Verified change intelligence for developers and founders who run agents. We track consequential releases, pricing, limits, reliability, security, and compatibility—then explain what changed, what could break, and what to do next.
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We separate release-note language from the behavior, policy, price, limit, or compatibility change that matters in practice.
We look for pricing changes, migration risk, reliability regressions, security exposure, and hidden operational limits before recommending an update.
Each report ends with a practical verdict: update, wait, test first, pin a version, change configuration, or ignore the announcement.
OpenClaw released v2026.9.1 stable on September 3, 2026 at 19:47 UTC. Eight highlight sections beyond the Aug 28 v2026.9.1-beta.1 article (gateway recovery + Codex 0.150.1 bundling + Linux installer fix): Mermaid blocks render in Control UI + macOS + iOS + Android, fresh installs go from `npx openclaw@latest` to web dashboard in one prompt (detects Claude Code / Codex logins), per-identity skill libraries on shared Gateways with ZIP import + per-identity share/publish, `openclaw update` rolls back when post-update Doctor fails and preserves config + secret references, the Gateway recovers at startup under load and with large agent rosters, Codex approvals stick (Allow Always durable for MCP tools), approval cards reach the originating Telegram topic with requester title, and Android matches the web Control UI (chat screen, sidebar, appearance, six-line composer, recording fallback). Documentation comparison, not firsthand test.
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