<li>Memory: render progress immediately, color batch statuses in verbose logs, and poll OpenAI batch status every 2s by default. https://docs.clawd.bot/concepts/memory</li>
<li>Memory: add <code>--verbose</code> logging for memory status + batch indexing details. https://docs.clawd.bot/concepts/memory</li>
<li>Browser: allow config defaults for efficient snapshots in the tool/CLI. (#1336) https://docs.clawd.bot/tools/browser</li>
<li>Nostr: add the Nostr channel plugin with profile management + onboarding defaults. (#1323) https://docs.clawd.bot/channels/nostr</li>
<li>Matrix: migrate to matrix-bot-sdk with E2EE support, location handling, and group allowlist upgrades. (#1298) https://docs.clawd.bot/channels/matrix</li>
<li><strong>BREAKING:</strong> Reject invalid/unknown config entries and refuse to start the gateway for safety. Run <code>clawdbot doctor --fix</code> to repair, then update plugins (<code>clawdbot plugins update</code>) if you use any.</li>
<li>Agents: propagate accountId into embedded runs so sub-agent announce routing honors the originating account. (#1058)</li>
<li>Agents: avoid treating timeout errors with "aborted" messages as user aborts, so model fallback still runs. (#1137)</li>
<li>Agents: sanitize oversized image payloads before send and surface image-dimension errors.</li>
<li>Sessions: fall back to session labels when listing display names. (#1124)</li>
<li>Compaction: include tool failure summaries in safeguard compaction to prevent retry loops. (#1084)</li>
<li>Config: log invalid config issues once per run and keep invalid-config errors stackless.</li>
<li>Config: allow Perplexity as a web_search provider in config validation. (#1230)</li>
<li>Config: allow custom fields under <code>skills.entries.<name>.config</code> for skill credentials/config. (#1226)</li>
<li>Doctor: clarify plugin auto-enable hint text in the startup banner.</li>
<li>Doctor: canonicalize legacy session keys in session stores to prevent stale metadata. (#1169)</li>
<li>Docs: make docs:list fail fast with a clear error if the docs directory is missing.</li>
<li>Plugins: add Nextcloud Talk manifest for plugin config validation. (#1297)</li>
<li>Plugins: surface plugin load/register/config errors in gateway logs with plugin/source context.</li>
<li>CLI: preserve cron delivery settings when editing message payloads. (#1322)</li>
<li>CLI: keep <code>clawdbot logs</code> output resilient to broken pipes while preserving progress output.</li>
<li>CLI: avoid duplicating --profile/--dev flags when formatting commands.</li>
<li>CLI: centralize CLI command registration to keep fast-path routing and program wiring in sync. (#1207)</li>
<li>CLI: keep banners on routed commands, restore config guarding outside fast-path routing, and tighten fast-path flag parsing while skipping console capture for extra speed. (#1195)</li>
<li>CLI: skip runner rebuilds when dist is fresh. (#1231)</li>
<li>CLI: add WSL2/systemd unavailable hints in daemon status/doctor output.</li>
<li>Status: route native <code>/status</code> to the active agent so model selection reflects the correct profile. (#1301)</li>
<li>Status: show both usage windows with reset hints when usage data is available. (#1101)</li>
<li>UI: keep config form enums typed, preserve empty strings, protect sensitive defaults, and deepen config search. (#1315)</li>
<li>UI: preserve ordered list numbering in chat markdown. (#1341)</li>
<li>UI: allow Control UI to read gatewayUrl from URL params for remote WebSocket targets. (#1342)</li>
<li>UI: prevent double-scroll in Control UI chat by locking chat layout to the viewport. (#1283)</li>
<li>UI: enable shell mode for sync Windows spawns to avoid <code>pnpm ui:build</code> EINVAL. (#1212)</li>
<li>TUI: keep thinking blocks ordered before content during streaming and isolate per-run assembly. (#1202)</li>
<li>TUI: align custom editor initialization with the latest pi-tui API. (#1298)</li>
<li>TUI: show generic empty-state text for searchable pickers. (#1201)</li>
<li>TUI: highlight model search matches and stabilize search ordering.</li>
<li>Configure: hide OpenRouter auto routing model from the model picker. (#1182)</li>
<li>Memory: show total file counts + scan issues in <code>clawdbot memory status</code>.</li>
<li>Memory: fall back to non-batch embeddings after repeated batch failures.</li>
<li>Memory: apply OpenAI batch defaults even without explicit remote config.</li>
<li>Memory: index atomically so failed reindex preserves the previous memory database. (#1151)</li>
