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OpenClaw v2026.6.8 Released: 373 Commits of Richer Channels, Safer Routing, and Reliable Agents
OpenClaw ships v2026.6.8 with 185 merged PRs and 373 commits. Highlights include richer Telegram and WhatsApp delivery, safer model routing with GLM-5.2 and Claude Haiku 4.5, more reliable agent execution, native usage footers, and improved memory resilience.
OpenClaw v2026.6.5 Ships with Channel Hardening, Provider Fixes, and New CalVer Numbering
OpenClaw's first monthly patch under the new YYYY.M.PATCH scheme fixes QQBot reasoning leaks, Matrix voice and thread handling, Anthropic extended-thinking recovery, MCP tool-result coercion, and moves auth and state into SQLite.
OpenClaw 2026.6.1 Ships Skill Workshop Governance, Workboard Orchestration, and SQLite State
OpenClaw 2026.6.1 introduces Skill Workshop for governed skill lifecycles, Workboard orchestration for multi-agent workflows, SQLite-backed state, bounded provider requests, and external Copilot/Tokenjuice plugin packaging. We also look at what's cooking in the 2026.6.2 beta.
OpenClaw 2026.5.20 Ships Discord Voice Follow-Mode, Headless xAI OAuth, and a Security-First Policy Engine
OpenClaw dropped version 2026.5.20 on May 21, 2026. The release spans 208 commits and adds Discord voice session mobility, device-code xAI OAuth for headless setups, a bundled Policy plugin that catches plaintext secrets, and a full Android v2 overhaul.