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title: "v2026.8.1: Maintainer and Internal Changes"
description: "The 6,364 changes that primarily affect the people who build and maintain OpenClaw: release and CI work, tests, internal refactors, and documentation maintenance."
---

Another 6,364 changes in this release primarily affect the people who build and maintain OpenClaw. They cover [release and CI work](/reference/RELEASING), tests, internal refactors, documentation maintenance, and narrow fixes that sit outside the user-facing product areas of this release.

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<Accordion title="All 348 improvements, fixes, and documentation changes">

This completes the record for all 17,675 analyzed PRs and commits in v2026.8.1. The list below holds 27 improvements or features, 251 bug, provider, and security fixes, and 70 documentation changes, preserving the original PR and commit titles. The 6,016 internal maintenance changes follow on the pages linked at the end of this page.

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<summary>Sources and complete change list</summary>

**Improvements**

- Reduce CI time across QA smoke and audited lanes [00164c7](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/00164c7)
- Rebalance compact CI jobs using measured agents-core-models runtime [1d2d44c](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1d2d44c)
- Balance Windows CI across two concurrent jobs [1f1aa88](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1f1aa88)
- Cache Node toolchains for Blacksmith CI jobs [782d52c](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/782d52c)
- Speed up CI preflight and shrink the pnpm cache [7e54cc9](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7e54cc9)
- Route trusted contributor pull requests to faster CI runners [8d86fe7](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8d86fe7)
- Shorten CI by combining built-runtime verification with artifact checks [bba5730](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/bba5730)
- Streamline release metadata and ClawHub checkouts [c149489](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c149489)
- Speed up release preparation [cb70d71](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cb70d71)
- Speed up the hybrid checks-ui job [d612949](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d612949)
- Speed up CI with wider sharding and parallel verification [ed5e489](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ed5e489)
- Give the dev branch badge its own sidebar strip [#104300](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/104300)
- Keep native platform validation warning-free [#107101](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107101)
- Speed up agent command tests [#107107](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107107)
- Accelerate the SQLite reliability test suite [#107134](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107134)
- Speed up SQLite state benchmark CLI tests [#107150](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107150)
- Use retry-safe temp cleanup in Plugin SDK tests [#107151](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107151)
- Install skills.sh references through ClawHub [#112517](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/112517)
- Give pinned sessions their own sidebar group [#121712](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121712)
- Speed up fresh changed-check runs [#121805](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121805)
- Rebalance CI tests without adding workers [#121807](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121807)
- Rebalance compact Node test jobs [#121834](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121834)
- Speed up Gateway session-list performance tests [#121853](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121853)
- feat(mantis): let proof agents extend desktop control [#127271](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127271)
- improve(ui): skip video pacing in ordinary browser tests [#127313](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127313)
- improve(qa): avoid repeated coverage inventory work in tests [#127376](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127376)
- improve(ci): add trusted FRV proof broker [#128966](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128966)

**Bug fixes**

- Allow excluded shipped PR references in generated ledger metadata [01b0989](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/01b0989)
- Format Google Meet test type annotation [0471b29](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0471b29)
- Honor explicit Unreleased changelog opt-in in release checks [0476243](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0476243)
- Conflicting Control UI sidebar type-import repair [08843c7](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/08843c7)
- Keep beta npm performance checks advisory during publish [08987d8](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/08987d8)
- Stream release evidence artifact downloads to disk [0b78116](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0b78116)
- Route fork pull-request checks to hosted runners [0d73229](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0d73229)
- Accept protected-environment waiting state in publication evidence [0e9db60](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0e9db60)
- Bind ClawHub bootstrap publishing to its workflow identity [0f7fbfa](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0f7fbfa)
- Keep hybrid Windows CI on one Blacksmith lane [19ae7f2](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/19ae7f2)
- Retry briefly stale npm provenance checks [1d27775](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1d27775)
- Shorten Testbox SSH socket paths for parallel review tests [1fe3a5f](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1fe3a5f)
- Restore CI after declaration and smoke-test drift [2256387](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2256387)
- use the shared record guard in the protocol coverage checker [2276dca](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2276dca)
- Preserve the validated Node runtime in candidate checks [2372c71](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2372c71)
- Retain npm provenance verification evidence [23d2f66](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/23d2f66)
