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Guide
Clor Brings Cron-Style Automation to OpenClaw Agents
Clor is a new CLI that lets coding agents create scheduled background tasks called claws, bringing cron-style automation to any OpenClaw-style setup.
June 2nd 2026
Guide
OpenClaw on YouTube This Week: Upgrades, Local LLMs, and Autonomous Agents
This week's OpenClaw YouTube coverage spans the new v2026.6.1 upgrades, running fully offline with local models, and building 24/7 autonomous agent systems.
June 1st 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.5.27 Is Stable: What Changed from Beta
OpenClaw v2026.5.27 has graduated from beta to stable release. Here is what to expect, how to upgrade, and what the final diff from beta adds.
May 28th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw on YouTube: New Update Breakdown and Ollama Install Tutorial
Two new OpenClaw videos this week cover the v2026.5.26 performance release in depth and walk through a complete Ollama local-model installation from scratch.
May 27th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw as Universal Agent OS: A Maintainer Makes the Case
OpenClaw maintainer Kevin Lin argues the platform is becoming the universal Agent OS — extendable at every layer from inference to memory to the harness itself.
May 22nd 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Leads the ARC-AGI-3 Community Leaderboard at 5.2%
An OpenClaw-based agent harness has claimed the top spot on the official ARC-AGI-3 community leaderboard, scoring 5.2% for $2,912 using memory and code tools.
May 21st 2026
Guide
OpenClaw May 21 Community: Org Shakeup, Proof Loop Skill, and More
Pi harness creator exits OpenClaw's GitHub org, a new Proof Loop skill lands for agent task verification, and a Slack sandbox setup guide surfaces on HN.
May 21st 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Community Roundup May 20: Cleanup Tools and Hosting Picks
This week the OpenClaw community built an uninstall cleanup utility, compared hosting setups in a public spreadsheet, and pushed ecosystem tools into new territory.
May 20th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw 2026.5.19: Android Voice Goes Real-Time, Plugin SDK Lands
OpenClaw 2026.5.19 ships realtime Android Talk Mode, a typed plugin build SDK, Mac Settings redesign, and a critical memory search performance fix.
May 20th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Video Picks May 20: The Definitive Beginner Tutorial
Metics Media drops the most comprehensive OpenClaw tutorial yet, plus a new MCP server that gives OpenClaw access to any YouTube video without an API key.
May 20th 2026
Guide
How to Cut OpenClaw Token Usage by 10x with Compaction Config
One developer dropped their daily token total from 2.2M to 256k by tuning compaction settings and eliminating silent heartbeat and cron duplication.
May 17th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Beta Brings Grok OAuth, Localization, and 50+ Fixes
Two betas shipped on May 16 adding xAI Grok OAuth for SuperGrok, Chinese UI localization, Matrix E2EE fixes, and over 50 bug fixes across every layer.
May 16th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.5.16-beta.1: Localization, Skill Caching, and 30+ Fixes
OpenClaw v2026.5.16-beta.1 ships CLI localization for Chinese speakers, a warm-gateway skill cache for faster turns, and over 30 bug fixes across Telegram, Discord, Codex, and more.
May 16th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Adds Per-Agent Bootstrap Profiles for Precise Context Control
OpenClaw now lets you configure contextInjection and bootstrap size limits per individual agent, giving multi-agent setups precise control over startup context.
May 15th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.5.10-beta.3: Slack Overhaul, Codex Native Mode, Plugin SDK Cleanup
OpenClaw v2026.5.10-beta.3 ships with major Slack improvements, Codex native code-mode for harness threads, Plugin SDK deprecation cleanup, and on-demand local model startup.
May 11th 2026
Guide
How to Set Up OpenClaw Discord Voice Realtime Mode (2026.5.10)
A practical guide to configuring OpenClaw's new Discord voice realtime modes: agent-proxy, STT/TTS, and bidi realtime with barge-in control.
May 10th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.5.9 Beta: Discord Gets Real-Time Voice Modes
OpenClaw v2026.5.9-beta.1 ships multi-mode Discord realtime voice, Amazon Bedrock service tiers, and a full Gemini 3.1 migration in one big beta drop.
May 9th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.5.7: Authorization Hardening Across the Stack
OpenClaw v2026.5.7 ships 25+ fixes tightening authorization from admin-gated memory toggles to Codex approval overhauls and Telegram sender allowlists.
May 7th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Plugin Gives Agents Memory That Strengthens with Use
formative-memory is a new OpenClaw plugin built by Jari Mustonen that brings biologically-inspired memory to agents — recalling, forgetting, and consolidating overnight.
May 7th 2026
Guide
Carapace Gives OpenClaw Eyes: A New Vision and Sensor Layer
Carapace layers live camera vision, voice, GPS context, and brain-inspired memory onto any OpenClaw instance, with a free iPhone companion app and ten-minute setup.
