OpenClaw
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Key facts
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- Repository
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
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OpenClaw is an MIT-licensed personal AI assistant that users run on their own computer or server. A central Gateway connects models, tools, sessions, events, messaging channels, and optional companion apps. The project is designed primarily for a single operator who wants an assistant available through chat services while retaining control of its workspace and configuration. It is distributed as the openclaw npm package, with guided installers for macOS, Linux, WSL2, and Windows.
The software itself is free and open source, but operation normally requires access to a supported model provider through an API key or supported subscription login. Messaging services, speech providers, remote hosting, and other integrations can introduce their own costs. OpenClaw is not automatically isolated: its README says main-session tools run on the host unless sandboxing is configured, so channel allowlists, sender pairing, credential handling, and remote-exposure guidance matter in real deployments.
Top features
- Local-first Gateway: one control plane manages sessions, tools, events, channel connections, and the web Control UI.
- Messaging reach: documented plugins connect services including WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal, Google Chat, Matrix, Teams, and others.
- Multi-agent routing: accounts, channels, and peers can route to agents with separate workspaces, state directories, and histories.
- Tools and extensions: skills, plugins, webhooks, scheduled work, browser tooling, and model-provider integrations expand the assistant.
- Companion apps and nodes: platform nodes can expose device-local capabilities such as voice, Canvas, camera, screen, and supported actions.
- Operational controls: onboarding, doctor commands, readiness checks, pairing, allowlists, sandbox documentation, and security runbooks support administration.
- Cross-platform setup: official onboarding covers macOS, Linux, WSL2, and Windows, with Docker and other deployment paths documented.
Use cases
- Run a self-hosted assistant on a workstation or server and reach it from multiple chat apps.
- Separate work, personal, and experimental conversations into routed agents with independent state.
- Trigger scheduled summaries, reminders, repository checks, or personal automations from chat.
- Connect an assistant to a browser or device node while keeping the Gateway under the operator’s control.
- Build a plugin-backed assistant for a team prototype, with explicit sender and tool restrictions.
More on OpenClaw
OpenClaw 2026.7.1 makes the Gateway the place where agent work can be seen and recovered
The project’s July release rewires its Control UI and onboarding while adding GPT-5.6 routing, deeper Codex continuity, offline mobile reading, and safer recovery when a Gateway or channel delivery goes wrong.
AI Agents · Jul 14, 2026
OpenClaw 2026.6.11 is a reliability release for the messy parts of real agent work
OpenClaw 2026.6.11 focuses on reliability fixes for chat routing, provider recovery, Gateway sessions, plugins, scheduled jobs, and release evidence rather than a single splashy new interface.
AI Tools · Jul 1, 2026
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.
AI Tools · Jun 24, 2026
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.
AI Tools · Jun 21, 2026
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.
AI Tools · Jun 17, 2026
OpenClaw v2026.6.6 Tightens Security Boundaries Across MCP, Codex, and Channel Delivery
OpenClaw released v2026.6.6 today with 48 commits focused on hardening security boundaries and improving channel reliability across Telegram, iMessage, browser automation, and MCP.
AI Tools · Jun 12, 2026
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.
AI Tools · Jun 9, 2026
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.
news · Jun 4, 2026
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.
AI Tools · May 28, 2026
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.
AI Tools · May 26, 2026
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.
software · May 22, 2026
xAI Brings Grok OAuth to Coding Agents and Personal Assistants
xAI is adding OAuth support to open-source agents. Your X Premium or SuperGrok subscription now works inside Hermes, OpenClaw, and OpenCode with a single login.
AI Tools · May 21, 2026
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.
release-notes · May 19, 2026
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.
release-notes · May 14, 2026
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.
Release notes · May 11, 2026
OpenClaw 2026.10.5 makes updates finish and conversations survive restarts
The new `latest` release is mostly a reliability cut: updates that recover on their own, turns and subagents that resume after a Gateway restart, and a lighter Gateway. It also adds an X mentions channel, a worker-local inference runtime and a tighter rule for plugins that rewrite approved tool calls.
AI Agents · Oct 20, 2026
OpenClaw 2026.9.7 adds an Agents API harness; ChatGPT sign-in is a separate beta
OpenClaw 2026.9.7 brings an Agents API harness, a separate ChatGPT sign-in beta, and safer database rollback—with a Windows update caveat.
AI Agents · Sep 30, 2026
OpenClaw 2026.9.6 picks up unfinished work after a Gateway restart
The next release after atomic updates adds restart recovery, a public GitHub reader, remote-workspace files and Skills, and fuller Usage reporting. Several of those gains come with setup and permission boundaries.
AI Agents · Sep 25, 2026
OpenClaw’s Trail of Bits audit found 23 confirmed vulnerabilities. Its LTS-equivalent line is now 2026.7.35
The security review is the immediate news. The release-channel change is the part operators need to understand.
AI Agents · Sep 22, 2026
OpenClaw 2026.9.5 keeps the Gateway up while it updates
npm `latest` on September 19, 2026. Atomic updates are the point. The rest of the cut is extra.
AI Agents · Sep 19, 2026
OpenAI’s Agents API puts the Codex harness in the cloud
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AI Agents · Sep 11, 2026
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.
AI Agents · Aug 31, 2026
OpenClaw’s next release is already on the beta tag
2026.8.1-beta.1 landed on npm August 10 without GitHub release notes. Official docs still feature July’s 2026.7.1, while `main` keeps absorbing a huge Unreleased changelog.
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