OpenClaw news (May 2, 2026)

What’s new

• OpenClaw 2026.4.29 notes: messaging/automation steering, people-aware memory/wiki work, and a big reliability sweep across channels + gateway. Source
• Track releases via Atom: easiest way to get “new tag” pings into your reader/Discord bot. Source
• Release lanes refresher: stable vs beta vs dev, and how version naming works. Source

One evergreen tip

When you add a new tool, start with the most restrictive profile you can (and explicitly opt-in to exec/fs) so you don’t accidentally widen what agents can do.