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OpenHands/OpenHands

OpenHands/OpenHands is a developer tool in RepoRadar's Coding Agents section, holding Gold tier and a 'try now' verdict. Its strongest signal is workflow potential, scored 10.0 out of 10.

Score8.9
Popularity94.0
Riskconditional
TierGold
Score breakdown
Usefulness9.0
Novelty8.0
Momentum8.0
Maturity8.8
Open-source/build8.4
Evidence7.2
Workflow potential10.0
Setup ease6.4

Popularity is tracked separately. Support, ads, sponsorships, and tips never affect these signals.

Why it matters

Useful for engineers who need practical coding automation, codebase navigation support, and an opinionated agent-first workflow that can run and revise changes locally.

Who should use it

developers who want faster coding loops teams evaluating coding agents before full agent infrastructure teams that need local, repo-aware automation for test-and-fix loops

Who should skip it

Skip OpenHands/OpenHands if the source repository or demo is inactive, unmaintained, or no longer matches the description shown here.

About this signal

OpenHands/OpenHands is tracked by RepoRadar as a developer tool in the Coding Agents section. First seen 2026-06-17; the source record was last checked on 2026-06-17. The current verdict is 'try now' with a Gold tier and moderate setup difficulty. OpenHands/OpenHands leads on workflow potential (10.0) and practical usefulness (9.0); its lowest signal is setup ease (6.4), so factor that in before investing setup time. This page summarizes the public evidence on the linked source page and states where additional review is still needed.

How this item is evaluated

The OpenHands/OpenHands record combines a 8.9/10 composite score with separate popularity (94.0), risk (conditional), and setup (moderate) signals. See the scoring methodology for the current weights and evidence definitions.

Putting this into practice? Read How to vet an AI agent or MCP server before you wire it in for the checklist behind this score.

Risk explanation

Command execution and file writes are part of agent workflows; keep approvals and repository-level safeguards on from day one.

Evidence links
Closest alternatives / related signals
coding-agent agent-framework workflow local-first developer-tools
Verification record

What RepoRadar actually verified

Discovered

Automated discovery and source capture. Last checked 2026-08-13T20:20:15Z.

No editorial or hands-on review is claimed. This record remains at Discovered.

Verification sources

Longitudinal intelligence

How this decision record is moving

Raw history JSON →

48 dated snapshots retained from 2026-06-17 through 2026-08-13; see the snapshot index for explicit coverage gaps. Stars, version, release, pricing, integration, risk, maintenance, verdict, score, and momentum fields remain explicit even when a source has not reported them. Repository momentum is a normalized 0–10 RepoRadar signal; GitHub stars appear only where the popularity monitor retained exact timestamped observations.

RepoRadar score8.9 current · +0.0 net
Repository momentum10.0 current · +2.0 net
GitHub stars (observed)83,932 current · +3,304 net
GitHub stars83,932 exact observation
Versionv1.13.0
Last release2026-08-13T01:57:00Z
Maintenanceactive
Current riskconditional
Current verdicttry now
Pricing baselineNo structured commercial pricing baseline
Pricing checkedNot applicable or not recorded
Pricing freshnessNo dated commercial pricing review
Integrations baselineOpenAI

Recent dated points

DateScoreMomentumStarsRiskVerdictMaintenance
2026-08-138.910.083,932conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-128.99.683,811conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-118.99.683,691conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-108.99.683,601conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-098.99.683,505conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-088.99.683,446conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-078.910.082,970conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-068.98.0Not recordedconditionaltry nownot recorded
2026-08-058.98.0Not recordedconditionaltry nownot recorded
2026-08-048.910.082,970conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-038.910.082,970conditionaltry nowactive
2026-08-028.99.682,840conditionaltry nowactive

Why the record changed

version changed

Version changed: v1.12.0 → v1.13.0.

stars changed

Stars changed: 83811 → 83932.

stars changed

Stars changed: 83691 → 83811.

stars changed

Stars changed: 83601 → 83691.

stars changed

Stars changed: 83505 → 83601.

stars changed

Stars changed: 83446 → 83505.

version changed

Version changed: v1.8.0 → v1.12.0.

stars changed

Stars changed: 82970 → 83446.

stars changed

Stars changed: 82840 → 82970.

stars changed

Stars changed: 82755 → 82840.

stars changed

Source-observed stars changed: 82721 → 82755. This reports the retained observation delta and does not infer why the upstream change occurred.

stars changed

Source-observed stars changed: 82719 → 82721. This reports the retained observation delta and does not infer why the upstream change occurred.