OpenClaw has shipped version 2.0. The software now finds existing subscriptions, API keys and local models by itself during setup, its browser app has been rebuilt, and shared sessions let several people work on the same task. The OpenClaw Foundation tags the release 2026.8.1, with more than 16,000 pull requests. Sessions can run on a local gateway, on paired devices, or on machines rented through Crabbox. On openKylin 3.0, OpenClaw runs in full and calls desktop capabilities through the MCP protocol rather than simulated clicks.
OpenClaw, an open-source platform for AI agents, has shipped version 2.0. During setup the software now finds existing subscriptions, API keys and local models by itself. Its browser app has been rebuilt. Shared sessions let several people work on the same task. The OpenClaw Foundation tags the release 2026.8.1 and treats it as the project's widest update so far.[1]
The release includes more than 16,000 pull requests. Sessions can run in three places: the default local gateway, devices paired with the openclaw connect command, and machines rented through Crabbox. The release notes say the bundled OpenProse plugin and the prose command have been removed, and that codex and openai-codex model references move under openai. The code sits on GitHub at github.com/openclaw/openclaw.[1]
openKylin, the open-source Chinese desktop distribution, has released version 3.0. According to the project's announcement, agents such as KylinBot, WorkBuddy, OpenClaw and Raccoon Work run in full on the release and call desktop capabilities directly through the MCP protocol rather than through simulated clicks. The release gathers models, memory, tools and system permissions into a single runtime for AI agents. OpenClaw 2.0's notes describe auto-setup and shared sessions, while the openKylin list names OpenClaw among the agents in that runtime; the announcement does not say which OpenClaw version is bundled.[2], [1]
