Richer Communication
OpenClaw 2026.6.8 focuses on making agent communication more expressive and the gateway runtime more resilient to interruptions.
Rich Telegram & WhatsApp Delivery
We've upgraded the messaging layer to support more complex data structures and better routing for mobile-first channels.
- Structured Rich Text: Telegram can now render tables, lists, and expandable blockquotes, preserving intentional line breaks for cleaner output.
- WhatsApp ACP Bindings: WhatsApp delivery now correctly honors configured ACP (Agent Control Protocol) bindings for consistent behavior across platforms.
- Media Boundaries: Safer rich-media boundaries prevent broken payloads when sending complex attachments.
Sharper Agent & Gateway Recovery
This release hardens the runtime against crashes, restarts, and transient failures across various agent activities.
- Activity Recovery: Sharper recovery for account-scoped DM sends, generated media completions, and auto-reply message tools.
- Yielded Subagents: Improved pause/resume logic for yielded subagent runs, ensuring no state is lost during gateway restarts.
- Heartbeat Deduplication: Main-session heartbeat events are now properly de-duplicated to prevent duplicate processing.
- Session Identity: Runtime prompts now explicitly expose session identity for clearer debugging and context awareness.
Expanded Provider & Model Support
Expanding the catalog with the latest models and refining how provider paths are handled.
- GLM-5.2: Native support for the latest GLM model family.
- Claude Haiku 4.5: Updated catalog entries for the newest Haiku models.
- Provider Normalization: Normalized provider-prefix handling for OpenRouter and Google Vertex to simplify model identifiers.
- Tool-Streaming Safety: Hardened tool-streaming safety for Claude 4.5 in Copilot runtimes.
UI & Mobile Stability
Making the control surface more reliable on both desktop and mobile devices.
- Workspace Organization: Workspace files can now be configured to start collapsed, keeping your workbench clean.
- WebChat Resilience: Backscroll now survives active streaming, preventing the UI from jumping during long agent responses.
- iOS Reconnects: Hardened logic for reconnecting stale foreground gateways on iOS devices.
Under the Hood
- Oversized Embeddings: Automatic splitting of oversized OpenAI embedding batches before they hit payload limits.
- SQLite on NFS: Avoidance of WAL (Write-Ahead Logging) on NFS state volumes to prevent file locking issues.
- QMD Memory: Memory search remains enabled even in transient QMD modes.
Upgrade Guide
Who should upgrade?
- Users relying on rich Telegram output (tables, lists)
- Operators managing complex subagent yields and restarts
- Those using the latest GLM or Claude Haiku models
How to Upgrade
Update your installation via the terminal:
openclaw update
FAQ
What's new for Telegram and WhatsApp?
Telegram now supports structured rich text including tables, lists, and expandable blockquotes. WhatsApp delivery now honors configured ACP bindings for more consistent routing.
How has agent recovery improved?
Recovery is now sharper across account-scoped DM sends, generated media completions, auto-reply message tools, and yielded subagent pauses. Heartbeat events are also better de-duplicated.
Are there new models supported?
Yes, this release adds support for GLM-5.2 and includes Claude Haiku 4.5 catalog entries, along with normalized provider prefixes for OpenRouter and Google Vertex.
What UI improvements were made?
Workspace files can now start collapsed, WebChat backscroll survives active streaming sessions, and iOS reconnection logic for stale gateways has been hardened.
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