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How to Migrate OpenClaw from Anthropic OAuth to Claude CLI
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Migration
OpenClaw Doctor Stops OAuth Token Drift
OpenClaw Doctor now skips rotating-token MCP OAuth probes in read-only diagnostics, preserving working server logins.
September 13th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Fixes Legacy Cron Job Edits
OpenClaw now migrates older cron job ownership so automations remain editable after the 2026.9.4 account changes.
September 12th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Doctor Recovers Orphan Task Deliveries
OpenClaw Doctor can now preserve and remove orphan task delivery rows, helping affected upgrades recover while keeping database evidence intact.
September 11th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Reports the First Failed Search Provider
OpenClaw now keeps the first automatic web-search provider error when every fallback fails, giving operators clearer diagnostics.
September 11th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Adds Provider Login Menu for Chat
OpenClaw now separates credential-only provider login from model setup, giving chat users a clearer menu before saving OpenAI, xAI, or MiniMax access.
September 10th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Adds Cloud Worker Profile Controls
OpenClaw now lets operators edit advanced cloud worker profiles, repository defaults, and prepared pool settings from the UI without manual config edits.
September 10th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw 2026.9.3 Ships Safer Updates
OpenClaw 2026.9.3 adds safer update rehearsals, shared Skill Workshop storage, meeting search, public session sharing, and Node 24.16+ upgrade rules now.
September 8th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Doctor Fixes Plugin Config Startup
OpenClaw Doctor now removes retired plugin install config safely, preserving records so strict Gateway services can start again.
September 5th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Restores Ultra for Native Codex
OpenClaw configured native Codex account models now expose their account-supported reasoning effort choices, including Ultra.
September 2nd 2026
Migration
OpenClaw 2026.8.2 Brings Linux Companion
OpenClaw 2026.8.2 ships a Linux desktop companion, docked Home, safer upgrades, background sessions, and verified release artifacts.
September 1st 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Cron Jobs Get SQLite Migration Repair
OpenClaw now preserves valid cron, interval, exit, and stream automations during SQLite migration and can recover already quarantined jobs.
August 31st 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Fixes Empty Agent Model Pickers
OpenClaw's Control UI now refreshes configured model catalogs for cold secondary agents, helping multi-agent teams avoid empty model pickers in setup.
August 28th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Tightens SecretRef Command Checks
OpenClaw now catches unsafe SecretRef exec command paths during config validation, stopping bad credential providers before startup failures appear later.
August 28th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Speeds Provider Policy Loading for CI Runs
OpenClaw merged a performance fix that avoids a heavy provider-model import path and removes a roughly 65-second source-checkout stall from CI runs today.
August 26th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Stops Sandbox Env Leaks in Process Listings
OpenClaw merged a sandbox security fix that keeps configured environment values out of Docker, Podman, SSH, and OpenShell process lists across launch paths.
August 26th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Cron Jobs Stop False Setup Timeouts
OpenClaw merged a cron watchdog fix so isolated jobs making healthy setup progress can use configured timeouts instead of dying at the old 60-second guard.
August 21st 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Keeps Claude CLI OAuth Alive in Control UI
OpenClaw now keeps Claude CLI OAuth routes selectable after Gateway restarts by repairing legacy metadata and removing contradictory auth status.
August 20th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Matrix Providers Recover After Sync Stops
OpenClaw Matrix providers now recover from disconnected sync-stop poison without replacing the whole Gateway process.
August 19th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Adds Provider Acceptance Diagnostics
OpenClaw now records provider request acceptance across HTTP, SDK, and WebSocket transports for clearer model-call diagnostics.
August 18th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Repairs Workspace Migration Safety
OpenClaw now preserves configured workspaces after setup-state migration, preventing false vanished-workspace failures on upgrade.
August 17th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Adds Per-Agent GitHub Identities
OpenClaw now lets operators inspect and configure the GitHub CLI identity each local agent uses without changing shared host auth.
