[Release] openclaw/openclaw v2026.3.12: openclaw 2026.3.12

OpenClaw v2026.3.12 introduces major UI/dashboard improvements with modular views, fast-mode toggles for OpenAI and Anthropic models, provider-plugin architecture for Ollama/vLLM/SGLang, Kubernetes deployment support, and subagent session control. The release includes 30+ fixes addressing security vulnerabilities (device pairing, plugin auto-load, Unicode obfuscation), model compatibility issues (Kimi Coding, OpenRouter, Moonshot), chat deduplication across platforms (Slack, Telegram, iMessage, Mattermost), and infrastructure stability (session discovery, plugin caching, Windows updates).

Key Points

• •Control UI/dashboard-v2 refresh with modular views (chat, config, agent, session), command palette, mobile bottom tabs, and enhanced chat tools (slash commands, search, export, pinned messages)
• •Fast-mode toggles for OpenAI/GPT-5.4 and Anthropic/Claude with configurable session-level settings and per-model defaults across CLI, TUI, Control UI, and ACP
• •Provider-plugin architecture migration for Ollama, vLLM, and SGLang with modular onboarding, discovery, and post-selection hooks
• •Kubernetes deployment support with raw manifests, Kind setup, and starter installation documentation
• •Subagent `sessions_yield` feature enables orchestrators to end turns immediately, skip queued tool work, and carry hidden follow-up payloads to next session turn
• •Security fixes: short-lived bootstrap tokens for device pairing, disabled implicit workspace plugin auto-load, Unicode normalization for exec detection, invisible character escaping in approval prompts
• •Model compatibility fixes for Kimi Coding (native Anthropic format, User-Agent headers), OpenRouter (canonical native IDs), Moonshot (baseUrl resolution), and Ollama-hosted Kimi
• •Chat deduplication improvements across Slack (Block Kit support), Telegram (model picker persistence), iMessage/BlueBubbles (self-chat echo dedupe), and Mattermost (block streaming, media delivery)
• •Infrastructure stability: session discovery for custom stores, plugin env-scoped caching, Windows native updates with portable Git, sandbox write payload preservation
• •Webhook and hook improvements: idempotency keys for deduped hook requests, fail-closed hook path resolution, isolated cron sends out of resend queue

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