OpenClaw 2026.9.34 released
An extended-stable release with security updates, reliability fixes, and improvements to agent file editing, model startup, and plugin execution.
What changed in 2026.9.34
- Agent patch operations now validate changes before applying them, preventing later invalid changes from deleting earlier file modifications.
- Managed plugin updates now sync with the core version during upgrades and preserve repair diagnostics.
- Memory Wiki imports preserve human-authored notes when concepts are reimported.
- Gateway startup survives model refresh changes and respects the primary model's configured account settings.
- Node runtime requirement updated to
>=24.22.1 <25 || >=26.12.1across all installations and platforms.
Check before you update
- Upgrades to this release will refuse to proceed on Node runtimes outside
>=24.22.1 <25 || >=26.12.1.
Summarised by AgentGid from OpenClaw Foundation (nonprofit); created by Peter Steinberger's official release notes on GitHub, as reported there; read the original before relying on it. Price, status and release dates come from our daily data.
OpenClaw at a glance
| What it is | Open-source personal AI assistant that runs on the user's own machine as a gateway and works through chat apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord and iMessage, with a skills system and swappable model plugins. I… |
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| Latest version | 2026.10.10, Nov 3, 2026. This page is about an earlier release. |
| Release pace | 15 stable releases in the last 30 days; 2026.9.34 came the same day as the previous one |
| Price | Free (OSS). Free and open source (MIT) with no paid tier, hosted service or token; users pay their chosen model providers. Official pricing ↗ (checked Oct 5, 2026) |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2.6M down 34.4% |
| Gid Score | 74 #6 in General-purpose AI agents |