August 17th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw 2026.8.1 Beta 2 Ships Security Upgrades
OpenClaw 2026.8.1 Beta 2 adds secret egress host binding, GPT-5.6 runtime switching, SQLite snapshots, and safer installs.
August 15th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Adds Per-Requester OAuth for MCP
OpenClaw now supports per-requester OAuth for MCP servers, so trusted shared-channel users can connect their own accounts with safer authority boundaries.
August 11th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Tightens Provider Binary Downloads
OpenClaw PR #120351 shares generated-media download guards and closes malformed provider response bodies without changing provider contracts.
August 7th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Honors ACP Configured Models
OpenClaw PR #120046 makes configured ACP agent models authoritative instead of letting gateway environment defaults override them.
August 6th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Keeps Gateway Responsive After Startup
OpenClaw PR #119710 removes memory-core startup warmup so health and config RPCs do not stall after Gateway readiness.
August 5th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Restores Installed TUI Provider Auth
OpenClaw PR #119283 fixes installed local TUI /auth by resolving the current package CLI instead of a broken relative bundle path.
August 4th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Recovers New Session Model Lists
OpenClaw PR #119120 keeps configured model catalogs visible when optional command metadata fails during Gateway startup.
August 4th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Fixes Control UI Device Auth Recovery
OpenClaw PR #118231 adds a one-time dashboard bootstrap so operators can recover Control UI access after device-auth upgrades.
August 2nd 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Mapped Wake Hooks Now Route Correctly
OpenClaw fixed mapped wake hooks so successful multi-agent events reach the configured agent and session instead of the default main session.
July 29th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Brings GA Realtime To ChatGPT OAuth
OpenClaw browser Talk now supports GA OpenAI Realtime models through a Gateway-brokered ChatGPT OAuth fallback.
July 29th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Rejects Invalid Channel Account Routes
OpenClaw now rejects invalid channel account selections instead of silently borrowing another configured account for message delivery.
July 27th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Fixes Anthropic OAuth Discovery
OpenClaw now authenticates Anthropic live model discovery with OAuth bearer tokens, helping Claude subscription users see new models sooner.
July 26th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Moves Security Stores Into SQLite
OpenClaw moved exec approvals and auth profiles into SQLite, replacing fragile JSON stores with doctor-gated migrations and fail-closed recovery.
July 26th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Denies Shell-Expanded Execs Faster
OpenClaw now denies shell-expanded Gateway exec commands immediately when approvals are off and deny fallback is configured.
July 25th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Secures Matrix Crypto Upgrades
OpenClaw now moves Matrix crypto snapshot upgrades into doctor, preserving legacy key bytes while making runtime persistence fail closed.
July 23rd 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Smooths Trusted-Proxy Scope Upgrades
OpenClaw trusted-proxy gateways can now auto-approve same-key browser scope upgrades while preserving operator caps and key checks.
July 20th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Setup Now Fails Before Bad Writes
OpenClaw onboarding now rejects invalid setup options before mutating config, credentials, or workspace state, making first-run automation safer.
July 20th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw 2026.7.2 Beta 3 Expands Remote Agents
OpenClaw 2026.7.2 beta 3 ships remote coding sessions, native automation upgrades, safer channels, and verified release evidence.
July 19th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Streams Provider Setup Progress
OpenClaw now streams provider preparation progress so long local model downloads are visible across CLI, macOS, and web.
July 17th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Moves Web Push State to SQLite
OpenClaw moved Web Push subscriptions and VAPID identity into shared SQLite with an explicit Doctor migration for safer upgrades.
July 15th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Retires Flat Streaming Keys
OpenClaw is moving six channel integrations to nested streaming config, with doctor migrations and SDK warnings for plugin authors.
July 12th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Repairs Legacy TaskFlow State
OpenClaw now self-heals a legacy TaskFlow delivery status that could hide persisted tasks after older state migrations.