- Stabilize Telegram release QA commit-to-PR checks [2a52e45](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2a52e45)
- Declare the release-checklist direct-execution helper [33a354c](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/33a354c)
- Isolate dependencies used by trusted release-candidate checks [34b8a3f](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/34b8a3f)
- Honor explicit unreleased-changelog opt-in during release validation [363e8b0](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/363e8b0)
- Preserve gateway watch logs and hand off managed ports [38e6365](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/38e6365)
- Remove orphaned ClawHub workspace-dir helper [4af3a85](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4af3a85)
- Speed up real-Gateway UI tests in hybrid CI [4fb2736](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4fb2736)
- Prevent gateway port races in installer release checks [5a8b25c](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5a8b25c)
- Harden proxy tunnel test teardown [5b1ce69](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5b1ce69)
- Compare max-lines debt from the branch merge base [5fa348f](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5fa348f)
- Align extension prerelease tests with current contracts [662e79d](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/662e79d)
- Default package-acceptance omission control to false [69b83b5](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/69b83b5)
- Retry public release checks without exhausted credentials [6c0725e](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6c0725e)
- Point locale drift repair to generated sync [6f3aa0f](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6f3aa0f)
- Bind Telegram QA proof to the exact package artifact [732fb5f](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/732fb5f)
- Detach optional ClawHub publishing from the core release workflow [73d0439](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/73d0439)
- Rebalance CI lanes to reduce five-minute stragglers [76e4ef6](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/76e4ef6)
- Remove duplicate docs-sync declaration [7a58956](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7a58956)
- Resolve Docker packaging tools from the source checkout [7e705ed](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7e705ed)
- Allow more time for release macOS cache finalization [7f28679](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7f28679)
- Validate tags from frozen release branches [7f50fb6](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7f50fb6)
- Allow cancelled main runs to refresh the Vitest cache [8367253](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8367253)
- Isolate trusted release tooling dependencies [8858944](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8858944)
- Restore formatting compliance after merge skew [8f3b2ab](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8f3b2ab)
- Preserve retired workspace state in update smoke tests [905395a](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/905395a)
- Retry flaky fresh Parallels release lanes [9275f47](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9275f47)
- Declare release evidence API helpers [95c6add](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/95c6add)
- Keep beta performance checks advisory at publish [97f75ed](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/97f75ed)
- Route measured CI bottlenecks to Blacksmith on first attempts [9adfe07](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9adfe07)
- Recognize release tooling through symlinked roots [9bd51e9](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9bd51e9)
- Formats browser tab discovery abort test [9cdb976](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9cdb976)
- Rebalance storage-state CI test stripes [a2d1b0c](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a2d1b0c)
- Raise the Vitest cache warmer heap ceiling [a8857ee](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a8857ee)
- Resolve the trusted release loader [a9ac13b](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a9ac13b)
- Overlap TypeScript-Go test graphs in CI [ad508a5](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ad508a5)
- Correct the run-inspector E2E sub-pixel tolerance [af76f49](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/af76f49)
- Restore the Control UI sidebar after accidental truncation [b5273e7](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b5273e7)
- Stop release smoke tests from recreating retired workspace state [b6535fb](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b6535fb)
- Format the Docker installer test [b847d1a](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/b847d1a)
- Limit duplicate parity handling to image generation [bac7744](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/bac7744)
- Pin release publishing to protected workflow tags [bb1a7e5](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/bb1a7e5)
- Restore sole ownership of run-attempt state tests [c28e9a4](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c28e9a4)
- retry transient ClawHub HTTP 500 responses [c392727](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c392727)
- Stabilize Control UI deep-link E2E boot checks [c59ef0b](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c59ef0b)
- Mount normalization source in the Docker E2E harness [c69a75f](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c69a75f)
- Run candidate Parallels smoke from trusted release tooling [c8733ea](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c8733ea)
- Allow detached release jobs after parent success [ced50f8](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ced50f8)
- Clear ClickClack setup lint and dead-code failures [d6026ff](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d6026ff)
- Retry transient Telegram release provenance API reads [d6a33b5](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d6a33b5)
- Compare release evidence archives by contents [d8b3e1c](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d8b3e1c)
- Make plugin npm bootstrap retries idempotent [d8dd59b](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d8dd59b)
- Complete protected SHA-pinned publish tooling [dfa246e](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/dfa246e)
