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Claude Code 2.1.301 adds safer unattended retries and richer agent telemetryThe release adds CLAUDE_CODE_RETRY_WATCHDOG_MAX_USAGE_LIMIT_WAIT_MS so unattended retry mode can stop instead of waiting indefinitely for a usage limit to reset. It also adds classifier verdict, permission mode, and classifier-category fields to tool-decision telemetry, while fixing unsafe worktree deletion and several search and workflow-reporting failures.→OpenHands adds browser recording and built-in ACP agentsThe release adds browser session recording for verification workflows and includes OpenCode and Pi as built-in ACP agents on local backends. It also adds configuration changes for automated setup and splash-page behavior.→Atlassian launches a forward-deployed engineering programme for AI deliveryThe programme embeds senior applied AI engineers in customer environments and includes a playbook based on Atlassian’s own deployments. Its stated focus is enriching organizational context, building custom agents and streamlining workflows.→Beyond Now launches an API- and MCP-based agentic platform for telecom softwareBeyond Now launched a composable, event-driven platform for communications providers and technology companies. It combines open APIs, MCP support and role-based agents across discovery, selling, fulfilment and monetisation workflows.→Realtor.com launches an AI workspace for 192,000-plus agentsRealAssist automates client setup, surfaces daily insights and recommends next actions for real-estate professionals. The company says the broader platform has reached up to 10% agent adoption in live markets.→AI-supported warehouse robotics enables next-morning delivery at First SupplyThe deployment reportedly increased picking speed tenfold while leaving room for four times more capacity within the existing footprint. The system supports orders placed by 5 p.m. for next-morning delivery.→OpenHands 1.25.0 expands agent configuration and workflow controlsThe release adds bulk model-profile creation, direct-prompt model-router settings, conversation-start routing, native Git integrations and configurable agent personas. It also improves Canvas, automation filtering, workspace discovery and session-key handling.→n8n 2.42.3 expands API-key scope administrationn8n 2.42.3 lets global members grant variable scopes to API keys and prevents task-runner termination after unhandled promise rejections. The editor also exposes Gateway credit promotions on community nodes.→OpenAI launches Dots, always-on ChatGPT agentsDots run on GPT-6 Astra and can connect to more than 4,000 applications, with initial access through paid ChatGPT tiers and selected enterprise plans. OpenAI is also integrating the agents with Slack, Teams and Microsoft's Agent 365 governance stack.→Meta extends Muse into small-business operationsThe service lets small businesses connect tools including QuickBooks, Shopify, Slack, Canva, Dropbox, Figma and Zoom, then ask Muse to analyse operations or prepare campaigns. Meta says users retain approval control over anything that publishes, sends or spends.→Automation Anywhere reports fivefold annual growth in agent executionsThe company said AI represented nearly 70% of new or upsell bookings over the previous six quarters and that AI agent executions grew fivefold year over year. It also reported a record customer Net Promoter Score of 72, with the figures coming from the company's own financial and operating disclosures.→Bold Penguin launches DeX ai for insurance-marketplace operationsDeX ai was announced as the intelligence layer running Bold Penguin's digital exchange. The product targets insurance distribution workflows by making marketplace intelligence available through callable AI services.→Semaphore releases an agent-first interface for CI/CDThe interface is designed for agentic tools including Claude Code and Codex. It connects repository setup, pipeline configuration, test execution and failure analysis in one workflow.→OpenHands 1.20 adds profile-scoped secrets and Docker runtime forwardingOpenHands 1.20 lets agent profiles select the secrets available to them, forwards Docker conversation runtime settings and allows automations to choose saved profiles. The release also isolates mock-LLM profiles from ambient secrets in tests.→Hermes Agent 0.21.1 rolls up major agent-runtime and MCP changesHermes Agent 0.21.1 rolls up 5,139 non-merge commits, 4,364 changed files and 632 merged pull requests since version 0.21.0. The release includes file-operation and startup performance work, desktop session controls, browser annotations, MCP authorisation improvements, cron fixes and more reliable delegation.→llm 0.35 adds GPT-6 Astra access to Simon Willison’s CLIllm 0.35 adds the OpenAI gpt-6-astra model to the command-line tool’s model catalogue. The update gives terminal-based developers a direct path to experiment with the model through an established local workflow.→Fimo launches autonomous websites around coding-agent outputFimo says its platform accepts AI-generated code from coding agents and lets native or custom agents publish SEO content, translate pages, repair schema issues and refresh stale content. Changes can move through review processes and custom workflows, keeping human approval in the publishing loop.→OpenHands v1.15 makes local agents and automation easier to inspectOpenHands 1.15.0 adds an LLM provider-connections UI for local agent servers, automation catalogue entries that ship script bundles, and a dashboard for managing automations. It also adds workspace-path visibility, a unified commits drawer and fixes silent agent-profile downgrades and workspace-folder pagination.→Relay shutdown sends its founder back to Google Chrome with an agentic briefRelay’s shutdown update says free access ended on August 15 and paid access will end on September 14. TechCrunch reports that Bank is returning to Google and said Chrome has ambitious plans for working with AI and agents.→