Setup & Infrastructure

OpenClaw v2026.4.25 delivers major upgrades across voice synthesis, plugin architecture, observability, and browser automation. TTS now supports multiple providers (Azure Speech, Xiaomi, ElevenLabs v3, etc.) with chat-scoped controls and per-agent overrides. Plugin startup paths move to a cold persisted registry for deterministic operations and reduced manifest scanning. OpenTelemetry coverage expands across model calls, token usage, and tool loops with bounded attributes. Browser automation gains safer tab URLs, iframe-aware snapshots, and improved CDP readiness. Control UI adds PWA/Web Push support and enhanced setup flows.

OpenClaw v2026.4.25-beta.2 delivers major upgrades across text-to-speech (TTS) with new providers and chat-scoped controls, plugin architecture optimization through cold persisted registry, comprehensive OpenTelemetry observability expansion, safer browser automation with CDP improvements, and hardened installation/update processes across all platforms. The release includes PWA/Web Push support in the control UI, per-agent and per-account TTS overrides, and deterministic plugin discovery that eliminates broad manifest scans.

OpenClaw v2026.4.25-beta.3 introduces major upgrades to text-to-speech (TTS) with new providers and chat-scoped controls, migrates plugin management to a cold persisted registry for faster startup, expands OpenTelemetry observability across model calls and tool loops, enhances browser automation safety with iframe-aware snapshots, and hardens installation/update processes across multiple platforms. The release also adds PWA/Web Push support to the control UI and includes new CLI tools for setup and diagnostics.

OpenClaw v2026.4.25-beta.4 introduces major upgrades to text-to-speech (TTS) with new providers and chat-scoped controls, migrates plugin startup paths to a cold persisted registry for faster performance, expands OpenTelemetry observability across model calls and tool loops, hardens browser automation with safer URLs and iframe awareness, and strengthens installation/update processes across multiple platforms. The release also adds PWA/Web Push support to the control UI and includes new CLI tools for plugin management and diagnostics.

OpenClaw v2026.4.25-beta.1 introduces major upgrades to text-to-speech (TTS) with multi-provider support and per-agent overrides, migrates plugin management to a cold persisted registry for faster startup, expands OpenTelemetry observability across model calls and tool execution, enhances browser automation safety with iframe-aware snapshots and CDP tuning, and hardens installation/update processes across multiple platforms. The release also adds PWA/Web Push support to the control UI and includes new provider integrations (Azure Speech, Xiaomi, Volcengine, ElevenLabs v3) alongside improved CLI tooling and diagnostics.

OpenClaw v2026.4.24-beta.2 addresses critical runtime issues on Windows by fixing package-root dependency resolution in bundled-plugin installations. The release ensures compatibility during updates from v2026.4.23 by temporarily disabling future bundled plugins until the updater completes. This prevents npm update failures and compatibility breakage in copied-runtime environments.

OpenClaw v2026.4.24-beta.3 introduces Google Meet as a bundled participant plugin with real-time voice capabilities, adds DeepSeek V4 models to the default catalog, and enhances browser automation with coordinate clicks and improved tab recovery. The release includes significant infrastructure improvements for lighter startup times through static model catalogs and lazy provider dependencies, plus numerous bug fixes across Telegram, browser automation, MCP, sessions, and gateway restart handling.

OpenClaw v2026.4.24-beta.4 introduces Google Meet as a bundled participant plugin with real-time voice capabilities, adds DeepSeek V4 models to the default catalog, and significantly improves browser automation, plugin infrastructure, and session management. The release includes 20+ bug fixes addressing packaged installs, heartbeat scheduling, Telegram polling, browser navigation, and MCP runtime management. Key improvements focus on startup performance through lazy loading and manifest-backed catalogs, plus enhanced stability for multi-platform deployments.

Claude Code v2.1.118 introduces vim visual mode selection, consolidates `/cost` and `/stats` into `/usage`, enables custom themes with JSON editing, and allows hooks to invoke MCP tools directly. The release includes significant improvements to MCP OAuth authentication, auto mode configuration with defaults merging, and numerous bug fixes across WSL integration, plugin management, credential handling, and remote sessions.

Claude Code v2.1.117 introduces significant improvements to subagent forking, MCP server handling, model selection persistence, and plugin management. The release includes performance optimizations for startup and file searches, enhanced OpenTelemetry observability, and numerous bug fixes across OAuth, WebFetch, proxy handling, and context window calculations. Key additions include experimental Advisor Tool improvements, native build optimizations using embedded tools, and better error handling for plugin dependencies and marketplace enforcement.

OpenClaw v2026.4.20-beta.2 is a major release featuring UI/UX improvements to the onboarding wizard, strengthened agent prompts, tiered model pricing support, session maintenance optimizations, and numerous provider-specific enhancements for OpenAI, Anthropic, Moonshot Kimi, and other integrations. The release includes 40+ fixes addressing security, transport normalization, thinking mode handling, and plugin dependency management.

OpenClaw v2026.4.20 is a major release featuring UI/UX improvements to the onboarding wizard, enhanced agent prompts with better completion bias and verification, support for tiered model pricing including Moonshot Kimi models, session maintenance optimizations to prevent memory issues, and numerous fixes across plugins, APIs, and provider integrations. Key improvements include streaming thinking in Mattermost, better group-specific system prompts in BlueBubbles, and refined reasoning model handling across OpenAI GPT-5 and other providers.

OpenClaw v2026.4.20-beta.1 introduces significant improvements to the onboarding wizard UI, strengthens default agent prompts, adds tiered model pricing support, and enhances session maintenance with automatic pruning. The release includes numerous fixes for provider integrations (OpenAI, Anthropic, Moonshot), plugin lifecycle management, and security hardening across multiple components including SSRF guards and environment variable isolation.

OpenAI Agents Python v0.14.2 release introduces sandbox extra path grants, MongoDB session backend support, and tool origin metadata persistence. The release includes 11 bug fixes addressing sandbox parsing, tool removal, response handling, and session management. Documentation updates and dependency bumps round out the release with contributions from 9 new community members.

Claude Code v2.1.110 introduces significant UI/UX improvements including a new `/tui` command for flicker-free fullscreen rendering, push notification capabilities, and enhanced plugin management. The release includes numerous bug fixes addressing MCP server reliability, session management, and performance issues, plus improvements to command accessibility from Remote Control clients and better handling of distributed tracing.

OpenAI's openai-agents-python v0.14.0 introduces Sandbox Agents, a beta feature enabling agents to run in persistent, isolated workspaces with file access, command execution, and cross-run continuity. The release includes multiple execution backends (local, Docker, hosted providers), workspace management with snapshots and resume capabilities, sandbox memory for learning across runs, and comprehensive examples. Runtime enhancements provide tracing, session lifecycle management, and seamless integration with the existing Agent and Runner framework.

OpenClaw v2026.4.15-beta.1 introduces significant enhancements across control UI, memory management, and security. Key additions include OAuth token health monitoring, cloud storage support for LanceDB memory indexes, GitHub Copilot embedding provider integration, and experimental lean mode for local models. The release focuses on security hardening with credential redaction, symlink protection, and improved authentication handling, alongside numerous bug fixes for CLI configuration, memory access control, and provider failover logic.

OpenClaw v2026.4.14 is a quality release focused on model provider improvements, particularly for GPT-5 family support and channel provider fixes. The release includes forward-compatibility for gpt-5.4-pro, enhanced Telegram forum topic handling, and significant performance refactors to the core codebase. Key fixes address Ollama timeout handling, Codex provider catalog validation, media tool model references, security allowlist enforcement, and various provider integrations including Slack, Google, and Discord.

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.