What's new for you
TUI agent inference from workspace, Brave LLM Context mode for web search, talk.silenceTimeoutMs, openclaw --version with git hash, macOS remote gateway token, backup create/verify polish, plus Docker image pruning and plugin onboarding fixes.
- TUI agent inference — infer active agent from current workspace when launched inside agent workspace
- Brave LLM Context — tools.web.search.brave.mode: "llm-context" for grounding snippets with source metadata
- Talk silence timeout — talk.silenceTimeoutMs configurable silence before auto-sending transcript
- openclaw --version — includes short git commit hash when metadata available
- macOS remote gateway — token field for remote mode, preserve non-plaintext values
- Backup CLI — openclaw backup create|verify with --only-config, --no-include-workspace, manifest validation
- Docker image — prune dev deps, strip build metadata for smaller images
- Plugin onboarding — prefer bundled channel plugins over duplicate npm installs
Release highlights
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| TUI Agent Inference | TUI infers active agent from current workspace. Preserves explicit agent: session targets. |
| Brave LLM Context | tools.web.search.brave.mode: "llm-context" — call Brave LLM Context endpoint for grounding snippets with source metadata. |
| Talk Silence Timeout | talk.silenceTimeoutMs — configurable silence before auto-sending transcript. Platform defaults when unset. |
| CLI Version Hash | openclaw --version now includes short git commit hash when metadata available. Installer checks compatible. |
| macOS Remote Token | Remote gateway token field in onboarding. Preserve non-plaintext gateway.remote.token until explicitly replaced. |
| Backup Create/Verify | openclaw backup create and openclaw backup verify — local state archives, --only-config, manifest validation. |
| Docker Image Pruning | Prune dev dependencies, strip build-only dist metadata for smaller Docker images. |
| Bundled Plugin Priority | Onboarding prefers bundled channel plugins over duplicate npm installs. Prevents shadowing. |
Feature deep dives
Learn more about the changes that matter most. Bug fixes and minor improvements are listed on GitHub.
TUI Agent Inference
TUI infers the active agent from the current workspace when launched inside a configured agent workspace. Preserves explicit agent: session targets.
Read more →Brave LLM Context
tools.web.search.brave.mode: "llm-context" — web_search can call Brave LLM Context endpoint for extracted grounding snippets with source metadata.
Read more →Talk Silence Timeout
talk.silenceTimeoutMs — configurable silence duration before Talk auto-sends the current transcript. Platform defaults when unset.
Read more →CLI Version Hash
openclaw --version includes short git commit hash when metadata available. Installer version checks remain compatible.
Read more →macOS Remote Token
Remote gateway token field in macOS onboarding. Preserves existing non-plaintext gateway.remote.token until explicitly replaced.
Read more →Backup Create/Verify
openclaw backup create and openclaw backup verify for local state archives. --only-config, --no-include-workspace, manifest/payload validation.
Read more →Docker Image Pruning
Prune dev dependencies and strip build-only dist metadata for smaller Docker runtime images.
Read more →Bundled Plugin Priority
Onboarding and release-channel sync prefer bundled channel plugins over duplicate npm-installed copies. Prevents shadowing.
Read more →Full release notes
The complete changelog with all changes, fixes, and technical details is on the official GitHub release page.
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