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OpenClaw v2026.4.9 Released — Dreaming backfill, diary UI, and QA evaluation upgrades

OpenClaw v2026.4.9 improves Dreaming backfill and diary workflows, adds structured QA evaluation reports, and expands provider-auth flexibility.

2 min readPublished Apr 9, 2026Updated Apr 15, 2026
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OpenClaw v2026.4.9 was published on 2026-04-09T02:25:28Z by steipete. OpenClaw v2026.4.9 improves Dreaming backfill and diary workflows, adds structured QA evaluation reports, and expands provider-auth flexibility.

Quick answer

This release is about better long-term memory workflows and better operational visibility when teams compare assistant behavior or replay historical memory into Dreams.

What's new in this release

  • Memory/dreaming: add a grounded REM backfill lane with historical `rem-harness --path`, diary commit/reset flows, cleaner durable-fact extraction, and live short-term promotion integration so old daily notes can replay into Dreams and durable memory without a second memory stack. Thanks @mbelinky.
  • Control UI/dreaming: add a structured diary view with timeline navigation, backfill/reset controls, traceable dreaming summaries, and a grounded Scene lane with promotion hints plus a safe clear-grounded action for staged backfill signals. (#63395) Thanks @mbelinky.
  • QA/lab: add character-vibes evaluation reports with model selection and parallel runs so live QA can compare candidate behavior faster.
  • Plugins/provider-auth: let provider manifests declare `providerAuthAliases` so provider variants can share env vars, auth profiles, config-backed auth, and API-key onboarding choices without core-specific wiring.
  • iOS: pin release versioning to an explicit CalVer in `apps/ios/version.json`, keep TestFlight iteration on the same short version until maintainers intentionally promote the next gateway version, and add the documented `pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway` workflow for release trains. (#63001) Thanks @ngutman.

Why developers should care

Teams relying on Dreaming, diary workflows, provider-auth variants, or QA evaluation loops should pay attention to this release.

Upgrade notes

No explicit breaking changes were called out in the fetched GitHub release notes. Even so, teams using custom providers, plugins, or channel integrations should review the full release notes before rolling forward.

Source

Full release notes: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.4.9

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Memory/dreaming: add a grounded REM backfill lane with historical `rem-harness --path`, diary commit/reset flows, cleaner durable-fact extraction, and live short-term promotion integration so old daily notes can replay into Dreams and durable memory without a second memory stack. Thanks @mbelinky.; Control UI/dreaming: add a structured diary view with timeline navigation, backfill/reset controls, traceable dreaming summaries, and a grounded Scene lane with promotion hints plus a safe clear-grounded action for staged backfill signals. (#63395) Thanks @mbelinky.; QA/lab: add character-vibes evaluation reports with model selection and parallel runs so live QA can compare candidate behavior faster.

No explicit breaking changes were called out in the fetched GitHub release notes. Review the full release notes before upgrading provider-heavy, channel-heavy, or plugin-heavy environments: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.4.9

Teams relying on Dreaming, diary workflows, provider-auth variants, or QA evaluation loops should pay attention to this release.

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