Overview
- OpenClaw published version 2.0 on Monday, August 31, 2026, and said the release is the largest in the project’s history built by 933 contributors with more than 16,000 pull requests.
- The update overhauls first-time setup to scan for existing AI credentials and local models, and it rebuilds the browser to open directly into a conversation so users reach a working agent faster.
- OpenClaw added shared cloud sessions that let team members join, collaborate on, or take over an agent’s work while preserving context, turning the platform into a multiplayer workspace.
- Sessions and transcripts now move from file-backed storage into SQLite, so users must back up legacy transcripts before upgrading because sessions created after migration will not appear on older releases.
- New security controls include masked credential prompts and an optional incognito mode but the project warns these are not tenant isolation and operators or model providers may still receive or view messages.