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OpenClaw 2026.7.2-beta.2: 2026.7.2 cycle changelog (remote sessions, GPT-5.6 defaults)

Second prerelease of the 2026.7.2 cycle, publishing the same cycle changelog as later betas: remote coding sessions, headless-node capabilities, channel-allowlist owner-access fix, GPT-5.6 defaults for fresh setups, and Linux deb/AppImage packaging. Per-beta deltas are not stated in the source.

PUBLISHED2026-07-17
OBSERVED2026-08-11
AGE25d
SOURCES1
  • Remote coding sessions: Control UI sessions on cloud workers; Codex/Claude catalog sessions opened in terminals on their owning host; OpenCode and Pi sessions resumable in a terminal
  • Security: channel allowlists no longer grant owner access; Telegram durable-ingress preserved across restarts; Signal stop/approval controls stay responsive
  • Fresh setups default to openai/gpt-5.6 (API key) and openai/gpt-5.6-sol (Codex/OAuth), medium reasoning; existing selections preserved
  • Slack lifecycle reaction updates now require messages.statusReactions.enabled: true
  • Skill Workshop agent-initiated actions run without an extra approval prompt unless skills.workshop.approvalPolicy: "pending"
  • OPENCLAW_SUPERVISOR_MODE=external for external lifecycle owners
  • Mobile Automations parity, Android foreground Voice Wake, camera/location/notification from headless Linux nodes
  • Linux deb and AppImage bundles; Windows install continues after winget adds Node.js
  • Gateway restart-admission, reply-session recovery and one-shot cron lifecycle fixes
  • Extensive Control UI work (guided setup, catalog terminals, Talk controls, keyboard shortcuts, chat layout)

Note: the captured source is truncated mid-sentence and is the shared cycle changelog, not a beta-specific delta.

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