- Keep beta performance checks advisory [dffb136](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/dffb136)
- Reconcile duplicate QA parity capture rows [e23ba67](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e23ba67)
- Validate trusted npm preflight workflow source [e297bc2](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e297bc2)
- Prepare trusted Parallels harness dependencies at point of use [ed49673](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ed49673)
- Preserve Markdown list structure in translated docs [edef982](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/edef982)
- Stabilize extension artifact freshness repair on CI filesystems [ee4bd4a](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/ee4bd4a)
- Unshadow Control UI E2E diagnostic catch bindings [f2c721b](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/f2c721b)
- Allow slower fallback CI runners more setup time [f329a94](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/f329a94)
- bind resumed npm verification to the original publisher [f4f5bb1](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/f4f5bb1)
- Remove a timing race from OpenAI payload contract tests [f530b70](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/f530b70)
- Add missing TypeScript declaration for error formatting [f656d96](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/f656d96)
- Route Docker release lanes through the trusted harness [#103504](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/103504)
- Bound iMessage drop-diagnostic state [#103512](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/103512)
- Stabilize ClawRouter release E2E log assertions [#103536](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/103536)
- Fix lint in Telegram turn-adoption test [#103549](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/103549)
- Repair bundled AI runtime checks in installer smoke [#103556](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/103556)
- Prevent startup test mocks from poisoning shared Vitest workers [#103582](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/103582)
- Contain installer-smoke artifact restores within the checkout [#103608](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/103608)
- Keep scheduled runtime-parity QA on compatible scenarios [#103609](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/103609)
- Restore strict lint for Mattermost tests [#107079](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107079)
- Fix the Mattermost slash-state test response type [#107084](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107084)
- Exclude live-only tests from tooling performance shards [#107088](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107088)
- Isolate the Pond baseline MCP proof tool [#107128](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107128)
- Refresh the Plugin SDK API baseline checksum [#107140](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107140)
- Clean up orphaned workshop skill usage rows [#107144](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107144)
- Clear stale label timestamps when sessions are replaced [#107638](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107638)
- Show clear QA Lab dashboard response errors [#108943](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/108943)
- Release failed docs-search response bodies [#109508](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/109508)
- Release failed Google Chat certificate responses promptly [#109519](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/109519)
- Close failed ClawRouter usage responses promptly [#109525](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/109525)
- Release failed GitHub Copilot usage connections promptly [#109540](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/109540)
- Cancel unread APNs relay redirect bodies [#109728](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/109728)
- Close failed Kilocode discovery streams before fallback [#109950](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/109950)
- Release Discord PluralKit response streams on missing messages [#109960](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/109960)
- Close failed Ollama discovery response bodies [#109967](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/109967)
- Release failed Microsoft Teams Graph response streams [#109970](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/109970)
- Cancel failed QQBot media response bodies [#110008](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/110008)
- Release failed Google video download streams [#110045](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/110045)
- Reject malformed MCP App sandbox policies [#110264](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/110264)
- Clear completed Web Push readiness timers [#110879](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/110879)
- Keep source installs out of operator state [#111514](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/111514)
- Keep CI=1 test runs within one worker budget [#111521](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/111521)
- Prevent cross-file mock leakage in Control UI tests [#111554](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/111554)
- Reset plugin runtime state between shared test files [#111556](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/111556)
- fix(release): bound beta verifier command execution [#111581](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/111581)
- Prevent repository inventory scripts from hanging on Git lookups [#111582](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/111582)
- Forward QA credentials into maturity scorecard generation [#112201](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/112201)
- Prevent false lint failures in generated Wear translations [#112254](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/112254)
- Validate frozen AI package exports against their manifests [#112258](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/112258)
- Include shared chat progress text in macOS translations [#112279](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/112279)
- Populate identity in mock Control UI profile settings [#112296](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/112296)
- Accept canonical extended-stable npm provenance [#112301](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/112301)
