Is OpenClaw v2026.5.5 stable?
42/100Fact score: 42/100 · evidence-based, not a YES/NO verdict
“The pile got heavier: approval-boundary, compaction, cron, gateway, and session-recovery evidence all show up. Works-on-my-machine is not a score bucket.”
Stability Score
42Base
80
Evidence
-38
Votes
-0
Survived
+0
Curated
+0
80 base−38 evidence−0 votes+0 (3×0 days survived)=42
Affected components
approval-boundarybrowseruicodexupgradeprovider-integrationcompactionheartbeatcron-runtimeidentitysession-recoverygatewaytelegram
Install this version
npm install openclaw@2026.5.5openclaw update --tag 2026.5.5Score Evidence
| Issue | Area | Type | Penalty | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| openclaw/openclaw issue 78415 → | approval-boundary | kernel | -5 | Approval-required command executes without explicit user approval on 2026.5.5. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 78602 → | browser | tool-specific | -2 | Browser plugin targetId/fill/AbortError regression. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 78577 → | ui | runtime | -1 | Control UI framing has no same-origin opt-in regression. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 78714 → | codex | provider-integration | -2 | Codex provider ignores proxy env and reports fetch failed. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 78481 → | upgrade | runtime | -1 | Gate B INCLUDE: environment spans 2026.5.4 → 2026.5.5; update button silently no-ops when update.run is coalesced. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 78451 → | provider-integration | tool-specific | -1 | Commitments extraction fails with MiniMax highspeed plan mismatch. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 78562 → | compaction | kernel | -5 | Repeated tool-loop context overflows cause successive auto-compactions after successful compaction on 2026.5.5. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 78713 → | heartbeat | runtime | -2 | agents.defaults.heartbeat is silently ignored when an agent has explicit heartbeat config. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 79069 → | cron-runtime | runtime | -3 | Embedded cron execution path lacks allowEmptyAssistantReplyAsSilent; inspected range includes 2026.5.5. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 81269 → | identity | runtime | -3 | Runtime injects agent slot id instead of identity.name, causing identity confusion on 2026.5.5. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 88870 → | session-recovery | runtime | -4 | Stuck-session recovery aborts long-but-active runs with a misleading user-aborted reason; gate includes 2026.5.5. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 80186 → | cron-runtime | tool-policy | -3 | Cron isolated sessions filter plugin tools in tools.alsoAllow on 2026.5.5. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 78394 → | gateway | runtime | -3 | Release 2026.5.5 reports repeated gateway connect failures / gateway closed errors. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 78519 → | provider-integration | runtime | -2 | 2026.5.5 update switched OpenAI subscription routing to OpenAI API for affected users. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 78975 → | telegram | channel-specific | -1 | Upgrade to 2026.5.5 breaks Telegram bot connection for affected users. |