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Agent Canvas can work with the OpenHands automation backend so you can run agents on a schedule or in response to external events.

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What You Can Do

In the Automations view, you can:
  • browse existing automations
  • inspect automation configuration and activity
  • enable or disable automations
  • work with recommended automation flows

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How Creation Flows Usually Start

The Automations view is mainly for browsing and managing automations that already exist. In practice, new automation setup often starts in one of two ways:
  • from a conversation, where you ask OpenHands to create an automation for you
  • from a recommended automation flow in the Automations view

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Local Stack Behavior

When you start Agent Canvas with the agent-canvas command, the local stack includes the automation backend by default. That makes the built-in local setup a good starting point for:
  • scheduled maintenance tasks
  • event-driven coding workflows
  • testing automation ideas before deploying them elsewhere

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Backend Availability Matters

The Automations view depends on the active backend.
  • If the active backend has a healthy automation service, Agent Canvas can load and manage automations.
  • If it does not, Agent Canvas shows a backend-not-configured or unavailable state.
Some automation editing flows are currently focused on local backends first, while the broader hosted experience continues to evolve.