Agent Breaking Changes_

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OpenClaw openclaw 2026.10.1-beta.1

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2026-10-05 · official notes

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## 2026.10.1-beta.1

Changes since [2026.9.8](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.9.8), the version selected by the npm beta channel before this release. Already-shipped contributions from that stable release are excluded from the record below.

### Highlights

- Code Mode can keep small session-scoped values across cells, replies, and Gateway restarts with `store` and `load` (#164086).
- Control UI adds click-to-play YouTube cards, nested Workboards in the sidebar, and automatic pinning for boards you create (#164576, #164604).
- Import readable coding-agent transcripts into durable OpenClaw sessions, with private drafts by default and incremental reimport (#161955).
- Configure off-machine backups to external disks, NAS storage, or Cloudflare R2, with visible backup health and results (#161913).
- Automations can check conditions without a model run, call explicitly allowed MCP servers, and expose cross-job history and inventory search (#101195, #160995, #148947, #150097) Thanks @obviyus and @Alix-007.
- Installed-skill search and reading make admitted skills discoverable even when their instructions do not fit the initial prompt budget (#158089, #158090, #158091, #160538) Thanks @vincentkoc.
- Selected memory plugins can own their pre-compaction flush, preserving memory through their own persistence tools (#162177) Thanks @jalehman.
- Cloud-worker preparation supports configured GitHub Enterprise hosts for repository discovery and prepared workflows (#160108) Thanks @galiniliev.

### Changes

- Code Mode persistence is scoped to interactive sessions, limited to 256 KiB per value and 1 MiB per session; failed cells do not commit their pending writes (#164086).
- MCP Apps can request permission to call a specific tool while their view remains open. The grant is tied to that view and requester, expires after ten minutes or view closure, and is not a persistent model-tool allowlist (#164496).
- YouTube cards retain a watch-link fallback; sandboxed chat views remain link-only (#164576).
- Transcript import supports readable Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi, and OpenClaw catalogs through the CLI and Control UI. Reimport appends new items, and incomplete or bounded history reads are reported (#161955).
- Backup storage locations require configuration and explicit initialization; scheduled backups can target external disks/NAS or Cloudflare R2. Client-side encryption is available, with an explicit operator option to disable it (#161913).
- Installed-skill search covers names, descriptions, and instruction content, with full instruction reading under existing sandbox and policy controls. It does not install marketplace skills or expand permissions (#158089, #158090, #158091, #160538) Thanks @vincentkoc.
- Condition scripts can skip quiet automation checks and use explicitly permitted MCP servers. Scripts and event triggers are enabled by default unless `cron.triggers.enabled` is set to `false` (#101195, #160995) Thanks @obviyus.
- Eligible failing conversation-owned automations can request repair in their owner conversation before their first chat alert; later failures still alert. Setting `failureAlert: false` disables both repair requests and alerts (#161007) Thanks @obviyus.
- Control UI sessions gain emoji reactions without starting an agent turn, plus sidebar snooze/wake controls. Snoozing parks navigation; it does not suspend ongoing work (#161053, #161960).
- Opt-in immutable installation adoption can prepare sealed generations and explicitly activate or recover them on supported root-managed Linux installations with cgroup v2 and compatible launcher/schema support. `--no-restart` remains preparation-only; existing installations are not converted automatically (#163799, #164306).
- Existing agents can be migrated to local Claws with the explicit, consented `openclaw claws migrate <agent-id>` workflow, preserving their workspace and sessions. Migration is not automatic (#162329) Thanks @Patrick-Erichsen.
- Memory-plugin pre-compaction flushes can use plugin-owned persistence tools and read-only lookups; the default Memory Core behavior is unchanged (#162177) Thanks @jalehman.
- GitHub Enterprise repository preparation requires matching-host credentials; worker-side `gh` CLI authentication remains a separate setup requirement (#160108) Thanks @galiniliev.

### Plugin SDK migration

- Breaking change: third-party plugins importing retired compatibility facades or whole-session-store helpers must migrate before upgrading. Use focused channel/config/session APIs and row-level session operations; bundled callers are migrated, but external-plugin compatibility is not assumed. See [SDK migration guidance](https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/sdk-migration) (#162220, #162333, #163366).
- Awaited session persistence APIs commit through the writer. Deprecated synchronous adapters remain until the next major with warnings; this addition does not require a data conversion (#163264).