July 10th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Tightens Codex and MCP Approval Boundaries
OpenClaw now routes risky Codex app-server commands and group MCP config views through stricter human and private-delivery boundaries.
July 10th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Fixes First-Run Onboarding
OpenClaw fresh installs now enter onboarding before gateway probes, preventing missing auth, config, and service state.
July 8th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Tightens State Directory Isolation
OpenClaw now skips app-group identity migration when OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR is set, protecting relocated stores and local tests.
July 7th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Bounds OAuth and Webhook Responses
OpenClaw now caps successful OpenRouter OAuth and Discord webhook JSON responses to avoid unbounded provider reads.
July 6th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Cron Edits Stop Breaking CLI Runs
OpenClaw now preserves default tool policy markers when scheduled jobs are edited, preventing CLI backend cron runs from failing later.
July 5th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw 2026.6.11 Stable Release Lands
OpenClaw 2026.6.11 ships channel control upgrades, safer plugin distribution, mobile settings panels, and stronger agent-turn reliability.
June 30th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Keeps Codex Plugin Apps Available
OpenClaw PR #98042 keeps configured Codex plugin apps available when a new thread starts with missing app inventory.
June 30th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Tightens Voice and Memory Controls
OpenClaw merged a privilege hardening sweep for Talk Voice, Voice Call status, and Memory Core dreaming configuration writes.
June 29th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Bounds Provider Responses Across OAuth
OpenClaw merged a broad provider-response hardening wave, capping OAuth and model response reads to reduce oversized-body OOM risk.
June 29th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Fixes Provider Abort Fallback Recovery
OpenClaw now distinguishes provider-side aborts from user cancellations, helping fallback models recover silent group and cron replies.
June 27th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Caps Provider JSON Response Reads
OpenClaw landed a provider hardening wave that bounds JSON reads across video, speech, embeddings, and Copilot usage paths.
June 25th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Hardens Exec and Provider Boundaries
OpenClaw merged new hardening for inline interpreters, self-hosted provider discovery, and gateway auth limiter memory pressure.
June 24th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Fixes Codex OAuth Compaction
OpenClaw merged a P1 Codex OAuth compaction fix so OpenAI sessions can compact without requiring a separate OpenAI API key.
June 24th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Keeps Cron Idle Watchdogs Enabled
OpenClaw fixes cron-triggered embedded agent runs so silent remote model calls keep the default idle watchdog unless explicitly configured otherwise.
June 22nd 2026
Migration
OpenClaw 2026.6.9 Ships Stable Agent Recovery
OpenClaw 2026.6.9 is now stable with richer Telegram delivery, stronger recovery paths, Codex integration upgrades, and provider plugins.
June 21st 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Doctor Adds Ordered Health Check APIs
OpenClaw's doctor command now has a migration path for structured health checks while preserving trusted repair order and behavior.
June 20th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Doctor Repairs Legacy Codex Routes
OpenClaw's doctor command now repairs stale openai-codex routes into canonical OpenAI model config while preserving Codex runtime policy.
June 20th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Migration Guide Hits Hacker News
A Hermes guide for migrating from OpenClaw reached Hacker News today, sparking debate over agent stacks, context overhead, and migration paths.
June 18th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Adds Codex Hosted Search Provider Routing
OpenClaw PR #93446 adds Codex hosted web search routing, letting configured Codex workers handle bounded search calls for non-Codex parent runtimes safely.
June 16th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Tightens Plugin and Auth Safety Paths
OpenClaw merged plugin install policy, approval persistence, and auth migration fixes that close gaps around trusted installs and credential state tonight.
June 15th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw 2026.6.5 Is Stable: SQLite State Migration Complete
OpenClaw 2026.6.5 graduates to stable today, completing a sweeping SQLite state migration and shipping transcript image redaction as a security fix.
