OpenClaw v2026.4.26, released on April 28, 2026, lands a substantial set of real-time voice changes, refactors provider routing into plugin manifests, and adds Cerebras as a bundled provider.
Browser Realtime Transport Contract
The release introduces "a generic browser realtime transport contract, Google Live browser Talk sessions with constrained ephemeral tokens, and a Gateway relay for backend-only realtime voice plugins." In practice that means voice providers no longer have to ship their own per-channel WebRTC code paths — both browser-driven Talk sessions and backend-only voice plugins now share the same plumbing.
Native Gemini Live for Google Meet
Google Meet integration expands with native Gemini Live support, 24 kHz PCM16 audio handling, and improved interrupt management. Long tool-backed answers no longer leave callers in silence: the system enables "non-blocking consult continuation before long OpenClaw agent consults finish" so the agent keeps speaking while a tool is still running.
Provider Routing Moves Into Manifests
A major refactor moves "provider endpoint host metadata, and OpenAI-compatible request-family hints into plugin manifests so core no longer carries bundled-provider routing tables." The change makes adding a new bundled provider a manifest update instead of a core patch — and the first beneficiary is Cerebras, which joins as a bundled provider with onboarding, a static model catalog, docs, and manifest-owned endpoint metadata.
Plugin Install & Security
Plugin installation now supports layered runtime dependencies, and the install-time security scanner skips test files and directories so test fixtures stop tripping false positives. The Control UI gains a raw-config pending-changes diff panel that parses JSON5 and redacts sensitive values until reveal — a long-requested workflow for teams that prefer reviewing changes before applying them.
UI & Stability
Quick-settings dashboards align consistently across desktop, tablet, and mobile layouts without wasting horizontal space. The release also addresses Windows path normalization, Docker certificate bundles, plugin discovery symlinks, and a memory management optimization in the gateway.
Managed instances on OpenClaw Launch pick up the new transport and Cerebras provider as the image refreshes.