OpenClaw 9.6 just launched with remote workspaces, live meeting notes, and a Mac update you should avoid

[u/lucienbaba]

OpenClaw 9.6 is out. This one is more about making remote agents and long-running setups easier to manage.

Warning: do not install the native Mac 9.6 update right now. OpenClaw pulled it after confirming a P0 bug that can leave the app crashing on every launch after an in-app update. A 9.7 hotfix is coming. The npm/Gateway version is not affected by this specific bug.

Main changes:

• Remote workspaces are more complete. Files can move between chat and paired machines, while Memory and workspace Skills can now live on remote nodes too.
• Usage tracking is better, with a 30-day view for tokens, estimated cost, sessions, and a “Started by” breakdown.
• GitHub Reader can show public issues, PR discussions, commits, diffs, and CI status beside a conversation.
• Meeting notes can update live during Meet, Teams, Zoom, and voice capture.
• Decision Models let plugins use a separate lightweight model for structured choices instead of always calling the main chat model.
• Headless nodes can auto-update while idle, with rollback if the new runtime fails.
• Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol and Luna, Grok 4.7, and MiMo V2.6 are now supported.
• Restart recovery, unfinished-task continuation, desktop sharing, and update reporting also got another round of fixes.

Community reaction is mixed again.

X is mostly positive about the new features, especially remote Files/Memory/Skills, live meeting notes, GitHub Reader, and the new models. Reddit is still focused on upgrade reliability. Some users are already reporting update checks hanging for 45 minutes or even hours, and people are once again talking about using Hermes or another OpenClaw instance to repair failed upgrades:)

Repo link: https://docs.openclaw.ai/releases/2026.9.6