May 5th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Had a Rough Week: The Team's Honest Postmortem
OpenClaw published a candid retrospective on the v2026.4.29 instability: what broke, why the plugin boundary migration caused it, and what changes next, including an upcoming LTS.
May 5th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw 2026.4.29: Commitments, People Wiki, and NVIDIA Support
OpenClaw 2026.4.29 lands with agent commitments, a people-aware memory wiki, NVIDIA provider integration, and a security breaking change for tool profiles.
April 30th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw 2026.4.27: GPU Passthrough, Codex Computer Use, and Yuanbao
OpenClaw 2026.4.27 ships opt-in Docker GPU passthrough for sandboxed agents, Codex Computer Use setup, a new Tencent Yuanbao channel, and a major Plugin SDK overhaul.
April 29th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw 2026.4.26: Cerebras Support, Claude Import, and Realtime Voice
OpenClaw 2026.4.26 lands with Cerebras as a bundled provider, a first-class migration tool for Claude users, and browser realtime voice.
April 28th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Adds Hermes Migration: Import Your Config in One Step
OpenClaw's new migrate-hermes plugin lets you import your Hermes config, memories, and MCP servers into OpenClaw with a single command.
April 27th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Memory Can Now Search Session Transcripts
OpenClaw memory-core gains session transcript search via corpus=sessions, giving agents access to past conversation history alongside long-term memory files.
April 25th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.4.23: Image Generation Gets a Major Upgrade
OpenClaw v2026.4.23 delivers Codex OAuth image gen, OpenRouter image support, forked subagent context, and configurable local embedding memory.
April 24th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Memory Search Gets a 190x Speed Boost with sqlite-vec KNN
A merged PR replaces OpenClaw's full-table-scan vector search with sqlite-vec KNN, cutting query time from ~8,490ms to ~50ms — a 190x improvement with no schema migration.
April 23rd 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Community Roundup: Brex CrabTrap, Palmier Phone Bridge, and More
Brex open-sourced CrabTrap for company-wide OpenClaw workflows, Palmier connects agents to your phone, and FlirtingBots shipped as a ClawHub skill — a busy Tuesday in the ecosystem.
April 21st 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Setup Wizard Gets Clearer Security Warnings and Searchable Selects
PR #69553 polishes the OpenClaw onboarding experience with a structured security disclaimer, yellow warning banner, loading spinners on model catalog fetches, and searchable model selection.
April 21st 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Defaults GitHub Copilot Onboarding to Claude Opus 4.6
OpenClaw now bootstraps GitHub Copilot users to Claude Opus 4.6 by default, replacing GPT-4o as the out-of-the-box model for new setups.
April 20th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Fixes Token Usage Reporting for Local AI Backends
A new OpenClaw beta ensures stream_options.include_usage is always sent, so Ollama, LM Studio, and custom OpenAI-compatible backends finally report real context usage.
April 19th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Fixes OAuth Token Refresh Race in Multi-Agent Setups
A new cross-agent file lock in OpenClaw serializes OAuth token refreshes, eliminating the refresh_token_reused storms that plagued large Codex deployments.
April 17th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw CLI Transcript Persistence and Ollama Provider Fix Ship Today
Two PRs merged overnight bring CLI agent session history to OpenClaw and fix a frustrating Ollama 404 error caused by an un-stripped provider prefix.
April 16th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.4.15 Beta: Cloud Memory, Copilot Search, Lean Local Models
OpenClaw's latest beta adds LanceDB cloud storage, GitHub Copilot embedding support, a Control UI OAuth health card, and a slim mode for local models.
April 15th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.4.15 Beta: Six Security Fixes You Should Know
The latest OpenClaw beta patches secret leaks in exec prompts, path traversal in memory tools, and a timing gap in MCP loopback auth. Here is what changed.
April 15th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw 2026.4.14: GPT-5.4 Pro, ReDoS Fix, and Security Hardening
OpenClaw 2026.4.14 ships GPT-5.4 Pro compatibility, a Control UI ReDoS fix, stronger security hardening, and a flood of Ollama and memory fixes.
April 14th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw 2026.4.12: Active Memory, LM Studio, and MLX Talk
OpenClaw 2026.4.12 ships a dedicated Active Memory sub-agent, native LM Studio support, MLX local speech for macOS, and three security patches.
April 13th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.4.12 Beta 1: Plugin Scope and Security Fixes
OpenClaw v2026.4.12-beta.1 narrows plugin activation, sharpens active-memory QMD recall, and now blocks deployments that use default gateway credentials.
