--- title: "OpenHands Agent Canvas cloud backend" canonical: "https://canmyagentuse.com/atlas/surfaces/openhands-canvas-cloud" contentKind: "harness" locale: "en" description: "OpenHands / OpenHands. Exact research surface: openhands-canvas-cloud." llmSummary: "OpenHands / OpenHands. Exact research surface: openhands-canvas-cloud." publishedAt: null updatedAt: "2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z" verifiedAt: "2026-08-28" tags: ["evidence-atlas", "research"] --- # OpenHands Agent Canvas cloud backend OpenHands / OpenHands. Exact research surface: openhands-canvas-cloud. Research cutoff: 2026-08-28. Documentation and registry evidence are not runtime certification. Unknown means the package did not establish a defensible claim; it does not mean unsupported. - Surface type: cloud-agent-host - Version or observation: hosted observed 2026-08-28 - Availability: ga - Coverage tier: A - Supported: 10 - Partial: 4 - Explicit unsupported: 0 - Unknown: 35 | Feature | Status | Evidence method | Conditions / notes | Sources | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [A2A agent/server role](/atlas/features/a2a-server) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [A2A client role](/atlas/features/a2a-client) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [ACP agent/server role](/atlas/features/acp-agent) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [ACP client/host role](/atlas/features/acp-client) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [ACP elicitation/approval](/atlas/features/acp-elicitation) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [ACP MCP forwarding](/atlas/features/acp-mcp-forwarding) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [ACP session list](/atlas/features/acp-session-list) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [ACP session load/resume](/atlas/features/acp-session-load) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [ACP stdio](/atlas/features/acp-transport-stdio) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [ACP terminal reverse RPC](/atlas/features/acp-terminal-reverse-rpc) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [Agent Plugins 1.0 core](/atlas/features/agent-plugins-core) | Partial | documented | The plugin bundle format is documented, but cloud backends can disable management or expose an empty catalog. | [S-241](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/plugins), [S-321](https://docs.openhands.dev/sdk/guides/plugins) | | [Agent Plugins failure isolation](/atlas/features/agent-plugins-failure-isolation) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [Agent Plugins packaged MCP](/atlas/features/agent-plugins-mcp) | Partial | documented | Plugins can bundle MCP configuration, but cloud availability depends on backend plugin support. | [S-241](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/plugins), [S-321](https://docs.openhands.dev/sdk/guides/plugins) | | [Agent Plugins packaged skills](/atlas/features/agent-plugins-skills) | Partial | documented | Plugins can bundle skills, but cloud availability depends on backend plugin support. | [S-241](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/plugins), [S-321](https://docs.openhands.dev/sdk/guides/plugins) | | [Agent Skills core](/atlas/features/agent-skills-core) | Supported | documented | — | [S-240](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/customize-and-settings), [S-244](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/backend-setup/cloud) | | [Agent Skills scripts/assets](/atlas/features/agent-skills-scripts-assets) | Supported | documented | OpenHands Agent Skills can include scripts and reference files with progressive disclosure. | [S-320](https://docs.openhands.dev/overview/skills) | | [Agent Skills standard paths](/atlas/features/agent-skills-standard-paths) | Supported | documented | OpenHands documents the recommended .agents/skills path and SKILL.md packages for this surface. | [S-320](https://docs.openhands.dev/overview/skills) | | [Cloud agent](/atlas/features/automation-cloud-agent) | Supported | documented | — | [S-240](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/customize-and-settings), [S-244](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/backend-setup/cloud) | | [Headless / CI execution](/atlas/features/automation-headless) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [Marketplace or registry](/atlas/features/marketplace-registry) | Supported | documented | OpenHands Cloud provides an integrated skill marketplace and managed organization skill library. | [S-320](https://docs.openhands.dev/overview/skills) | | [Organization policy controls](/atlas/features/governance-org-policy) | Supported | documented | OpenHands Cloud documents organization-level skill policies and team-wide managed skills. | [S-320](https://docs.openhands.dev/overview/skills) | | [AGENTS.md](/atlas/features/instructions-agents-md) | Supported | documented | OpenHands recommends root-level AGENTS.md as always-on repository context. | [S-320](https://docs.openhands.dev/overview/skills) | | [Native rules/instructions](/atlas/features/instructions-rules) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP 2026-07-28](/atlas/features/mcp-revision-2026-07-28) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP Apps / interactive UI](/atlas/features/mcp-apps) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP client role](/atlas/features/mcp-client) | Supported | documented | — | [S-240](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/customize-and-settings), [S-244](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/backend-setup/cloud) | | [MCP elicitation](/atlas/features/mcp-elicitation) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP legacy SSE](/atlas/features/mcp-transport-legacy-sse) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP list_changed](/atlas/features/mcp-list-changed) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP OAuth](/atlas/features/mcp-auth-oauth) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP prompts](/atlas/features/mcp-prompts) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP resources](/atlas/features/mcp-resources) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP roots](/atlas/features/mcp-roots) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP sampling](/atlas/features/mcp-sampling) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP server role](/atlas/features/mcp-server) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP stdio](/atlas/features/mcp-transport-stdio) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP Streamable HTTP](/atlas/features/mcp-transport-streamable-http) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP tasks](/atlas/features/mcp-tasks) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [MCP tools](/atlas/features/mcp-tools) | Supported | documented | — | [S-240](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/customize-and-settings), [S-244](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/backend-setup/cloud) | | [MCP WebSocket extension](/atlas/features/mcp-transport-websocket-extension) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [Computer/browser use](/atlas/features/computer-use) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [Custom agents](/atlas/features/custom-agents) | Supported | documented | — | [S-240](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/customize-and-settings), [S-244](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/backend-setup/cloud) | | [Hooks](/atlas/features/hooks) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [Native plugin system](/atlas/features/plugins-native) | Partial | documented | Cloud backend manages skills/plugins differently and hides the local Plugins page. | [S-244](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/agent-canvas/backend-setup/cloud) | | [Nested subagents](/atlas/features/subagents-nested) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [Subagent MCP access](/atlas/features/subagents-mcp-access) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [Subagent write access](/atlas/features/subagents-write-access) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [Subagents](/atlas/features/subagents) | Unknown | — | — | — | | [Session handoff/import](/atlas/features/session-handoff) | Unknown | — | — | — | 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