v2026.5.14-beta.2

Published: 2026-05-15

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Changes

Channels/SDK: add normalized command turn facts to channel turn construction and expose command-turn helpers for plugin inbound contexts.
Agents/config: support per-agent bootstrap profile overrides for `contextInjection`, `bootstrapMaxChars`, and `bootstrapTotalMaxChars`, inheriting from `agents.defaults` when omitted. Fixes #69966. Thanks @BunsDev.
Dependencies: route root ambient Node proxy agents through `@openclaw/proxyline` and drop root `proxy-agent`, `https-proxy-agent`, and `minimatch` dependencies.
Canvas: lazy-load HTTP host, hosted media resolver, CLI implementation, and tool runtime modules so Gateway startup only pays Canvas implementation cost on first use. (#82001) Thanks @samzong.
Control UI/i18n: add a `pnpm ui:i18n:report` baseline report for hardcoded-copy focus areas and locale fallback metadata. (#81320) Thanks @samzong.
Maintainer tooling: add a repo-local `codex-review` skill for Codex closeout reviews, including local dirty-work and PR-branch review helpers that rerun until no accepted/actionable findings remain and avoid unsupported inline prompts with `--base`.
Maintainer tooling: fail CI when pull requests add package patch files or pnpm patched dependencies, preserving the upstream-and-bump dependency workflow.
Codex app-server: stream commentary preambles into editable channel progress drafts without promoting them to final answers.
Codex migration: remove the bundled `codex-cli` backend and repair legacy `codex-cli/*` model refs to the Codex app-server route on `openai/*`.
Gateway/startup: add owner-level startup trace attribution for auth, plugin loading, lookup counts, and plugin sidecar services. (#81738) Thanks @samzong.
Plugins/hooks: expose the resolved effective `contextTokenBudget` plus source/reference metadata on `llm_output` and sanitized `model_call_*` hook events/contexts so plugin cost and context-health alerts can use agent-level context caps. Fixes #64327. Thanks @BunsDev.
Channels/status reactions: wire `StatusReactionController` into WhatsApp message turns (queued → thinking → tool → done/error lifecycle, on par with Telegram and Discord), add `deploy`/`build`/`concierge` emoji categories with tool-token routing, and replace the status reaction defaults with self-explanatory emoji (🧠 thinking, 🛠️ tool, 💻 coding, 🌐 web, ⏳ stallSoft, ⚠️ stallHard, ✅ done, ❌ error, 🗜️ compacting) so stall and lifecycle reactions read as status indicators instead of emotional commentary. Fixes #59077. (#80612) Thanks @gado-ships-it.
Control UI: add a browser-local Text size setting in Appearance and Quick Settings, scaling chat and dense UI text while keeping inputs above the mobile Safari focus-zoom threshold. Fixes #8547. Thanks @BunsDev.
Docs: add a dedicated ds4 provider page with local DeepSeek V4 Flash config, on-demand startup, context sizing, and live verification steps.
Release validation: add a package-installed Docker user-journey lane that verifies onboarding, mocked model setup, external plugin install/uninstall, ClickClack outbound/inbound messaging, Gateway restart survival, and doctor.
Release validation: add package-installed Docker lanes for real TTY onboarding, media and memory persistence, published-package upgrade journeys, and local marketplace plugin install/update/uninstall coverage.
Maintainers: add a Clawdtributor skill for Discrawl-backed contributor PR triage, live status checks, and compact review formatting.
Telegram: support Mini App `web_app` buttons in generic message presentation payloads, allowing `openclaw message send --presentation` to render Telegram Web App inline buttons for private chats. (#81356) Thanks @jzakirov.
Scripts: add `OPENCLAW_HEAVY_CHECK_LOCK_SCOPE=worktree` so high-capacity local worktrees can use independent heavy-check locks while shared locks remain the default. Fixes #80729. (#80734) Thanks @samzong.
Agents/subagents: deliver native `sessions_spawn` tasks in the child session's first visible `[Subagent Task]` message instead of hiding the task in the sub-agent system prompt, keeping delegation auditable without duplicating tokens. Fixes #78592. Thanks @bradestes and @stainlu.
Messages/queue: make mid-turn prompts steer active runs by default via `/queue steer`, preserve `/queue followup` and `/queue collect` for users who want messages to queue by default, and make `/steer` continue as a normal prompt when steering is unavailable. (#77023) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev.
Voice Call/Telnyx: add realtime media-streaming call support for conversational voice calls. (#81024) Thanks @dynamite-bud.
Dependencies: add release dependency evidence reports, npm advisory gating, and PR dependency-change awareness so maintainers can review dependency risk before and during releases. Thanks @joshavant.
Gateway: expose optional `isHeartbeat` metadata on agent event payloads so clients can distinguish scheduled heartbeat runs from ordinary chat runs. (#80610) Thanks @medns.
Agents: add `agents.defaults.runRetries` and `agents.list[].runRetries` config for embedded Pi runner retry loop limits. (#80661) Thanks @medns.
Codex: add node-backed Codex CLI session listing and binding so an OpenClaw conversation can continue an existing Codex CLI session running on a paired node.