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OpenClaw changelog & version tracker

Continuously monitored from upstream releases, docs and issues. Routine releases publish automatically and the current version below is limited to a small allowlist of fields; everything else is reviewed by a human before it appears here.

Current version
2026.9.3
Verified 2026-09-10 · source ↗

Change timeline

  1. releasenotice

    OpenClaw 2026.9.4 adds OPENCLAW_CONFIG_READONLY for externally-managed configuration

    OpenClaw 2026.9.4 (2026-09-11) introduces an environment variable that stops OpenClaw from rewriting deployment-managed configuration while still allowing read-only diagnostics and normal runtime state changes. This is directly relevant to AgentOcean's automated install script, which writes and manages gateway.bind, controlUi, apiKey interpolation and custom provider config on customers' behalf — setting this flag could prevent OpenClaw from silently overwriting AgentOcean-managed config on update. The release also adds compatible-failure update rollback that restores the previous package, config and service when schema/config checks prove it safe.

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  2. release

    OpenClaw 2026.9.2 released, superseding 2026.9.1

    OpenClaw 2026.9.2 shipped two days after 2026.9.1, continuing the frequent release cadence. Highlights include GPT-6 Astra model support, Mermaid-adjacent chat responsiveness work, durable reply recovery across Gateway restarts, Git-backup integrity fixes, and update/recovery hardening described as keeping active settings, enabled skills, and default-agent ownership through automatic updates and restoring Gateway restarts after Git updates. This does not explicitly confirm a fix for the open Windows service-revalidation/--task-supervisor failure (#138934) tracked from 2026.9.1, but is directly relevant to that thread. AgentOcean's published record (latest_version 2026.7.1-2) is now four-plus releases behind.

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  3. release

    OpenClaw 2026.8.2 released, one day after 2026.8.1

    A new stable release, 2026.8.2, shipped 2026-09-01, one day after 2026.8.1 (2026-08-31). Highlights include a dockable Home agent panel, a Linux desktop companion (.deb/AppImage), background sessions launchable without leaving the current page, and 'safer upgrades' work that preserves newer configuration, stops incomplete session migrations from claiming success, and can recover a stopped Gateway after a failed update. It is not yet confirmed whether this upgrade-safety work resolves the startup-migration crash-loop bug (#135150) reported against 2026.8.1 last cycle.

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  4. release

    OpenClaw 2026.8.1-beta.3 released (2026-08-24)

    Adds GPT-5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna/Ultra reasoning support, Control UI first-run setup flow, Puppeteer-compatible CDP relay, external Gateway lifecycle supervision, SQLite backup/restore commands, and shared durable ingress monitors for channel plugins. Bundles @openclaw/codex@2026.8.1-beta.3 with managed @openai/codex@0.149.1.

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  5. release

    OpenClaw 2026.8.1-beta.2 released (2026-08-15)

    Secret egress host binding (binds shared-store secrets to exact HTTPS destinations, fail-closed on unbound sentinel), GPT-5.6 Ultra + runtime switching, shared channel-plugin ingress monitor SDK, SQLite snapshot commands (openclaw backup sqlite), macOS app profile isolation, explicit --force acknowledgement for arbitrary executable plugin sources, Control UI update recovery that waits for gateway restart before reloading. Also fixes Crabbox hydration on unprivileged cloud sandboxes by falling back to a user-writable pnpm store.

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  6. release

    openclaw 2026.6.34

    ## 2026.6.34 ### Highlights - **Safer browser and network boundaries:** sandboxed browser routes, trusted DNS targets, custom browser origins, and loopback provider endpoints now reject unsafe access paths. (#97958, #38290, #103075, #110693) Thanks @eleqtrizit, @brunowowk, @mosidevv, @pgondhi987, and @lsr911. - **More resilient agent and provider runs:** retained session writes, provider fallbacks, stream progress handling, and stdio failures now recover without silently ending active work. (#96100, #97128, #90908, #99803, #100521) Thanks @xialonglee, @sallyom, @richwilson-bloom, @LiuwqGit, @vincentkoc, @yetval, @shengting, and @cxbAsDev. - **Stronger channel recovery:** pending channel work resumes after recovery, acknowledgements are idempotent, and sustained Discord gateway bursts stay bounded. (#79811, #97041, #104919, #109108, #110954, #103793, #94016) Thanks @indulgeback, @cuiyuxin-gif, @Pick-cat, @Glucksberg, @evan-YM, @zhangguiping-xydt, @yetval, @sheyanmin, and @thomasthelen-kibeauftragter. - **Safer operator diagnostics:** command and status surfaces keep owner-only actions protected and prevent credentials from appearing in account URLs or summaries. (#98260, #107754, #105017) Thanks @eleqtrizit, @joshavant, @ooiuuii, @aniruddhaadak80, and @tzy-17. - **More robust local runtime state:** SQLite checkpoints, workspace reads, gateway process signalling, plugin HTTP responses, and dependency handling no longer turn transient host conditions into failed runs. (#99067, #100910, #102125, #109590, #112406) Thanks @ooiuuii, @masatohoshino, @vincentkoc, @mushuiyu886, and @krissding. ### Changes - **Extended-stable hardening:** this maintenance release carries targeted security and reliability repairs without adding new release-line features. ### Fixes - **OpenCode Go:** use the documented `hy3` model identifier instead of the failing `hy3-preview` alias. - **Codex native subagents:** retain the parent app-server subscription and recognize multi-agent V2 child

