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OpenClaw 1.2.0 — What Shipped (Operator Guide)

Operator-focused summary of OpenClaw 1.2.0: what shipped, what matters for hosted bots, and what to check after upgrade.

Jason Cochran
November 27, 2025
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This post covers what shipped in v1.2.0 and what it means for OpenClaw VPS operators.

What shipped

  • Heartbeat UX: default 10 m; prompt HEARTBEAT ultrathink; HEARTBEAT_OK suppresses sends; skipped heartbeats don’t refresh sessions; fallback heartbeats no longer start new sessions; supports heartbeatIdleMinutes.
  • Heartbeat tooling: warelay heartbeat --session-id, relay --heartbeat-now, helpers warelay relay:heartbeat and warelay relay:heartbeat:tmux.
  • Prompt structure: one-time sessionIntro, per-message ultrathink prefix; sessions idle-expire after 7 days (configurable).
  • Robustness: WebSocket error guards and global unhandled handlers; Baileys @lid resolution; webhook media hosting uses shared host module (test-covered).
  • Docs: README highlights Clawd; docs/claude-config.md updated with current config, heartbeat behavior, and home directory.

What matters for hosted operators

  • Validate channel delivery behavior (web chat + Telegram).
  • Verify model/provider settings and fallback behavior.
  • Run a smoke test after deploy: message flow, tool call, and response quality.

Post-upgrade checklist

  1. Send/receive test messages in active channels.
  2. Confirm bot settings and auth paths still behave as expected.
  3. Check billing/usage visibility and dashboard status.
  4. Log regressions immediately and keep rollback notes.

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Source

  • https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v1.2.0

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