April 13th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.4.11 Lands Plugin Setup and Better Web Chat
OpenClaw v2026.4.11 turns yesterday's beta into stable, shipping plugin setup descriptors, structured web chat embeds, and broad fixes across auth and media.
April 12th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.4.11-beta.1 Adds Memory Palace and Embeds
OpenClaw v2026.4.11-beta.1 adds Memory Palace views for imported chats, structured web embeds, plugin setup descriptors, and key Codex OAuth fixes.
April 11th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Active Memory: Make Your Agent Remember Automatically
Active Memory is OpenClaw's new plugin that searches your memory store before every reply, so your agent recalls preferences and context without being asked.
April 11th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.4.10: Active Memory, Codex Provider, and More
OpenClaw v2026.4.10 lands with a built-in Active Memory plugin, a bundled Codex provider, local MLX speech, and sweeping security hardening across browser, exec, and tools.
April 11th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Community Roundup: April 2026 Tutorials, Model Debates, and Update Pain
New beginner tutorial videos from Darrel Wilson and others hit YouTube, while Reddit lights up over update friction and a heated GPT-5.4 vs Opus 4.6 performance debate.
April 10th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.4.9 Released: Memory Dreaming, REM Backfill, and a Major Security Batch
OpenClaw v2026.4.9 is out with grounded REM backfill for memory dreaming, provider auth aliases, QA vibes reports, and 10+ security fixes.
April 9th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw REM Backfill: Replay Your Entire Note History Into Durable Memory
The new grounded REM backfill lane in OpenClaw lets you replay historical daily notes into Dreams, extracting durable facts from everything you have ever written.
April 9th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.4.9: Memory Dreaming, REM Backfill, and Security Hardening
OpenClaw v2026.4.9 lands with a grounded REM backfill lane for persistent memory, a new diary UI, and multiple security patches including SSRF and dotenv fixes.
April 9th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Post-Release: Matrix DM Fix, Browser Hardening, and Memory Grounding
A wave of post-release PRs lands on OpenClaw main — fixing Matrix DM policy migration, browser navigation guards, and memory grounded backfill promotion.
April 8th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.4.7: Music Generation, Memory Wiki, and a New infer Hub
OpenClaw v2026.4.7 lands music generation, a restored memory-wiki stack, the openclaw infer CLI hub, Gemma 4, multilingual UI, and dozens of fixes.
April 8th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Community Roundup: freeCodeCamp Guide and Ollama Model Refresh
freeCodeCamp published a deep-dive on building and securing OpenClaw agents, and the official onboarding now suggests fresher Ollama models for local setups.
April 7th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Hardens Node Security: Re-Pairing Required for Command Upgrades
A new security fix requires nodes to re-pair whenever they reconnect claiming expanded command sets, closing a privilege escalation path in multi-node setups.
April 7th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Memory Dreaming: How Your Agent Builds Long-Term Memory
OpenClaw's experimental Dreaming system promotes short-term notes into lasting memory through three cooperative phases. Here is how it works and how to enable it.
April 7th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Video Roundup: Best YouTube Tutorials This Week
New OpenClaw tutorial videos dropped this week covering one-click setup, Hostinger VPS deployment, and full beginner guides. Here are the ones worth watching.
April 6th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Privilege Escalation CVE: What You Need to Know
A scope-ceiling bypass vulnerability in OpenClaw allows authorized users to escalate to admin. Here is what happened, the actual risk, and how to protect yourself.
April 6th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.4.5: Music Generation, Video Tools, and a Dreaming Memory Overhaul
OpenClaw v2026.4.5 lands with built-in music and video generation, a fully rebuilt dreaming memory system, multilingual UI, and critical security fixes.
April 6th 2026
Guide
Run OpenClaw Locally with Gemma 4 TurboQuant on a MacBook Air
Google Gemma 4 TurboQuant makes fully local OpenClaw agents viable on a 16GB MacBook Air — no cloud, no API key, just a one-click app and a warm context cache.
April 5th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.4.2: Task Flow Engine and Android Assistant
OpenClaw v2026.4.2 lands a fully restored Task Flow substrate, Android Google Assistant launch support, plugin config migrations, and a sweeping provider security overhaul.
April 5th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Community Responds to Anthropic OAuth Ban
After Anthropic blocked subscription OAuth for OpenClaw today, users are rallying around alternatives, migration guides, and competing frameworks.
April 4th 2026
Guide
How to Migrate OpenClaw from Anthropic OAuth to Claude CLI
Anthropic blocked subscription OAuth for OpenClaw today. Here is the fastest path to restore your agents using the Claude CLI backend.
April 4th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Community: Home Automation Stories and Local AI
From 50-day self-hosted AI journals to OpenClaw-powered home labs, the community has been sharing impressive real-world deployments this week.
