Changelog — v0.6.9 → next

Changes since the v0.6.9 stable release. This release represents the largest
structural overhaul in ZeroClaw's history: the entire codebase has been split into a
proper Cargo workspace of focused crates, a new config schema has shipped with a live
migration path, and a wave of channel, provider, and security improvements have landed
on top of that foundation.

Highlights

• Workspace split complete — ZeroClaw is now a multi-crate Cargo workspace. The
  monolithic source tree has been decomposed into 12+ focused crates
  (zeroclaw-api, zeroclaw-runtime, zeroclaw-gateway, zeroclaw-channels,
  zeroclaw-tools, zeroclaw-memory, zeroclaw-providers, zeroclaw-infra,
  zeroclaw-config, zeroclaw-tui, zeroclaw-plugins, zeroclaw-hardware).
  The foundation binary now builds at 6.6 MB with --no-default-features.

• Config V2 schema with automatic migration — Provider config has moved to a cleaner
  layout. Running zeroclaw config migrate upgrades your existing config in-place,
  preserving comments. The old props subcommand still works but is now deprecated in
  favour of zeroclaw config.

• OpenRouter streaming — OpenRouterProvider now streams responses token-by-token
  instead of waiting for the full response, matching the experience of native providers.

• Web dashboard decoupled from the binary — The dashboard is now built separately
  and embedded at release time. cargo install and AUR/Homebrew packages include it.
  A new voice mode and plugins page have been added to the dashboard.

• LINE channel — LINE Messaging API is now a supported channel.

• Matrix improvements — Mention-only filtering (the agent only responds when
  mentioned), encrypted media download restored, outbound attachment support added, and
  onboarding wizard preservation.

What's New

Architecture & Workspace

• Extracted 12 workspace crates from the monolith, implementing the microkernel RFC
  roadmap (RFC D1–D5). Every subsystem — providers, channels, tools, memory, infra,
  config, gateway, TUI, plugins, hardware — now lives in its own crate with explicit
  dependency boundaries enforced by the compiler.
• Foundation binary (--no-default-features) compiles clean at 6.6 MB.
• agent-runtime feature flag gates the full agent loop; the kernel binary builds
  without it.
• Switched TLS from aws-lc-rs to ring and stripped .eh_frame sections, reducing
  binary size further.
• schemars is now optional behind a schema-export feature flag — no longer a
  mandatory compile dependency.
• 28 per-channel feature flags with forwarding chains so unused channels add zero
  compile time.
• Workspace-wide [workspace.dependencies] and [workspace.package] inheritance
  eliminates version duplication across Cargo.toml files.
• RFC Rev 2 compliance: stability tiers, versioning policy, and release profile are now
  wired into the workspace.

Providers

• OpenRouterProvider now supports streaming (#5717). Responses appear token-by-token
  instead of arriving all at once.
• Fixed: native tool-call messages are now stripped before sending to providers that
  have native_tool_calling = false, preventing provider errors (#5762).
• Fixed: DeepSeek V3.2 system prompt escaping and token estimation corrected (#5454).

Channels

• LINE Messaging API channel added (#5642).
• Matrix: mention-only filtering — the agent can be configured to respond only when
  directly mentioned. Encrypted media download restored. Outbound attachment support
  added. Onboarding wizard settings now preserved across restarts (#5166, #5727).
• Sender user ID is now propagated into the channel system prompt, giving the agent
  context about who it is talking to (#5526).
• Email and VoiceCall channels now have an enabled field and are correctly wired into
  the orchestrator (#5659).
• <think> tags are stripped from streaming draft updates before they reach the client
  (#5505).
• Fixed: missing channels in build_channel_by_id caused sessions_send to silently
  fail for some channel types (#5506).
• Telegram and Matrix implementations moved out of the orchestrator into their own
  modules (#5639).

