OpenClaw Release Notes

openclaw/openclaw released version v2026.3.11. This release includes breaking changes. Key updates: OpenRouter/models: add temporary Hunter Alpha and Healer Alpha entries to the built-in catalog so OpenRouter users can try the new free stealth models during their roughly one-week availability win...

openclaw/openclaw released version v2026.3.11-beta.1 (pre-release). This release includes breaking changes. Key updates: OpenRouter/models: add temporary Hunter Alpha and Healer Alpha entries to the built-in catalog so OpenRouter users can try the new free stealth models during their roughly one-...

openclaw/openclaw released version v2026.3.8. This release includes breaking changes. Key updates: CLI/backup: add `openclaw backup create` and `openclaw backup verify` for local state archives, including `--only-config`, `--no-include-workspace`, manifest/payload validation, and backup guidance ...

openclaw/openclaw released version v2026.3.8-beta.1 (pre-release). This release includes breaking changes. Key updates: CLI/backup: add `openclaw backup create` and `openclaw backup verify` for local state archives, including `--only-config`, `--no-include-workspace`, manifest/payload validation,...

openclaw/openclaw released version v2026.3.7. This release includes breaking changes. Key updates: Agents/context engine plugin interface: add `ContextEngine` plugin slot with full lifecycle hooks (`bootstrap`, `ingest`, `assemble`, `compact`, `afterTurn`, `prepareSubagentSpawn`, `onSubagentEnded...

openclaw/openclaw released version v2026.3.7-beta.1 (pre-release). This release includes breaking changes. Key updates: Agents/context engine plugin interface: add `ContextEngine` plugin slot with full lifecycle hooks (`bootstrap`, `ingest`, `assemble`, `compact`, `afterTurn`, `prepareSubagentSpa...

openclaw/openclaw released version v2026.3.2. This release includes breaking changes. Key updates: Secrets/SecretRef coverage: expand SecretRef support across the full supported user-supplied credential surface (64 targets total), including runtime collectors, `openclaw secrets` planning/apply/au...

openclaw/openclaw released version v2026.3.2-beta.1 (pre-release). This release includes breaking changes. Key updates: Docs/Feishu webhook setup: clarify `verificationToken` configuration with Open Platform navigation steps, and align Feishu sender-allowlist guidance plus zh-CN channel documenta...

openclaw/openclaw released version v2026.3.1. This release includes breaking changes. Key updates: Agents/Thinking defaults: set `adaptive` as the default thinking level for Anthropic Claude 4.6 models (including Bedrock Claude 4.6 refs) while keeping other reasoning-capable models at `low` unles...

openclaw/openclaw released version v2026.2.26. This release includes breaking changes. Key updates: Highlight: External Secrets Management introduces a full `openclaw secrets` workflow (`audit`, `configure`, `apply`, `reload`) with runtime snapshot activation, strict `secrets apply` target-path v...