mini-SWE-agent
Coding agentsSWE-agent
mini-SWE-agent is a roughly 100-line open-source coding agent from the SWE-bench team that fixes GitHub issues or works in your terminal with any model.
- Open source (MIT)
- Terminal
- Any model
- SWE-bench
At a glance
mini-SWE-agent is in the directory but not on our ranked shortlists, and we have no traction figure for it yet.
Key facts
As of Nov 12, 2026
- Who it's for
- Researchers and engineers who want a minimal, hackable coding agent and a benchmark-grade baseline.
- What does it do?
- A minimal AI software engineering agent that solves GitHub issues or helps on the command line. The agent class is about 100 lines of Python and all it needs is bash. The README reports over 74% on SWE-bench verified.
- What does it cost?
- Free and open source under MIT. You pay your own model provider.
- Where does it run?
- Locally on your machine, or in docker/podman, singularity/apptainer, bubblewrap and other sandboxed environments.
- Which models does it work with?
- Any model. It uses LiteLLM for model access and needs no tool-calling support.
- Who makes it?
- The SWE-agent and SWE-bench team (GitHub org SWE-agent), researchers from Princeton and Stanford. It supersedes their earlier SWE-agent.
Common questions
What is mini-SWE-agent?
mini-SWE-agent is a roughly 100-line open-source coding agent from the SWE-bench team that fixes GitHub issues or works in your terminal with any model.
Who is mini-SWE-agent for?
Researchers and engineers who want a minimal, hackable coding agent and a benchmark-grade baseline.
How much does mini-SWE-agent cost?
Free and open source under MIT. You pay your own model provider. Checked against the vendor's pages on Nov 12, 2026. Plans change often, so confirm before you decide.
Does mini-SWE-agent run locally or in the cloud?
mini-SWE-agent runs in the vendor's cloud. You use it through chat apps and an API.
What are alternatives to mini-SWE-agent?
See the Coding agents shortlist for the other options.
Compare mini-SWE-agent
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