Highlights
- GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, Luna, and Ultra reasoning support across OpenClaw and the Codex runtime.
- Control UI first-run setup now continues verified model setup into Custodian and optional channel setup.
- Puppeteer-compatible CDP relay support for paired Chrome sessions.
- Explicit external Gateway lifecycle supervision with verified restart handoff.
- Compact, verified SQLite backup and fresh-target restore commands.
- Shared durable ingress monitors for channel plugins.
Publication evidence
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/openclaw/v/2026.8.1-beta.3
- Registry tarball: https://registry.npmjs.org/openclaw/-/openclaw-2026.8.1-beta.3.tgz
- Integrity:
sha512-8v+2Knr+0i1qzWXgJmtcBg78VaoMENahLxcuThOqyCmVaCGPj++mI9yv0R440wMv9Siv4fysd5e0YmBVftDvuQ== - Core npm preflight: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs/32687267214
- Core npm publication: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs/32689503061
- Official plugin publication and reconciliation: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs/32680190375
- All 89 official npm plugins were read back at
2026.8.1-beta.3with thebetaselector and complete tarball integrity metadata. @openclaw/codex@2026.8.1-beta.3ships the exact managed@openai/codex@0.149.1runtime.
See CHANGELOG.md for the complete release notes.