What's new for you
Native openclaw skills search|install|update, ClawHub-first plugin install, openclaw update --tag main, /plugins chat commands, new Matrix plugin, Claude marketplace, Chutes/Exa/Tavily/Firecrawl providers, and breaking changes for Chrome relay, nano-banana-pro, and legacy env vars.
- ClawHub skills — native openclaw skills search|install|update plus openclaw plugins install clawhub:<pkg>
- openclaw update --tag main — install from GitHub main branch
- Chat commands — owner-gated /plugins and /plugin for plugin list/show and enable/disable
- Matrix — new plugin backed by matrix-js-sdk; migration guide for previous plugin
- Claude marketplace — plugin@marketplace installs and marketplace registry
- New providers — Chutes, Exa, Tavily, Firecrawl as bundled web-search plugins
- Breaking — Chrome extension relay removed (use existing-session/user); nano-banana-pro removed; CLAWDBOT_*/MOLTBOT_* and .moltbot removed
Release highlights
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| openclaw skills search|install|update | Native ClawHub flows for searching, installing, and updating skills via CLI. |
| openclaw plugins install clawhub:<pkg> | ClawHub-backed plugin installs. Bare openclaw plugins install now prefers ClawHub before npm. |
| openclaw update --tag main | Install from GitHub main via openclaw update --tag main or installer --version main. |
| /plugins and /plugin | Owner-gated chat commands for plugin list/show and enable/disable. |
| New Matrix Plugin | Plugin backed by matrix-js-sdk. Migration guide for previous public Matrix plugin. |
| Claude Marketplace | plugin@marketplace installs, marketplace registry, and listing support. |
⚠️ Breaking changes
Chrome extension relay, driver: "extension", and browser.relayBindHost removed — run openclaw doctor --fix to migrate. nano-banana-pro skill removed — use agents.defaults.imageGenerationModel. Legacy CLAWDBOT_*/MOLTBOT_* env and .moltbot state-dir removed — use OPENCLAW_* and ~/.openclaw.
Feature deep dives
Learn more about the changes that matter most. Bug fixes and minor improvements are listed on GitHub.
openclaw skills search|install|update
Native ClawHub flows for searching, installing, and updating skills via openclaw CLI.
Read more →openclaw plugins install clawhub:<pkg>
ClawHub-backed plugin installs. Bare openclaw plugins install now prefers ClawHub before npm.
Read more →openclaw update --tag main
Install from GitHub main via openclaw update --tag main or installer --version main.
Read more →/plugins and /plugin
Owner-gated chat commands for plugin list/show and enable/disable.
Read more →New Matrix Plugin
Plugin backed by matrix-js-sdk. Migration guide for previous public Matrix plugin.
Read more →Claude Marketplace
plugin@marketplace installs, marketplace registry resolution, and listing support.
Read more →Full release notes
The complete changelog with all changes, fixes, and technical details is on the official GitHub release page.
Open v2026.3.22-beta.1 on GitHub →