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OpenClaw Tutorials
Step-by-step workflows for installing, configuring, and shipping OpenClaw in real environments.
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How to Install OpenClaw on Mac: CLI, App & Gateway
Install OpenClaw on macOS with the CLI or app, verify the Gateway and daemon, fix first-run errors, and update with a recovery path.
Installing OpenClaw on Windows: Complete Setup Guide
Install OpenClaw on Windows with PowerShell or WSL2, then check the Gateway and troubleshoot common setup failures.
Installing OpenClaw on Ubuntu/Debian: Complete Guide
Step-by-step guide to installing OpenClaw on Ubuntu and Debian Linux. Covers Node.js setup, npm installation, and troubleshooting.
OpenClaw Configuration Guide: Customize Your AI Assistant
Configure OpenClaw models, personality, skills, and runtime settings with a clear, testable setup.
OpenClaw Personality: Customize Behavior & Prompts
Customize OpenClaw personality, system prompts, response style, and behavior with practical configuration examples and testing steps.
OpenClaw Signal Integration Guide
Learn how to set up OpenClaw with Signal using signal-cli, with practical setup steps and common fixes.
OpenClaw Newsletter: Weekly Updates & How to Subscribe
Use the OpenClaw Blog RSS feed and the project's release channels to follow updates without an unverified newsletter promise.
The Complete Guide to OpenClaw: From Zero to AI-Powered Productivity
A practical, evidence-led path from a fresh OpenClaw install to one bounded productivity workflow, with provider, channel, permission, extension, maintenance, and recovery checks.
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OpenClaw v2026.9.1: Updates that leave you working, delivery notes
The v2026.9.1 stable record starts with Updates that leave you working. Support Anthropic Fable 5.1 from shared model metadata, show SuperGrok...
OpenClaw v2026.8.1-beta.2: GPT-5.6 Ultra and runtime switching, delivery notes
v2026.8.1-beta.2 pre-release notes lead with GPT-5.6 Ultra and runtime switching. Add a shared plugin SDK monitor for durable admission, polling...
OpenClaw v2026.7.1-2: npm plugin updates, interface notes
v2026.7.1-2 stable release: npm plugin updates. Accept singleton-array metadata from newer npm clients so tracked official plugins can install...
OpenClaw v2026.7.2-beta.7: Local inference and setup, delivery notes
v2026.7.2-beta.7 pre-release notes lead with Local inference and setup. Commit session indexes before transcript eviction, preserve state through...
OpenClaw v2026.7.2-beta.6: Models and providers, interface notes
v2026.7.2-beta.6 pre-release release: Models and providers. Commit session indexes before transcript eviction, preserve state through maintenance...
OpenClaw v2026.7.2-beta.5: Questions and approvals everywhere, for maintainers
What changed in v2026.7.2-beta.5: Questions and approvals everywhere. Commit session indexes before transcript eviction, preserve state through...
OpenClaw v2026.7.2-beta.3: Safer channel operation, delivery notes
v2026.7.2-beta.3 pre-release notes lead with Safer channel operation. Report a configured Codex route as unavailable when its harness plugin...
OpenClaw v2026.7.2-beta.2: Native automation and nodes, interface notes
v2026.7.2-beta.2 pre-release release: Native automation and nodes. Bound host process-table reads so stalled ps calls cannot hang gateway startup...
OpenClaw v2026.7.2-beta.1: Remote coding sessions, for maintainers
What changed in v2026.7.2-beta.1: Remote coding sessions. Auto-save validated edits, restore autosave gates, show unapplied-restart state...