OpenClaw has released v2026.9.4. This update improves safety during the update process and enhances the convenience of plugin and session management.

New Features and Improvements

  • Update Rollback Functionality: A new feature has been added that automatically rolls back to previous packages and settings if an update fails, provided that safety can be verified through schema and configuration checks.
  • Integrated Plugin Management: A dedicated workspace has been introduced within the Control UI, allowing users to search, install, configure, and manage access permissions for bundled and ClawHub plugins in one place.
  • Cloud Session Preparation: Users can now prepare Linux sessions from local projects or public GitHub repositories and build reusable snapshots.
  • Interactive Terminal Control: Support has been added for keyboard selection, free-text input, and multiple-choice prompts within TUI (Text User Interface) sessions.
  • Support for GPT Image 2.5: Users can now select new variations such as Flare or Sunburst for image generation and editing via OpenAI or fal, without altering existing default models.
  • Enhanced Conversation History Reliability: Improvements include the restoration of final responses after stream disconnections, retention of timeout notifications, and prevention of duplicate responses.
  • Expanded Voice Capabilities: Results from delegated tasks can now be returned to Talk, ensuring final answers are delivered even after iterative delegations.

Bug Fixes

  • Access and Content Boundaries: Fixes were made regarding security and boundary control, such as maintaining whitelists for WhatsApp groups and addressing HTTP request body limits in Slack.
  • Workspaces and Backups: Fixes were applied to workspace protection during simultaneous editing, the execution of full backups including external configuration files, and the operational stability of SQLite.
  • Mobile and Connectivity: Issues in mobile environments were resolved, including attachment sending waits on Android, connection state identification, and background task control.
  • Platform-Specific Fixes: Bugs related to message display and synchronization were fixed for various messaging platforms, including Discord, Telegram, Slack, Mattermost, and Signal.
  • Providers and Model Selection: Issues regarding the maintenance of states linked to selected models and providers—such as model overrides, context limits, and tool catalogs—were resolved.

Sources (official release notes):