OpenClaw v2026.6.10: Keeps the original fast-mode timing and progress, operator field notes

The source record for v2026.6.10 names a provider, model, voice, or context change. This is an operator's reading of that record, with the exact source facts kept next to a bounded experiment rather than a generic feature list.

Treat this as a stable maintenance checkpoint and keep the release record beside the backup and rollback evidence. A release tag describes the project change. Your Gateway's provider, channel, platform, and account support should be recorded separately.

A small field test

Adds /fast auto so short conversational calls can start

What changed. Adds /fast auto so short conversational calls can start quickly, while longer or fallback work returns to normal mode with the effective state still visible. PR #85104, Issue #85087.

Check it with. A successful click does not establish Adds /fast auto so short conversational calls can start. Compare the state before and after a reload, then verify that a user can tell what happened without reading internal logs.

Shows the effective automatic fast-mode state in status

What changed. Shows the effective automatic fast-mode state in status instead of reducing it to on/off, and avoids carrying a cleared Codex service-tier choice into later runs. 8845f2f.

Check it with. A catalog label for Shows the effective automatic fast-mode state in status is only the first signal. Confirm the account, endpoint, context limit, and tool policy that the running Gateway actually selected.

Keeps automatic fast-mode timing consistent when a turn

What changed. Keeps automatic fast-mode timing consistent when a turn switches to a fallback model. 075091d.

Check it with. The safe reading of Keeps automatic fast-mode timing consistent when a turn is operational: prove the model can answer the intended task, then force a bounded failure and verify that no side effect is repeated.

Keeps the original fast-mode timing and progress

What changed. Keeps the original fast-mode timing and progress behavior when a live model switch retries a turn. d1e190f.

Check it with. The safe reading of Keeps the original fast-mode timing and progress is operational: prove the model can answer the intended task, then force a bounded failure and verify that no side effect is repeated.

The details that affect a runbook

Keeps automatic fast-mode progress and reset behavior

Keeps automatic fast-mode progress and reset behavior distinct from explicit fast mode after a run switches modes. 20aec98.

Use Keeps automatic fast-mode progress and reset behavior for a small reproducible task: save the input, visible result, useful failure, and version context another operator would need.

Operator checklist before rollout

1. Before touching persistent state, capture the version, host, provider, and workspace for Adds /fast auto so short conversational calls can start.
2. Read the linked release record and verify a backup whenever the change can alter configuration or session data.
3. Exercise the named capability with a non-sensitive prompt, including the fallback or refusal result if it occurs.
4. Force a timeout or provider fallback in a disposable session and verify that no side effect is repeated.
5. Close the test with the evidence attached, and do not widen the rollout while a behavior remains unexplained.

openclaw --version
openclaw gateway status
openclaw models

Keep the source trail attached

Close the loop with an explicit next action: keep the candidate isolated, proceed with the staged upgrade, or stop and investigate. Do not treat a green install as proof that the runtime path is correct.

This page is a practical reading of the v2026.6.10 source record; the release index and model provider reference remain the references to use for migrations and support boundaries.