SWE-Agent

Open-source agent that takes GitHub issues and attempts automated software fixes.

Overview

SWE-Agent is an open-source software engineering agent from Princeton NLP. It takes a GitHub issue and tries to fix it using a language model selected by the user. The project can also be used for offensive cybersecurity and competitive programming challenges, according to its official repository. GitHub hosts the source code, documentation, issues, and contribution workflow.

Key features

GitHub issue input
Automated software-fix attempts
User-selected language model
Open-source repository
Support for coding challenges
Security research use noted by the project

Use cases

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Last updated 2026-09-16