Overview

SWE Agent — SWE-agent takes a GitHub issue and tries to automatically fix it, using your LM of choice. It can also be employed for offensive cybersecurity or competitive coding challenges. [NeurIPS 2024]

SWE-agent takes a GitHub issue and tries to automatically fix it, using your LM of choice. It can also be employed for offensive cybersecurity or competitive coding challenges. [NeurIPS 2024] The repository is written primarily in Python and has 19,259 GitHub stars.

Collected from GitHub on 2026-05-21. Repository signal: 19,259 stars, Python, pushed on 2026-05-18. Review the official website and docs before publishing.

19,259 GitHub stars

Python codebase

Topics: agent, agent-based-model, ai, cybersecurity, developer-tools

Features & capabilities

Everything it does, in plain English.

Feature19,259 GitHub starsIncluded

FeaturePython codebaseIncluded

FeatureTopics: agent, agent-based-model, ai, cybersecurity, developer-toolsIncluded

PlatformsWeb

The honest take

Where it shines, where it stumbles.

✓ Pros

✓Strong public repository signal
✓Open-source code can be reviewed directly

! Watch-outs

!Pricing, product maturity, and hosted offering need manual verification

Who it's for

Where SWE Agent pays for itself fast.

— Use case

Generate code and tests

— Use case

Review or refactor implementation work

Community reviews

Share your take on SWE Agent

4.2

★★★★★

4 reviews

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Ryan L. ✓ Verified

Software Engineer · an e-commerce company

★★★★★

2 months ago

Does the job well

Genuinely useful — glad I tried it. My team adopted this immediately after I shared it with them. Highly recommend.

David K.

Researcher · Netflix

★★★★★

5 months ago

Really good — a few things to improve

Works really well for my use case. Integration with my existing tools was seamless — no friction at all. The ROI was clear within the first week of using it. Keep up the great work, team.

Priya H. ✓ Verified

Business Analyst · Y Combinator startup

★★★★★

6 months ago

The best tool I've used

Absolutely love this tool. The interface is intuitive enough that I didn't need to read any docs. Reduced the time I spend on this task by about 70%.

Mark C. ✓ Verified

Staff Engineer · Airbnb

★★★★★

1 years ago

Incredible — highly recommend

Absolutely love this tool. It integrates well with VS Code / Slack / Notion — my daily drivers. Highly recommend.

David M. ✓ Verified

Data Analyst · a marketing agency

★★★★★

1 years ago

Changed how I work completely

Best-in-class, period. Reduced the time I spend on this task by about 70%. My team adopted this immediately after I shared it with them. Five stars — no hesitation.

Luke W.

Software Engineer · Microsoft

★★★★★

1 years ago

Mixed experience overall

Average experience, average results. The outputs require minimal editing — saves so much back-and-forth.

Nicole M. ✓ Verified

Data Analyst · a fintech company

★★★★★

1 years ago

Happy with my subscription

Good value for the price. Customer support responded within hours and solved my issue. My team adopted this immediately after I shared it with them. Customer support response times could be faster.

Adam Z. ✓ Verified

Co-founder · Palantir

★★★★★

1 years ago

Useful and reliable

Strong product with room to grow. The interface is intuitive enough that I didn't need to read any docs. The ROI was clear within the first week of using it. The learning curve was steeper than expected. Highly recommend.

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