Bump version and publish ironclaw@2026.2.10-1.14. Includes chain-of-thought,
chat-message, active-runs, and agent-runner improvements.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
- Switch DEFAULT_PACKAGE_NAME to ironclaw in update-cli and update-runner
- Add cliName param to system prompt builder for dynamic CLI references
- Update README clone URL from openclaw-ai-sdk to ironclaw
- Update cron dashboard empty state to reference ironclaw CLI
- Restructure dench skill: flatten knowledge/ paths, add browser use section
- Fix spawnAgentProcess path resolution: walk up to find package root
instead of assuming 2 levels up from apps/web (breaks in standalone
where cwd is deep inside .next/standalone/); use openclaw.mjs in
production since scripts/run-node.mjs isn't shipped in the package
- Add missing readline error handlers in active-runs.ts and
agent-runner.ts to prevent "Unhandled 'error' event" crashes when
the child process fails to start
- Pass OPENCLAW_ROOT env var from gateway to standalone server so the
web app can reliably find the CLI entry point
- Add 32 tests covering path resolution, SSE streaming, error handling,
run lifecycle, replay, and abort
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
- Add standalone-hoist-pnpm.sh to hoist .pnpm packages to top-level
node_modules so require('next') resolves in global npm installs
(the pnpm symlinks don't survive npm tarball packing)
- Add startup probe (waitForStartupOrCrash) to detect child process
crashes within 3s instead of silently returning a handle to a dead
server — logs clear error with stderr output
- Gate "Open the Web UI" onboarding hatch option on web app build
availability so users aren't offered a dead URL
- Add post-publish sanity check in deploy.sh for standalone server.js
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Ship a self-contained standalone server with the npm package so
`npm i -g ironclaw` can serve the web UI without runtime `npm install`
or `next build`. This eliminates the fragile first-boot build step
and cuts the cold-start time for the gateway web app.
Changes:
- next.config.ts: enable `output: "standalone"` and set
`outputFileTracingRoot` to the monorepo root so pnpm workspace
deps are traced correctly. Remove the now-unnecessary manual
webpack externals for Node.js built-ins.
- package.json: update `files` to ship only the standalone build
output, static assets, and public dir (instead of the entire
`apps/web/` tree). Add `web:build` and `web:prepack` to the
`prepack` script so the standalone server is built and its
static/public assets are copied into place before publish. Bump
version to 2026.2.10-1.5.
- server-web-app.ts: rewrite the web app lifecycle to prefer the
pre-built standalone `server.js` in production. Add
`resolveStandaloneServerJs`, `hasStandaloneBuild`,
`hasLegacyNextBuild`, and `isInWorkspace` helpers. In dev
workspaces, fall back to building on-the-fly or legacy
`next start`. Export key functions for testability.
- server-web-app.test.ts: add comprehensive unit tests covering
path resolution, standalone/legacy build detection,
ensureWebAppBuilt scenarios (skip, disabled, dev, standalone,
legacy, missing), startWebAppIfEnabled (skip, disabled, null
config, missing dir, standalone start, missing build error,
default port, graceful stop).
- workspace-sidebar.tsx: update sidebar branding to "Ironclaw".
Published as ironclaw@2026.2.10-1.5.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Comprehensive update to complete the openclaw → ironclaw CLI rename across the
codebase, fix build/runtime issues, and add test coverage for infra modules.
CLI binary rename (openclaw → ironclaw):
- Update DEFAULT_CLI_NAME and all argv parsing to recognize "ironclaw" binary
- Extend package name sets (CORE_PACKAGE_NAMES, ALL_PACKAGE_NAMES) to include
both "ironclaw" and "openclaw" for backward compatibility
- Update NPM registry URL to fetch from ironclaw package
- Update gateway lock detection, port listener classification, and launchd/systemd
service scanning to recognize ironclaw-prefixed services and binaries
- Update daemon inspect markers and legacy detection for ironclaw
- Update voice-call extension core-bridge to resolve ironclaw package root
- Fix install instructions in embeddings error messages (npm i -g ironclaw@latest)
Web app / Next.js fixes:
- Replace fragile `npx next` invocations with direct `node next-bin` resolution
to avoid broken pnpm virtual-store symlinks in global installs
- Add resolveNextBin() helper that resolves apps/web/node_modules/next directly
Infra hardening:
- Workspace templates: compute both source and dist fallback paths for template
directory resolution (fixes templates not found in bundled builds)
- Control UI assets: recognize both "openclaw" and "ironclaw" package names
- Update-check, update-runner, update-cli: normalize ironclaw@ tag prefixes
New tests:
- Add openclaw-root.test.ts, ports-format.test.ts, update-global.test.ts
- Add workspace-templates.test.ts and control-ui-assets.test.ts coverage
- Add argv.test.ts coverage for ironclaw binary detection
Test fixes (28 failures → 0):
- Update all test assertions expecting "openclaw" CLI command output to "ironclaw"
- Fix version.test.ts package name from "openclaw" to "ironclaw"
- Fix camera/canvas temp path patterns in nodes-camera and program.nodes-media tests
- Fix pairing message, telegram bot, channels, daemon, onboard, gateway tool,
status, and profile test expectations
Version: 2026.2.10-1.2 (published to npm as ironclaw@2026.2.10-1.2)
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Overhaul the Dench web app with a comprehensive visual redesign and several
major feature additions across the chat interface, workspace, and agent
runtime layer.
