Expressive & Resilient
OpenClaw 2026.6.9 brings massive improvements to the Telegram messaging experience and hardens the agent runtime against incomplete or interrupted turns.
Richer Telegram Delivery
The Telegram adapter has been overhauled to handle complex layouts and rich formatting more reliably.
- HTML Tables & Lists: Telegram now renders structured HTML tables and lists correctly, normalizing them for mobile display.
- Progress Drafts: Command output and progress indicators are rendered more faithfully, reducing "flicker" during long tasks.
- Metadata Preservation: Rich markdown, sticker paths, and mentions are preserved across more complex delivery paths.
Dependable Agent Recovery
We've added several safety nets to ensure agents don't get stuck on partial or malformed responses.
- Retry Logic: The runtime now automatically retries turns that return only thinking tags or empty post-tool output.
- Artifact Repair: Partial JSON and history artifacts are repaired during ingress, preventing "broken session" errors.
- Compaction Safety: Usage tracking is preserved through compaction cycles, and duplicate hook executions are blocked.
Stronger Codex Integration
Codex users get a more seamless experience with improved auth and tool access.
- Auto-Approvals: Automatic plugin approvals and SecretRefs support for smoother automated workflows.
- Spark OAuth: GPT-5.3 Spark OAuth routing is now natively supported.
- Remote-Node Exec: Remote-node execution is exposed to Codex as a dynamic tool when a node is paired.
Leaner Plugin Architecture
Official providers are moving to a more modular distribution model.
- NPM-First: Official provider packages are now independent npm releases discovered at Gateway startup.
- StepFun Support: The StepFun provider is now available via npm and ClawHub.
- Provider Health: Improved health monitoring and extension status reporting in the Control UI.
UI & Client Improvements
Better organization and control across web and mobile surfaces.
- Session Workspace Rail: A new rail in the Control UI for managing session-scoped files and tools.
- iOS Watch Controls: Basic agent controls are now available on the official iOS Watch app.
- Android Context: Improved chat context display on Android devices.
Under the Hood
- SQLite Stability: Avoidance of WAL on network filesystems and improved setup state hygiene.
- Search Provenance: Verified source provenance for ClawHub skill installs.
- Oversized Embeddings: Improved handling of large embedding batches.
Upgrade Guide
Who should upgrade?
- Users with complex Telegram-based agent workflows
- Operators using Codex for automated coding tasks
- Anyone running OpenClaw on network-mounted filesystems (SQLite fixes)
How to Upgrade
Update your installation via the terminal:
openclaw update
FAQ
What's improved in Telegram delivery?
Telegram now supports rich HTML tables, preserves rich markdown, and renders progress drafts and command output more faithfully. It also safely normalizes HTML tables and preserves mentions.
How has agent recovery been strengthened?
The runtime now retries thinking-only or empty post-tool turns and repairs partial JSON/history artifacts. It also preserves fresh usage through compaction and prevents duplicate hook execution.
What's new for Codex users?
Codex gains automatic plugin approvals, GPT-5.3 Spark OAuth routing, and remote-node execution as a dynamic tool when a node is connected.
How are provider plugins changing?
Official provider packages are now standalone npm releases that load at Gateway startup. StepFun is the latest addition to this npm-first distribution model.
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