openclaw v2026.8.1-beta.3 release notes

GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, Luna, and Ultra reasoning support across OpenClaw and the Codex runtime.
Control UI first-run setup now continues verified model setup into Custodian and optional channel setup.
Puppeteer-compatible CDP relay support for paired Chrome sessions.
Explicit external Gateway lifecycle supervision with verified restart handoff.
Compact, verified SQLite backup and fresh-target restore commands.
Shared durable ingress monitors for channel plugins.

npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/openclaw/v/2026.8.1-beta.3
Registry tarball: https://registry.npmjs.org/openclaw/-/openclaw-2026.8.1-beta.3.tgz
Integrity: sha512-8v+2Knr+0i1qzWXgJmtcBg78VaoMENahLxcuThOqyCmVaCGPj++mI9yv0R440wMv9Siv4fysd5e0YmBVftDvuQ==
Core npm preflight: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs/32687267214
Core npm publication: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs/32689503061
Official plugin publication and reconciliation: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs/32680190375
All 89 official npm plugins were read back at 2026.8.1-beta.3 with the beta selector and complete tarball integrity metadata.
@openclaw/codex@2026.8.1-beta.3 ships the exact managed @openai/codex@0.149.1 runtime.

See CHANGELOG.md for the complete release notes.

openclaw v2026.8.1-beta.3