- Allow translated prose inside pure fenced code blocks [#115204](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/115204)
- Make Android Wear channel-close tests deterministic [#116788](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/116788)
- Enforce QA-channel thread and message lifecycle ownership [#116801](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/116801)
- Add QA Lab group conversations and safer thread navigation [#116803](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/116803)
- Restore WebChat auto-TTS managed-artifact proof [#116810](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/116810)
- Repair release harness path and diagnostic contracts [#116812](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/116812)
- Reject blocked QA evidence and invalid media artifacts [#116828](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/116828)
- Make QA module-flow selection adapter-aware [#118069](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/118069)
- Prevent Teams attachment tests from hanging on cloned response bodies [#118096](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/118096)
- Cut QA smoke package-build overhead [#118111](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/118111)
- Reject false compaction-write success in QA [#118115](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/118115)
- Report failed QA suites and evaluations accurately [#118120](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/118120)
- Canonicalize the macOS session-lock test path [#118121](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/118121)
- Reject invalid character-evaluation judge rankings [#118423](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/118423)
- fix(macos): timestamp hash-pinned Developer ID signatures [#118989](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/118989)
- ci(macos): budget macos-swift by runner so fork PRs finish [#119017](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/119017)
- Keep Gateway RPCs responsive during memory startup [#119676](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/119676)
- Revert standalone Enterprise Grid Slack approval changes [#121219](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121219)
- Prevent duplicate final replies after Gateway restart [#121507](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121507)
- Route release validation evidence reads through cached GitHub access [#121619](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121619)
- Keep release checks portable on macOS Bash 3.2 [#121669](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121669)
- Carry branch authority in ClawSweeper dispatches [#121674](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121674)
- Make QA Gateway stress runs measure real concurrency [#121677](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121677)
- Stabilize workshop collection tests on macOS [#121800](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121800)
- Separate frozen release context from live candidate identity [#121835](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121835)
- Run source-scanning policy tests for watched changes [#121841](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121841)
- Allow PR review with restricted GitHub tokens [#121848](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121848)
- Scope iOS version checks to native releases [#121863](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121863)
- Avoid rebuilding identical session rows on duplicate reconciliation [#124326](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/124326)
- Retire stale ownerless requested worker placements [#124609](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/124609)
- Report provider request acceptance consistently [#125807](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/125807)
- fix(secrets): compare proxy bearer tokens directly [#127054](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127054)
- Explicitly target Android notification intents [#127055](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127055)
- fix(test): nostr doctor and state-store suites fail Windows teardown with EBUSY [#127236](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127236)
- Repair release-validation onboarding and ClawHub fixtures [#127263](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127263)
- fix(qa): model-switch proof accepts served model reroutes [#127281](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127281)
- fix(qa): exercise a real config restart boundary [#127285](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127285)
- fix(qa): let scenario-owned timeouts settle before watchdog [#127289](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127289)
- fix(ci): align lifecycle retry fixtures with terminal replies [#127295](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127295)
- fix(qa): pin Slack draft progress transport [#127298](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127298)
- fix(qa): label execution configuration selects [#127299](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127299)
- fix(qa): restore QA Lab web build [#127310](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127310)
- fix(release): preserve validation plan across reruns [#127343](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127343)
- test(agents): canonicalize macOS tmpdir fixtures [#127366](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127366)
- fix(qa): retain failed isolated scenarios in fail-fast results [#127715](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127715)
- fix(ci): apply Kova runtime-major RSS calibration [#127763](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127763)
- fix(codex): preserve child hooks across turns [#128485](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128485)
- fix(deps): restore frozen installs for Anthropic SDK [#128671](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128671)
- perf(ui): stop loading shimmers from repainting [#128687](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128687)
- fix(scripts): ignore superseded target dispatch checks [#128704](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128704)
- fix(ci): preserve iOS Fastlane root after cwd changes [#128854](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128854)
