10d • Upgrades
🚀 OpenClaw Update – v2026.3.28 is live!
This is a pretty big one. Not just small tweaks… there are some meaningful upgrades that change how things work day-to-day.
Here are the highlights worth knowing:
⚠️ Breaking changes (important)
- Qwen OAuth via portal.qwen.ai has been removed
- You now need to use Model Studio with API key auth
- Older configs (over 2 months) won’t auto-fix anymore — they’ll fail validation instead
If you’ve got older setups running, it’s worth double-checking things.
🔧 New features & improvements
- xAI integration upgraded (better search + smoother setup)
- Image generation added via MiniMax (including image-to-image editing)
- Plugins can now request approval before running tools (huge for control)
- apply_patch now enabled by default for OpenAI/Codex models
- Better onboarding flows for web search + tools
đź’ˇ Platform improvements
- Cleaner plugin system (less manual setup needed)
- Better CLI backend support (including Gemini CLI)
- File uploads and messaging actions becoming more unified across platforms
- Improvements to container setup and workflows
🛠Fixes (lots of them)There’s a long list, but the big wins are:
- More stable agent runs (fewer crashes)
- Better handling of API errors and rate limits
- Fixes for Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, and more
- Improved image handling across providers
- Cleaner UI behaviour in multiple areas
My takeThis update is all about stability + control.
Less “it kinda works”More “it works properly and predictably”
Especially with:
- plugin approvals
- better error handling
- improved integrations
If you’re building anything serious with OpenClaw, this is a solid step forward.
If you’ve updated already, I’d be interested to hear what you’ve noticed.
Cheers
Jason
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🚀 OpenClaw Update – v2026.3.28 is live!
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