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The 100 line AI agent that solves GitHub issues or helps you in your command line. Radically simple, no huge configs, no giant monorepo—but scores >74% on SWE-bench verified!

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mini-swe-agent gained 206 stars in the last 30 days, about 7 a day, and now has 8.2K. It is about 1 year old and has averaged roughly 8.2K stars a year. It ranks #210 among Python repositories and #1,297 across all languages on GitHubRepo.

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💡 Overview

mini-swe-agent is an open-source project written in Python: The 100 line AI agent that solves GitHub issues or helps you in your command line. Radically simple, no huge configs, no giant monorepo—but scores >74% on SWE-bench verified!.

Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in agent, agentic-ai, agentic-ai-cli. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.

⚡ Key Features

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Optimized execution pipeline written in Python for predictable speed.

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Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.

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Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.

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Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.

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Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.

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Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.

📥 Installation

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$ pip install mini-swe-agent

⚙ System Requirements

Platforms

  • • macOS
  • • Linux
  • • Windows

Runtime & Dependencies

Python >= 3.9, pip, virtualenv

Architecture

x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)

🧠 How It Works

mini-swe-agent coordinates its core functionality through a modular Python pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.

🎯 Production Use Cases

Autonomous AI Agents

Orchestrate intelligent workflows and tool-calling routines with mini-swe-agent.

Model Inference & Prompting

Integrate fast, local or cloud-hosted generative AI models directly into production code.

Context Memory & RAG

Augment language models with dynamic vector retrieval and structured project memory.

Developer Productivity

Automate repetitive engineering tasks, code generation, and test creation using AI agents.

🚀 Getting Started

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Install mini-swe-agent using your package manager: `pip install mini-swe-agent`

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Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for mini-swe-agent.

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Import mini-swe-agent into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.

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Execute your test suite or run `mini-swe-agent --help` to verify successful setup.

👍 Strengths

Active community backing with 8,226 GitHub stars and verified adoption.
Permissive open-source distribution under the MIT license.
Built in Python for high execution speed and developer familiarity.
Cross-platform compatibility across modern Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Clean modular design allowing flexible configuration and pipeline integration.

⚠️ Considerations

Requires familiarity with Python and modern CLI workflows.
Ecosystem extensions may require manual configuration depending on environment constraints.
Active development roadmap means breaking API changes may occur across major versions.

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👥 Who Should Use This

Developers and engineering teams building with Python, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does mini-swe-agent do? +

The 100 line AI agent that solves GitHub issues or helps you in your command line. Radically simple, no huge configs, no giant monorepo—but scores >74% on SWE-bench verified!

What language is mini-swe-agent written in? +

The primary language is Python. Topics include: agent, agentic-ai, agentic-ai-cli, ai, ai-agent.

Is mini-swe-agent actively maintained? +

Yes, the last recorded push was on Oct 6, 2026 with 88 open issues being tracked.

How many stars does mini-swe-agent have? +

mini-swe-agent has 8,226 stars and 1,129 forks on GitHub.

How does mini-swe-agent rank among GitHub repositories? +

With 8,226 stars, SWE-agent/mini-swe-agent is ranked #1,297 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #210 among Python projects.

What license is mini-swe-agent distributed under? +

The repository reports a MIT license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.

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