OpenClaw Version Monitor#

Fetch and present OpenClaw release notes in the user's language.

When to use#

Use this skill immediately when the user mentions any of:

• "OpenClaw latest version", "what's new in OpenClaw", "OpenClaw updates"
• "OpenClaw changelog", "OpenClaw release notes"
• A specific OpenClaw version (e.g. "what changed in v2026.3.31")
• "compare OpenClaw versions", "upgrade notes"
• "openclaw 最新版本", "openclaw 更新了什么"

Do not use for: OpenClaw installation help, configuration questions, or unrelated GitHub repos.

Data source#

All data comes from the GitHub REST API for openclaw/openclaw:

bash

# Latest stable release
curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/openclaw/openclaw/releases/latest

# Latest release including pre-releases
curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/openclaw/openclaw/releases?per_page=1"

# Recent N releases
curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/openclaw/openclaw/releases?per_page=10"

# Specific version (always add v prefix)
curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tags/v2026.3.31

If GITHUB_TOKEN is set, add -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" to raise the rate limit from 60 to 5000 requests/hour.

Extract these fields from the JSON response: tag_name, published_at, prerelease, author.login, html_url, body.

Release notes structure#

The body field uses this markdown structure:

text

### Breaking
- Module/area: description...

### Changes
- Module/area: description...

### Fixes
- Module/area: description...

Categorize entries by ### heading:

• Breaking → 🚨 Breaking changes
• Changes / Features → ✨ New features & improvements
• Fixes / Bug → 🐛 Bug fixes

Output rules#

Language#

• Detect the user's language from their message.
• If the user writes in English, output in English — no translation needed, just clean up and condense.
• If the user writes in any other language (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.), translate all entries into that language.

Translation guidelines#

• Keep module prefixes as-is (e.g. Gateway/auth, Agents/MCP, Plugin SDK)
• Keep technical terms in English (API, OAuth, WebSocket, MCP, SQLite, SDK, CLI, Docker, SecretRef, ETag)
• Strip noise: remove trailing (#12345) issue numbers and Thanks @username credits
• Condense: drop verbose subordinate clauses (so..., while..., instead of...), keep only the core change

Default output (compact mode)#

Show only highlights + stats + interactive prompt. Do NOT dump the full list unless asked.

text

# OpenClaw v2026.3.31

- Released: 2026-03-31 20:54 UTC
- Author: steipete
- Link: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.3.31

## ⭐ Highlights
1. **Background tasks overhaul** — Unified into a shared control plane managing ACP, subagents, cron, and background CLI via SQLite ledger
2. **Plugin security scan now fails closed** — Dangerous-code scan failures block installs by default; requires explicit --dangerously-force-unsafe-install
3. **Remote MCP HTTP/SSE support** — mcp.servers now accepts remote HTTP/SSE servers with auth headers and secure credential editing
4. **QQ Bot channel plugin** — New bundled channel plugin with multi-account setup, slash commands, reminders, and media support
5. **Gateway auth hardening** — trusted-proxy rejects mixed shared-token configs; node commands/events stay disabled until pairing is approved

**95 changes total** (🚨 6 breaking · ✨ 29 new · 🐛 60 fixes)

---
💡 You can:
- Tell me what you care about (e.g. "MCP changes", "security fixes") and I'll filter
- Say "full list" to see everything
- Say "breaking changes" to see only upgrade-critical items

(Translate the above into the user's language as needed.)

Filtered output (when user asks about a topic)#

Search all entries for the user's keyword, then show only matching items grouped by category:

text

## 🔍 MCP-related changes (3 items)

**New:**
- Agents/MCP: Bundle MCP tools with provider-safe names, support streamable-http transport and per-server timeouts
- MCP: Add remote HTTP/SSE server support for mcp.servers with auth headers

**Fixes:**
- Agents/OpenAI Responses: Normalize raw bundled MCP tool schemas on WebSocket/Responses path

Full list (when user asks for it)#

Show all entries under each category header with counts:

text

## 🚨 Breaking changes (6)
- ...

## ✨ New features & improvements (29)
- ...

## 🐛 Bug fixes (60)
- ...

Version list#

text

# OpenClaw recent releases

| Version | Date | Type | Changes |
|---------|------|------|---------|
| v2026.3.31 | 2026-03-31 | Stable | 95 |
| v2026.3.28 | 2026-03-29 | Stable | 120 |
| v2026.3.24 | 2026-03-25 | Stable | 33 |

Version comparison#

Show each version's highlights side by side, then a stats table:

text

## 📊 Comparison

| Category | v2026.3.28 | v2026.3.31 |
|----------|-----------|-----------|
| Breaking | 2 | 6 |
| New/Improved | 21 | 29 |
| Fixes | 97 | 60 |

Highlight selection#

Pick the 5 most important changes for the highlights section. Priority order:

1. Breaking changes (users must know before upgrading)
2. Architecture-level new features (e.g. task system overhaul)
3. User-facing new features (e.g. new channel plugin, new CLI command)
4. Critical security fixes

Error handling#

SituationActionHTTP 403API rate limited — suggest setting GITHUB_TOKENHTTP 404Version not found — list recent available versionsNetwork failureSuggest checking network connectionEmpty bodyLink user to the GitHub release page directlyMissing v prefixAuto-add it: 2026.3.31 → v2026.3.31