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

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What changed in OpenClaw 2026.9.6: Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6, Gateway upgrades that finish, restart recovery, a GitHub reader beside chat, and the settings to check before you upgrade. Release: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.9.6 Changelog: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/blob/v2026.9.6/CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md Release notes: https://docs.openclaw.ai/releases/2026.9.6

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  1. 0:00Claude Opus 5.5
  2. 0:15GPT-6, Grok 4.7, MiMo V2.6
  3. 0:3102: Upgrades and restarts
  4. 0:33Gateway upgrades
  5. 0:46Restart recovery
  6. 0:58Telegram long pastes
  7. 1:1103: Beside the chat
  8. 1:12GitHub reader
  9. 1:24Remote workspaces
  10. 1:38Usage history
  11. 1:48Meetings
  12. 1:59Settings and the palette
  13. 2:1004: Before you upgrade
  14. 2:12Tool Search default
  15. 2:24Allowlist, TypeSafe, opus alias
  16. 2:37macOS rebuilt build
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Claude Opus 5.5

01020304New models
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md
OpenClaw

OpenClaw 2026.9.6 adds Claude Opus 5.5

Adaptive thinking1M-token contextClaude CLI
opus-5.5

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.

GPT-6, Grok 4.7, MiMo V2.6

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304New models
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md

GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna join the model list

GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 LunaOpenAI API and embedded ChatGPT, with tiered pricing
Grok 4.7from xAI
MiMo V2.6from Xiaomi

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.

02: Upgrades and restarts

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Upgrades and restarts
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md
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Upgrades and restarts

Upgrades and restarts.

Gateway upgrades

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Upgrades and restarts
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md

Gateway upgrades finish even after Node.js moves

Doctor, finalization and post-core plugin work now run to completion, with no implicit deadline.

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.

Restart recovery

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Upgrades and restarts
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md

Restarts keep your conversations

Stranded conversationsrecovered
Active workkept through Node restarts
Sibling completion replaystays with its original request

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 long pastes

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Upgrades and restarts
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md

One long Telegram paste gets one reply

Chunks inside a 300 ms quiet window become a single turn.

Batching window 0 turns it off

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.

03: Beside the chat

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Beside the chat
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md
03
Beside the chat

Beside the chat.

GitHub reader

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Beside the chat
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md

Open public GitHub issues and pull requests beside chat

IssuesPull requestsCommitsCommentsDiffs

Public GitHub links get social hover cards.

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.

Remote workspaces

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Beside the chat
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md

Agents on a paired node get documents, Memory and Skills

File-access and install policy still apply.

Gateway and node must run the same OpenClaw version.

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.

Usage history

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Beside the chat
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md

Usage shows the full 30 days again

Creator breakdownsDate selection

Totals include sessions beyond the visible list.

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.

Meetings

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Beside the chat
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md

Follow a meeting while it is still being captured

Auto-refreshed transcriptInterim summaries

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.

Settings and the palette

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Beside the chat
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md

Connect MCP and web search from Settings

MCP connectorssign in from Settings
Web searchconfigure providers and verify search
Background sessionsstart one from the command palette

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.

04: Before you upgrade

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Before you upgrade
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md
04
Before you upgrade

Before you upgrade.

Tool Search default

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Before you upgrade
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md

Tool Search is now on by default

For embedded and Copilot runs where it is unset.

tools.toolSearch: false

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.

Allowlist, TypeSafe, opus alias

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Before you upgrade
openclaw/openclaw · CHANGELOG/2026.9.6.md

Check your allowlist, TypeSafe and the opus alias

Plugin allowlistadd github to keep previews
TypeSafeinstall @openclaw/typesafe
The opus aliasstill Opus 5; use opus-5.5

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.

macOS rebuilt build

OpenClaw 2026.9.6
01020304Before you upgrade
openclaw/openclaw · GitHub release v2026.9.6

If 2026.9.6 won't launch on your Mac, install the DMG once

The first macOS build crashed at launch. A rebuilt, notarized build replaced it on September 24.

The npm package is unchanged.

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.