June 9th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw 2026.6.5-beta.5: Provider Fixes, Android Theme, Workboard Stability
Beta.5 lands today with Ollama metadata fixes, Gemini path normalization, Android theme mode selection, and Workboard ghost row elimination. The stable release is close.
June 8th 2026
Migration
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
Migration
OpenClaw Workboard Is Getting Namespaces, Stats, and Operator Recovery
A major Workboard upgrade is in review: board namespaces, board stats, five new tools, and operator recovery actions for promoting and reclaiming stalled agent work.
May 30th 2026
Migration
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
Migration
OpenClaw v2026.5.26-beta.2 Brings Key Security Fixes
OpenClaw v2026.5.26-beta.2 lands with critical security patches, a new Rastermill image backend, transcript upgrades, and a smarter Discord model picker.
May 27th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw v2026.5.20: Discord Voice Follow, Policy Plugin, and xAI OAuth
OpenClaw v2026.5.20 is out with Discord voice-follow for users, a bundled Policy plugin for channel compliance, and xAI device-code OAuth login.
May 21st 2026
Migration
OpenClaw v2026.5.20 Beta: Discord Voice Follow Mode, Policy Plugin, and xAI OAuth
OpenClaw v2026.5.20-beta.1 lands Discord voice follow mode, SOUL.md-aware voice sessions, a bundled Policy plugin, and headless xAI OAuth login.
May 21st 2026
Migration
OpenClaw v2026.5.16-beta.4: Slack Threads, xAI OAuth, and a Big Fixes Wave
OpenClaw beta.4 lands with Slack assistant threads, xAI Grok OAuth, new music providers, Chinese localization, and dozens of targeted fixes.
May 17th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Adds xAI Grok OAuth Login for SuperGrok Subscribers
SuperGrok subscribers can now authenticate xAI models in OpenClaw via OAuth — no XAI_API_KEY required. Here is how the new login flow works.
May 17th 2026
Migration
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
Migration
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
Migration
OpenClaw Moves Amazon Bedrock to an External Provider Plugin
Amazon Bedrock and Bedrock Mantle are being separated from the OpenClaw core bundle, requiring a separate npm install for Bedrock users going forward.
May 14th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw beta.5 Adds Context Maps and Smarter Agent Chaining
OpenClaw v2026.5.10-beta.5 lands with a visual context treemap command, configurable agent-to-agent turn limits, sandboxed message controls, and a wave of Discord voice improvements.
May 12th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw beta.4 and beta.5: Agent Sandboxing and Fly.io Detection Land
OpenClaw drops two rapid-fire beta releases today with per-agent message sandboxing, Fly.io auto-detection, expanded agent-to-agent turn limits, and Fal edit mode upgrades.
May 11th 2026
Migration
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
Migration
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
Migration
Clawback: Rehearse OpenClaw Upgrades Before Going Live
Born from a real rough-week downgrade nightmare, Clawback lets you test OpenClaw version changes in a container and keep a rollback plan ready — before touching your live install.
May 6th 2026
Migration
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
Migration
OpenClaw v2026.5.3: Streaming Progress Drafts, File Transfer, and 110+ Contributors
OpenClaw v2026.5.3 stable lands with streaming progress mode, a file-transfer plugin, /steer command, and hardened gateway config.
May 4th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Community Roundup: May 3, 2026
This week on HN: tank-os turns OpenClaw into a bootable Linux appliance, Clawback rehearses upgrades safely, and a new EC2 deployment guide arrives.
May 3rd 2026
Migration
OpenClaw 2026.5.3 Beta: File Transfer Plugin and Shell Command Explainer
OpenClaw v2026.5.3-beta.2 ships a bundled file-transfer plugin for binary file ops on paired nodes, a tree-sitter shell explainer, and gateway config hardening.
