ORelease notes
OpenHands v1.26.0
1.26.0 (2026-10-08)
What's Changed
Features
- feat(apps): add authenticated backend view helper by @neubig in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17656
- feat(chat): render empty-response corrective nudge as an informational note by @errmakov in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17864
- feat: verify-openhands skill with control-openhands CLI and the full feature map by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17961
- feat(verify-openhands): daily pass support and CLI fixes by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18093
- feat(verify-openhands): map 20 more behaviors, with live recipes by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18105
- feat(backends): explain a suspended workspace and offer a switch by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17988
- feat(onboarding): show the Super Admin setup guide on enterprise backends by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17969
- feat(automations): narrow needs review status by @DevinVinson in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17682
- feat(onboarding): open the next setup guide step when one is done in Canvas by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18138
- feat(verify-openhands): close the harness gaps, re-drive the recipes, and file the reproduced defects by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18162
Bug Fixes
- fix(settings): make the LLM profile row menu keyboard-operable by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18019
- fix(conversation-panel): report download failures once and select Recent by default by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18021
- fix(mcp): explain failed stdio connection tests without the URL hint by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18018
- fix(settings): show the server's message instead of raw HttpError text in profile error toasts by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18030
- fix(automations): read local run logs from the server-level bash events by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18022
- fix(routes): render unknown URLs as an in-app not-found page by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18023
- fix(command-menu): list Model Router and Agent Context; show Ctrl+K off Apple by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18027
- fix(conversation): keep the header "⋯" menu on screen and close it on Escape by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18028
- fix(backends): redirect off detail pages when switching from Manage backends by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18024
- fix(onboarding): stop the "No backend is configured." toast before a backend exists by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18010
- fix: improve backend settings note contrast by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17911
- fix: keep settings and customization usable on tablets by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17910
- fix(automations): show one error toast when an automation action fails by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18043
- fix(automations): keep the filters popover open between choices by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18026
- fix(plugins): say "plugin" on plugin controls and keep busy app switches inert by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18040
- fix(conversation): open the drawer at phone width for agent and file-link tab requests by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18045
- fix(a11y): close menus and popovers on Escape and return focus by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18044
- fix(home): show folder names at phone width and the workspace empty state by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18037
- fix(chat): toast on bare /btw and offer Resume only on the latest goal status by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18036
- fix(a11y): name the icon-only composer and diff viewer buttons by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18033
- fix(mcp): keep catalog identity for repeated STDIO installs by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18034
- fix(settings): correct UI copy on settings, MCP and skills pages by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18035
- fix(files): show the current file body after Refresh and reload by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18032
- fix(automations): show repositories and plugins stored in preset_metadata by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18041
- fix(automations): hide repository credentials on the Git Sync status card by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18039
- fix(hooks): list workspace hooks in the Available Hooks dialog on local backends by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18031
- fix(plugins,apps): show the server's reason once for failed installs and updates by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18025
- fix(errors): show the server's message instead of raw HttpError text in generic error toasts by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18051
- fix(a11y): close the tools, status and tabs menus on Escape by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18095
- fix(e2e): let the live Agent Server E2E job run and finish by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18084
- fix: reduce cloud org and git installation polling by @malhotra5 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18128
- fix(telemetry): never initialize PostHog under Do Not Track by @enyst in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/18086
- fix(desktop): restore the macOS title bar drag region by @Grzesie2k in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17474
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