Setup & Infrastructure

Google ADK Python v1.30.0 introduces significant enhancements including Auth Provider support in agent registry, Parameter Manager integration, Gemma 4 model support, and live avatar capabilities. The release also promotes BigQuery tools to stable status and adds artifact service integration for A2A events. Multiple bug fixes address security vulnerabilities, credential leakage, and improve the express mode user experience.

OpenClaw v2026.4.12 is a comprehensive quality release emphasizing plugin loading reliability, memory system improvements, and expanded local model support. Key additions include an Active Memory sub-agent plugin, local MLX speech provider for Talk Mode, LM Studio provider for self-hosted models, and enhanced Feishu setup workflows. The release also addresses critical security fixes, dreaming/narrative stability, and improves gateway lifecycle management and Matrix client streaming support.

OpenClaw v2026.4.10 introduces major features including Codex provider integration for GPT models, an Active Memory plugin for context-aware conversations, experimental local MLX speech support for macOS, and expanded QA testing capabilities with Matrix and Telegram lanes. The release includes extensive security hardening across browser navigation, tool execution, and WebSocket handling, plus numerous fixes for Microsoft Teams integration, WhatsApp media delivery, gateway startup stability, and agent-based tool use.

Claude Code v2.1.101 introduces significant improvements to team collaboration, enterprise security, and user experience. Key additions include a `/team-onboarding` command for generating ramp-up guides, OS CA certificate store trust for enterprise TLS proxies, and auto-creation of cloud environments for remote sessions. The release focuses on enhancing error messaging, fixing critical bugs in session management, and improving plugin/MCP tool reliability across various authentication providers and platforms.

Google ADK Python v1.29.0 introduces significant enhancements to authentication, security, and tooling capabilities. Key additions include auth scheme/credential support for MCP toolsets, configurable resource limits and shell metacharacter blocking in BashTool, new EnvironmentToolset for file I/O and command execution, and improved BigQuery logging with configurable view prefixes. The release also adds support for model endpoints in Agent Registry, regional endpoints for SecretManager, and enhanced session management with custom session IDs and shallow-copy options.

Claude Code v2.1.98 introduces significant security enhancements, including subprocess sandboxing with PID namespace isolation, Perforce mode for read-only file protection, and fixes for multiple Bash permission bypass vulnerabilities. The release adds interactive Google Vertex AI setup, improved monitoring capabilities, and numerous UI/UX improvements including better `/resume` picker functionality and Vim mode navigation. Critical fixes address permission rule evaluation, MCP OAuth token refresh, and cross-user prompt caching.

This tutorial introduces the Claude Managed Agents API by walking through a practical debugging workflow where an agent iteratively fixes failing tests in a Python package. It covers the three core resources (Agent, Environment, Session), file mounting, and the streaming event loop pattern. The example demonstrates how agents autonomously discover the iterate-observe-fix loop by running tests, reading failures, editing code, and repeating until all assertions pass.

Claude Code v2.1.96 is a patch release that fixes a critical Bedrock authentication regression introduced in v2.1.94. The fix addresses 403 authorization errors when using AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK or CLAUDE_CODE_SKIP_BEDROCK_AUTH environment variables. This release restores proper header handling for Bedrock API requests.

The Claude Agent SDK provides built-in session management functions to build conversation history sidebars without writing custom parsers. This cookbook demonstrates how to list, read, rename, tag, and fork sessions stored as JSONL transcripts on disk. By leveraging SDK primitives like list_sessions(), get_session_messages(), and rename_session(), developers can implement session browsers for desktop apps, IDE extensions, and chatbots without managing file I/O directly.

OpenClaw v2026.4.5 is a major release introducing breaking config changes with migration support, new media generation tools (video, music, image), expanded provider integrations (Qwen, Fireworks AI, StepFun, Amazon Bedrock Mantle), multilingual control UI support, enhanced approval workflows for iOS and Matrix, experimental memory dreaming features with weighted recall, and improved prompt caching stability across multiple dimensions.