- fix: release onboarding handles telemetry consent [#128943](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128943)
- fix: plugin prerelease fails after geolocation startup [#128947](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128947)
- fix: plugin prerelease checks accept active registry reuse [#128949](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128949)
- fix: release live gateway checks misroute scoped models [#128950](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128950)
- fix: QA MCP parity fails during effective tool inventory [#128959](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128959)
- fix(gateway): settle live fixtures before Codex reconnects [#128965](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128965)
- fix(qa): clean partial cloud proof startup [#128977](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128977)
- test(inworld): make voices timeout proof hermetic [#129024](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129024)
- test(gateway): fix flaky settled-run-ownership assertion in gateway chat suite [#129033](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129033)
- fix(release): preserve focused evidence lineage [#129060](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129060)
- test(google): isolate Vertex streams from ambient ADC [#129121](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129121)
- fix(qa): OpenClaw harness planning check fails after progress-card migration [#129143](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129143)
- fix(release): full validation survives queued parent states [#129166](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129166)
- fix(pr): keep older contributor worktree checkouts within OS argument limits [#129169](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129169)
- fix(release): approved VCR mirror recovery never starts [#129829](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129829)
- fix(qa): reject token confidence lanes without executed evidence [#129830](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129830)
- fix(qa): reject blocked sender replies in allowlist scenarios [#129840](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129840)
- fix(qa): align repeated-request proof with provider timeout [#129851](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129851)
- fix(parallels): avoid host networking for macOS upgrades [#129861](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129861)
- fix(i18n): include concatenated Apple UI strings [#129882](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129882)
- fix(memory): keep doctor discovery free of database imports [#129963](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129963)
- fix(release): preserve beta channel in prerelease survivor [#129966](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/129966)
- fix(ui): remove unused startup styles to restore css budget [#130027](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/130027)
- fix(e2e): stable candidate plugin repair fails after update [#130306](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/130306)
- fix(ci): run changed-path-facts in fast routing checks [#130843](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/130843)
- fix(ci): preserve Crabbox proof across main advancement [#131572](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131572)
- fix(release): preserve frozen plugin harness compatibility [#131596](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131596)
- fix(gateway): restore rollback manual-stop regression checks [#131627](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131627)
- fix(ci): let publisher own Crabbox proof [#131635](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131635)
- fix(ci): let plugin prerelease build its own registry [#131639](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131639)
- test(release): seed plugin ownership for the installed schema [#131685](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131685)
- fix(release): avoid rate limits during exact-SHA validation [#131714](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131714)
- fix(qa): keep leases when Gateway startup teardown fails [#131740](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131740)
- fix(ci): accept broker-owned Crabbox identity [#131754](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131754)
- fix(release): preserve publish evidence identity [#131782](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131782)
- fix(release): pin publish children to approved tooling [#131798](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131798)
- fix(release): separate parent approval identity [#131833](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131833)
- fix(release): canonicalize composite job ordering [#131853](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131853)
- fix(release): resume protected child publication [#131878](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131878)
- fix(test): await Gateway readiness and finish lifecycle cleanup [#131890](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131890)
- fix(qa): retain WhatsApp lease and auth until Gateway stops [#131893](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131893)
- fix(ci): finish watcher waits after successful reruns [#131926](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131926)
- fix(release): accept active publication transitions [#131986](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131986)
- fix(release): full verification fails as main comparison grows [#132029](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132029)
- fix(tooling): report every deadcode scan outcome [#132412](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132412)
- fix(maintainers): wait for mergeability before admission [#132418](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132418)
- fix(skills): preserve recovery evidence in live review fixtures [#132463](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132463)
- fix(maintainers): wait for calculated PR mergeability [#132522](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132522)
- fix(release): validate extended-stable maintenance patches [#132523](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132523)
- fix(build): local plugin checks rewrite declarations and miss inherited config changes [#132532](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132532)
