One gateway can host multiple agents with separate workspaces, state and session history. Bindings route incoming messages. The documentation warns against sharing agentDir, making it useful when separating work and personal assistants.
The official automation index explains persistent jobs, schedules, triggers and delivery to chat channels or webhooks. Start with a reminder or recurring brief, then inspect run history rather than assuming a configured job has succeeded.
The official guide walks through a dedicated WhatsApp number, gateway, workspace and sender allowlist. Establish one working conversation before adding proactive tasks, and review tool permissions and isolation.
The v2026.9.7 release links to reader-friendly notes and a Markdown changelog, with npm package and integrity information. Review changes relevant to your channels and configuration before upgrading. BotClaw has not independently tested this release.
Version 2026.8.33 is a gateway-only extended-stable release. It backports model support, security hardening and reliability fixes to the August branch, including metrics authorization and Discord media permissions. Check which release branch your installation uses before upgrading.
> **macOS app rebuilt 2026-09-24:** the original 2026.9.6 macOS build crashed at launch (#156861) and was replaced at 09:52 UTC by a rebuilt, notarized 2026.9.6 build with the fix (#156881). Download the DMG below or update from 2026.9.5 in
This is a gateway-only `extended-stable` release, which is our current equivalent to LTS. This release is OpenClaw from the end of July 2026, plus critical security updates, reliability and performance fixes, and features like new model sup
## OpenClaw v2026.9.5 64 direct commits · 4,179 pull requests · 503 contributors ### Changes included in this release The release notes and changelog contain the same content, presented in two formats: - Release notes — formatted for people
## OpenClaw v2026.9.4 20 direct commits · 1,558 pull requests · 294 contributors ### Changes included in this release The release notes and changelog contain the same content, presented in two formats: - Release notes — formatted for people
## 2026.6.35 This is the final June 2026 Extended Stable (LTS) release. ### Highlights - **Safer provider and channel boundaries:** bundled providers and channel adapters now bound untrusted response bodies, reject oversized inputs before e
## 2026.9.3 ### Highlights - **Safer updates:** rehearse core and plugin changes in isolated candidate state before activation, support eligible 2026.9.2 migrations, and recover abandoned update records without stopping a healthy matching G
## 2026.9.2 ### Highlights - **Faster, more responsive chat:** keep chat, dashboards, and session interactions responsive while long transcripts and disk usage are processed, with direct dashboard lookup, less cold-load work, and durable hi
## 2026.9.1 ### Highlights - **Diagrams in every chat:** Mermaid blocks now render as diagrams in the Control UI and in the native macOS, iOS, and Android apps, with enlarge previews and a retry when a diagram fails to render on mobile. (#1
## 2026.8.2 ### Highlights - **Your Home agent, beside your work:** open Home in a right or bottom dock with `Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+H`, keep your current page in view, and preview or remove its work-context snapshot or attach selected text to your
## 2026.8.1 2026.8.1 release notes > **Update help:** If the automatic update fails, use a local coding harness to help complete the update, diagnose any migration errors, and verify that the Gateway starts correctly. Back up your configura
### Fixes - **npm plugin updates:** accept singleton-array metadata from newer npm clients so tracked official plugins can install and update to correction releases. (#108336)