openclaw 333596738 release notes / what's new

OpenClaw 333596738 delivers a significant architectural shift toward SQLite-backed state persistence for core services, alongside critical stability improvements for mobile delivery and expanded LLM provider coverage.

Key Changes

State Persistence Migration to SQLite

OpenClaw has migrated several critical state-management systems from legacy JSON/JSONL files to a shared SQLite database to improve reliability and recovery during restarts.

• Cron Persistence: Cron jobs, runtime state, and run history are now stored in SQLite. Legacy stores are imported and archived upon first read. (#88285)
• Plugin Install Index: The installed plugin index is now persisted in SQLite, reducing the need for repeated filesystem scanning during reloads. (#88794)
• iMessage Monitor State: Reply caches, sent-echo deduplication, and catchup cursors for iMessage are now SQLite-backed. (#88797)
• ACP Metadata: Agent Control Plane (ACP) session metadata and event ledgers have moved to SQLite. (#88724)
• OpenRouter Cache: Model capability caching for OpenRouter now utilizes the shared SQLite state DB. (#88851)

iOS and Mobile Enhancements

Mobile delivery and real-time interaction have been stabilized across multiple platforms, including Telegram, WhatsApp, and iOS.

• Realtime Talk: A dedicated iOS Talk tab now features realtime status, animated voice UI, and response-scoped playback to prevent speaker echo loops. (#88105)
• Push Relay: The gateway now defaults to a hosted push relay (https://ios-push-relay.openclaw.ai) for APNs sends when no custom URL is configured. (#88096)
• WebSocket Stability: Added guards to iOS/macOS WebSocket ping continuations to prevent crashes caused by duplicate success callbacks. (#88231)

Provider and Model Updates

• MiniMax M3: Added support for MiniMax M3, which is now the default model for new setups and local inference. (#88860)
• Google Provider: Configs with a baseUrl but omitted api now correctly resolve to the native google-generative-ai transport. (#88512)
• OpenAI TTS: The OpenAI speech provider now handles [[tts:speed=N]] directives, allowing users to tune speech rates between 0.25 and 4. (#74089)

Agent and Runtime Improvements

• Code Mode Namespaces: Introduced internal code-mode namespace registries and a QuickJS bridge, allowing host-owned globals to be exposed inside exec while maintaining tool policy and telemetry. (#88043)
• Session Goals: Core-owned session goals are now persisted on SessionEntry, with new model tools (get_goal, create_goal, update_goal) and /goal slash commands. (#87469)
• Terminal Outcome Precedence: Centralized the decision model for agent run outcomes (completed, timeout, cancelled, etc.) to ensure hard timeouts and explicit cancellations are not overwritten by late updates. (#88136, #88162)

UI and Performance Optimizations

• Control UI Composer: The chat composer now uses a view-local draft mirror to prevent every keystroke from triggering top-level state writes, and it correctly clears the textarea immediately after a message is sent. (#88998, #89106)
• Startup Latency: Prioritized the first Gateway websocket connection and streamlined chat startup metadata to skip redundant sessions.list calls. (#89030, #88825)
• Skill Workshop: Expanded the Control UI flow with proposal lists, revision handoffs, and searchable file previews. (#88734)

Impact

System Stability

Users will experience fewer crashes and cleaner recoveries from interrupted tool calls and stale session bindings. The migration to SQLite reduces the risk of data corruption associated with legacy JSON sidecars and eliminates duplicate filesystem scanning during startup.

Memory and Resource Management

Linux users will see reduced inotify watcher pressure due to a new directory-only watcher path for memory trees. Additionally, the gateway now emits warnings for configurations prone to file-descriptor (FD) pressure, such as those with very large memory trees. (#89188, #89185)

Developer Experience

Plugin developers can now use a manifest-level SecretRef provider integration contract, making external stores like Vault discoverable and portable as plugins rather than requiring manual exec configuration. (#82326)

FAQ

What's new in 333596738?

This release migrates cron, plugin, and iMessage state to SQLite, adds MiniMax M3 support, introduces a dedicated iOS Talk tab with realtime playback, and optimizes the Control UI chat composer and startup sequence.

Are there any breaking changes?

The provided source material does not explicitly list breaking changes, though it notes that legacy JSON/JSONL state files for cron and iMessage are archived after being imported into SQLite.

How do I upgrade?

Specific upgrade steps are not provided in the source, but the system includes automated doctor/preflight migrations to handle the transition of legacy state files to SQLite.