OpenClaw 2026.7.1-2: Official Plugin Update Compatibility Fix

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📦 Correction Release

OpenClaw 2026.7.1-2

📅 July 18, 2026✍️ By Tony Slavin0790d9f

OpenClaw 2026.7.1-2 is a focused correction release for people who install or update official OpenClaw plugins from npm. It fixes a metadata-format compatibility issue that could prevent a valid plugin correction release from being recognized.

Quick summary: newer npm clients can return package-version information as a one-item array. OpenClaw now accepts that valid response format, allowing tracked official plugins to install and update normally.

🔍 What’s New in 2026.7.1-2

More reliable official plugin updates

The plugin updater checks npm to find the correct release of a managed official plugin. Some newer npm clients return the result as a singleton array—an array containing one package record—instead of returning that record directly.

Earlier 2026.7.1 builds did not accept that alternate shape in this particular check. Version 2026.7.1-2 normalizes both forms, so a valid correction release can be selected and installed.

  • Who benefits: operators using tracked official OpenClaw plugins installed from npm.
  • What it prevents: false failures or missed updates caused only by npm’s response shape.
  • Scope: this is a targeted plugin lifecycle fix, not a new feature bundle or a broader security release.
  • Verified source: signed commit 0790d9f593ad30c940ed93b5872a8cf6d6f3cf8c.
Already on 2026.7.1? This correction is especially relevant if an official plugin install or update reported that it could not resolve package metadata even though the package exists on npm.

⬆️ How to Update

Recommended update command

For a standard managed installation, let OpenClaw detect the install type, run its checks, and restart the Gateway:

openclaw update

Install this exact correction release

To pin a macOS, Linux, or WSL2 installation to version 2026.7.1-2:

curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash -s -- --install-method npm --version 2026.7.1-2

Manual npm update

If you manage the global npm installation yourself, stop the managed Gateway before replacing package files, then restart it:

openclaw gateway stop
npm install -g openclaw@2026.7.1-2
openclaw gateway restart

Container, Nix, and other managed deployments should use their normal image or declarative upgrade process instead of changing the package inside a running container.

Verify the installation

openclaw --version
openclaw doctor
openclaw gateway status

The version check should report 2026.7.1-2. If plugin updates were previously blocked, preview them first and then apply them:

openclaw plugins update --all --dry-run
openclaw plugins update --all

🔗 Download and Release Links

Package checksum: SHA-1 4583b987ea7277230ce1c7b2b8535d3e219f57ac

This small release addresses a very specific problem, but it removes real friction from a core maintenance task. If your OpenClaw deployment relies on official npm-managed plugins, updating gives the plugin manager the compatibility fix it needs.

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