OpenHands 1.0 Launches as Self-Hosted Coding Agent With Built-In Safety Controls
OpenHands, an open-source autonomous coding agent, released version 1.0 featuring a rebuilt architecture based on a Software Agent SDK, production-ready Docker sandboxing, and built-in security policies. The new release splits its codebase into four distinct Python packages, separating core logic, tools, workspace management, and API serving. A key safety feature called ConfirmationPolicy pauses agent execution and awaits human approval before carrying out high-risk tool calls. On the SWE-bench Verified benchmark of 500 real GitHub issues, OpenHands scores approximately 68% with a frontier model backend, outperforming Devin 2.0's reported 45.8%. The release positions OpenHands as a credible self-hosted alternative to commercial coding agents for developers concerned about data privacy and API key exposure.
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