OpenClaw 2.0 Is Here: Its Largest Update to Date, with 16,000 Pull Requests and 933 Contributors
September 1, 2026

IBL News | New York
OpenClaw released its largest update yesterday, comprising over 16,000 pull requests and built by 933 contributors, including 569 first-time contributors.
This update, which took nearly two months, touches every part of OpenClaw, including installation, messaging, memory, skills, models, automations, the browser and native apps, plugins, security, and a very long tail of fixes.
“We started by simplifying installation and rebuilding the browser app as a first-class experience, but doing that properly meant carrying the cleanup through the rest of OpenClaw until it became OpenClaw 2.0,” said the organization behind OpenClaw.
OpenClaw 2.0 installs starts with what is already on someone’s computer, including existing ChatGPT or Claude subscriptions, API keys, and local models.
“We cut or simplified a lot of configuration and moved the rest out of initial setup, letting people get to a first conversation faster and finish setting up their Claw by talking to it.”
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