This post covers what shipped in v2026.2.6 and what it means for OpenClaw VPS operators.
What shipped
### Changes
- Models: support Anthropic Opus 4.6 and OpenAI Codex gpt-5.3-codex (forward-compat fallbacks). (#9853, #10720, #9995) Thanks @TinyTb, @calvin-hpnet, @tyler6204. - Providers: add xAI (Grok) support. (#9885) Thanks @grp06. - Web UI: add token usage dashboard. (#10072) Thanks @Takhoffman. - Memory: native Voyage AI support. (#7078) Thanks @mcinteerj. - Sessions: cap sessions_history payloads to reduce context overflow. (#10000) Thanks @gut-puncture. - CLI: sort commands alphabetically in help output. (#8068) Thanks @deepsoumya617. - Agents: bump pi-mono to 0.52.7; add embedded forward-compat fallback for Opus 4.6 model ids.
### Fixes
- Telegram: auto-inject DM topic threadId in message tool + subagent announce. (#7235) Thanks @Lukavyi. - Security: require auth for Gateway canvas host and A2UI assets. (#9518) Thanks @coygeek. - Cron: fix scheduling and reminder delivery regressions; harden next-run recompute + timer re-arming + legacy schedule fields. (#9733, #9823, #9948, #9932) Thanks @tyler6204, @pycckuu, @j2h4u, @fujiwara-tofu-shop. - Update: harden Control UI asset handling in update flow. (#10146) Thanks @gumadeiras. - Security: add skill/plugin code safety scanner; redact credentials from config.get gateway responses. (#9806, #9858) Thanks @abdelsfane. - Exec approvals: coerce bare string allowlist entries to objects. (#9903) Thanks @mcaxtr. - Slack: add mention stripPatterns for /new and /reset. (#9971) Thanks @ironbyte-rgb. - Chrome extension: fix bundled path resolution. (#8914) Thanks @kelvinCB.
- Compaction/errors: allow multiple compaction retries on context overflow; show clear billing errors. (#8928, #8391) Thanks @Glucksberg.
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
- Send/receive test messages in active channels.
- Confirm bot settings and auth paths still behave as expected.
- Check billing/usage visibility and dashboard status.
- Log regressions immediately and keep rollback notes.
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Source
- https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.2.6