OpenClaw 2026.8.1-beta.3

## Highlights

• GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, Luna, and Ultra reasoning support across OpenClaw and the Codex runtime.
• Control UI first-run setup now continues verified model setup into Custodian and optional channel setup.
• Puppeteer-compatible CDP relay support for paired Chrome sessions.
• Explicit external Gateway lifecycle supervision with verified restart handoff.
• Compact, verified SQLite backup and fresh-target restore commands.
• Shared durable ingress monitors for channel plugins.

## Publication evidence

• npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/openclaw/v/2026.8.1-beta.3
• Registry tarball: https://registry.npmjs.org/openclaw/-/openclaw-2026.8.1-beta.3.tgz
• Integrity: `sha512-8v+2Knr+0i1qzWXgJmtcBg78VaoMENahLxcuThOqyCmVaCGPj++mI9yv0R440wMv9Siv4fysd5e0YmBVftDvuQ==`
• Core npm preflight: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs/32687267214
• Core npm publication: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs/32689503061
• Official plugin publication and reconciliation: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/actions/runs/32680190375
• All 89 official npm plugins were read back at `2026.8.1-beta.3` with the `beta` selector and complete tarball integrity metadata.
• `@openclaw/codex@2026.8.1-beta.3` ships the exact managed `@openai/codex@0.149.1` runtime.

See [`CHANGELOG.md`](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/blob/v2026.8.1-beta.3/CHANGELOG.md) for the complete release notes.