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  7. release

    openclaw 2026.6.33

    ## 2026.6.33 ### Highlights - **Safer network and secret boundaries:** provider streams, Discord REST responses, browser fetches, OAuth paths, and logs now cap hostile response sizes and keep Telegram credentials out of diagnostics. (#96989, #95412, #99428) Thanks @wangmiao0668000666, @Alix-007, @xialonglee, @liuhaiyang14, @Pick-cat, @mushuiyu886, @vincentkoc, @ZOOWH, @Pandah97, @solodmd, @zhangguiping-xydt, and @obviyus. - **More reliable long-running agents:** run release, liveness checks, and watchdog semantics now distinguish genuine stalls from active long model calls and wedged backends. (#102160) Thanks @obviyus, @kiagentkronos-cell, @alvelda, @alkor2000, and @vincentkoc. - **Stronger channel delivery:** Discord reconnects no longer silently drop queued messages or repeat ambiguous non-idempotent sends, while Telegram bot-to-bot and reply-fence handling preserve the intended thread and authorization result. (#100896, #103867, #106755) Thanks @tiffanychum, @Godecule, @yetval, @xialonglee, and @RomneyDa. - **Safer credential recovery:** service restarts preserve SecretRef-backed Telegram credentials, and OAuth repair no longer overwrites an already-valid destination profile. (#99124, #97541) Thanks @mushuiyu886, @1Wanker, @liuhao1024, @yetval, @Darren2030, @obviyus, and @RomneyDa. - **Extended-stable updates:** package installations can select, update from, and receive availability notices for the `extended-stable` channel without silently falling back to another release line. (#99811, #100438) Thanks @kevinslin. ### Changes - **Approval and tool authority:** Codex app-server commands now require an actual human/plugin approval, exec auto-review stays bound to the exact resolved command, and narrow tool allowlists remain owned by the factory that constructs them. (#103430, #103457, #104213) Thanks @obviyus, @brokemac79, @Pandah97, @wangmiao0668000666, and @pgondhi987. - **Scoped external tooling:** external MCP loopback clients use short-lived session-bound

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  8. release

    openclaw 2026.7.1-2

    ### Fixes - **npm plugin updates:** accept singleton-array metadata from newer npm clients so tracked official plugins can install and update to correction releases. (#108336)

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  9. release

    openclaw 2026.7.1-1

    ### Fixes - **Codex progress replies:** keep app-server turns running after delivered progress messages so GPT/Codex reaches its authoritative terminal response instead of stopping mid-turn. (#106961, #108487) Thanks @joshavant. - **Memory Core startup repair:** recover derived legacy-index and cache-sidecar conflicts without trapping the Gateway in a fatal restart loop, while keeping structural vector-store corruption retryable. (#107220, #108652) Thanks @goutam-adwant. - **WSL state permissions:** tolerate `EROFS` from guarded chmod operations only when the existing state path is already private, preserving fail-closed handling for broad permissions. (#108250, #108258) - **Legacy migration recovery:** keep reviewed migration residue nonfatal during startup instead of blocking otherwise healthy upgrades. (#106101) - **Managed plugin updates:** recover stale npm lock metadata so official managed plugins can update cleanly. (#107294, #107866)

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  10. release

    openclaw 2026.7.2-beta.7

    ## 2026.7.2 ### Highlights - **State safety and recovery:** protect persisted data with a quarantine store that survives primary-database damage, crash-recoverable SQLite snapshots, crash-durable filesystem publication, schema-upgrade data-loss rejection, and rollback-writer snapshot recovery. (#110453, #113367, #113453, #113473, #113580) Thanks @vincentkoc. - **Durable channel delivery:** keep accepted messages recoverable across gateway restarts and local crashes through the shared ingress drain and dead-letter recovery, covering Telegram, Signal, Slack, QQBot, Twitch, Synology Chat, Tlon, IRC, and Zalo User. #108656, #107246, #109911 (#108924, #107288, #109907, #109910, #110844, #110852, #110899, #110910, #110914, #110916, #111029) Thanks @obviyus and @edenfunf. - **Session rewind and branching:** rewind or fork conversations from individual messages, switch transcript branches across web and native apps, fork upstream Codex sessions, preserve branch-safe queued sends, reject stale-pane writes, and restore prompt images after a fork. (#110660, #110857, #110886, #111149, #112056, #112284, #113073, #113945) Thanks @vincentkoc. - **Interactive MCP Apps and dashboards:** host ticketed MCP Apps with bound tools, resources, and bounded context updates; open them from channel replies, pin them to durable dashboards, harden their shared sandbox, and let native plugins declare them directly. #109851, #110451, #113218 (#109861, #109807, #110515, #111211, #111212, #111524, #111687, #111748, #113224) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev. - **Questions and approvals everywhere:** let agents ask structured questions with option cards across web, channels, macOS, and native apps, while approvals gain push notifications, history, fair queuing, headless resolution, Claude tool-request relay, reviewer detail, and clearer formatted prompts. #85954 (#108505, #108709, #108776, #109922, #110242, #110372, #110584, #110681, #110989, #111060, #112918, #113027, #113193) Thanks @omarshahine. - **Mee

