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OpenHands shipped an update

OpenHands shipped an update to its Agent Canvas, a self-hosted control center for starting coding-agent conversations and automating development work that connects to an Agent Server running locally or remotely. The open-source project, maintained under the MIT license, has 88,000 stars on GitHub and was last updated in September 2026, according to the listing. The Python agent SDK and server are maintained in a separate repository, and OpenHands Cloud remains a separate commercial deployment option.

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OpenHands shipped an update
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OpenHands Agent Canvas: a control center for coding agents and automation.

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About OpenHands #

OpenHands Agent Canvas provides a self-hosted interface for starting agent conversations and automating development work. It connects to an Agent Server running locally or remotely; the Python agent SDK and server are maintained in a separate repository. OpenHands Cloud is a separate commercial deployment option.

OpenHands is an open-source project, with 88k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in September 2026.

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OpenHandsthis listing 88k — MIT Open source 
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| [Cline](https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/cline) | 68k | — | Apache-2.0 | Open source | 
| [Aider](https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/aider) | 49k | — | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
source & further reading
agentsearchengine.app — original article OpenCode shipped an update Cline shipped an update Playwright MCP shipped an update
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