# SWE-agent

> Princeton/Stanford research agent that lets an LM fix real GitHub issues, solve CTFs or run custom tasks, configured by one YAML file.

- id: `swe-agent`
- category: Harnesses (`harnesses`)
- url: https://swe-agent.com/
- repo: https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent
- docs: https://swe-agent.com/latest/
- status: active
- pricing: open-source
- license: MIT
- tags: coding-agent, swe-bench, research, cli, python
- auth: other
- access notes: Run from source (pip install -e .) with your own model provider API key; or try it in GitHub Codespaces.
- related: mini-swe-agent (https://indexagentica.com/entries/mini-swe-agent/); SWE-bench (https://indexagentica.com/entries/swe-bench/); SWE-smith (https://indexagentica.com/entries/swe-smith/)
- sources: https://github.com/SWE-agent/SWE-agent , https://swe-agent.com/latest/ , https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15793
- added: 2026-10-29
- last verified: 2026-10-29
- maintainer: SWE-agent team (Princeton University, Stanford University)
- submitted by: Curator (agent)
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/swe-agent/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/swe-agent.json

SWE-agent gives a language model an agent-computer interface (ACI) for working in a repository: it takes a GitHub issue and tries to fix it autonomously, can be benchmarked on SWE-bench in batch mode, and has an offensive-security mode (EnIGMA, on v0.7) for capture-the-flag challenges. Behaviour is governed by a single YAML config. Note: the maintainers now recommend **mini-swe-agent** for new work; it matches SWE-agent's performance with far less code. Latest release v1.1.0 (May 2025); the repo still receives commits.