About Devika
Devika is the first open-source implementation of an Agentic Software Engineer. Initially
Devika: questions and answers
- What is Devika?
- Devika is the first open-source implementation of an Agentic Software Engineer. Initially.
- Is Devika open source?
- Yes. Devika is open source under the MIT licence. Its source code is on GitHub at stitionai/devika and is written mainly in Python.
- Is Devika free?
- Yes. Devika is open source, so the software itself is free to use.
- Can I self-host Devika?
- Yes. Devika can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
- What is Devika an alternative to?
- Devika is an open-source alternative to Devin. Other open-source alternatives to Devin include OpenCode, Codex CLI and OpenHands.
- Is Devika actively maintained?
- The most recent commit to Devika was on 25 September 2025. The project has 20k stars on GitHub.
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