OpenClaw v2026.10.5

OpenClaw 2026.10.5 makes updates and conversations survive restarts, moves Gateway reads onto worker threads to cut memory use, and adds an X (Twitter) mentions channel, richer voice calls and Gemini 4 Argon as the default Google model.

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Free (open source)MITTypeScript★ 392,447 (as of 2026-10-19)by OpenClaw

Why it matters

For people running OpenClaw as an always-on personal agent across chat apps and devices. This release targets the interrupted updates, lost turns and memory growth that make a long-running agent unreliable, and adds new channels to reach it.

What's new

openclaw update now finishes and recovers on its own across devices, pnpm 12, Windows elevation and macOS login shells, and --no-restart package updates report success honestly.
Interrupted turns, subagent work and deferred tasks resume after a Gateway restart, and session data survives restarts and concurrent writes.
Session, transcript and history reads move onto worker threads with less SQLite work per turn; the project says Gateway memory use is back in the 2026.10.4 range.
New X (Twitter) mentions channel plugin with streaming, a guest mode for repository questions and daily and monthly X API cost limits; voice calls gain per-call briefs, call reports, live steering and voicemail detection.
Tool approval hooks can no longer rewrite approved tool arguments without another approval (see docs/plugins/hooks/tool-policy.md for migration), and Gemini 4 Argon becomes the default Google model.

Taken from the project's own release notes. Claims about speed or accuracy are the maker's unless stated otherwise.

Try it if: You run OpenClaw all day and have lost turns or stranded installs when the Gateway restarted or an update stalled.

Worth knowing: Plugins that transform tool arguments must now request separate approval or their calls are blocked, so check custom hooks before upgrading.

Quick facts

Pricing	Free and open source; you supply your own model provider accounts
Free or paid	Free (open source)
License	MIT
Language	TypeScript
Platform	macOS, Linux, Windows (per the release notes); chat channels such as Telegram, Discord, Slack and Xnot verified
GitHub stars	★ 392,447 (as of 2026-10-19)
Maker	OpenClaw

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