### Fixes

- Session continuity: preserve usage during registry changes, deliver remote-worker attachments, keep queued cancellations from stalling active turns, and apply turn timeouts through transcript aliases (#164217, #164219, #164230, #164289) Thanks @vincentkoc and @RomneyDa.
- Paired nodes and plugin policy: align continuation signatures and apply `before_agent_run` policy to node turns, with lifecycle fences for queued plugin work (#164287, #164270, #164247) Thanks @vincentkoc.
- Memory and transcript persistence: bound embedding-cache migrations and report oversized rows, reduce transcript-copy overhead, and move lifecycle writes off the main thread (#164303, #164251, #163815).
- Replies and media: render supported local videos inline with actionable rejected-link errors, suppress preview cards on Telegram progress messages, and keep speech-only replies working alongside reasoning (#164137, #163727, #164285) Thanks @ivan-magda, @obviyus, and @Twilight-Networks.
- Update and Doctor recovery: surface recorded serving verdicts, repair installations with read-only managed configuration, distinguish a still-starting Gateway from failure, and keep cleanup output from corrupting JSON results (#164193, #164235, #164261, #164312) Thanks @DonnieFi, @JD8855122, and @waynegault.
- Already-current updates retain and apply the legacy config repair plan, including no-op updates without an explicit channel change. Thanks @RomneyDa.
- Doctor and command shutdown: keep maintenance available under shared-lease liveness rules and report schema/manifest outcomes; drain lifecycle workers and shared state on CLI exit, preserving successful command results when overdue plugin cleanup produces a warning (#164697, #164853, #164915).
- Install/update responsiveness: avoid repeated configuration reads, duplicate backups for shared database profiles, serial metadata waits, and unnecessary pnpm-root probes; successful cleanup progress no longer appears as an error (#164182, #164186, #164183, #164184, #163477) Thanks @Patrick-Erichsen.
- Windows and browser startup: handle empty and nested Windows worktrees, redirected Linux Chromium caches, and automatic Playwright Chromium startup on ARM64 (#164202, #164249, #163510, #163281) Thanks @ly85206559, @obviyus, and @jesse-merhi.
- Cloud workers and Crabbox: retain real failure causes, correct Linux lease handling, overlap bundle downloads, avoid unrelated warm-image cleanup waits, and prevent slow reads or unsupported backends from stranding workers (#164129, #164187, #164128, #164231).
- Plugins and provider execution: capture package imports under Bun, reuse prerelease metadata, and avoid treating expired remote-execution approval as an authentication-profile failure (#164223, #164185, #164237).
- MCP Apps: keep forms, file handoffs, and context synchronization working across app interactions (#164277).
- Session views and model status: reuse prepared session facts and cards, keep canonical state handles, and resolve agent-local model aliases in status output (#164218, #164301, #164110, #164126) Thanks @ooiuuii and @obviyus.

### Complete contribution record

This audited record covers the complete 842697352d230da72571fdbf06440c325e7cc34c..6830fe76b3db05ad59e8ff7f0f872d4e2639a1fe history: 2,403 in-range PRs + 0 retained seed-only PRs = 2,403 unique PRs. The generation manifest also supplies direct commits as editorial input; the grouped notes above prioritize user impact.

Shipped baseline exclusions: v2026.9.8 (131 PRs: #91499, #97259, #99396, #104172, #104595, #105365, #108683, #109709, #110565, #110949, #112483, #112661, #112989, #114258, #114751, #115104, #115404, #116649, #117308, #118743, #119605, #121113, #126040, #126164, #126860, #127070, #127394, #129001, #131228, #131473, #133520, #134068, #134425, #135318, #135711, #137149, #137832, #140086, #141411, #145048, #145632, #146361, #146582, #147969, #149925, #150196, #150527, #150553, #150975, #151929, #152786, #153508, #154207, #154217, #156011, #156301, #156535, #157413, #157838, #157954, #158049, #158163, #158414, #158491, #158639, #159179, #159362, #159426, #159504, #159577, #159597, #159611, #159938, #159991, #160024, #160075, #160137, #160140, #160159, #160193, #160215, #160224, #160251, #160288, #160299, #160308, #160318, #160344, #160362, #160408, #160415, #160458, #160508, #160517, #160531, #160552, #160592, #160639, #160702, #160715, #160718, #160730, #160816, #160843, #161079, #161256, #161260, #161291, #161404, #161418, #161463, #161515, #161516, #161520, #161632, #161633, #161635, #161713, #161754, #161832, #161876, #161946, #161968, #161985, #162290, #162304, #162321, #162394, #162467, #162841, #162912).

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