made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12874
@hobostay made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12810
@machov made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12941
@aivong-openhands made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13016
@bittoby made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12833
@Fieldnote-Echo made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12870
@cbagwell made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12595
@Shruti1128 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12557
@bendarte made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12932
@phymbert made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/11052
@04cb made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13236
@Povo-43 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13261
@jlav made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13228

Full Changelog: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/compare/1.4.0...1.5.0

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1.4.0 Mixed 3mo

Notable features

Support for MiniMax-M2.5 model

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What's Changed

Added

Add MiniMax-M2.5 model support by @neubig in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12835

Fixed

Fixed an issue where resumed conversations would incorrectly display an error status during startup by @tofarr in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12718

New Contributors

@huangkevin-apr made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12728
@agrattan0820 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12809

Full Changelog: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/compare/1.3.0...1.4.0

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1.3.0 New feature 4mo

Notable features

CORS support for Docker sandbox remote browser access
Host networking mode via OH_SANDBOX_USE_HOST_NETWORK

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What's Changed

Added

Added CORS support to Docker sandbox service for remote browser access. Users running OpenHands on remote servers should set WEB_HOST environment variable (e.g., WEB_HOST=192.168.1.100:3000) along with SANDBOX_CONTAINER_URL_PATTERN for proper remote access configuration by @tofarr in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12489
Added support for host networking mode via OH_SANDBOX_USE_HOST_NETWORK=true. This enables reverse proxy setups to access user-launched applications on any port, not just the predefined worker ports by @MkDev11 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12445

Fixed

Fixed a bug in the UI where the agent's thought content from ThinkAction was not displayed by @abhayymishraa in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12597
Fixed cursor jumping to end of input when editing branch or repository names in dropdown search fields by @abhayymishraa in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12501
Fixed Display Cost for conversations by @tofarr in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/12678