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OpenHands Agent Canvas

Self-hosted control center for OpenHands and third-party coding agents across local, Docker and remote backends. It combines a browser interface with scheduled and event-driven automations, rather than limiting the workflow to a terminal chat session.

Agent managementWeb / DesktopWorkflow automation
87,829 stars
Website GitHub Documentation

Overview

Research summary

OpenHands Agent Canvas is the browser-facing control center in the current OpenHands architecture, rather than the coding-agent runtime itself. It starts and manages conversations across OpenHands, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, and other ACP-compatible agents, and can connect to multiple local, Docker, virtual-machine, remote, Cloud, or Enterprise backends. The launcher can run Canvas with local services as an all-in-one stack, or the frontend can connect to separately deployed infrastructure.

Underneath the UI, a browser-compatible TypeScript client communicates with Agent Server through REST and WebSocket APIs. Agent Server and the agents, tools, conversations, workspaces, and execution semantics come from the separate Python Software Agent SDK repository. A separate Automation Server supplies schedules, webhook-triggered runs, dispatch, and run history for workflows integrating systems such as GitHub, Slack, Linear, or Notion.

This component separation matters for deployment and licensing: MIT covers the Agent Canvas repository, while OpenHands Enterprise is a separate commercially licensed offering and connected third-party agents retain their own terms. Execution safety also depends on the selected backend and sandbox configuration; Canvas can launch without a sandbox or use isolated environments, so self-hosting alone does not imply containment.

Repository summary

Stars
87,829
Open issues
400
Last push
2026-09-14
Commits, 90 days
690
Repository activity
Very active · 98/100
Version
1.18.0

Recorded catalogue figures. View repository data and provenance →

Classification

Agent managementWeb / DesktopWorkflow automation

Pricing & services

Paid services available

The provider offers paid products or services. Free options may also be available.

Commercial offering checked 2026-10-02.

Licence scope

MIT

MIT applies to Agent Canvas. OpenHands Enterprise is a separate commercially licensed edition.

Implementation

Recorded implementation details and interfaces for OpenHands Agent Canvas.

Implementation details

TypeScript Agent Canvas; agent execution uses the separate Python Software Agent SDK

Languages
TypeScript
Repository type
source

Recorded interfaces and capabilities

Web / DesktopWorkflow automation

Licence scope

MIT

MIT applies to Agent Canvas. OpenHands Enterprise is a separate commercially licensed edition.

Repository

Repository snapshots, release information and recorded maintenance signals.

Repository snapshot

OpenHands/OpenHands ↗

Stars
87,829
Open issues
400
Last push
2026-09-14
Commits, 90 days
690
Repository activity
Very active · 98/100
Archived
No

Repository activity is a snapshot, not a quality or popularity ranking. It combines recent-push freshness (50%), 90-day commits (30%) and issue pressure (20%).

Release information

Current version
1.18.0
Version source
github-release
Version scope
OpenHands/OpenHands
Version recorded
2026-09-14
Latest release tag
v1.18.0
Release published
2026-09-11
Default branch
main
Head commit
410b6296a8318a31e9690646c97da97547d8fbba

Maintenance and provenance

Catalogue snapshot
2026-10-06
Repository metrics recorded
2026-09-14
Stars source
GitHub snapshot
Last push source
GitHub snapshot
Repository metrics stale
No
Snapshot repository
OpenHands/OpenHands

Documentation

Recorded references and research provenance for this entry.

Recorded sources 7

Research metadata

Research date
2026-09-09
Catalogue snapshot
2026-10-06
Repository metrics recorded
2026-09-14

Community & social 2 channels

Communities

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