LN: Wang et al. (2024) — OpenHands: An Open Platform for AI Software Developers as Generalist Agents
Bibliographic Reference
Citation: Wang, X., Li, B., Song, Y., et al. (2024). OpenHands: An open platform for AI software developers as generalist agents. arXiv:2407.16741. ICLR 2025. https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.16741 GitHub: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin; org renamed from All-Hands-AI to OpenHands)
Pass 1 — Bird’s Eye View (5 Cs)
| C | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Category | Platform + empirical evaluation |
| Context | Open-source platform for building AI software agents with code execution + web browsing |
| Correctness | 15-task evaluation including SWE-bench and WebArena. Rigorous. |
| Contributions | (1) Open-source MIT-licensed platform; (2) Sandboxed code execution; (3) Multi-agent coordination; (4) 2.1K+ contributions from 188+ contributors |
| Clarity | Excellent. Comprehensive documentation. |
Relevance: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin) is directly cited in PUMA’s bibliography as a tool for the development phase. Used in PUMA for scaffolding and agentic code execution.
PUMA Connection
- Development phase (F2–F4): OpenHands used for agentic code assistance → Code-Review-Log
- Stage 5: OpenHands architecture (sandboxed agent + tool use) as reference for Smart PMO implementation