OpenHands / OpenHands/extensions

feat: Add educative features to help users learn while using OpenHands

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Since Feb 11, 2026.

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Description

Context

Agentic coding tools are powerful but have a steep learning curve. Users often don't know what's possible, how to prompt effectively, or what's happening under the hood. Several competing tools have started tackling this through in-product education:

  • Claude Code displays contextual tips during usage (e.g. "Try using /compact to free up context", keyboard shortcuts, workflow suggestions)
    • Claude Code has an /insights command that draws a report on how to use Claude better
  • Cursor/Windsurf surface context window usage visually, so users develop intuition about token limits
  • Aider shows token cost per message, teaching users about efficiency

OpenHands could differentiate itself by making user education a first-class feature — not just tooltips, but a system that actively helps users become better at working with AI agents.

Next Steps [WIP]

  1. List all the competition's educative features
  2. Think about new educative features
  3. Consolidate
  4. Implement

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