Changelog
Release history for ClawManager. Each release includes auto-update support, so you will be prompted to update when a new version is available.
📦 Install or Update
Already have ClawManager? Updates are delivered automatically. Otherwise, install with:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ClawManager/releases/main/install.sh | bash
Or download directly from the homepage.
v0.3.8
LatestApril 10, 2026Model Picker Overhaul
- 🎯Unified model picker component across the entire app, removing 200+ lines of duplicate code
- ⚡Instant model switching: model changes apply immediately on the chat page without requiring Save
- 🗄️Cached model catalog served from file cache instantly with background refresh. Shared 5-minute TTL eliminates redundant fetches
- 🔄Gateway auto-restarts after switching models, with proper status dot states (green/amber/red) and a settle delay before polling
Windows & WSL
- 🪟WSL-aware auth and filesystem: auth file sync, migration, and loopback fixes for WSL environments
- 🔗Correctly handles loopback provider URLs in WSL
- 🩹Resolved chat issues, version routing, and update flow on Windows
Stability
- 🔒Config write race condition fixed: connections API config writes are now sequentialized to prevent corruption
- 🚦Gateway restart status dot no longer gets overridden by status polling mid-restart
v0.3.5
April 3, 2026Chat & AI Models
- 💬Improved error messages and troubleshooting when chat sessions fail
- 🔄Better model display, persistence, and sync across multi-agent setups
- 🔌Fixed issues with custom OpenAI-compatible provider models
- ⚡Provider model catalogs now load in parallel for faster startup
- 📋Enhanced logs API with better error surfacing
Integrations
- 💼Slack token and connection tests proxied through local API to avoid CORS issues
- 🌐Fixed issues with remote SSH agent connections
Desktop App
- 🔔Native update dialogs restored: you now see a prompt when a new version is available
- 🎨UX improvements across scheduling, request handling, and branding
Authentication & Account
- 🌐New browser-based auth flow via Electron deep links (clawmanager://), replacing the old in-app modal login
- 🔑Added forgot password / password reset flow to the sign-in modal
- 📱Anonymous device ID and download token are now merged with your account on sign-in
- 🔗Auth token synced to localStorage so bug/feature reports are attributed to your account
Telemetry & Usage Tracking
- 📡Activity and anonymous pings routed through local API proxy to avoid CORS failures
- ⏱️Usage tracker now reports real active minutes with platform and app version
- 💻Device name uses your actual hostname instead of a hardcoded default
- 🔄Existing signed-in users who missed the initial anonymous ping get a retroactive one
v0.3.1
March 30, 2026Remote Gateway Support
- 🌍Connect to an OpenClaw gateway running on a remote host, not just localhost
- 🔌WebSocket bridge improvements and new remote backend configuration layer
- 🖥️Remote Gateway modal with proper scroll containment and layout
Windows / WSL2 Installation (Major)
- 🪟Fixed installer doing nothing after clicking "Install OpenClaw": scripts now piped via stdin to bash
- 📦Installer detects and respects your default WSL distro instead of picking the wrong one
- 🤖Automatic WSL2 Ubuntu installation when no distro is present, triggered from the Install button
- 👤Auto-creates a non-root WSL user if none exists on fresh Ubuntu installs
- 🔗Auto port forwarding (netsh portproxy) so the gateway is reachable from the Windows host
- 🔧Fixed Version Manager not showing installed version on Windows (missing PATH)
- ⏱️Fixed status cache incorrectly locking in "gateway not running" for 5 minutes
Windows Installer Package
- 📦Fixed build failures from conflicting SetCompressor directive
- 📉Reduced install size by excluding compile-time-only packages
- 🔧Improved exec.ts to support stdin piping for silent install fixes in Electron
Improved Setup Flow
- 🚀Restored setup detection on the multi-agent view: prompts you to go to Setup if OpenClaw is not installed
- ✅First-run consent acceptance now correctly navigates to the Setup page
- 🔄Install button redirects to Setup when OC is not installed, rather than attempting update
- 🔑OAuth flow improvements for Anthropic, Gemini, and OpenAI Codex
UI / Memory / Chat
- 🧠Refactored memory manager, search, file preview, and related TypeScript types
- 🔧Config generalization and OpenClaw spawn improvements
- 💬Chat turn, retry, and suggest route updates
v0.2.43
March 24, 2026Agents
- 🧬Agent Cloning: create new agents based on existing ones with pre-filled workspace files
- 🥚Multi-Agent Hatching: hatch multiple agents in one flow
Models
- ⚡Added TurboQuant and Generic OpenAI-Compatible provider support
- 📋Fixed the live model catalog
Account & Tracking
- 📡Anonymous device ping on first launch
- 🔗Account connection status indicator
- 🐛Bug report and feature request modals
v0.2.42
March 24, 2026Setup & Stability
- 💬Local chat thinking support, transcript sync, and local-session fallback improvements
- 🔍Local chat session indexing and session-key propagation across API/UI
- 🔧OpenClaw Version Manager and install polish
- 🍎macOS OpenClaw discovery fix
Auto-Updates
ClawManager checks for updates automatically in the background. When a new version is available, you will see a native update prompt. Click Install and the app handles the rest. You can also check manually from the Version Manager in the app.