The OpenClaw team shipped v2026.3.24 yesterday, a release packed with compatibility improvements and user experience enhancements across the board.
OpenAI-Compatible Gateway
The headline feature is expanded OpenAI compatibility. The Gateway now exposes:
/v1/models— list available models/v1/embeddings— embedding generation- Explicit model overrides through
/v1/chat/completionsand/v1/responses
This broadens client and RAG tool compatibility significantly. Thanks to @vincentkoc for the implementation.
Tools Visibility Overhaul
Agents and tools received a substantial UX upgrade:
/toolsnow shows only tools the current agent can actually use- New compact default view with optional detailed mode
- Control UI gets a live "Available Right Now" section
- Workspace file rows now expand with inline markdown previews
Microsoft Teams Gets First-Class Support
The Teams integration migrated to the official Microsoft Teams SDK, bringing:
- Streaming 1:1 replies
- Welcome cards with prompt starters
- Feedback and reflection controls
- Typing indicators
- Native AI labeling
Message edit and delete support also landed.
Skills Get One-Click Installs
Seven bundled skills (coding-agent, gh-issues, openai-whisper-api, session-logs, tmux, trello, weather) now include one-click install recipes. The CLI and Control UI can automatically offer dependency installation when requirements are missing. The UI also gained status-filter tabs: All / Ready / Needs Setup / Disabled.
Security Fixes
A sandbox media dispatch vulnerability was patched — the mediaUrl/fileUrl alias bypass that could escape media-root restrictions is now closed.
Other Improvements
- Discord: Auto-thread naming with LLM-generated titles
- Slack: Rich reply parity restored, auto-render simple trailing
Options:lines as buttons - Docker: Setup no longer fails before gateway comes up
- macOS app: Collapsible tree sidebar replaces horizontal pill navigation
- Node 22.14+ now supported (while continuing to recommend Node 24)
The release includes 25+ fixes across WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and the gateway. Full changelog on GitHub.