OpenClaw Newsletter

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openclaw 2026.2.13 adds Discord voice messages with waveform previews and configurable presence settings. Download
npm package updated to 2026.2.13 with 857k weekly downloads. View on npm
Homebrew formula updated to 2026.2.13 with 1.4k monthly installs. Install via brew

Project milestone: 192k+ GitHub stars, 33k forks, 598 contributors

Google banning OpenClaw users - Critical auth issue where Google is permanently disabling accounts that use OpenClaw with Antigravity OAuth or Gemini CLI - #14203 (28 engagement, 14 comments)
Severance mode for split personas - New hook from dalbello that splits your agent into "innie" and "outie" personas inspired by the Apple TV show - #13319
Graph-based memory system - reh3376 proposes multi-dimensional emergent memory graphs (mdemg) for improved retrieval over traditional vector search - #2542
Real-time voice conversations - Feature request from miefriglapicioare-web for bidirectional streaming audio via Twilio/WebRTC integration to enable phone-like interactions - #7200
Japanese IME input broken - Mac app users cannot type Japanese, Chinese, or Korean characters due to IME input method issues - #16078

A sane but bull case on Clawdbot / OpenClaw — Strategic analysis arguing for OpenClaw's long-term potential despite current limitations (299 points, 482 comments on HN)
I ditched OpenClaw and built a more secure AI agent — Developer explains security concerns with OpenClaw and their alternative using Blink and Mac Mini (51 points, 56 comments on HN)
OpenClaw on DigitalOcean — One-click deployment now available on DigitalOcean marketplace for easier self-hosting
OpenClaw Guide Series — Comprehensive 9-chapter tutorial series covering monitoring, clustering, memory management, and multi-agent collaboration
OpenClaw governance warning from CloudBees — Enterprise security analysis highlighting governance challenges with open-source AI agents