Open Source Radar · 2026-10-28: Approval moves from the prompt into the pipeline
By Renchao Wu. Originally published on widechaos.cn . Each day I pick five projects from GitHub's candidate pool, which mixes the Trending page with topic searches, mostly AI agents and developer tools. I read each project's README, release notes and recent commits; I did not install them unless an entry says so. Stars and other numbers are from GitHub as of 2026-10-28. 1. devswha/ovis ⭐ 1,561 ·…
1. Ovis turns coding agents running on a user's machine into conversations that can be approved from a browser or phone. It works by keeping the agents' terminals on a background server, so they don't lose connection even if the client crashes or the SSH link drops. Ovis renders the agents' transcripts, showing the work per turn for various agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, pi, omp, gjc, and Devin CLI panes.
If an agent doesn't have a native reader, Ovis displays it as a terminal-text view. There's no account system and no hosted relay of its own, but data does leave the machine.
2. OXRay (OXR) is a document parsing model with 1.3 billion parameters that converts PDFs and document images into Markdown or JSON. It separates layout analysis from recognition, with the layout analysis model cutting regions and the OXR model handling recognition and reading order. Layout analysis can be swapped for a custom model while OXR handles recognition and reading order. It supports thirteen element types, including body text, titles, tables, figures, formulas, stamps, and code blocks.
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