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Runtime-backend docs update (arch) - cron agent run (#10423)
Co-authored-by: OpenHands-GPT-5 <openhands@all-hands.dev>
2025-08-18 02:04:31 +02:00

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---
title: Backend Architecture
---
This is a high-level overview of the system architecture. The system is divided into two main components: the frontend and the backend. The frontend is responsible for handling user interactions and displaying the results. The backend is responsible for handling the business logic and executing the agents.
# System overview
```mermaid
flowchart LR
U["User"] --> FE["Frontend (SPA)"]
FE -- "HTTP/WS" --> BE["OpenHands Backend"]
BE --> ES["EventStream"]
BE --> ST["Storage"]
BE --> RT["Runtime Interface"]
BE --> LLM["LLM Providers"]
subgraph Runtime
direction TB
RT --> DRT["Docker Runtime"]
RT --> LRT["Local Runtime"]
RT --> RRT["Remote Runtime"]
DRT --> AES["Action Execution Server"]
LRT --> AES
RRT --> AES
AES --> Bash["Bash Session"]
AES --> Jupyter["Jupyter Plugin"]
AES --> Browser["BrowserEnv"]
end
```
This Overview is simplified to show the main components and their interactions. For a more detailed view of the backend architecture, see the Backend Architecture section below.
# Backend Architecture
```mermaid
classDiagram
class Agent {
<<abstract>>
+sandbox_plugins: list[PluginRequirement]
}
class CodeActAgent {
+tools
}
Agent <|-- CodeActAgent
class EventStream
class Observation
class Action
Action --> Observation
Agent --> EventStream
class Runtime {
+connect()
+send_action_for_execution()
}
class ActionExecutionClient {
+_send_action_server_request()
}
class DockerRuntime
class LocalRuntime
class RemoteRuntime
Runtime <|-- ActionExecutionClient
ActionExecutionClient <|-- DockerRuntime
ActionExecutionClient <|-- LocalRuntime
ActionExecutionClient <|-- RemoteRuntime
class ActionExecutionServer {
+/execute_action
+/alive
}
class BashSession
class JupyterPlugin
class BrowserEnv
ActionExecutionServer --> BashSession
ActionExecutionServer --> JupyterPlugin
ActionExecutionServer --> BrowserEnv
Agent --> Runtime
Runtime ..> ActionExecutionServer : REST
```
<details>
<summary>Updating this Diagram</summary>
<div>
We maintain architecture diagrams inline with Mermaid in this MDX.
Guidance:
- Edit the Mermaid blocks directly (flowchart/classDiagram).
- Quote labels and edge text for GitHub preview compatibility.
- Keep relationships concise and reflect stable abstractions (agents, runtime client/server, plugins).
- Verify accuracy against code:
- openhands/runtime/impl/action_execution/action_execution_client.py
- openhands/runtime/impl/docker/docker_runtime.py
- openhands/runtime/impl/local/local_runtime.py
- openhands/runtime/action_execution_server.py
- openhands/runtime/plugins/*
- Build docs locally or view on GitHub to confirm diagrams render.
</div>
</details>