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OpenHands 1.34 adds per-conversation Docker runtimes

Updated OpenHands

Summary

Runtime settings and sandbox reuse become more explicit, while automation tags gain editing and filtering.

Tool
OpenHands
Category
Coding agents
Date
Pricing
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OpenHands released 1.34.0 on October 27, 2026.

Choose a runtime per conversation

The release introduces a per-conversation Docker runtime and a Runtime settings page. A sidebar action can start a new conversation in an existing row’s sandbox. These changes concern execution setup; they do not mean every deployment receives free hosted compute.

Automation and compatibility checks

Automation tags can be filtered and edited, and custom-script automations can choose their language model. The minimum agent-server compatibility level increases to 1.57.0, so check paired component versions before upgrading.

The notes also document passing a session API key through an environment variable rather than a process argument, and preventing untrusted Markdown from choosing an arbitrary window target. These are specific fixes, not a blanket guarantee of security.

This entry reports documented behavior without claiming a tested speed or coding-quality improvement.

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What is OpenHands?

OpenHands is an open-source project for building and running AI coding agents. The repository is OpenHands/OpenHands. The v1.27.0 release notes connect Agent Canvas to DigitalOcean Managed Agents.

What are OpenHands alternatives?

OpenCode for a terminal client with any model, Cline for step-by-step approval in the editor, Goose for scheduled tool-driven jobs, and Claude Code or Codex CLI if one vendor's models are fine. Our OpenHands alternatives guide compares them.

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