OpenClaw v2026.9.7 Released with OpenAI Agents API and Improved Stability

OpenClaw v2026.9.7 has been released, focusing on performance improvements under load, smoother long conversations, and new integration options with OpenAI services. The update addresses several upgrade issues from the previous version, 2026.9.5, and introduces database rollback protection for failed updates.

New OpenAI Integrations

The release adds support for OpenAI’s Agents API, allowing single-user setups to run chats in a persistent hosted workspace with web search and file transfers. This feature requires a separate OpenAI API key and is not available for self-hosted setups. Additionally, Sign in with ChatGPT (Beta) is now an explicit connection choice, though it requires an eligible account and does not support every model or media tool.

Performance and Stability

• Snappier under load: Background processing for saving replies and opening files reduces wait times in other chats.
• Smoother long conversations: Typing and scrolling in long web chats have fewer pauses, and loading older messages preserves the user's reading position.
• Update safety: Backups now cover more agent databases, with rollback protection if an update fails before the new version starts.
• Upgrade fixes: Resolved issues affecting upgrades from 2026.9.5, including unexpected rollbacks, Windows migration stops, and Mac app handoff failures.

Platform-Specific Improvements

• Apple devices: Chat on Mac, iPhone, and iPad now supports document and audio attachments, displays message times and answering models, and includes a command palette on Mac.
• Restart recovery: Agents can now distinguish interrupted tasks from failures and preserve completed edits during graceful restarts, though interrupted tool calls are not automatically replayed.