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Agent Canvas separates Customize from Settings.
  • Customize — teach the agent new things. Skills give it domain knowledge and specific instructions. MCP Servers connect it to external tools and data sources.
  • Settings — configure how the agent runs. Choose your LLM, store secrets, tune context handling, and set agent behavior. Settings are saved per backend.

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Customize

Open the top-level Customize area to manage: Use the section navigation inside Customize to switch between those pages.
MCP configuration lives under Customize > MCP Servers, not under Settings.

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Settings

The Settings area currently includes the following sections: On local backends, the LLM page also includes an Available Profiles area for saved profiles. Use Settings > Agent to choose the active Agent Profile for new conversations. OpenHands profiles reference LLM profiles from Settings > LLM; ACP profiles use the external agent’s own model configuration.

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Configuration Is Per Backend

Both Customize and Settings are tied to the active backend. That means:
  • Changing backends changes which configuration you are editing
  • Skills, MCP servers, secrets, and other settings saved for one backend do not automatically apply to every other backend
  • The available options can differ depending on backend capabilities

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Practical Example

You might use this split like this:
  • Add a GitHub review skill in Customize > Skills
  • Add a Slack or fetch MCP server in Customize > MCP Servers
  • Save your preferred model in Settings > LLM
  • Store tokens in Settings > Secrets