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  11. release

    openclaw 2026.7.2-beta.6

    ## 2026.7.2 ### Highlights - **State safety and recovery:** protect persisted data with a quarantine store that survives primary-database damage, crash-recoverable SQLite snapshots, crash-durable filesystem publication, schema-upgrade data-loss rejection, and rollback-writer snapshot recovery. (#110453, #113367, #113453, #113473, #113580) Thanks @vincentkoc. - **Durable channel delivery:** keep accepted messages recoverable across gateway restarts and local crashes through the shared ingress drain and dead-letter recovery, covering Telegram, Signal, Slack, QQBot, Twitch, Synology Chat, Tlon, IRC, and Zalo User. #108656, #107246, #109911 (#108924, #107288, #109907, #109910, #110844, #110852, #110899, #110910, #110914, #110916, #111029) Thanks @obviyus and @edenfunf. - **Session rewind and branching:** rewind or fork conversations from individual messages, switch transcript branches across web and native apps, fork upstream Codex sessions, preserve branch-safe queued sends, reject stale-pane writes, and restore prompt images after a fork. (#110660, #110857, #110886, #111149, #112056, #112284, #113073, #113945) Thanks @vincentkoc. - **Interactive MCP Apps and dashboards:** host ticketed MCP Apps with bound tools, resources, and bounded context updates; open them from channel replies, pin them to durable dashboards, harden their shared sandbox, and let native plugins declare them directly. #109851, #110451, #113218 (#109861, #109807, #110515, #111211, #111212, #111524, #111687, #111748, #113224) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev. - **Questions and approvals everywhere:** let agents ask structured questions with option cards across web, channels, macOS, and native apps, while approvals gain push notifications, history, fair queuing, headless resolution, Claude tool-request relay, reviewer detail, and clearer formatted prompts. #85954 (#108505, #108709, #108776, #109922, #110242, #110372, #110584, #110681, #110989, #111060, #112918, #113027, #113193) Thanks @omarshahine. - **Mee

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  12. release

    openclaw 2026.7.2-beta.5

    ## 2026.7.2 ### Highlights - **State safety and recovery:** protect persisted data with a quarantine store that survives primary-database damage, crash-recoverable SQLite snapshots, crash-durable filesystem publication, schema-upgrade data-loss rejection, and rollback-writer snapshot recovery. (#110453, #113367, #113453, #113473, #113580) Thanks @vincentkoc. - **Durable channel delivery:** keep accepted messages recoverable across gateway restarts and local crashes through the shared ingress drain and dead-letter recovery, covering Telegram, Signal, Slack, QQBot, Twitch, Synology Chat, Tlon, IRC, and Zalo User. #108656, #107246, #109911 (#108924, #107288, #109907, #109910, #110844, #110852, #110899, #110910, #110914, #110916, #111029) Thanks @obviyus and @edenfunf. - **Session rewind and branching:** rewind or fork conversations from individual messages, switch transcript branches across web and native apps, fork upstream Codex sessions, preserve branch-safe queued sends, reject stale-pane writes, and restore prompt images after a fork. (#110660, #110857, #110886, #111149, #112056, #112284, #113073, #113945) - **Interactive MCP Apps and dashboards:** host ticketed MCP Apps with bound tools, resources, and bounded context updates; open them from channel replies, pin them to durable dashboards, harden their shared sandbox, and let native plugins declare them directly. #109851, #110451, #113218 (#109861, #109807, #110515, #111211, #111212, #111524, #111687, #111748, #113224) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev. - **Questions and approvals everywhere:** let agents ask structured questions with option cards across web, channels, macOS, and native apps, while approvals gain push notifications, history, fair queuing, headless resolution, Claude tool-request relay, reviewer detail, and clearer formatted prompts. #85954 (#108505, #108709, #108776, #109922, #110242, #110372, #110584, #110681, #110989, #111060, #112918, #113027, #113193) Thanks @omarshahine. - **Meetings and realtime T