<li>Security: audit warns on weak model tiers; app nodes store auth tokens encrypted (Keychain/SecurePrefs).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Breaking</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>BREAKING:</strong> iOS minimum version is now 18.0 to support Textual markdown rendering in native chat. (#702)</li>
<li><strong>BREAKING:</strong> Microsoft Teams is now a plugin; install <code>@clawdbot/msteams</code> via <code>clawdbot plugins install @clawdbot/msteams</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Changes</h3>
<ul>
<li>CLI: set process titles to <code>clawdbot-<command></code> for clearer process listings.</li>
<li>CLI/macOS: sync remote SSH target/identity to config and let <code>gateway status</code> auto-infer SSH targets (ssh-config aware).</li>
<li>Agents: add Current Date & Time system prompt section with configurable time format (auto/12/24).</li>
<li>Tools: normalize Slack/Discord message timestamps with <code>timestampMs</code>/<code>timestampUtc</code> while keeping raw provider fields.</li>
<li>macOS: add <code>system.which</code> for prompt-free remote skill discovery (with gateway fallback to <code>system.run</code>).</li>
<li>Docs: add Date & Time guide and update prompt/timezone configuration docs.</li>
<li>Messages: debounce rapid inbound messages across channels with per-connector overrides. (#971) — thanks @juanpablodlc.</li>
<li>Messages: allow media-only sends (CLI/tool) and show Telegram voice recording status for voice notes. (#957) — thanks @rdev.</li>
<li>Auth/Status: keep auth profiles sticky per session (rotate on compaction/new), surface provider usage headers in <code>/status</code> and <code>clawdbot models status</code>, and update docs.</li>
<li>CLI: add <code>--json</code> output for <code>clawdbot daemon</code> lifecycle/install commands.</li>
<li>Memory: make <code>node-llama-cpp</code> an optional dependency (avoid Node 25 install failures) and improve local-embeddings fallback/errors.</li>
<li>Browser: add <code>snapshot refs=aria</code> (Playwright aria-ref ids) for self-resolving refs across <code>snapshot</code> → <code>act</code>.</li>
<li>Browser: <code>profile="chrome"</code> now defaults to host control and returns clearer “attach a tab” errors.</li>
<li>Browser: prefer stable Chrome for auto-detect, with Brave/Edge fallbacks and updated docs. (#983) — thanks @cpojer.</li>
<li>Browser: preserve auth/query tokens for remote CDP endpoints and pass Basic auth for CDP HTTP/WS. (#895) — thanks @mukhtharcm.</li>
<li>Telegram: add bidirectional reaction support with configurable notifications and agent guidance. (#964) — thanks @bohdanpodvirnyi.</li>
<li>Telegram: allow custom commands in the bot menu (merged with native; conflicts ignored). (#860) — thanks @nachoiacovino.</li>
<li>Discord: allow allowlisted guilds without channel lists to receive messages when <code>groupPolicy="allowlist"</code>. — thanks @thewilloftheshadow.</li>
<li>Fix: list model picker entries as provider/model pairs for explicit selection. (#970) — thanks @mcinteerj.</li>
<li>Fix: align OpenAI image-gen defaults with DALL-E 3 standard quality and document output formats. (#880) — thanks @mkbehr.</li>
<li>Fix: persist <code>gateway.mode=local</code> after selecting Local run mode in <code>clawdbot configure</code>, even if no other sections are chosen.</li>
<li>Daemon: fix profile-aware service label resolution (env-driven) and add coverage for launchd/systemd/schtasks. (#969) — thanks @bjesuiter.</li>
<li>Agents: avoid false positives when logging unsupported Google tool schema keywords.</li>
<li>Agents: skip Gemini history downgrades for google-antigravity to preserve tool calls. (#894) — thanks @mukhtharcm.</li>
<li>Status: restore usage summary line for current provider when no OAuth profiles exist.</li>
<li>Fix: guard model fallback against undefined provider/model values. (#954) — thanks @roshanasingh4.</li>
<li>Fix: refactor session store updates, add chat.inject, and harden subagent cleanup flow. (#944) — thanks @tyler6204.</li>
<li>Fix: clean up suspended CLI processes across backends. (#978) — thanks @Nachx639.</li>
<li>Fix: support MiniMax coding plan usage responses with <code>model_remains</code>/<code>current_interval_*</code> payloads.</li>
<li>Fix: suppress WhatsApp pairing replies for historical catch-up DMs on initial link. (#904)</li>
<li>Browser: extension mode recovers when only one tab is attached (stale targetId fallback).</li>
<li>Browser: fix <code>tab not found</code> for extension relay snapshots/actions when Playwright blocks <code>newCDPSession</code> (use the single available Page).</li>
