> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs2.openclaw.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# v2026.8.1 (AKA OpenClaw 2.0)

> Detailed OpenClaw v2026.8.1 release notes covering the new web UI, onboarding, updates, messaging, memory, skills, native apps, models, automations, browser and computer use, plugins, security, reliability, and maintainer changes.

For the story behind this release, read [OpenClaw 2.0, Accidentally](https://openclaw.ai/blog/openclaw-2-accidentally).

This update touches every part of OpenClaw, including installation, messaging, memory, skills, models, automations, the browser and native apps, plugins, security, and many smaller fixes.

Each area below has its own page, keeping the user-facing description and the complete PR and commit record together for when someone wants to dig into it.

**Release scale:** 16,977 pull requests, 698 direct commits, and 987 contributors.

## Sections

* [Installation and Onboarding](/releases/2026.8.1/installation-and-onboarding) - A clearer path from download to a first useful conversation on Mac, Linux, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android, plus the move of sessions and transcripts into SQLite.
* [The New Web UI](/releases/2026.8.1/the-new-web-ui) - The rebuilt Control UI puts conversations at the centre of OpenClaw, with files, approvals, settings, and live work close to the conversation.
* [Updates and Maintenance](/releases/2026.8.1/updates-and-maintenance) - Supported update paths inspect the installation before replacing it, and maintenance tools give clearer recovery paths.
* [Messaging](/releases/2026.8.1/messaging) - Telegram, Slack, Discord, and the native apps keep more of a conversation intact, and accepted messages survive managed restarts.
* [Memory](/releases/2026.8.1/memory) - An eligible personal Claw can recall relevant context from that agent's other private conversations, with visible workflows to search, inspect, import, and remove memory.
* [Skills](/releases/2026.8.1/skills) - Creating, validating, finding, installing, and calling skills now follow one connected path, with Skill Workshop holding proposals, checks, decisions, and applied history.
* [Native Apps](/releases/2026.8.1/native-apps) - iPhone, iPad, Android, macOS, and Wear OS bring voice, attachments, model choices, and conversation controls closer to the work.
* [Models and Providers](/releases/2026.8.1/models-and-providers) - Chat and the Models page open from the catalog OpenClaw already has, and requests stay inside the intended provider and authorized account order.
* [Automations and Scheduling](/releases/2026.8.1/automations-and-scheduling) - Scheduled work comes together under one name across the agent, Control UI, command line, docs, and supported native apps.
* [Browser and Computer Use](/releases/2026.8.1/browser-and-computer-use) - Signed-in browser sessions through an isolated managed profile or the Chrome tabs you share, and Computer Use on paired Macs and explicitly enabled Windows machines.
* [Plugins and Integrations](/releases/2026.8.1/plugins-and-integrations) - Admins can browse, search, install, enable, disable, and remove plugins from the Control UI, alongside curated ClawHub skills and vetted MCP connectors.
* [Security and Privacy](/releases/2026.8.1/security-and-privacy) - Approvals stay attached to the exact request, command, session, and person that received them, and protected credentials can reach supported destinations without entering model-visible text.
* [Quality-of-Life Improvements](/releases/2026.8.1/quality-of-life-improvements) - Everyday work takes less effort to find, follow, move, and protect, including past conversations, visible progress on long jobs, and cloud or paired-computer sessions.
* [Other Bug Fixes](/releases/2026.8.1/other-bug-fixes) - Scoped fixes across Codex delegation, browser Talk, Copilot and xAI replay, Doctor recovery, plugin upgrades, meeting audio, and more.
* [Maintainer and Internal Changes](/releases/2026.8.1/maintainer-and-internal-changes) - The 6,364 changes that primarily affect the people who build and maintain OpenClaw: release and CI work, tests, internal refactors, and documentation maintenance.

*Version note: The package published as `2026.9.1-beta.1` was incorrectly versioned and corresponds to `2026.8.1-beta.4`; it is not newer than stable `2026.8.1`.*