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OpenClaw 3.13: Mobile Redesign, 2x Memory Fix, and 70+ Stability Patches
OpenClaws.io Team OpenClaws.io Team · March 16, 2026 · 8 min read

OpenClaw 3.13: Mobile Redesign, 2x Memory Fix, and 70+ Stability Patches

No headline feature this time. Instead: a memory regression that doubled RAM usage is fixed, Android and iOS get real attention, agents stop tripping over their own context, and 70+ patches land across Docker, Telegram, Feishu, Signal, Slack, macOS, and Windows. A stabilization release done right.

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OpenClaw 3.11 & 3.12: Dashboard Rewrite, Fast Mode, and 8 Security Fixes You Should Care About
OpenClaws.io Team OpenClaws.io Team · March 13, 2026 · 9 min read

OpenClaw 3.11 & 3.12: Dashboard Rewrite, Fast Mode, and 8 Security Fixes You Should Care About

OpenClaw 3.11 and 3.12 ship a rebuilt Control UI, GPT-5.4 and Claude fast mode toggles, first-class Ollama onboarding, multimodal memory with Gemini embeddings, Kubernetes manifests, and 8 security advisories worth reading. Two releases, one post, zero filler.

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OpenClaw 3.8: ACP Provenance, Brave Search Integration, and the Case for Moving Fast
OpenClaws.io Team OpenClaws.io Team · March 10, 2026 · 7 min read

OpenClaw 3.8: ACP Provenance, Brave Search Integration, and the Case for Moving Fast

OpenClaw 3.8 lands ACP Provenance for agent identity verification, Brave LLMContext for AI-native web search, Podman/SELinux auto-detection, and a leaner Docker image. Some say OpenClaw moves too fast. We think that's the point.

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OpenClaw 3.7: Day-One Model Support, Multilingual Expansion, and 200+ Bug Fixes
OpenClaws.io Team OpenClaws.io Team · March 9, 2026 · 6 min read

OpenClaw 3.7: Day-One Model Support, Multilingual Expansion, and 200+ Bug Fixes

OpenClaw 3.7 ships with first-day support for GPT-5.4 and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, adds Spanish and German to the Control UI, introduces the ContextEngine plugin architecture, and squashes over 200 bugs. Here is everything that matters in this release.

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ContextEngine Deep Dive: How OpenClaw 2026.3.7 Turned Context Management into a Plugin
OpenClaws.io Team OpenClaws.io Team · March 9, 2026 · 10 min read

ContextEngine Deep Dive: How OpenClaw 2026.3.7 Turned Context Management into a Plugin

OpenClaw 2026.3.7 introduces ContextEngine, a plugin slot that gives third-party developers full control over how agent context is ingested, assembled, and compacted. This article explains the architecture, walks through the lifecycle hooks, and surveys the early plugin ecosystem.

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Crafting Your Agent's Soul: A Complete Guide to SOUL.md
OpenClaws.io Team OpenClaws.io Team · March 6, 2026 · 6 min read

Crafting Your Agent's Soul: A Complete Guide to SOUL.md

SOUL.md is the file that defines your OpenClaw agent's personality, tone, and behavioral rules. This guide explains what it is, where it lives, and how to write one that makes your agent genuinely useful.

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OpenClaw 101: From Zero to Your First AI Agent in 15 Minutes
OpenClaws.io Team OpenClaws.io Team · March 6, 2026 · 7 min read

OpenClaw 101: From Zero to Your First AI Agent in 15 Minutes

Never used OpenClaw before? This guide walks you through everything: what it is, what you need, how to install it, and how to have your first conversation with your own AI agent.

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Running OpenClaw in Docker: A Step-by-Step Deployment Guide
OpenClaws.io Team OpenClaws.io Team · March 6, 2026 · 6 min read

Running OpenClaw in Docker: A Step-by-Step Deployment Guide

Docker is the most secure way to run OpenClaw — containerized, isolated, and reproducible. This guide covers the official Docker setup, docker-compose configuration, environment variables, and production tips.

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Connecting OpenClaw to Feishu (Lark): A Complete Integration Guide
OpenClaws.io Team OpenClaws.io Team · March 6, 2026 · 5 min read

Connecting OpenClaw to Feishu (Lark): A Complete Integration Guide

Feishu (飞书) is one of the most popular enterprise chat platforms in China. Since v2026.2.2, OpenClaw supports Feishu natively via WebSocket — no public server or domain required. Here is how to set it up.

guide feishu lark china integration
Running OpenClaw on Android with Termux: Turn Your Old Phone into a 24/7 AI Agent
OpenClaws.io Team OpenClaws.io Team · March 6, 2026 · 5 min read

Running OpenClaw on Android with Termux: Turn Your Old Phone into a 24/7 AI Agent

You do not need a Mac or a server to run OpenClaw. An old Android phone with Termux can host your AI agent 24/7. This guide covers two approaches: native Termux installation and the Ubuntu-in-Termux method.

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