May 3rd 2026
Migration
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
Migration
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
Migration
OpenClaw v2026.4.25: TTS Overhaul, PWA Gateway, and OpenTelemetry
OpenClaw v2026.4.25 is out with a complete TTS upgrade, six new voice providers, PWA Web Push for Gateway chat, and expanded OpenTelemetry coverage.
April 27th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Google Meet Realtime Consult Now Routes to Specific Agents
OpenClaw now supports per-agent routing in Google Meet realtime consult sessions, letting you direct live meeting queries to a specific configured agent.
April 27th 2026
Migration
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
Migration
OpenClaw v2026.4.25: Full TTS Overhaul, PWA Push Notifications, and OTEL Everywhere
OpenClaw v2026.4.25 lands with a sweeping TTS upgrade, Web Push for the Gateway control UI, expanded OpenTelemetry coverage, and browser automation hardening.
April 26th 2026
Migration
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
Migration
OpenClaw v2026.4.22: xAI Providers, TUI Mode, and Tencent Cloud
OpenClaw v2026.4.22 lands xAI image generation, TTS and STT, a standalone TUI embedded mode, Tencent Cloud, and Tokenjuice in one enormous drop.
April 23rd 2026
Migration
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
Migration
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
Migration
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
Migration
OpenClaw Security Patches: SSRF, ReDoS, and Allowlist Hardening
A fresh OpenClaw pre-release drops five targeted security fixes: a ReDoS patch in the Control UI, SSRF enforcement on browser routes, heartbeat trust downgrade, Teams allowlist hardening, and config field redaction.
April 14th 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Tightens Heartbeats and Audio Provider Checks
OpenClaw merged quieter heartbeat guidance, better audio provider detection, and fresh WhatsApp reaction fixes on April 12, 2026.
April 12th 2026
Migration
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
Migration
OpenClaw v2026.4.9: Critical Security Patches — Upgrade Now
OpenClaw v2026.4.9 ships a major security batch covering SSRF bypasses, dotenv injection, exec sanitization, and more. Upgrade immediately.
April 9th 2026
Migration
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
Migration
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
Migration
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
Migration
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
Migration
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
Migration
OpenClaw Now Passively Ingests Group Messages Without Replying
A new ingest config flag lets OpenClaw plugins observe group messages on Telegram and Signal without triggering a reply, opening up silent automation workflows.
April 3rd 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Session End Hooks Get a Major Upgrade
OpenClaw's session_end plugin lifecycle hook now ships transcript metadata — and a HIGH-severity symlink issue was flagged during review.
April 3rd 2026
Migration
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
Migration
OpenClaw Now Infers Custom Providers in /status
PR #58474 teaches OpenClaw to look up custom model catalog entries when inferring provider identity for the session status card, fixing blank provider fields.
April 1st 2026
Migration
OpenClaw Brings Native Exec Approvals to Slack
OpenClaw main now routes exec approval requests through Slack natively, matching the Discord and Telegram approval UX with configurable approvers and session filters.
March 31st 2026
Migration
OpenClaw ACPX Now Supports 13 Built-In Coding Agents
OpenClaw's ACPX harness just expanded its built-in agent registry from 5 to 13, adding Copilot, Cursor, Kiro, Kilocode, and more with zero-config npx commands.
March 27th 2026
Migration
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
Migration
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
Migration FAQ
Questions readers ask during OpenClaw upgrades
Where can I find OpenClaw migration help?
Start here for the major migration stories, then continue into the guides hub and release coverage for version-specific context.
Does OpenClaw Chronicles explain breaking changes too?
Yes. Release posts and migration tutorials are written to surface what changed, why it matters, and what readers likely need to update next.
What if my migration is triggered by a security issue?
Pair this hub with the security archive so you can judge urgency, patch order, and hardening steps before reopening production access.
Are provider and auth migrations covered here too?
Yes. This hub is meant for exactly that kind of change, especially when OpenClaw provider defaults, auth flows, or CLI requirements move underneath an existing setup.
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