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name: Feature Request or Enhancement
description: Suggest a new feature or improvement for OpenHands
title: '[Feature]: '
labels: ['enhancement']
body:
- type: markdown
attributes:
value: |
## Thank you for suggesting a feature! 💡
**Please provide detailed information.** Vague or low-effort requests may be closed. Well-documented feature requests with strong community support are more likely to be added to the roadmap.
- type: checkboxes
attributes:
label: Is there an existing feature request for this?
description: Please search existing issues and feature requests before creating a new one. If found, react or comment to the duplicate issue instead of making a new one.
options:
- label: I have searched existing issues and feature requests, and this is not a duplicate.
required: true
- type: textarea
id: problem-statement
attributes:
label: Problem or Use Case
description: What problem are you trying to solve? What use case would this feature enable?
placeholder: |
Example - "As a developer working on large codebases, I need to search across multiple files simultaneously. Currently, I have to search file-by-file which is time-consuming and inefficient."
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: proposed-solution
attributes:
label: Proposed Solution
description: Describe your ideal solution. What should this feature do? How should it work?
placeholder: |
Example - "Add a global search feature that allows searching across all files in the workspace. Results should show file name, line number, and context around matches. Include regex support and filtering options."
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: alternatives
attributes:
label: Alternatives Considered
description: Have you considered any alternative solutions or workarounds? What are their limitations?
placeholder: Example - "I tried using grep in the terminal, but it's not integrated with the UI and doesn't provide click-to-navigate functionality."
- type: dropdown
id: priority
attributes:
label: Priority / Severity
description: How important is this feature to your workflow?
options:
- "Critical - Blocking my work, no workaround available"
- "High - Significant impact on productivity"
- "Medium - Would improve experience"
- "Low - Nice to have"
default: 2
validations:
required: true
- type: dropdown
id: scope
attributes:
label: Estimated Scope
description: To the best of your knowledge, how complex do you think this feature would be to implement?
options:
- "Small - UI tweak, config option, or minor change"
- "Medium - New feature with moderate complexity"
- "Large - Significant feature requiring architecture changes"
- "Unknown - Not sure about the technical complexity"
default: 3
- type: dropdown
id: feature-area
attributes:
label: Feature Area
description: Which part of OpenHands does this feature relate to? If you select "Other", please specify the area in the Additional Context section below.
options:
- "Agent / AI behavior"
- "User Interface / UX"
- "CLI / Command-line interface"
- "File system / Workspace management"
- "Configuration / Settings"
- "Integrations (GitHub, GitLab, etc.)"
- "Performance / Optimization"
- "Documentation"
- "Other"
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: technical-details
attributes:
label: Technical Implementation Ideas (Optional)
description: If you have technical expertise, share implementation ideas, API suggestions, or relevant technical details.
placeholder: |
Example - "Could use ripgrep library for fast search. Expose results via /api/search endpoint. Frontend can use virtualized list for rendering large result sets."
- type: textarea
id: additional-context
attributes:
label: Additional Context
description: Add any other context, screenshots, mockups, or examples that help illustrate this feature request.
placeholder: Drag and drop screenshots, mockups, or links here.