OpenClaw News
The latest from the OpenClaw ecosystem — releases, integrations, and community updates.
Nous Research Opens Hermes Agent Tools to X Premium+ Grok Subscribers
On May 15-16, 2026, Nous Research and xAI shipped a Grok OAuth flow that lets X Premium+ subscribers use their existing subscription with Hermes Agent — Grok 4.3, Grok TTS, Grok Imagine, and X search, no separate API billing required.
Anthropic Reverses OpenClaw Ban, Adds Agent SDK Credits for Programmatic Tool Use
After an April policy blocked Claude subscriptions from powering third-party agents like OpenClaw, Anthropic reversed course in May 2026 with a separate Agent SDK credit pool. Pro gets $20, Max 5x gets $100, Max 20x gets $400.
Singapore IMDA Warns Against Unrestricted OpenClaw Access on Sensitive Systems
Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority issued its first formal advisory on OpenClaw on May 14, 2026 — urging least-privilege access, narrow-scope agents, and human oversight to avoid systems "running amok".
OpenClaw v2026.5.2: External Plugin Installation, Faster Gateway Startup & Grok 4.3 Default
The first 2026.5 stable release moves plugin install and repair to ClawPack metadata, optimizes gateway hot paths for startup and session listing, and promotes Grok 4.3 to the xAI default.
OpenClaw v2026.4.26: Google Live Talk, Backend-Only Voice Plugins & Cerebras Joins Bundled Providers
The v2026.4.26 release adds a generic browser realtime transport contract, Google Live browser Talk sessions, and a gateway relay so backend-only voice plugins can take real-time calls without a browser at all.
Red Hat Maintainer Releases Tank OS to Make Enterprise OpenClaw Deployments Safer
Red Hat principal engineer and OpenClaw maintainer Sally O'Malley launches Tank OS, a Podman-based bootable image that isolates each OpenClaw agent with its own state and credentials.
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Chinese State-Owned Banks Unveil Their Own OpenClaw Versions
Postal Savings Bank of China launches PSBC-Claw and Agricultural Bank of China launches ABCClaw, marking the first major deployments after Beijing's March restrictions on upstream OpenClaw in banks.
OpenClaw v2026.4.15: Claude Opus 4.7 Defaults, Gemini TTS & LanceDB Cloud Memory
The v2026.4.15 release promotes Claude Opus 4.7 to the default Anthropic selection, adds Gemini text-to-speech to the bundled Google plugin, and lets LanceDB memory run on cloud object storage.
Mastercard and Lobster.cash Launch AI Agent Card Payments, OpenClaw First
Crossmint's Lobster.cash integrates Mastercard Agent Pay so cardholders can authorize OpenClaw agents to make purchases using their existing cards, with early access starting in the OpenClaw ecosystem.
OpenClaw v2026.4.14: GPT-5.4 Pro Forward-Compat, Telegram Forum Topics & Active Memory Polish
A quality release adds forward-compat support for GPT-5.4 Pro ahead of the upstream catalog, learns human names for Telegram forum topics, and routes Active Memory recall through a hidden prompt path.
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