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OpenClaw 2026.1.30 — What Shipped (Operator Guide)

Operator-focused summary of OpenClaw 2026.1.30: what shipped, what matters for hosted bots, and what to check after upgrade.

Jason Cochran
January 31, 2026
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This post covers what shipped in v2026.1.30 and what it means for OpenClaw VPS operators.

What shipped

Changes

  • CLI: add completion command (Zsh/Bash/PowerShell/Fish) and auto-setup during postinstall/onboarding.
  • CLI: add per-agent models status (--agent filter). (#4780) Thanks @jlowin.
  • Agents: add Kimi K2.5 to the synthetic model catalog. (#4407) Thanks @manikv12.
  • Auth: switch Kimi Coding to built-in provider; normalize OAuth profile email.
  • Auth: add MiniMax OAuth plugin + onboarding option. (#4521) Thanks @Maosghoul.
  • Agents: update pi SDK/API usage and dependencies.
  • Web UI: refresh sessions after chat commands and improve session display names.
  • Build: move TypeScript builds to tsdown + tsgo (faster builds, CI typechecks), update tsconfig target, and clean up lint rules.
  • Build: align npm tar override and bin metadata so the openclaw CLI entrypoint is preserved in npm publishes.
  • Docs: add pi/pi-dev docs and update OpenClaw branding + install links.

Fixes

  • Security: restrict local path extraction in media parser to prevent LFI. (#4880)
  • Gateway: prevent token defaults from becoming the literal "undefined". (#4873) Thanks @Hisleren.
  • Control UI: fix assets resolution for npm global installs. (#4909) Thanks @YuriNachos.
  • macOS: avoid stderr pipe backpressure in gateway discovery. (#3304) Thanks @abhijeet117.
  • Telegram: normalize account token lookup for non-normalized IDs. (#5055) Thanks @jasonsschin.
  • Telegram: preserve delivery thread fallback and fix threadId handling in delivery context.
  • Telegram: fix HTML nesting for overlapping styles/links. (#4578) Thanks @ThanhNguyxn.
  • Telegram: accept numeric messageId/chatId in react actions. (#4533) Thanks @Ayush10.
  • Telegram: honor per-account proxy dispatcher via undici fetch. (#4456) Thanks @spiceoogway.
  • Telegram: scope skill commands to bound agent per bot. (#4360) Thanks @robhparker.
  • BlueBubbles: debounce by messageId to preserve attachments in text+image messages. (#4984)
  • Routing: prefer requesterOrigin over stale session entries for sub-agent announce delivery. (#4957)
  • Extensions: restore embedded extension discovery typings.
  • CLI: fix tui:dev port resolution.
  • LINE: fix status command TypeError. (#4651)
  • OAuth: skip expired-token warnings when refresh tokens are still valid. (#4593)
  • Build: skip redundant UI install step in Dockerfile. (#4584) Thanks @obviyus.

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/v2026.1.30

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