OpenClaw 2026.9.6 adds Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 and a GitHub reader

OpenClaw 2026.9.6 adds Claude Opus 5.5. It brings adaptive thinking, a context window of one million tokens, and Claude CLI support, and you can pick it with the alias opus-5.5.

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openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md

OpenClaw 2026.9.6 adds Claude Opus 5.5

Adaptive thinking 1M-token context Claude CLI

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OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna run over the API and over embedded ChatGPT, with the right context limits and tiered pricing. xAI's Grok 4.7 and Xiaomi's MiMo V2.6 are new too.

Upgrades and restarts.

When your Node.js install path changes, a managed Gateway upgrade now completes. Doctor, finalization, and the plugin work that runs after the core update all finish now, with no implicit deadline.

OpenClaw now recovers stranded conversations and keeps active work going through a Node restart. A replayed sibling completion stays attached to the input that originally requested it.

Telegram used to turn one long paste into partial prompts and several replies. Chunks that arrive within 300 milliseconds now form one turn. A batching window of zero turns that off.

Beside the chat.

The new GitHub reader opens public issues, pull requests, commits, comments, and diffs beside the conversation. Hovering a public GitHub link in chat shows a social card for it.

On a paired node's workspace, agents can now work with their documents, attachments, Memory files, and Skills. Your file access and install policy still apply. The Gateway and the node need the same OpenClaw version.

The Usage view has its complete 30 day history back, with a breakdown by creator and date selection. Its totals now count sessions beyond the visible list as well.

While OpenClaw is capturing a meeting, you can follow along as it happens. The transcript refreshes automatically, and interim summaries appear before the meeting ends.

You can sign in to MCP connectors from Settings, and set up and verify web search providers there. The command palette starts a background session while you stay in your current conversation.

Before you upgrade.

Embedded and Copilot runs now use structured Tool Search when you haven't set it yourself. To keep direct tool schemas, set tools.toolSearch to false. Explicit settings stay as they are.

If you keep an explicit plugin allowlist, add github to it or you lose GitHub previews. TypeSafe decision models now need the separate official TypeSafe plugin. And plain opus still means Opus 5.

The first macOS build of 2026.9.6 crashed at launch. A rebuilt, notarized build replaced it on September 24th, so if yours won't open, install the DMG once. The npm package didn't change.