- fix(build): cold declaration checks reject their own workspace outputs [#132603](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132603)
- fix(plugin-sdk): registration leaves private declarations in packages [#132645](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132645)
- fix(test): join tsgo cleanup after operation timeout [#132654](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132654)
- fix(maintainers): accept the repository id shape gh returns during merge admission [#132690](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132690)
- fix: show Crabbox help before preparing remote execution [#132698](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132698)
- fix(ci): keep canceled docs-agent runs out of review history [#132699](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132699)
- fix(qa): keep Telegram release bootstrap configs current [#132710](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132710)
- fix(release): prevent FRV reruns from losing candidate artifacts [#132711](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132711)
- fix(maintainers): compare gh and GraphQL repository identity by matching id shape [#132715](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132715)
- fix(release): retain bounded npm diagnostics per phase [#132748](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132748)
- fix(test): synchronize custom worker shutdown proof [#132824](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132824)
- fix(qa): retain debug logs across cleanup retries [#132836](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132836)
- fix(ci): restore post-update service fixture isolation [#132856](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132856)
- fix(testing): reject invalid profiler CLI options [#132858](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132858)
- fix(qa): reject explicitly blank scenario selections [#132901](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132901)
- fix(ci): stop Workflow Sanity Git descendants before fallback [#132921](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132921)
- fix(qa): prevent runtime directories reappearing after cleanup [#132958](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132958)
- fix(release): audit tool dependencies and preserve Sandbox failures [#132971](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132971)
- test(desktop): make Unix socket fixture support explicit [#132976](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132976)
- fix(ci): stop QA Git descendants before trust handoff [#132991](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132991)
- fix(ci): keep provider alias service ports distinct [#133080](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/133080)
- fix(protocol): protocol:check passes when the published schema drifts [#133090](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/133090)
- fix(ci): stop docs publish Git descendants before retries [#133093](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/133093)
- fix(changelog): retain explicitly marked breaking changes in release notes [#133104](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/133104)
- fix(changelog): classify declared types and scopes before title prose [#133113](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/133113)
- fix(ci): drain docs-agent Git trees before recovery [#133124](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/133124)
- fix(ci): keep native release verification bounded and complete [#133180](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/133180)
- fix(ci): drain generated publication Git trees before recovery [#133228](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/133228)
- fix(ci): drain performance Git trees before retry and fallback [#133280](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/133280)
- fix(ci): drain release admission Git before handoff [#133308](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/133308)

**Documentation**

- Clarify the onboarding card icon [16daa88](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/16daa88)
- Records rejected CI artifact checkout experiment [1ce67d5](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/1ce67d5)
- Document safe isolation for live gateway tests [2ca4d92](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2ca4d92)
- Protect product names in localized documentation links [2d7be9e](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/2d7be9e)
- Default automated iOS releases to the gateway version [3d7e996](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/3d7e996)
- Remove invented inline-code formatting from translated prose [4302896](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4302896)
- Preserve runtime and plugin names in docs translations [477f3af](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/477f3af)
- Stabilize documentation translation split validation [4d4b176](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/4d4b176)
- Preserve ambiguous product names in translated docs [514d718](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/514d718)
- Add pragmatic code guidance for contributors [523c07d](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/523c07d)
- Keep Dutch documentation address informal [5fe350c](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/5fe350c)
- Document the audited maintainer CI gate bypass [63985f2](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/63985f2)
- Document the required QA coverage summary path [6bc5fc2](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6bc5fc2)
- Clarify schema-version policy for additive SQLite tables [6d5ebac](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6d5ebac)
- Preserve slash-based numeric literals in translated docs [7651ef5](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/7651ef5)
- Preserve docs translation boundaries and plugin names [9d3de46](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9d3de46)
- docs(gateway): require pre-commit authority guards [9fc5037](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9fc5037)
- Crop whitespace from README banners [a661804](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a661804)
- Add four existing fixes to the changelog [af9d583](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/af9d583)
