2026.1.11-3

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:40:23 +0000

Clawdbot 2026.1.11-3

Fixes

CLI: avoid top-level await warnings in the entrypoint on fresh installs.
CLI: show a commit hash in the banner for npm installs (package.json gitHead fallback).

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2026.1.11-2

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:25:53 +0000

2026.1.11

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:37:49 +0000

Clawdbot 2026.1.11

Highlights

Plugins are now first-class: loader + CLI management, plus the new Voice Call plugin.
Config: modular $include support for split config files. (#731) — thanks @pasogott.
Agents/Pi: reserve compaction headroom so pre-compaction memory writes can run before auto-compaction.
Agents: automatic pre-compaction memory flush turn to store durable memories before compaction.

Changes

Deps: update pi-agent-core/pi-ai/pi-coding-agent/pi-tui and refresh the pi-ai patch.
Dev: bump @types/node.
macOS: add wizard debug CLI and share wizard parsing helpers.
CLI/Onboarding: simplify MiniMax auth choice to a single M2.1 option.
CLI: configure section selection now loops until Continue.
Docs: explain MiniMax vs MiniMax Lightning (speed vs cost) and restore LM Studio example.
Docs: add Cerebras GLM 4.6/4.7 config example (OpenAI-compatible endpoint).
Onboarding/CLI: group model/auth choice by provider and label Z.AI as GLM 4.7.
Onboarding/Docs: add Moonshot AI (Kimi K2) auth choice + config example.
CLI/Onboarding: prompt to reuse detected API keys for Moonshot/MiniMax/Z.AI/Gemini/Anthropic/OpenCode.
CLI/Onboarding: move MiniMax to the top of the provider list.
CLI/Onboarding: add MiniMax M2.1 Lightning auth choice.
CLI/Onboarding: show key previews when reusing detected API keys.
Auto-reply: add compact /model picker (models + available providers) and show provider endpoints in /model status.
Control UI: add Config tab model presets (MiniMax M2.1, GLM 4.7, Kimi) for one-click setup.
Plugins: add extension loader (tools/RPC/CLI/services), discovery paths, and config schema + Control UI labels (uiHints).
Plugins: add clawdbot plugins install (path/tgz/npm), plus list|info|enable|disable|doctor UX.
Plugins: voice-call plugin now real (Twilio/log), adds start/status RPC/CLI/tool + tests.
Docs: add plugins doc + cross-links from tools/skills/gateway config.
Docs: clarify memory flush behavior + writable workspace requirement in Memory/Session/FAQ.
Docs: add beginner-friendly plugin quick start + expand Voice Call plugin docs.
Tests: add Docker plugin loader + tgz-install smoke test.
Tests: extend Docker plugin E2E to cover installing from local folders (plugins.load.paths) and file: npm specs.
Tests: add coverage for pre-compaction memory flush settings (including read-only/CLI skips).
Tests: modernize live model smoke selection for current releases and enforce tools/images/thinking-high coverage. (#769) — thanks @steipete.
Agents/Tools: add apply_patch tool for multi-file edits (experimental; gated by tools.exec.applyPatch; OpenAI-only).
Agents/Tools: rename the bash tool to exec (config alias maintained). (#748) — thanks @myfunc.
Agents: add pre-compaction memory flush config (agents.defaults.compaction.*) with a soft threshold + system prompt.
Config: add $include directive for modular config files. (#731) — thanks @pasogott.
Build: set pnpm minimum release age to 2880 minutes (2 days). (#718) — thanks @dan-dr.
macOS: prompt to install the global clawdbot CLI when missing in local mode; install via clawd.bot/install-cli.sh (no onboarding) and use external launchd/CLI instead of the embedded gateway runtime.
Docs: add gog calendar event color IDs from gog calendar colors. (#715) — thanks @mjrussell.
Cron/CLI: add --model flag to cron add/edit commands. (#711) — thanks @mjrussell.
Cron/CLI: trim model overrides on cron edits and document main-session guidance. (#711) — thanks @mjrussell.
Skills: bundle skill-creator to guide creating and packaging skills.
Providers: add per-DM history limit overrides (dmHistoryLimit) with provider-level config. (#728) — thanks @pkrmf.
Discord: expose channel/category management actions in the message tool. (#730) — thanks @NicholasSpisak.
Docs: rename README “macOS app” section to “Apps”. (#733) — thanks @AbhisekBasu1.
Gateway: require client.id in WebSocket connect params; use client.instanceId for presence de-dupe; update docs/tests.
macOS: remove the attach-only gateway setting; local mode now always manages launchd while still attaching to an existing gateway if present.

Installer

Postinstall: replace git apply with builtin JS patcher (works npm/pnpm/bun; no git dependency) plus regression tests.
Postinstall: skip pnpm patch fallback when the new patcher is active.
Installer tests: add root+non-root docker smokes, CI workflow to fetch clawd.bot scripts and run install sh/cli with onboarding skipped.
Installer UX: support CLAWDBOT_NO_ONBOARD=1 for non-interactive installs; fix npm prefix on Linux and auto-install git.
Installer UX: add install.sh --help with flags/env and git install hint.
Installer UX: add --install-method git|npm and auto-detect source checkouts (prompt to update git checkout vs migrate to npm).

