6ebe7b4e7e feat: add automations frontend on /automations subpath (#141)
* feat: add automations frontend on /automations subpath

Port automations frontend from automation-repo to agent-canvas.

## Changes

### New Routes
- /automations - List view of all automations
- /automations/:automationId - Automation detail view

### New Components
- Automation list components: card, card-skeleton, group, empty-state, error-state
- Automation detail components: header, sections (config, prompt, plugins, activity)
- Shared UI components: toggle-switch, metadata-chip, status-badge, kebab-menu, search-input

### API Integration
- automation-service.api.ts - API client for automation CRUD operations
- Uses existing openHands axios client (shared base URL with agent server)

### MSW Mock Server Handlers
- automation-handlers.ts - Mock handlers for testing
- automations.mock.ts - Sample automation data
- automation-runs.mock.ts - Sample automation run data

### Tests
- API tests: automation-service.test.ts, automation-handlers.test.ts
- Component tests: toggle-switch, metadata-chip, search-input, error-state
- Detail component tests: section-card, run-status-badge, not-found-state

### Hooks
- use-automations.ts - React Query hook for fetching automations list
- use-automation-detail.ts - React Query hook for fetching single automation
- use-has-permission.ts - Permission checking utility hook

### Types
- automation.ts - TypeScript types for automation entities

### Icons
- Added SVG icons: activity, bell, calendar, check-circle, chevron-down,
  chevron-left, clock, cog, database, exclamation-circle, git-branch,
  kebab-vertical, power, puzzle, search, sparkle, target, trash, x-circle, x-mark

Co-authored-by: openhands <openhands@all-hands.dev>

* feat: add local API key auth for automation backend

- Use VITE_AUTOMATION_API_KEY env var for frontend to authenticate
- Pass AUTOMATION_LOCAL_API_KEY to automation backend in dev mode
- Use dedicated axios instance with Bearer auth interceptor
- Add --refresh to uvx to ensure latest git commits are fetched
- URL-encode automation IDs in API paths

The default local API key is 'openhands-local-api-key' which matches
between the frontend and backend for local development.

Co-authored-by: openhands <openhands@all-hands.dev>

* fix: automation service tests and ingress port conflicts

- Fix automation-service.test.ts to mock axios instance correctly
  (was mocking openHands but service uses automationAxios)
- Use vi.hoisted() for mock functions available during vi.mock hoisting
- Change ingress test ports from 19000-19003 to 29000-29003 to avoid
  conflict with VS Code server on port 19000

Co-authored-by: openhands <openhands@all-hands.dev>

* fix: add CORS origins for automation backend in dev mode

The automation backend defaults CORS origins to app.all-hands.dev,
which blocks localhost requests. Add localhost origins for the
ingress port and Vite dev server port.

Co-authored-by: openhands <openhands@all-hands.dev>

* fix: update create-instructions styling and add missing i18n keys

- Use semantic color tokens (text-content, text-basic, bg-base-secondary,
  bg-base, border-default) instead of hardcoded neutral-* colors
- Add all AUTOMATIONS$ i18n keys for the automations frontend

Co-authored-by: openhands <openhands@all-hands.dev>

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Co-authored-by: openhands <openhands@all-hands.dev>
Co-authored-by: hieptl <hieptl.developer@gmail.com>
2026-05-08 01:49:13 +07:00
2026-04-24 17:33:22 -04:00

agent-canvas

Warning

This project is in an early incubator phase. It may be vibecoded, untested, or out of date. OpenHands takes no responsibility for the code or its support. Learn more.

Quickstart

This repository is a near-direct port of the OpenHands frontend adapted to talk directly to software-agent-sdk / agent_server without the usual OpenHands app backend.

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 22.12.x or later
  • npm
  • uv (for running the agent server via uvx)

1. Clone and install the frontend

git clone https://github.com/OpenHands/agent-canvas.git
cd agent-canvas
npm install

2. Install uv

If you do not already have uv installed, install it first (OpenHands SDK recommends uv 0.8.13+):

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Need Windows or another install method? See the official uv installation guide: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/

If ~/.local/bin is not already on your PATH, add it:

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
command -v uvx

The npm run dev command uses uvx to automatically download and run the agent server, so no separate installation step is needed.

3. Optional: create a .env file

If you need to change the backend URL, frontend port, session API key, or working directory, copy the sample file:

cp .env.sample .env

Then edit the values you need.

4. Start the app

npm run dev

This starts the full stack:

  • Agent server (via uvx)
  • Automation backend (via uvx)
  • Vite dev server
  • Ingress proxy (routes traffic to all backends)

Access the UI at http://localhost:8000

Environment Variables

Variable Description Default
PORT Ingress port 8000
OH_AUTOMATION_GIT_REF Git ref for automation backend main
OH_AGENT_SERVER_GIT_REF Git ref for agent-server main

5. First-run sanity check

After the page opens:

  • / should load without errors
  • /settings should load
  • configure a working LLM model + API key under Settings > LLM before running the first live task
  • you should be able to open or create a conversation
  • /api/automation/docs should show the automation API docs

Alternative: Minimal Mode (without Automation)

To run without the automation service:

npm run dev:minimal

This runs only agent-server + Vite (no automation backend or ingress). Access at http://localhost:3001/

More documentation

For contributor and developer workflows, including frontend-only mode, mock mode, environment variables, and build/test commands, see DEVELOPMENT.md.

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