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🤖 CODING · Dev & Data Level: Intermediate ⏱ 15 MIN Free & Open Source

Run an Autonomous AI Software Engineer in a Docker Sandbox with Open-Source OpenHands

Tired of manually copy-pasting terminal stack traces back and forth into a chat window? Launch open-source OpenHands (48k+ GitHub stars) in an isolated Docker sandbox—it autonomously edits files, executes bash commands, runs tests, inspects a headless browser, and iterates until your GitHub issue is solved.

CORE TOOLS OpenHands (Open Source), Docker, Claude 3.7 Sonnet / DeepSeek V3
BEST FOR Full-stack developers, indie hackers, open-source maintainers, engineering teams
REQUIREMENTS PC/Mac with Docker installed + Claude / DeepSeek API key
✦ WHY THIS WORKFLOW

Chat-based coding turns you into a human copy-paste clipboard between the LLM and your terminal. OpenHands closes the loop by running bash commands, reading errors, and fixing its own bugs inside a safe Docker container.

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READY-TO-USE PROMPT TEMPLATE
Open Official Tool / Repo ↗ 
I am running open-source **OpenHands** in Docker on my [tech stack: e.g., TypeScript/React + Python FastAPI] repository.
Generate:
1) [A `.openhands_instructions` repository file]: Concise project map, exact single-file test runner commands, forbidden directories, and linting rules so the agent operates with surgical precision;
2) [A TDD Autonomous Task Prompt Template]: Instructing OpenHands to 1) write a failing reproduction test first, 2) implement the minimal fix, 3) run the test suite in bash until green, and 4) review `git status` and `git diff` before finishing.
Use Cases & Tags:
Autonomously reproducing and fixing GitHub Issues end-to-endRunning bash commands and package installs safely inside an isolated Docker sandboxSelf-healing frontend loop (start server → inspect headless browser console → patch code)Automated dependency upgrades and test-suite migration#openhands#opendevin
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