AI Agents · Course

AI Agent Frameworks: OpenHands Internals

A structured course on coding-agent architecture, event flow, tool calls, runtime execution, memory, and microagent delegation using the OpenHands internals content.

AI Agent Frameworks 4 modules 14 lessons beginner to advanced 16.3 hr
01

Agent Architecture Foundations

Core components, CodeAct motivation, startup path, and service boundaries.

4 lessons
  1. 01
    OpenHands Core Concepts beginner · 35 min · Reading
  2. 02
    OpenHands ReAct To CodeAct intermediate · 50 min · Reading
  3. 03
    OpenHands Startup Lifecycle intermediate · 1 hr · Reading
  4. 04
    OpenHands Service Boundary intermediate · 45 min · Reading
02

Conversation, Events, And Tool Calls

How user messages become events, actions, tool calls, and observations.

3 lessons
  1. 01
    OpenHands Conversation Lifecycle intermediate · 1.2 hr · Reading
  2. 02
    OpenHands EventStream intermediate · 55 min · Review deck
  3. 03
    OpenHands Function Calling advanced · 1.5 hr · Review deck
03

Agent Loop And Controller

Agent state, CodeActAgent internals, and controller orchestration.

3 lessons
  1. 01
    OpenHands Agent State And LLM Adapter advanced · 1.3 hr · Reading
  2. 02
    OpenHands CodeActAgent advanced · 1.5 hr · Reading
  3. 03
    OpenHands AgentController advanced · 1.5 hr · Reading
04

Runtime, Memory, And Microagents

Sandbox execution, runtime components, memory condensation, and skills.

4 lessons
  1. 01
    OpenHands Runtime Sandbox advanced · 1.1 hr · Reading
  2. 02
    OpenHands Runtime Components advanced · 1.4 hr · Reading
  3. 03
    OpenHands Memory And Condensation advanced · 1.3 hr · Reading
  4. 04
    OpenHands Microagents And Delegation advanced · 1.4 hr · Reading