Is OpenClaw v2026.6.8 stable?
-122/100Fact score: -122/100 · evidence-based, not a YES/NO verdict
“Fresh release, louder receipts: 2026.6.8 now has crash-loop, permission-bridge, provider-routing, auth migration, UI protocol, and media-path evidence. The 3am dashboard has discovered jazz hands.”
Stability Score
-122Base
80
Evidence
-122
Votes
-0
Survived
ignored
Curated
ignored
-122 evidence debt=-122
Affected components
authcodexcopilotcron-runtimediscordexecfeishugatewayheartbeatimage-toolmemorymessage-deliverynode-surfaceplugin-installplugin-systemprovider-routingruntimesessions-managementskill-workshopslacktelegramui
Install this version
npm install openclaw@2026.6.8openclaw update --tag 2026.6.8Score Evidence
| Issue | Area | Type | Penalty | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94125 → | memory | kernel | -5 | Memory search hangs/corrupts metadata paths reported on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94053 → | heartbeat | kernel | -5 | Heartbeat runner can leak private final replies to Telegram in message_tool_only mode. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 43367 → | sessions-management | kernel | -5 | Multi-agent/session write-lock and subagent delivery instability still reproduces through 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 93886 → | codex | runtime | -4 | Codex plugin-load boundary check aborts unrelated subagent runs on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94033 → | cron-runtime | runtime | -4 | Isolated cron agents can time out during long tool execution across 2026.6.5–2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 84583 → | cron-runtime | runtime | -4 | Cron announce delivery can hit session takeover when a user is actively chatting; confirmed on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 93831 → | runtime | runtime | -3 | Foreground reply fence can cancel older in-flight replies after newer visible delivery. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94127 → | plugin-system | runtime | -3 | Plugin-registered RPC methods return unknown method despite runtime registration on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94083 → | plugin-install | tool-specific | -2 | plugins update --all can leave exact beta official plugins pinned after stable upgrade. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 93781 → | provider-routing | runtime | -2 | Azure OpenAI Responses probe/agent route can use OpenAI auth instead of Azure credentials. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94102 → | memory | tool-specific | -2 | memory_search ranks filename/date-token queries poorly despite clean index on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 73148 → | image-tool | tool-specific | -2 | openclaw@2026.6.8 package still lacks sharp optional dependency for image optimization path. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 68596 → | runtime | runtime | -2 | Streaming watchdog timeout remains unconfigurable in the 2026.6.8 release surface. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 93908 → | feishu | channel-specific | -2 | Feishu plugin discovery can report stale host version after 2026.6.8 install. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 93905 → | telegram | channel-specific | -1 | Telegram /usage command no longer works on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 93835 → | telegram | channel-specific | -1 | Telegram /think menu omits discovered Ollama thinking levels though direct command works. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 93824 → | telegram | channel-specific | -1 | Telegram expandable blockquote attribute is parsed but not emitted for long quotes. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 93875 → | discord | channel-specific | -1 | Discord message_tool_only turns can append stale tool-failed warning after successful send. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94117 → | telegram | channel-specific | -1 | Telegram rich final reply can fail with RICH_MESSAGE_URL_INVALID for local Markdown hrefs. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94570 → | gateway | kernel | -3 | Gateway startup crash after upgrade to 2026.6.8 reports missing server-chat chunk; open but tarball reproducibility is disputed. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94547 → | feishu | channel-specific | -2 | Feishu bitable write tools emit invalid JSON Schema on 2026.6.8, blocking Bedrock/Anthropic tool use. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94434 → | exec | tool-specific | -2 | exec workdir values beginning with ~ fall back and can execute from the wrong directory on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94316 → | memory | tool-specific | -2 | memory_search cannot find the local embedding provider on 2026.6.8 even though CLI/status show it ready. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94184 → | codex | runtime | -3 | Externalized @openclaw/codex provider catalog fails to register on 2026.6.8 after upgrade from 2026.5.27. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94516 → | copilot | tool-specific | -2 | @openclaw/copilot fails plugin registration on 2026.6.8 with openSyncKeyedStore undefined. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94220 → | sessions-management | runtime | -4 | session-medic auto-heal can resume stale detached tasks into multi-session races/livelock on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94885 → | telegram | channel-specific | -1 | Telegram richMessages regression still ships in v2026.6.8 stable while docs describe opt-in. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94939 → | message-delivery | runtime | -4 | 6.x state migration can leave channel conversation-store SQLite empty, breaking proactive sends after upgrade to 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94655 → | cron-runtime | tool-specific | -1 | doctor cron-store finding persists after --fix on 2026.6.8 and references migrated jobs.json. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94937 → | telegram | channel-specific | -1 | /reasoning on drops the thinking lane on Telegram for 2026.6.8 reasoning-model sessions. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94251 → | provider-routing | runtime | -3 | Remote Ollama provider streaming can stall at model_call:started on 2026.6.8 while terminal requests complete. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94936 → | discord | channel-specific | -1 | Reasoning-model thinking payloads are not rendered on Discord with /reasoning on in 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94597 → | message-delivery | runtime | -2 | message(action=send) without target can fail for external plugin channels under message_tool_only on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94249 → | skill-workshop | tool-specific | -1 | skill_workshop apply can time out on large proposals over chat approval paths in 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94908 → | sessions-management | runtime | -3 | /v1/responses can fail to retain conversation context when using the same user value on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 95057 → | gateway | kernel | -5 | macOS Apple Silicon gateway crash-loops on 2026.6.8 with text-transforms runtime import failure. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 95171 → | codex | runtime | -3 | Claude Code permission bridge returns deprecated allow shape; tool calls fail on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 95121 → | codex | runtime | -2 | Codex OAuth/Appserver tiny turns regress to ~28s after prompt.submitted on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 95145 → | node-surface | tool-specific | -1 | Darwin 25.x is mapped to the wrong macOS marketing version in 2026.6.8 status surface. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 95292 → | ui | runtime | -2 | Cloud Control UI can remain stuck on protocol mismatch after 2026.6.8 update without user-friendly recovery. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 95198 → | provider-routing | runtime | -2 | OpenRouter short model IDs can be rewritten with a duplicated provider prefix on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 95136 → | auth | runtime | -3 | Provider id rename after 2026.6.8 can orphan OAuth profiles without a clear migration warning. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94998 → | provider-routing | runtime | -3 | Provider transport timeout is not classified as fallback-triggering timeout on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94716 → | provider-routing | runtime | -3 | Anthropic claude-cli path sends stale user-agent on 2026.6.8 and can fail bearer auth. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 94266 → | image-tool | tool-specific | -2 | Discord inbound media:// paths fail to resolve for image tool use on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 95131 → | codex | runtime | -2 | Official openai/* model selection can auto-enable Codex plugin despite disabled/opt-out intent on 2026.6.8. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 95519 → | provider-routing | runtime | -3 | Fallback models not tried when primary returns upstream_error; turn ends with LLM request failed. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 95440 → | slack | channel-specific | -1 | Slack presentation payload never renders Block Kit; delivered as plain text despite capability + interactiveReplies. |
| openclaw/openclaw issue 95379 → | gateway | kernel | -5 | Gateway OOM crash-loop on Linux v2026.6.8 while parsing oversized .usage-cost-cache.json (≈509MB/232MB); V8 heap exhaustion during JSON parse around usage.status, repeated restart loop. |