April 3rd 2026
Guide
OpenClaw VPS Setup: New Full Beginner Video Guide Drops
A fresh April 2026 YouTube tutorial walks through the complete OpenClaw VPS setup — from API keys and Telegram to skill installs and security hardening.
April 3rd 2026
Guide
OpenClaw 2026.4.2 Released: Task Flows and Android Assistant
OpenClaw 2026.4.2 lands with restored Task Flow substrate, Android Google Assistant App Actions, and breaking plugin config migrations for xAI and Firecrawl.
April 2nd 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Restores Matrix Guided Onboarding in the CLI
A regression broke the Matrix channel setup wizard in OpenClaw CLI flows. PR #59462 restores guided Matrix onboarding and adds end-to-end regression tests.
April 2nd 2026
Guide
OpenClaw on YouTube: Best Tutorials and Demos This Week
From AI-assisted coding setups to full beginner crash courses, the OpenClaw YouTube community had a productive week. Here are the standout videos worth watching.
April 1st 2026
Guide
OpenClaw on YouTube: Best Setup Guides Published in March 2026
Six high-quality OpenClaw setup and tutorial videos dropped in March 2026, covering VPS installs, Mac onboarding, and secure Docker deployments for beginners.
March 30th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Security Crisis: 42,000 Exposed Instances and What to Do
SecurityScorecard found over 42,000 exposed OpenClaw instances online, with 63% vulnerable to RCE. Here is how to check your setup and lock it down now.
March 30th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Self-Hosting Security: What the Community Is Saying in 2026
Reddit and HN are buzzing with OpenClaw security warnings. Here's an honest look at the risks, what incidents have occurred, and how to harden your setup.
March 29th 2026
Guide
How to Use OpenClaw ACP Bind: Turn Any Chat Into a Codex Workspace
OpenClaw v2026.3.28 adds ACP in-place binding for Discord, BlueBubbles, and iMessage — no child thread required. Here's how it works.
March 29th 2026
Guide
Best OpenClaw YouTube Tutorials This Week: VPS Setup and Beyond
Three standout OpenClaw YouTube tutorials dropped this week covering VPS setup, beginner workflows, and daily use tips you will actually want to watch.
March 27th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Security Alert: ClawHavoc Supply Chain Attack Targets Users
Cisco researchers found OpenClaw skills silently exfiltrating data. Here is what the ClawHavoc supply chain attack means and how to protect yourself now.
March 27th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw Fixes WSL2 Ollama Connection Failures for Good
A new OpenClaw fix forces IPv4 when running Ollama under WSL2, ending the cryptic 'TypeError: fetch failed' errors that plagued Windows users running local models.
March 27th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw v2026.3.25: Teams SDK, Skills UX, and Security
OpenClaw v2026.3.25 ships today with a full Microsoft Teams SDK migration, one-click skill installs, a sandboxed media security fix, and Docker setup repair.
March 25th 2026
Guide
OutClaw: Install OpenClaw in Docker in 3 Minutes—No Terminal Required
OutClaw is a new open-source desktop app that wraps OpenClaw in a guided Docker setup wizard, offering secure-by-default isolation on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
March 24th 2026
Guide
OpenClaw 2026.3.22 Released: The Plugin Overhaul You Didn't Know Was Coming
The March 22nd release is one of the most sweeping updates in recent memory — a full plugin SDK migration, ClawHub-first installs, new web search integrations, and a wave of breaking changes that demand your attention before you update.
March 22nd 2026
Latest guides and walkthroughs
Recent tutorials keep this hub fresh for recurring setup, migration, and local-model search intent.
OpenClaw on YouTube This Week: Upgrades, Local LLMs, and Autonomous Agents
This week's OpenClaw YouTube coverage spans the new v2026.6.1 upgrades, running fully offline with local models, and building 24/7 autonomous agent systems.
June 1st 2026
HolaClaw Brings OpenClaw to Mac in One Click — No Terminal Required
HolaClaw is a free native macOS app that installs OpenClaw with secure defaults, built-in personalities, and Telegram and WhatsApp access out of the box.
May 29th 2026
OpenClaw on YouTube: New Update Breakdown and Ollama Install Tutorial
Two new OpenClaw videos this week cover the v2026.5.26 performance release in depth and walk through a complete Ollama local-model installation from scratch.
May 27th 2026
What OpenClaw guide should beginners read first?
Most beginners should start with a setup or migration guide, then move to memory or local-model coverage once the core install is working.
Can I run OpenClaw locally without a big workstation?
Yes. Several guides here cover lightweight local setups, including MacBook Air workflows that trade some model power for privacy and lower operating cost.
Where do I look when an OpenClaw auth flow changes?
Check the migration and troubleshooting guides first. Those pages are the fastest route to provider-specific fixes and updated setup steps.
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