Claude Code v2.1.91 introduces MCP tool result persistence overrides supporting up to 500K characters, adds shell execution disabling options, enables multi-line prompts in deep links, and allows plugins to ship executables. The release includes critical fixes for transcript chain breaks, terminal key handling, plan mode persistence in remote sessions, and JSON schema validation, plus performance improvements and enhanced API guidance.

OpenClaw v2026.4.2 is a major release featuring significant architectural improvements including restoration of the core Task Flow substrate with managed sync modes, migration of plugin configurations (xAI and Firecrawl) from legacy core paths to plugin-owned paths, and numerous provider/channel fixes. Key additions include Android assistant integration, enhanced Matrix mentions, Feishu comment workflows, and centralized provider transport policy handling. The release includes breaking changes requiring config migration via `openclaw doctor --fix`.

OpenClaw v2026.4.1-beta.1 introduces significant enhancements across chat, web search, cloud integrations, and channel management. Key additions include a native `/tasks` background task board, SearXNG web search provider, Amazon Bedrock Guardrails support, and improved Feishu document collaboration. The release also addresses critical fixes for task management, execution approvals, session routing, and channel-specific issues to improve stability and user experience.

OpenClaw v2026.3.31 is a major release introducing significant breaking changes to node execution, plugin SDK deprecations, and stricter security defaults for dangerous code scanning. Key improvements include a unified background task control plane, new channel integrations (QQ Bot), enhanced Matrix/MCP support, and security hardening across gateway authentication and node command execution. The release emphasizes safer defaults while expanding platform capabilities for agents, channels, and integrations.

OpenClaw v2026.3.28 is a major release featuring breaking changes to Qwen OAuth migration and config validation, alongside significant enhancements including xAI Responses API integration, MiniMax image generation, async tool approval hooks, ACP channel bindings, and unified file upload actions across platforms. The release includes numerous bug fixes for Telegram splitting, WhatsApp echo loops, Mistral API compatibility, and security improvements for credential auditing.

OpenClaw v2026.3.28-beta.1 introduces significant breaking changes including removal of deprecated Qwen OAuth integration and stricter config validation, while adding major features like async tool approval hooks, MiniMax image generation, xAI search integration, and unified file upload actions across platforms. The release includes numerous fixes for Telegram message splitting, WhatsApp echo loops, image tool fallbacks, and security improvements for credential auditing.

Claude Code v2.1.85 introduces MCP server flexibility with environment variables for multi-server support, conditional hook execution to reduce overhead, and improved OAuth compliance with RFC 9728. The release includes significant bug fixes for context management, plugin handling, terminal compatibility, and streaming performance, plus enhancements to file autocomplete and scroll performance on large transcripts.

CrewAI 1.12.0 introduces significant enhancements including Qdrant Edge storage backend, native OpenAI-compatible provider support (OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Ollama, vLLM, Cerebras, Dashscope), agent skills implementation, and automatic root_scope for hierarchical memory isolation. The release adds Arabic language support, a new docs-check CLI command, logout functionality, and resolves multiple bugs across type checking, HITL flow system, and memory management. Documentation improvements include a new CONTRIBUTING.md guide and instructions for using CrewAI without LiteLLM.

OpenClaw v2026.3.24 introduces significant enhancements across gateway compatibility, agent tooling, and platform integrations. Key updates include OpenAI API compatibility improvements, Microsoft Teams SDK migration with streaming support, skill installation recipes with one-click setup, and expanded platform support for Slack, Discord, Telegram, and WhatsApp. The release also addresses numerous security, sandbox, and reliability fixes across media dispatch, channel startup, and message routing.

OpenClaw v2026.3.24-beta.2 addresses critical fixes for media access policies, Node.js version compatibility, and CLI update workflows. The release aligns outbound media handling with configured filesystem policies, lowers the Node 22 support floor to 22.14+, and adds preflight checks for Node version requirements during updates. Security audit tests are now isolated to prevent interference from local skill installations.