npm openclaw 2026.9.34
openclaw 2026.9.34
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This is a gateway-only extended-stable release, which is our current equivalent to LTS. This release is OpenClaw from the end of September 2026, plus critical security updates, reliability and performance fixes, and features like new model support. The latest version of OpenClaw at the time of this release is 2026.10.6

2026.9.34

Highlights

Changes

  • Managed update convergence: official plugins are reconciled to the app-managed core version during upgrades, with diagnostics retained for repair paths. Fixes #174120. (#174257) Thanks @kazuyuki-eguchi and @RomneyDa.

Fixes

  • Agent patch atomicity: preflight ordered apply_patch envelopes before mutation so later invalid hunks cannot destroy earlier files. (#160409) Thanks @masatohoshino, @obviyus, and @RomneyDa.
  • Memory Wiki note preservation: retain human-authored notes when OKF concepts are imported again. Fixes #175700. (#175707) Thanks @YangManBOBO and @RomneyDa.
  • Model lifecycle and auth selection: keep startup alive through model-refresh replacement and honor the configured primary account pin during catalog readiness. Fixes #178502. (#173366, #178522) Thanks @ericcaiwx-star, @eduardonunesfreire-rgb, and @RomneyDa.
  • Gateway logging and Buzz stability: avoid deleted-log-target CPU spin and prevent NIP-42 relay closure from exiting the Gateway. Fixes #147269. (#160433, #170591) Thanks @masatohoshino, @jarvis-modern-mail, @RomneyDa, and @WadeOwenWatts.
  • OpenRouter onboarding: accept valid API keys during route verification. (#173292) Thanks @chandraveshchaudhari and @RomneyDa.
  • Agent plugin hooks: restore before_tool_call execution for openclaw agent exec. Fixes #158824. (#159333) Thanks @joseairosa and @RomneyDa.
  • Cross-release updater compatibility: retain the 2026.10.1 launchd observation and updater runtime exports during extended-stable replacement, and conservatively refuse immutable-install mutation on this older release line. (#160663) Thanks @RomneyDa.
  • Patched Node runtime floors: require Node >=24.22.1 <25 || >=26.12.1 across install, update, Docker images, and the macOS app runtime check, so upgrades refuse vulnerable runtimes with a clear next step. (#181073) Thanks @RomneyDa.
  • Dependency advisories: patch zod (GHSA-mrhx-c7xc-m3w5), body-parser, and other production advisories on this release line. (#181341) Thanks @RomneyDa.
  • Session durability: skip empty transcript archive materialization and fence the first creation during transcript reconciliation. (#170122) Thanks @RomneyDa.
  • Claude CLI session continuity: subagent completions no longer reset the Claude CLI session and lose prior context. (#178955) Thanks @Marvinthebored and @RomneyDa.
  • Update recovery: complete interrupted update recovery safely and preserve admission interruption reasons for Doctor follow-up. (#181503, #181870) Thanks @RomneyDa.
  • Backup, Linux, and macOS repairs: carry backup and platform service repairs needed by this release line, including the legacy macOS Gateway status path. (#181466) Thanks @RomneyDa.
  • Release validation compatibility: reconcile branch-native update admission, declaration surfaces, safety baselines, and test fixtures required by the current full-release validation toolchain. (#180988) Thanks @RomneyDa.

Complete contribution record

The expanded maintenance audit covers all 743 selected source rows from the
2026.10 stable and beta release lines after v2026.9.33: 596 unique numbered
PRs and 105 unnumbered release companions. The final source-row dispositions
are 142 applied, 82 branch-adapted, 128 already covered, and 391 explicitly
excluded.

The complete deduplicated PR inventory, mixed source-row sequences, unnumbered
companions, and exclusion reasons are preserved in the
2026.9.34 extended-stable backport audit.
The grouped notes above remain the user-impact summary rather than repeating
the hundreds-row audit.

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