Today’s Issue: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
A crisp front page on the most important patches, platform releases, and long-form investigations from the OpenClaw desk.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Six stories: security, release, buzz, and three deep dives.
SecurityOpenClaw Gateway ships a scope-tightening hotfix for session replay
A rare reconnect storm exposed a replay seam. The fix is simple, fast, and worth adopting even if you never saw the bug.
Featured Deep DiveInside OpenClaw Gateway’s routing brain
A field guide to policy-first routing, retries, and the narrow seams where incidents hide.
Security Updates
A rare reconnect storm exposed a replay seam. The fix is simple, fast, and worth adopting even if you never saw the bug.
Read Security- OpenClaw Gateway ships a scope-tightening hotfix for session replay
- Operator note: rotate credentials after incident windows.
- Checklist: telemetry for replays and retries.
The Daily Release
Policy is only as reviewable as its diff. The new pack format aims to make audits boring—in the best way.
Read Release- OpenClaw 1.8 lands deterministic policy packs and cleaner diffs
- Why deterministic artifacts change audit velocity.
- Deploy tip: stage first, then pin hashes.
The Buzz
Operators, plugin authors, and policy reviewers collide—constructively—over guardrails, ergonomics, and who owns the blast radius.
Read Buzz- The Buzz: five OpenClaw debates worth reading this week
- Top debate: strict defaults vs. escape hatches.
- Next up: plugin capability manifests.