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[Release] openclaw/openclaw v2026.4.5: openclaw 2026.4.5

By steipeteApril 6, 2026github

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.

Key Points

•Remove legacy config aliases (talk.voiceId, agents.*.sandbox.perSession, etc.) in favor of canonical paths with `enabled` toggles; use `openclaw doctor --fix` for migration
•Add built-in `video_generate`, `music_generate`, and `image_generate` tools with bundled providers (xAI Grok, Runway, Google Lyria, MiniMax, ComfyUI)
•Integrate new providers: Qwen, Fireworks AI, StepFun, plus Amazon Bedrock Mantle with automatic region injection and IAM auth support
•Expand multilingual control UI to 12 languages (Chinese, Portuguese, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, French, Turkish, Indonesian, Polish, Ukrainian)
•Implement configurable `contextVisibility` per channel (all, allowlist, allowlist_quote) to filter supplemental context by sender allowlists
•Add Matrix-native and iOS APNs exec approval notifications with in-app modals and account-scoped approvers
•Expose OpenClaw tools to Claude CLI background runs via loopback MCP bridge with stdin streaming and live progress display
•Refactor memory dreaming into three cooperative phases (light, deep, REM) with weighted short-term recall, configurable aging, and `/dreaming` command
•Improve prompt caching stability through normalized system-prompt fingerprints, deterministic MCP tool ordering, and removal of duplicate in-band tool inventories
•Add plugin-config TUI prompts and `openclaw plugins install --force` for guided onboarding and safe plugin replacement

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Config Migration Commandcommand

openclaw doctor --fix

Plugin Installation with Force Overridecommand

openclaw plugins install --force <plugin-target>

Memory Dreaming Commandcommand

openclaw memory rem-harness
openclaw memory promote-explain

Config Schema Exportcommand

openclaw config schema

Status and Cache Diagnosticscommand

openclaw status --verbose

Channel Context Visibility Configyamlconfig

channels:
  - name: example-channel
    contextVisibility: allowlist  # options: all, allowlist, allowlist_quote
    contextAllowlist:
      - user1
      - user2

Memory Dreaming Configurationyamlconfig

memory:
  dreaming:
    enabled: true
    frequency: daily
    recencyHalfLifeDays: 7
    maxAgeDays: 90
    verboseLogging: false

Amazon Bedrock Provider Configyamlconfig

providers:
  bedrock:
    type: amazon-bedrock
    region: auto  # auto-detect from AWS credential chain
    mantle:
      enabled: true
      autoDiscovery: true
    embeddings:
      model: titan  # options: titan, cohere, nova, twelvelabs
      dimensions: auto

Media Generation Tools Configyamlconfig

agents:
  default:
    tools:
      - video_generate:
          providers:
            - xai-grok-imagine-video
            - runway
            - alibaba-wan
      - music_generate:
          providers:
            - google-lyria
            - minimax
            - comfy-workflow
      - image_generate:
          providers:
            - comfy-workflow