Is OpenClaw v2026.5.7 stable?
61/100Fact score: 61/100 · evidence-based, not a YES/NO verdict
“The middle looks calmer than the latest trainwrecks, but compaction, policy, and outbound media bugs are now on the board. Not a free pass.”
Stability Score
61Base
80
Evidence
-34
Votes
-0
Survived
+15
Curated
+0
80 base−34 evidence−0 votes+15 (3×5 days survived)=61
Affected components
compactioncrondiscordmedia-runtimeruntimestatustelegramtool-policywechat
Install this version
npm install openclaw@2026.5.7openclaw update --tag 2026.5.7Score Evidence
| Issue | Area | Type | Penalty | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| openclaw/openclaw issue 81214 → | runtime | kernel | -4 | Subagent regression explicitly reported on 2026.5.7. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 81484 → | discord | channel-specific | -2 | Discord guild replies malformed/repeated on 2026.5.7. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 79304 → | runtime | -3 | Weixin runtime race plus undici/Codex regressions on 2026.5.7. | |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 79308 → | telegram | channel-specific | -1 | Telegram group replies routed to DM on 2026.5.7. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 79794 → | discord | channel-specific | -1 | Discord gateway READY never fires. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 79752 → | discord | runtime | -2 | Gzip response handling breaks Discord and similar HTTP responses. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 79753 → | cron | runtime | -2 | Cron announce fallback reports success while delivery disappears. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 84698 → | status | kernel | -3 | openclaw status hangs/timeouts regressed from 2026.5.7. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 79950 → | telegram | channel-specific | -1 | async sessions_send results are not delivered cleanly to Telegram-bound requester sessions on 2026.5.7. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 79520 → | media-runtime | runtime | -2 | Outbound channel media uploads fail with bare 500 for 0o600 files after the 2026.5.7 safe-FS rewrite. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 81178 → | compaction | kernel | -4 | Repeated early preflight compactions after compaction due to stale transcript usage on 2026.5.7. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 80933 → | compaction | kernel | -4 | claude-cli runtime sessions never trigger compaction because contextTokens budget is missing on 2026.5.7. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 79451 → | tool-policy | kernel | -5 | tools.deny not enforced for claude-cli backend MCP; verified across 2026.5.4 and 2026.5.7. |