# OpenHands v1.8.0

- Product: OpenHands (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/openhands)
- Vendor: OpenHands
- Date: 2026-07-30
- Version: v1.8.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/releases/tag/v1.8.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/openhands/releases/v1.8.0

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- **added** — Enable or disable an installed MCP server from its card
- **fixed** — Exclude disabled skills from agent context
- **fixed** — Regenerate favicon PNG/ICO from favicon.svg for consistent design
- **fixed** — Identify PostHog users with Cloud identity

##### 1.8.0 (2026-07-30)

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##### What's Changed
###### Features
* feat: enable/disable an installed MCP server from its card by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16171
###### Bug Fixes
* fix: exclude disabled skills from agent context by @d3f4w2 in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16168
* fix: regenerate favicon PNG/ICO from favicon.svg for consistent design by @neubig in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16202
* fix: identify PostHog users with Cloud identity by @neubig in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16087
###### Maintenance
* chore: bump agent-server 1.39.1, automation 1.5.0, typescript-client 1.36.1 by @hieptl in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16197

##### New Contributors
* @d3f4w2 made their first contribution in https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/16168

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/compare/v1.7.2...v1.8.0

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