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  13. release

    openclaw 2026.7.2-beta.3

    ## 2026.7.2 ### Highlights - **Remote coding sessions:** run Control UI sessions on cloud workers, open Codex and Claude catalog sessions in terminals on their owning hosts, and resume OpenCode and Pi sessions directly in a terminal. (#107670, #107086, #107200) - **Native automation and nodes:** bring Automations parity to mobile, add foreground Voice Wake on Android, and expose camera, location, and notification capabilities from headless Linux nodes. (#106355, #107081, #107193) - **Safer channel operation:** prevent Telegram durable-ingress loss after restarts, keep Signal stop and approval controls responsive during active turns, and stop channel allowlists from granting owner access. (#107288, #107422, #107403) Thanks @obviyus, @arduano, and @yetval. - **Guided Control UI setup:** configure model providers from Settings, onboard channels through a guided setup page, and choose images and models while creating sessions. (#106490, #106469, #107358) Thanks @alexandre-leng and @fuller-stack-dev. - **Gateway and session recovery:** prevent restart admission from wedging the Gateway, recover reply sessions after finalization stalls, and keep one-shot cron jobs enabled through lifecycle claim races. (#107339, #106792, #107236) Thanks @obviyus, @joshavant, @charliemeyer2000, and @SL4N. - **Install and packaging:** add Linux deb and AppImage bundles with Gateway guidance, publish them from stable main-based releases, and let Windows installs continue immediately after winget adds Node.js. (#106533, #106891, #106862) ### Changes - **External gateway supervision:** add `OPENCLAW_SUPERVISOR_MODE=external` for lifecycle owners such as OCM, preserving verified restart and deferral behavior without exposing native service authority, blocking native service mutation and self-update, and providing a versioned atomic restart-handoff consume contract. Thanks @shakkernerd. - **ClickClack guided setup:** configure ClickClack from `openclaw onboard` or `openclaw channels add clic

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  14. release

    openclaw 2026.7.2-beta.2

    ## 2026.7.2 ### Highlights - **Remote coding sessions:** run Control UI sessions on cloud workers, open Codex and Claude catalog sessions in terminals on their owning hosts, and resume OpenCode and Pi sessions directly in a terminal. (#107670, #107086, #107200) - **Native automation and nodes:** bring Automations parity to mobile, add foreground Voice Wake on Android, and expose camera, location, and notification capabilities from headless Linux nodes. (#106355, #107081, #107193) - **Safer channel operation:** prevent Telegram durable-ingress loss after restarts, keep Signal stop and approval controls responsive during active turns, and stop channel allowlists from granting owner access. (#107288, #107422, #107403) Thanks @obviyus, @arduano, and @yetval. - **Guided Control UI setup:** configure model providers from Settings, onboard channels through a guided setup page, and choose images and models while creating sessions. (#106490, #106469, #107358) Thanks @alexandre-leng and @fuller-stack-dev. - **Gateway and session recovery:** prevent restart admission from wedging the Gateway, recover reply sessions after finalization stalls, and keep one-shot cron jobs enabled through lifecycle claim races. (#107339, #106792, #107236) Thanks @obviyus, @joshavant, @charliemeyer2000, and @SL4N. - **Install and packaging:** add Linux deb and AppImage bundles with Gateway guidance, publish them from stable main-based releases, and let Windows installs continue immediately after winget adds Node.js. (#106533, #106891, #106862) ### Changes - **External gateway supervision:** add `OPENCLAW_SUPERVISOR_MODE=external` for lifecycle owners such as OCM, preserving verified restart and deferral behavior without exposing native service authority, blocking native service mutation and self-update, and providing a versioned atomic restart-handoff consume contract. Thanks @shakkernerd. - **ClickClack guided setup:** configure ClickClack from `openclaw onboard` or `openclaw channels add clic

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  15. release

    openclaw 2026.7.2-beta.1

    ## 2026.7.2 ### Highlights - **Remote coding sessions:** run Control UI sessions on cloud workers, open Codex and Claude catalog sessions in terminals on their owning hosts, and resume OpenCode and Pi sessions directly in a terminal. (#107670, #107086, #107200) - **Native automation and nodes:** bring Automations parity to mobile, add foreground Voice Wake on Android, and expose camera, location, and notification capabilities from headless Linux nodes. (#106355, #107081, #107193) - **Safer channel operation:** prevent Telegram durable-ingress loss after restarts, keep Signal stop and approval controls responsive during active turns, and stop channel allowlists from granting owner access. (#107288, #107422, #107403) Thanks @obviyus, @arduano, and @yetval. - **Guided Control UI setup:** configure model providers from Settings, onboard channels through a guided setup page, and choose images and models while creating sessions. (#106490, #106469, #107358) Thanks @alexandre-leng and @fuller-stack-dev. - **Gateway and session recovery:** prevent restart admission from wedging the Gateway, recover reply sessions after finalization stalls, and keep one-shot cron jobs enabled through lifecycle claim races. (#107339, #106792, #107236) Thanks @obviyus, @joshavant, @charliemeyer2000, and @SL4N. - **Install and packaging:** add Linux deb and AppImage bundles with Gateway guidance, publish them from stable main-based releases, and let Windows installs continue immediately after winget adds Node.js. (#106533, #106891, #106862) ### Changes - **Cloud workers:** add session placement, dispatch, and worker-turn routing for remote session execution. (#106332) - **Paired-node coding agents:** discover OpenCode and Pi sessions and continue Codex and Claude catalog sessions through streaming CLI agent runs. (#106941, #106927, #105833) - **Catalog sessions:** create eligible catalog sessions directly from the Control UI sidebar. (#105810) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev. - **Managed worktrees:

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  16. release

    openclaw 2026.7.1

    ## 2026.7.1 OpenClaw v2026.7.1 brings major Control UI and onboarding overhauls, major updates to the official iOS, Android, and macOS apps, expanded model and provider support including GPT-5.6 compatibility, Tencent Hy3, and Meta Muse Spark 1.1, and stronger Codex and connected coding-agent workflows. Telegram, Slack, Discord, and Apple Messages each receive substantial updates, while Gateway crash loops, scheduled work, remote browser control, workspace terminals, sessions, and goals also improve. There are also many general fixes and refinements throughout OpenClaw. [Read the full release notes](https://docs.openclaw.ai/releases/2026.7.1) This release brings together 3,063 contributions from 532 contributors. ### Highlights - **Control UI overhaul:** conversations are easier to organize and work with side by side, with live Tasks, clearer chat controls, better usage and cost views, files, downloads, pairing, approvals, and Gateway health kept close to the conversation. - **Easier setup from install to first chat:** guided setup provides clearer steps toward a working first chat, checks connections before saving them, and preserves earlier choices when setup is interrupted. - **Official app updates:** iOS and iPadOS, Android, and macOS received substantial work across setup, navigation, chat, voice, permissions, localization, files, scheduled work, offline reading, queued sends, connection recovery, and native session controls. - **Models and providers:** GPT-5.6 compatibility improves across supported OpenAI and Codex routes, Tencent Hy3 gains a complete setup path, Meta Model API adds Muse Spark 1.1, and broader Claude, Ollama, ClawRouter, LongCat, and provider work expands choice and reliability. - **Codex and connected coding agents:** `openclaw attach` gives Claude Code temporary access to a selected session, Codex delegation and native subagents return tracked results more reliably, Copilot gains broader provider choices, and long-running sessions and

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  17. release

    openclaw 2026.7.1-beta.6

    ## 2026.7.1 ### Highlights - **New models and providers:** add Featherless, Claude Sonnet 5 and Mythos 5, Meta Muse Spark 1.1, and ClawRouter; make GPT-5.6 the new-setup default with `/think ultra` for Sol and Terra plus `max` for Luna, honor Z.AI `max`, and refresh model availability after OAuth renewal. (#101092, #98254, #101238, #102873, #103070, #103163, #99658, #99759, #98333, #103581, #98021, #104778, #102289) Thanks @vincentkoc, @vortexopenclaw, @HamidShojanazeri, @davemorin, @Solvely-Colin, @jalehman, @steipete-oai, @bdjben, @obviyus, @sallyom, @anyech, @100yenadmin, and @fuller-stack-dev. - **Control UI and native macOS chat:** make sessions primary with a minimal searchable sidebar, compact context ring, reasoning-effort slider, cleaner dashboard chrome, and a native macOS session browser with model and thinking pickers, slash commands, transcript export, and context usage. (#99289, #99838, #100386, #101103, #101497) - **Conversational onboarding:** Crestodian now runs a real agent-loop setup across the CLI, web install, and macOS app, with AI-guided provider setup, model-judged approvals bound to exact operations, masked credential prompts, and deterministic fallback when no model is available. (#99935, #100029, #100656, #101887) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev. - **Offline and spoken mobile chat:** iOS and Android now pre-paint bounded per-gateway session and transcript caches offline; Apple Watch gains full voice turns, and iOS can speak replies through configured Gateway TTS with on-device fallback. (#100219, #100227, #100283, #100770, #100771) - **Session organization and generated titles:** generate concise session titles through utility-model routing and add Gateway-backed groups, unread state, rename, fork, archive, and delete controls, plus group management across web, iOS, and Android. (#87643, #100814, #101117, #101234) Thanks @zhangguiping-xydt and @Juliangsm. - **Telegram and Codex continuity:** pair Codex through private `/login`, steer active run