Configuration

• Config V2 schema with a new provider layout (providers.models,
  providers.fallback, model_routes, embedding_routes).
• zeroclaw config migrate upgrades a V1 config to V2 in-place, preserving comments
  and formatting.
• zeroclaw config replaces zeroclaw props. The old props subcommand is deprecated
  but still functional.
• Onboarding wizard updated to write V2 provider format directly.
• Fixed: false "Unknown config key" warnings for Option<T> fields and config aliases
  (#5510).
• Fixed: providers.fallback now emits a warning if it references a key that does not
  exist in providers.models.
• Fixed: temperature validation restored in the providers.models loop.
• Slack config: channel_id deprecated in favour of channel_ids (plural) for V2.
• Nostr, WhatsApp Web, and hardware wizard sections wired into the onboarding flow
  (#5640).

Web Dashboard

• Voice mode added to the dashboard.
• Plugins management page added.
• Dashboard is now decoupled from the main binary — built separately and embedded at
  release time. Included in binary releases, AUR, Homebrew, and cargo install (#5675,
  #5665).
• Web build logic moved into the gateway crate; no-op recompiles (previously ~1 minute)
  eliminated (#5ec5f2a6).

Agent & Runtime

• CLI channel factory now registered for interactive mode — zeroclaw interactive
  sessions work again after the workspace split (#5802).
• Duplicate ToolCall events in turn_streamed deduplicated; clients no longer see the
  same tool call reported twice (#5746).
• Session integrity improvements: streaming refactor and history pruning for long
  conversations (#5167).
• Cron agent jobs no longer trigger auto_save, preventing runaway memory consolidation
  on scheduled tasks (#5664).
• Windows: the shell console window is now hidden when running as a background process
  (#5563).

Skills (Claude Code)

• github-issue-triage skill added — automates structured triage of GitHub issues using
  Claude Code (#5780).
• squash-merge skill added — preserves clean commit history when merging upstream
  changes (#5782).

Security

• Dangerous interpreter arguments (e.g. -e, --eval, -c on interpreters) are now
  blocked by the command security policy (#5702).
• Heredocs and safe shell redirects (<<EOF, >, >>) are explicitly allowed (#5160).

Installation & Distribution

• install.sh rewritten from scratch for the workspace split — correctly handles the
  new crate layout and binary paths (#5666).
• AUR package migrated from zeroclaw to zeroclawlabs (#5544).
• Daemon supervisor and onboarding launch checks now include the webhook channel (#5799).

Dependencies & Security Advisories

• rustls-webpki and rumqttc bumped to resolve RUSTSEC-2026-0098 and
  RUSTSEC-2026-0099 (#5786).

Bug Fixes (summary)

Breaking Changes

Config schema (V1 → V2)

The provider section of config.toml has a new layout. V1 configs are still loaded and
automatically understood, but the recommended path is to run the migration:

zeroclaw config migrate

This rewrites your config to V2 in-place. The old format will continue to work in this
release but will not be supported indefinitely.

zeroclaw props deprecated

Use zeroclaw config instead. The props subcommand still works and will not be
removed in this release, but it will emit a deprecation notice.

Slack channel_id deprecated

Use channel_ids (a list) in the Slack config block. channel_id (singular) still
works but is deprecated in V2.

Workspace crate boundaries

If you have any code that depends directly on internal ZeroClaw crate paths (e.g. for
embedding or testing), the crate structure has changed significantly. Refer to
AGENTS.md for the current crate map and stability tiers. zeroclaw-api is the stable
extension point — all other crates are Beta or Experimental.

Contributors

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release:

• @aliasliao
• @ArgenisDLR
• @Audacity88
• @c98
• @DaBlitzStein
• @freeekanayaka
• @guitaripod
• @ilteoood
• @JordanTheJet
• @kunalk16
• @markuman
• @nayrosk
• @ninenox
• @singlerider
• @theonlyhennygod
• @titulus
• @UtopiaX
• @vernonstinebaker
• @WareWolf-MoonWall
• @wlh320

Full diff: git log v0.6.9..HEAD --oneline