# SWE-agent

> MIT research OSS coding agent; BYOK; mini is successor

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://swe-agent.com  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent  
**Added:** 2026-09-08

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## The Hook

SWE-agent is the Princeton/Stanford research OSS agent that helped kick off the autonomous SWE wave — BYOK, you run it.

## What's Good

MIT. Academic lineage behind SWE-bench + early agent scaffolding. Configurable tools/history processors if you are experimenting. Runs with your keys/models. Still useful as a research harness when you want the classic interface.

## The Catch

Vs OpenHands (productized self-host SWE) and Devin (hosted autonomous): SWE-agent is research OSS, not a polished product seat. Maintainers recommend mini-swe-agent as the successor (simpler control flow; active development). For SWE-bench numbers, read upstream.

## Verdict

MIT research SWE harness. Prefer mini-swe-agent going forward per maintainers.