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  18. release

    OpenClaw 2026.7.1-beta.5

    ## 2026.7.1 ### Highlights - **New models and providers:** add Featherless, Claude Sonnet 5 and Mythos 5, Meta Muse Spark 1.1, and ClawRouter; make GPT-5.6 the new-setup default with `/think ultra` for Sol and Terra plus `max` for Luna, honor Z.AI `max`, and refresh model availability after OAuth renewal. (#101092, #98254, #101238, #102873, #103070, #103163, #99658, #99759, #98333, #103581, #98021, #104778, #102289) Thanks @vincentkoc, @vortexopenclaw, @HamidShojanazeri, @davemorin, @Solvely-Colin, @jalehman, @steipete-oai, @bdjben, @obviyus, @sallyom, @anyech, @100yenadmin, and @fuller-stack-dev. - **Control UI and native macOS chat:** make sessions primary with a minimal searchable sidebar, compact context ring, reasoning-effort slider, cleaner dashboard chrome, and a native macOS session browser with model and thinking pickers, slash commands, transcript export, and context usage. (#99289, #99838, #100386, #101103, #101497) - **Conversational onboarding:** Crestodian now runs a real agent-loop setup across the CLI, web install, and macOS app, with AI-guided provider setup, model-judged approvals bound to exact operations, masked credential prompts, and deterministic fallback when no model is available. (#99935, #100029, #100656, #101887) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev. - **Offline and spoken mobile chat:** iOS and Android now pre-paint bounded per-gateway session and transcript caches offline; Apple Watch gains full voice turns, and iOS can speak replies through configured Gateway TTS with on-device fallback. (#100219, #100227, #100283, #100770, #100771) - **Session organization and generated titles:** generate concise session titles through utility-model routing and add Gateway-backed groups, unread state, rename, fork, archive, and delete controls, plus group management across web, iOS, and Android. (#87643, #100814, #101117, #101234) Thanks @zhangguiping-xydt and @Juliangsm. - **Telegram and Codex continuity:** pair Codex through private `/login`, steer active run

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  19. release

    openclaw 2026.7.1-beta.2

    ## 2026.7.1 ### Highlights - **New models and providers:** add Featherless, Claude Sonnet 5 and Mythos 5, Meta Muse Spark 1.1, and ClawRouter; make GPT-5.6 the new-setup default with `/think ultra` for Sol and Terra plus `max` for Luna, honor Z.AI `max`, and refresh model availability after OAuth renewal. (#101092, #98254, #101238, #102873, #103070, #103163, #99658, #99759, #98333, #103581, #98021, #104778, #102289) Thanks @vincentkoc, @vortexopenclaw, @HamidShojanazeri, @davemorin, @Solvely-Colin, @jalehman, @steipete-oai, @bdjben, @obviyus, @sallyom, @anyech, @100yenadmin, and @fuller-stack-dev. - **Control UI and native macOS chat:** make sessions primary with a minimal searchable sidebar, compact context ring, reasoning-effort slider, cleaner dashboard chrome, and a native macOS session browser with model and thinking pickers, slash commands, transcript export, and context usage. (#99289, #99838, #100386, #101103, #101497) - **Conversational onboarding:** Crestodian now runs a real agent-loop setup across the CLI, web install, and macOS app, with AI-guided provider setup, model-judged approvals bound to exact operations, masked credential prompts, and deterministic fallback when no model is available. (#99935, #100029, #100656, #101887) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev. - **Offline and spoken mobile chat:** iOS and Android now pre-paint bounded per-gateway session and transcript caches offline; Apple Watch gains full voice turns, and iOS can speak replies through configured Gateway TTS with on-device fallback. (#100219, #100227, #100283, #100770, #100771) - **Session organization and generated titles:** generate concise session titles through utility-model routing and add Gateway-backed groups, unread state, rename, fork, archive, and delete controls, plus group management across web, iOS, and Android. (#87643, #100814, #101117, #101234) Thanks @zhangguiping-xydt and @Juliangsm. - **Telegram and Codex continuity:** pair Codex through private `/login`, steer active run

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  20. release

    openclaw 2026.7.1-beta.1

    ## 2026.7.1 ### Highlights - **New models and providers:** add Featherless, Claude Sonnet 5 and Mythos 5, Meta Muse Spark 1.1, and ClawRouter; make GPT-5.6 the new-setup default with `/think ultra` for Sol and Terra plus `max` for Luna, honor Z.AI `max`, and refresh model availability after OAuth renewal. (#101092, #98254, #101238, #102873, #103070, #103163, #99658, #99759, #98333, #103581, #98021, #104778, #102289) Thanks @vincentkoc, @vortexopenclaw, @HamidShojanazeri, @davemorin, @Solvely-Colin, @jalehman, @steipete-oai, @bdjben, @obviyus, @sallyom, @anyech, @100yenadmin, and @fuller-stack-dev. - **Control UI and native macOS chat:** make sessions primary with a minimal searchable sidebar, compact context ring, reasoning-effort slider, cleaner dashboard chrome, and a native macOS session browser with model and thinking pickers, slash commands, transcript export, and context usage. (#99289, #99838, #100386, #101103, #101497) - **Conversational onboarding:** Crestodian now runs a real agent-loop setup across the CLI, web install, and macOS app, with AI-guided provider setup, model-judged approvals bound to exact operations, masked credential prompts, and deterministic fallback when no model is available. (#99935, #100029, #100656, #101887) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev. - **Offline and spoken mobile chat:** iOS and Android now pre-paint bounded per-gateway session and transcript caches offline; Apple Watch gains full voice turns, and iOS can speak replies through configured Gateway TTS with on-device fallback. (#100219, #100227, #100283, #100770, #100771) - **Session organization and generated titles:** generate concise session titles through utility-model routing and add Gateway-backed groups, unread state, rename, fork, archive, and delete controls, plus group management across web, iOS, and Android. (#87643, #100814, #101117, #101234) Thanks @zhangguiping-xydt and @Juliangsm. - **Telegram and Codex continuity:** pair Codex through private `/login`, steer active run

