[Release] openclaw/openclaw v2026.2.22: openclaw 2026.2.22

OpenClaw v2026.2.22 release adds Mistral provider support with memory embeddings and voice, introduces auto-updater functionality with dry-run preview, and expands channel integrations with native Synology Chat support. The release includes significant improvements to memory search with multilingual stop-word filtering (Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic), enhanced Slack threading and media handling, and numerous bug fixes across Discord voice, Docker setup, webchat performance, and browser extension relay stability.

Key Points

• •Added Mistral provider support with memory embeddings and voice capabilities for expanded LLM integration options
• •Implemented optional auto-updater for package installs with configurable stable/beta rollout cadence and dry-run preview mode
• •Added native Synology Chat channel plugin with webhook ingress, direct messaging, and per-account configuration
• •Enhanced multilingual memory search with stop-word filtering and query expansion for Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Arabic
• •Fixed security vulnerability by redacting sensitive credentials in CLI config output to prevent terminal history leakage
• •Resolved Discord voice installation failures by making @discordjs/opus optional while maintaining opusscript fallback decoder
• •Fixed Slack threading to maintain parent-session context beyond first turn and respect replyToMode configuration
• •Improved webchat performance by applying final payloads directly to chat state and avoiding unnecessary full-history refreshes
• •Enhanced browser extension relay with debugger persistence, auto-reconnect with backoff, and per-tab operation locks
• •Fixed background session timeout handling to prevent long-running jobs from terminating at default timeout boundaries

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