OpenHands v1.24.0 release notes

1.24.0 (2026-09-25)

What's Changed

Features

feat: toggle all workspace folders from the Conversations header by @kuldeepsinh19 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17409
feat: scope OpenAI subscription caches by backend by @uczltw6 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16699
feat(home): reframe splash copy around day-to-day engineering work by @errmakov in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17545
feat(conversation): open shared automation conversations read-only on cloud by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17683

Bug Fixes

fix: cap conversation Skills/Hooks/Tools dialogs at 90vw by @gokay-ai in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17586
fix(automation): accept single-start stepped cron fields in the schedule validator by @Harsh23Kashyap in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17274
fix(canvas): call agent-server runtime directly instead of /api/cloud-proxy (405 on verification confirm & compact-context) by @juanmichelini in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17511
fix: render ACP tool-call content blocks in chat cards by @Chocolatine75 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17407
fix: recover stale organization selections by @ak684 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17671
fix: warn when saved LLM profiles reference unavailable models by @ak684 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17675
fix(agent-canvas): replace dead Tailwind classes with theme tokens on device verify page by @Harsh23Kashyap in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17603
fix(agent-canvas): replace dead Tailwind classes with theme tokens in MCP surfaces by @Harsh23Kashyap in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17604
fix(settings): key the settings cache on the backend that answered by @L4XB in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17430
fix(ci): keep a section whose first line opens a fenced block by @marmar9615-cloud in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16814
fix: preserve newer failed messages when history reloads by @ak684 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17647
fix(mcp): keep OAuth credentials on cloud saves and skip consent when tokens still work by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17677

Documentation

docs: correct outdated cloud-proxy Rule 2 in AGENTS.md by @juanmichelini in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17663
docs: align README Node.js version with engines.node >=24 by @tsumon in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17410

Maintenance

chore(deps): bump downshift from 9.3.2 to 9.4.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16653
chore(deps): bump uuid from 14.0.0 to 14.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16652
chore(deps-dev): bump the eslint group across 1 directory with 4 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16647
refactor: split contributor guidance into skills by @neubig in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17686
test(automations,backends): drive switch timing deterministically by @haroontrailblazer in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17571
test: run verified DOM-free suites in a Node project by @errmakov in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17556
chore: remove merged PR artifacts by @all-hands-bot in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17695
refactor: remove test-conversation-id fallbacks in websocket context + add state-update tests by @Lothnic in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16516
chore: consume SDK 1.49.6 and Automation 1.15.1 by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17702
chore(deps): bump @openhands/extensions to 0.24.0 by @DevinVinson in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17681

New Contributors

@gokay-ai made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17586
@tsumon made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17410
@haroontrailblazer made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17571
@L4XB made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17430
@errmakov made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17556
@kuldeepsinh19 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/17409
@uczltw6 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16699

Full Changelog: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/compare/v1.23.0...v1.24.0

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