Move from Ona to OpenHands

Take it out

1. 1

   Step 1

   Treat October 31, 2026 as the last day the post describes

   Ona's October 13, 2026 post says existing users could keep using Ona Cloud until October 31, 2026, and that the service shut down that day. New signups had already closed. The save step in the post is to ask the agent to commit and push, and to save any other files yourself. The post does not describe a login or a download after October 31. If that push did not happen, this guide cannot recover the environment.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Check the repository, not the Ona screen

   Open the git host and confirm the branch you needed is there. The post says an Ona environment does not move anywhere on its own. Files that were never committed are not on that host. Look for them only if you saved a separate copy before the date.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Keep the refund note with the receipt

   The FAQ says October payments and unused purchased credits are refunded, including automatic top-ups at the end of the month. It does not print the amount. The post does not print a monthly price. Keep the receipt. Nothing in that refund is an export file.

Put it in

1. 1

   Step 1

   Install OpenHands against the repository you still have

   The OpenHands README describes conversations and automations you can run locally, in Docker, or on a server. The LICENSE file is MIT. The npm path needs Node.js 24 or later and uv. The README says agents on a server can keep running after the laptop is shut, and it warns that an install without a sandbox can read and write files on that machine. This guide did not run the install.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Start one new conversation on that repo

   Point it at the branch you confirmed. A new conversation starts empty. The README does not describe an Ona session import. Paste a prompt you still remember if you need the agent to continue a task. Do not expect the old Ona chat to appear.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Use a server only if the laptop has to close

   The README's server path is what keeps an agent running after the laptop shuts. A local run stops with the machine. OpenHands Cloud is named as a commercial option. This guide did not check its price.

What you lose

• Nothing imports the Ona account

  Chats, environment variables you did not copy, and uncommitted files are not in OpenHands. Codex is the product the post tells you to open with a ChatGPT account. The post says you create a new cloud environment there. It is not scored on this checklist.

• The date has passed

  Steps that require the Ona agent to commit will not run if the login is gone. The remaining work is the git repository and any file you saved beside it.

• Other agents on this list are local or paid

  OpenCode runs on the machine and can open a pull request from a GitHub comment in the V1 docs. It does not keep a cloud computer after the laptop shuts. Devin's free plan is a light agent quota. Devin Cloud is on the paid plan, at $20 a month for Pro.