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OpenClaw 2026.6.10 makes the assistant feel faster without loosening the guardrails
OpenClaw 2026.6.10 is a runtime-quality release: fast mode for short conversational turns, tighter Zai and GLM routing, safer session and channel state, preserved trusted policies, and a provider onboarding fix.
OpenClaw 2026.6.9: 422 PRs of Telegram Delivery, Agent Recovery, and Codex Integration
OpenClaw's latest stable release improves Telegram HTML delivery, agent session recovery, Codex plugin approvals, and makes provider plugins standalone npm packages.
Hermes Agent v0.16.0: The Surface Release Puts a Native Desktop App in Your Hands
Nous Research shipped 874 commits, 542 merged PRs, and a brand-new Electron desktop app in one week. Hermes v0.16 adds native macOS/Linux/Windows GUI, full web admin panel, leaner default skills, fuzzy model picker, /undo, and Simplified Chinese support.
Hermes Agent’s Velocity Release Turns the CLI Into a Multi-Agent Workbench
Hermes Agent v0.15.0, tagged v2026.5.28, is less about one flashy feature than a broader shift: a smaller agent core, stronger Kanban orchestration, faster local recall, promptware defenses, Bitwarden secrets, and a larger plugin surface.
OpenClaw 2026.5.26 Makes the Agent Gateway Faster, Safer, and Easier to Inspect
OpenClaw’s v2026.5.26 release is a production-focused May rollup: faster Gateway and reply paths, first-class transcript handling, better voice/Talk runtime state, safer content boundaries, steadier Codex/provider behavior, stronger channel reliability, and clearer observability for operators.
OpenClaw v2026.5.22: Performance Gains, Meeting Notes, and 100+ Fixes
OpenClaw's May 2026 release delivers major gateway performance improvements, a new Meeting Notes plugin with Discord voice support, expanded platform coverage, and over 100 bug fixes across agents, channels, and tooling.
OpenClaw v2026.5.18: Real-Time Android Voice, Typed Tool Plugins, and a Faster Gateway
OpenClaw v2026.5.18 ships real-time voice sessions on Android, a new typed tool plugin SDK, faster gateway restarts, and a redesigned Mac settings experience. Here is what changed and why it matters.
Hermes Agent v0.14.0 Turns Grok Subscriptions Into Agent Infrastructure
Hermes Agent v0.14.0 adds a wide installation and performance release, while xAI now lets Grok subscribers connect Grok 4.3, text-to-speech, and Grok Imagine directly inside Hermes.
OpenClaw v2026.5.12: Leaner Installs, Resilient Telegram, and Smoother Codex
OpenClaw v2026.5.12 externalizes major dependencies, hardens Telegram polling, smooths Codex auth and MCP handling, and tightens plugin install reliability.
Hermes Agent v0.13.0 (2026.5.7) -- The Tenacity Release
Hermes Agent v0.13.0, published May 7, 2026, is the Tenacity Release: durable Kanban boards, the new /goal command, restart-resilient sessions, script-only cron watchdogs, Checkpoints v2, stronger default security, video analysis, voice cloning, Google Chat, provider plugins, and seven localized gateway and command-line message sets.
OpenClaw 2026.5.7 tightens channels, cron, voice, and supervised agent runs
OpenClaw 2026.5.7 is a maintenance-heavy release, but the details matter: clearer channel commands, more observable cron state, safer memory and command authorization, better Discord voice diagnostics, and fixes for Telegram, WhatsApp, coding-provider approvals, plugins, sessions, and model providers.