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    openclaw 2026.6.11

    We heard the feedback. v2026.6.11 focuses on the rough edges that make OpenClaw feel less dependable, with fixes for misplaced replies, stuck sends, reconnects, model setup failures, and safer admin defaults. [Full release notes](https://docs.openclaw.ai/releases/2026.6.11) ### Highlights #### Channel delivery reliability Delivery and reconnect fixes span [Telegram](https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/telegram), [WhatsApp](https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/whatsapp), [Matrix](https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/matrix), [Google Chat](https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/googlechat), [iMessage](https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/imessage), [Feishu](https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/feishu), [Mattermost](https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/mattermost), [WebChat](https://docs.openclaw.ai/web/webchat), the [Control UI](https://docs.openclaw.ai/web/control-ui), and the [terminal UI](https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/tui). - Fixes newer Google Chat direct messages sometimes being treated like group conversations, so they reach the correct one-to-one chat while Space and group-chat messages keep their existing routing. [#58993](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/58993) Thanks @starhappysh, @vincentkoc. - Feishu voice replies from OpenClaw now show their duration in the chat bubble, so recipients can see how long the audio is before playing it. [#89172](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/89172) Related [#53798](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/53798). Thanks @areslp, @fxz26284407, @kinrocw. - Discord and Telegram replies and mirrored chat history stay tied to the intended conversation more consistently, including across repeated Telegram replies and session changes. [#89911](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/89911) Thanks @jalehman. - Background image, video, and music results now return to the chat that requested them when the task starts without a full conversation target, instead of appearing to fail after creation or being sent to the wrong peer a

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  22. release

    openclaw 2026.6.11-beta.2

    ## 2026.6.11 ### Highlights - **More capable channel control:** Slack relay mode, native Mattermost `/oc_queue`, and per-DM model overrides make channel operations easier to automate and tune. (#94707, #95546, #95120) Thanks @sjf-oa, @amknight, @xydigit-zt, @thomaszta, and @gandalf-at-lerian. - **Richer operator workflows:** `openclaw agent --message-file` and the RAFT CLI wake bridge add practical file-driven and remote wake-up paths. (#93351, #95497) Thanks @ooiuuii and @vincentkoc. - **Safer plugin distribution:** additional official plugins are externalized cleanly, with bundled plugin icon metadata available to installed clients. (#95683, #95845) Thanks @vincentkoc and @Patrick-Erichsen. - **Stronger mobile operations:** Android settings detail panels improve configuration visibility and control on mobile. (#95148) Thanks @Tosko4. - **More reliable agent turns:** Codex partial deltas, harness activation, and long-context prompt-cache stability reduce lost progress and inconsistent runs. (#95404, #95652, #95624) Thanks @agonza1 and @vincentkoc. ### Changes - **Gateway and plugin tooling:** channel identity hook context and per-agent usage-cost reporting give integrations and operators more precise routing and accounting. (#91903, #94483) Thanks @lanzhi-lee, @vincentkoc, and @ly-wang19. - **Provider and model coverage:** catalog parsing, reasoning controls, provider model resolution, and encrypted reasoning support now handle more live provider variants. (#95283, #95710, #95268, #95744, #95686, #93956) Thanks @ZengWen-DT, @vincentkoc, @Marvinthebored, @Darren2030, @daniel-alejandro-t, @parveshsaini, @geraint0923, @fuller-stack-dev, and @jason-allen-oneal. ### Fixes - **Channel delivery:** Telegram progress rendering, webhook lifecycle, reaction directives, duplicate mirror writes, queued update draining, and WhatsApp durable reply targets are now more reliable. (#95532, #93002, #95183, #94506, #94977, #95069, #95577, #95007, #95914) Thanks @amknight, @snowz