- Preserve Render branding in documentation translations [be74297](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/be74297)
- Refresh the generated documentation map [c55ea0b](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c55ea0b)
- Require approval before SQLite schema-version bumps [cc0b847](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/cc0b847)
- Align the agent-hierarchy roadmap guardrail with planned work [e40bd56](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/e40bd56)
- Preserve canonical product names in maturity documentation [fee4490](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/fee4490)
- Explain the pull request automation review flow [#101748](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/101748)
- Replace the stale maintainer roster with the current people page [#102998](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/102998)
- Refresh the README hero with dark and light brand banners [#103123](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/103123)
- Refresh the generated documentation map [#104926](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/104926)
- Document GitHub Actions workflow filename resolution [#105333](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/105333)
- Guide maintainers to sparse CI polling [#106821](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/106821)
- Publish v2026.7.1 release documentation [#107040](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107040)
- Document the Control UI catalog terminal workflow [#107204](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107204)
- Clarify supported PR stats and yielded-exec handling [#107819](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107819)
- Document bounded maintainer automation commands [#107830](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/107830)
- Document explicit CI rerun attempt selection [#108095](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/108095)
- Align QA transport and release-validation guidance [#108463](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/108463)
- Refresh the onboarding redesign plan after phases 1-3 [#110121](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/110121)
- Update onboarding phase status and frame the phase 7 decision [#110543](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/110543)
- Document draft-then-ready PR creation for reliable CI [#110970](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/110970)
- Update stale debugging skill file references [#111474](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/111474)
- Document script and dependency troubleshooting rules for agents [#112543](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/112543)
- Attribute published packages and docs to the OpenClaw Foundation [#112633](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/112633)
- Make Auto QA campaign evidence verifiable [#113857](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/113857)
- Replace the rate-limited Star History badge [#114762](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/114762)
- Fix the security warning's line wrapping [#115388](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/115388)
- Clarify product growth, privacy, and model-guidance policy [#115854](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/115854)
- Clarify the exported user timezone contract [#116160](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/116160)
- Refresh maturity scorecard from August QA evidence [#118074](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/118074)
- Repair stale references in bundled repository skills [#120042](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/120042)
- Document a unified runner model for future session placement [#120657](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/120657)
- Keep maintainer agents hands-on [#121225](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/121225)
- Correct database-first implementation and schema documentation [#122085](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/122085)
- Document session evidence retrieval for debugging [#122904](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/122904)
- Document the Control UI stylesheet policy [#123185](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/123185)
- Mark the Peekaboo v2 tracker item as landed [#123838](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/123838)
- Correct computer-use tool inventory counts in the implementation plan [#124074](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/124074)
- Mark the computer-use ref lifecycle work as landed [#124403](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/124403)
- docs: prefer gh attach for PR media [#127417](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127417)
- docs(mantis): script catalog-tool turns through Code Mode exec [#127878](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/127878)
- docs: require discussion for material SQLite changes [#128876](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/128876)
- docs(plan): record CUA production vertical, node-channel fix, and channel schema repair [#130117](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/130117)
- docs: compact generated maturity scorecard rows [#130331](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/130331)
- docs(start): add Why OpenClaw enterprise architecture page [#130709](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/130709)
- docs(start): add architecture diagrams to Why OpenClaw [#130776](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/130776)
- docs(start): human introduction for Why OpenClaw [#130812](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/130812)
- docs(start): restructure Why OpenClaw intro into a question-answer flow [#130874](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/130874)
- docs(start): bridge paragraph for personal readers on Why OpenClaw [#131105](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131105)
- docs: prohibit publishing unreleased model identifiers [#131942](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/131942)
- docs(ci): correct SDK declaration ownership and caching [#132728](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132728)
- docs: remove AI-assistance disclosure requirement for PRs [#132968](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/132968)

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