Is OpenClaw v2026.4.29 stable?
60/100Fact score: 60/100 · evidence-based, not a YES/NO verdict
“Six hours after release, the bug tracker looks like a 3am incident channel. Hard pass.”
Stability Score
60Base
80
Evidence
-24
Votes
-2
Survived
+6
Curated
+0
80 base−24 evidence−2 votes+6 (3×2 days survived)=60
Affected components
discordgatewayimessageruntimewhatsapp
Install this version
npm install openclaw@2026.4.29openclaw update --tag 2026.4.29Score Evidence
| Issue | Area | Type | Penalty | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| openclaw/openclaw issue 75283 → | gateway | kernel | -5 | 2026.4.29: Gateway repeatedly spawns runtime-deps pnpm installs and starves event loop |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 75330 → | gateway | kernel | -5 | Gateway event loop blocked during agent prep: max delay 32s, utilization 100%, API requests hang |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 75430 → | runtime | other | -1 | TUI startup hangs at 100% CPU due to bundled plugin reload loop (2026.4.29) |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 75394 → | channel-specific | -1 | [Bug]: Failed to render WhatsApp QR - Cannot find package ‘qrcode’ in 2026.4.29 | |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 75438 → | imessage | channel-specific | -1 | `IMessageRpcApp.request()` does not handle async stdin write errors → uncaughtException → gateway crash |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 75419 → | runtime | other | -1 | [Bug]: [2026.4.29] openclaw cannot accept for any input |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 75324 → | discord | channel-specific | -1 | [Discord] unresolved SecretRef at runtime despite `secrets audit` showing 0 unresolved |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 75420 → | runtime | other | -1 | Bug: web_search can receive unresolved SecretRef for Gemini provider after 2026.4.29 |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 75411 → | runtime | runtime | -3 | [Bug]: Copilot 429 fail-fast fix is bypassed by session-custom stream path on 2026.4.29 |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 75297 → | gateway | kernel | -5 | Gateway event-loop saturation and very slow sessions.list/models.list on all tested versions after 2026.4.23; |