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  23. release

    openclaw 2026.6.11-beta.1

    ## 2026.6.11 ### Highlights - **More capable channel control:** Slack relay mode, native Mattermost `/oc_queue`, and per-DM model overrides make channel operations easier to automate and tune. (#94707, #95546, #95120) Thanks @sjf-oa, @amknight, @xydigit-zt, @thomaszta, and @gandalf-at-lerian. - **Richer operator workflows:** `openclaw agent --message-file` and the RAFT CLI wake bridge add practical file-driven and remote wake-up paths. (#93351, #95497) Thanks @ooiuuii and @vincentkoc. - **Safer plugin distribution:** additional official plugins are externalized cleanly, with bundled plugin icon metadata available to installed clients. (#95683, #95845) Thanks @vincentkoc and @Patrick-Erichsen. - **Stronger mobile operations:** Android settings detail panels improve configuration visibility and control on mobile. (#95148) Thanks @Tosko4. - **More reliable agent turns:** Codex partial deltas, harness activation, and long-context prompt-cache stability reduce lost progress and inconsistent runs. (#95404, #95652, #95624) Thanks @agonza1 and @vincentkoc. ### Changes - **Gateway and plugin tooling:** channel identity hook context and per-agent usage-cost reporting give integrations and operators more precise routing and accounting. (#91903, #94483) Thanks @lanzhi-lee, @vincentkoc, and @ly-wang19. - **Provider and model coverage:** catalog parsing, reasoning controls, provider model resolution, and encrypted reasoning support now handle more live provider variants. (#95283, #95710, #95268, #95744, #95686, #93956) Thanks @ZengWen-DT, @vincentkoc, @Marvinthebored, @Darren2030, @daniel-alejandro-t, @parveshsaini, @geraint0923, @fuller-stack-dev, and @jason-allen-oneal. ### Fixes - **Channel delivery:** Telegram progress rendering, webhook lifecycle, reaction directives, duplicate mirror writes, queued update draining, and WhatsApp durable reply targets are now more reliable. (#95532, #93002, #95183, #94506, #94977, #95069, #95577, #95007, #95914) Thanks @amknight, @snowz

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  24. release

    openclaw 2026.6.10

    Automatic fast mode starts short conversations quickly, then returns longer or fallback work to normal mode without losing visible state. Provider routing, channel progress, session identity, and trusted tool policies are more reliable, with smaller improvements spanning provider setup, diagnostics, and transcript tooling. ### Highlights #### Automatic fast mode - Adds [`/fast auto`](https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/thinking) so short conversational calls can start quickly, while longer or fallback work returns to normal mode with the effective state still visible. [PR #85104](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/85104), [Issue #85087](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/85087). Thanks @alexph-dev and @vincentkoc. - Shows the effective automatic fast-mode state in status instead of reducing it to on/off, and avoids carrying a cleared Codex service-tier choice into later runs. [8845f2f](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8845f2fd6143becc37110ab5021dd5e1517f0cdc). Thanks @vincentkoc. - Keeps automatic fast-mode timing consistent when a turn switches to a fallback model. [075091d](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/075091d0cab94053ff094268efc0acb225d514f4). Thanks @vincentkoc. - Keeps the original fast-mode timing and progress behavior when a live model switch retries a turn. [d1e190f](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d1e190fbe822ad6ae4e660ce376b60ec9fdb0fba). Thanks @vincentkoc. - Keeps automatic fast-mode progress and reset behavior distinct from explicit fast mode after a run switches modes. [20aec98](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/20aec985545db7a24ea066e5bff1c47b789cbded). Thanks @vincentkoc. - Shows the effective fast-mode value in connected-agent sessions instead of the configured value, so status reflects what the session is actually using. [9509aa0](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9509aa063c0ef3e32be1516fcb0c23606b6d5c7b). Thanks @vincentkoc. - Keeps the effective automatic fast-mode setting vi

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  25. release

    openclaw 2026.6.10-beta.2

    ## 2026.6.10 ### Highlights - **Automatic fast mode for talks:** OpenClaw can enable fast mode for short conversational turns, then return to normal mode for longer runs with bounded fallback and delivery behavior. (#85104) Thanks @alexph-dev and @vincentkoc. - **More reliable model routing:** Zai model synthesis, GLM overload failover, and native reasoning-level selection now follow the active model catalog more consistently. (#94461, #93241, #94067, #94136) Thanks @Pandah97, @chrysb, @0xghost42, @zhengli0922, @openperf, @civiltox, and @BorClaw. - **Safer session and channel state:** channel switches reset stale origin fields, and cron delivery awareness stays attached to the target session. (#95328, #93580) Thanks @ZengWen-DT, @jalehman, @gorkem2020, and @scotthuang. - **Trusted policies survive hook composition:** composed hook registries keep the trusted tool policies required by approval-sensitive flows. (#94545) Thanks @jesse-merhi. ### Changes - **Agent and channel runtime:** fast-mode state now survives retries, fallback transitions, progress events, and embedded/CLI/ACP normalization; session and channel routing retain the current target and delivery context. (#85104, #93580, #95328) Thanks @alexph-dev, @vincentkoc, @scotthuang, @ZengWen-DT, @jalehman, and @gorkem2020. - **Provider behavior:** model catalogs now supply the correct Zai base URL, overload classification, and native reasoning controls for live-discovered models. (#94461, #93241, #94067, #94136) Thanks @Pandah97, @chrysb, @0xghost42, @zhengli0922, @openperf, @civiltox, and @BorClaw. ### Fixes - **Fast-mode and policy correctness:** fallback cutoffs and reset notices are bounded, repeated progress events remain visible, Codex service-tier state is normalized, and trusted policies are not lost when hook registries are composed. (#85104, #94545) Thanks @alexph-dev, @vincentkoc, and @jesse-merhi. - **Model and delivery edge cases:** Zai and GLM failover paths use the right runtime metadata, w

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