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OpenClaw 1.2.2 โ€” What Shipped (Operator Guide)

Operator-focused summary of OpenClaw 1.2.2: what shipped, what matters for hosted bots, and what to check after upgrade.

Jason Cochran
November 28, 2025

This post covers what shipped in v1.2.2 and what it means for OpenClaw VPS operators.

What shipped

  • Manual heartbeat sends: warelay heartbeat accepts --message/--body with --provider web|twilio to push real outbound messages; --dry-run previews payloads without sending.
  • SHA256: bb4f80a8c4d92ceede657b43abb67864939c580155716963c3207b566719bd58

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/v1.2.2

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