Fixes

Control UI: flatten nav into a single horizontal scroll row on tablet/mobile (and always show collapsed group items). (#771) — thanks @carlulsoe.
macOS: start + await local gateway before onboarding wizard begins.
macOS: cancel onboarding wizard on close, recover if the gateway drops the session, and time out stalled gateway connects.
macOS: wizard debug CLI now surfaces error status instead of exiting as complete.
Models/Onboarding: configure MiniMax (minimax.io) via Anthropic-compatible /anthropic endpoint by default (keep minimax-api as a legacy alias).
Agents/Browser: cap Playwright AI snapshots for tool calls (maxChars); CLI snapshots remain full. (#763) — thanks @thesash.
Models: normalize Gemini 3 Pro/Flash IDs to preview names for live model lookups. (#769) — thanks @steipete.
CLI: fix guardCancel typing for configure prompts. (#769) — thanks @steipete.
Providers: default groupPolicy to allowlist across providers and warn in doctor when groups are open.
MS Teams: add groupPolicy/groupAllowFrom gating for group chats and warn when groups are open.
Providers: strip tool call/result ids from Gemini CLI payloads to avoid API 400s. (#756)
Gateway/WebChat: include handshake validation details in the WebSocket close reason for easier debugging; preserve close codes.
Gateway/Auth: send invalid connect responses before closing the handshake; stabilize invalid-connect auth test.
Gateway: tighten gateway listener detection.
Control UI: hide onboarding chat when configured and guard the mobile chat sidebar overlay.
Auth: read Codex keychain credentials and make the lookup platform-aware.
macOS/Release: avoid bundling dist artifacts in relay builds and generate appcasts from zip-only sources.
Doctor: surface plugin diagnostics in the report.
Plugins: treat plugins.load.paths directory entries as package roots when they contain package.json + clawdbot.extensions; load plugin packages from config dirs; extract archives without system tar.
Config: expand ~ in CLAWDBOT_CONFIG_PATH and common path-like config fields (including plugins.load.paths); guard invalid $include paths. (#731) — thanks @pasogott.
Agents: stop pre-creating session transcripts so first user messages persist in JSONL history.
Agents: skip pre-compaction memory flush when the session workspace is read-only.
Auto-reply: allow inline /status for allowlisted senders (stripped before the model); unauthorized senders see it as plain text.
Auto-reply: include config-only allowlisted models in /model even when the catalog is partial.
Auto-reply: allow fuzzy /model matches (e.g. /model kimi or /model moonshot/kimi) when unambiguous.
Auto-reply: ignore inline /status directives unless the message is directive-only.
CLI/Configure: enter the selected section immediately, then return to the section picker.
CLI/Configure: apply the chosen auth model as default (skip the extra picker) and refresh the model catalog for new providers.
Auto-reply: align /think default display with model reasoning defaults. (#751) — thanks @gabriel-trigo.
Auto-reply: flush block reply buffers on tool boundaries. (#750) — thanks @sebslight.
Auto-reply: allow sender fallback for command authorization when SenderId is empty (WhatsApp self-chat). (#755) — thanks @juanpablodlc.
Heartbeat: refresh prompt text for updated defaults.
Agents/Tools: use PowerShell on Windows to capture system utility output. (#748) — thanks @myfunc.
Agents/Tools: normalize Claude Code-style read/write/edit params (file_path/old_string/new_string) and keep sandbox guards in place. (#768) — thanks @hsrvc.
Docker: tolerate unset optional env vars in docker-setup.sh under strict mode. (#725) — thanks @petradonka.
CLI/Update: preserve base environment when passing overrides to update subprocesses. (#713) — thanks @danielz1z.
Agents: treat message tool errors as failures so fallback replies still send; require to + message for action=send. (#717) — thanks @theglove44.
Agents: preserve reasoning items on tool-only turns.
Agents: enforce gating for reasoning-tag providers to prevent tag/reasoning leaks. (#754) — thanks @mcinteerj.
Agents/Subagents: wait for completion before announcing, align wait timeout with run timeout, and make announce prompts more emphatic.
Agents: route subagent transcripts to the target agent sessions directory and add regression coverage. (#708) — thanks @xMikeMickelson.
Agents/Tools: preserve action enums when flattening tool schemas. (#708) — thanks @xMikeMickelson.
Gateway/Agents: canonicalize main session aliases for store writes and add regression coverage. (#709) — thanks @xMikeMickelson.
Agents: reset sessions and retry when auto-compaction overflows instead of crashing the gateway.
Providers/Telegram: normalize command mentions for consistent parsing. (#729) — thanks @obviyus.
Providers: skip DM history limit handling for non-DM sessions. (#728) — thanks @pkrmf.
Sandbox: fix non-main mode incorrectly sandboxing the main DM session and align /status runtime reporting with effective sandbox state.
Sandbox/Gateway: treat agent::main as a main-session alias when session.mainKey is customized (backwards compatible).
Auto-reply: fast-path allowlisted slash commands (inline /help//commands//status//whoami stripped before model).

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