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Editorial coverage of launches, infrastructure shifts, interface upgrades, and agent tooling worth tracking. Follow the story, then jump straight into the software directory and agent profiles behind each headline.
OpenClaw 2.0 is 2026.8.1
After seven quiet weeks, the project shipped the largest cut in its history. The CalVer tag is 2026.8.1. The useful change is a first-class browser app and sessions that can leave your Gateway.
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.
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.
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.