Theme & Design System
- Replace the dark-only palette with a full light/dark theme system that
respects system preference via localStorage + inline script (no FOUC).
- Introduce new design tokens: glassmorphism surfaces, semantic colors
(success/warning/error/info), object-type chip palettes, and a tiered
shadow scale (sm/md/lg/xl).
- Add Instrument Serif + Inter via Google Fonts for a refined typographic
hierarchy; headings use the serif face, body uses Inter.
- Rebrand UI from "Ironclaw" to "Dench" across the landing page and
metadata.
Chat & Chain-of-Thought
- Rewrite the chain-of-thought component with inline media detection and
rendering — images, video, audio, and PDFs referenced in agent output
are now displayed directly in the conversation thread.
- Add status indicator parts (e.g. "Preparing response...",
"Optimizing session context...") that render as subtle activity badges
instead of verbose reasoning blocks.
- Integrate react-markdown with remark-gfm for proper markdown rendering
in assistant messages (tables, strikethrough, autolinks, etc.).
- Improve report-block splitting and lazy-loaded ReportCard rendering.
Workspace
- Introduce @tanstack/react-table for the object table, replacing the
hand-rolled table with full column sorting, fuzzy filtering via
match-sorter-utils, row selection, and bulk actions.
- Add a new media viewer component for in-workspace image/video/PDF
preview.
- New API routes: bulk-delete entries, field management (CRUD + reorder),
raw-file serving endpoint for media assets.
- Redesign workspace sidebar, empty state, and entry detail modal with
the new theme tokens and improved layout.
Agent Runtime
- Switch web agent execution from --local to gateway-routed mode so
concurrent chat threads share the gateway's lane-based concurrency
system, eliminating cross-process file-lock contention.
- Advertise "tool-events" capability during WebSocket handshake so the
gateway streams tool start/update/result events to the UI.
- Add new agent callback hooks: onLifecycleStart, onCompactionStart/End,
and onToolUpdate for richer real-time feedback.
- Forward media URLs emitted by agent events into the chat stream.
Dependencies
- Add @tanstack/match-sorter-utils and @tanstack/react-table to the web
app.
Published as ironclaw@2026.2.10-1.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
The Next.js web app was only built inside the gateway process on first
boot. When the daemon was freshly installed (e.g. `onboard
--install-daemon`), the LaunchAgent would start and block on `next
build`, causing a noticeably slow first startup.
Add `ensureWebAppBuilt()` to `src/gateway/server-web-app.ts` — a
standalone pre-build function that checks for `.next/BUILD_ID` and runs
dep install + `next build` if missing. Skips silently when the web app
is disabled, already built, in dev mode, or inapplicable (global npm
install without `apps/web`).
Call both `ensureWebAppBuilt()` and `ensureControlUiAssetsBuilt()` before
the daemon is installed in every relevant path:
- Interactive onboarding (`onboarding.finalize.ts`) — moved the existing
Control UI build from after the daemon install to before it, and added
the web app build alongside it.
- Non-interactive onboarding (`daemon-install.ts`) — added both pre-build
calls before `service.install()`.
- Standalone `openclaw gateway install` CLI (`daemon-cli/install.ts`) —
added both pre-build calls before `service.install()`.
- Configure wizard (`configure.wizard.ts`) — added the web app build
alongside the existing Control UI build.
Updated test mocks for `ensureWebAppBuilt` in onboarding, configure
wizard, and daemon CLI coverage tests.
Bumped version to 2026.2.6-3.7 and published to npm.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
- Remove standalone Next.js output; gateway now installs deps and builds
on first start, skips if .next/BUILD_ID already exists
- Rename openclaw→ironclaw workspace refs in all 30 extensions + clawdbot/moltbot
- Add @tiptap/core as explicit dep in apps/web (pnpm strict mode requires it)
- Improve ensureDepsInstalled: detect pnpm workspace vs npm global install
- Remove pre-build step from deploy.sh; ship source, build on user machine
- Update package.json files to include full apps/web/ source
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
- Add gateway.webApp config (enabled, port, dev) as the unified toggle
for both the Next.js web UI and the built-in control UI
- Spawn Next.js app alongside the gateway; stop it on shutdown
- Auto-enable webApp in config for new and existing installs
- Pre-build Next.js in deploy.sh and ship .next/ in the npm package
so installed users get instant startup (no build step)
- Gateway skips build when pre-built .next/ exists; builds on first
run for dev/git-checkout users
- Onboarding "Open the Web UI" now opens the Ironclaw web app
- Fix pre-existing Next.js build errors (ES2023 lib, Tiptap v3 types,
Suspense boundary, ReportConfig type alignment)
- Rename deploy target from openclaw-ai-sdk to ironclaw
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Rebrand from OpenClaw to Ironclaw across 16 files:
Web app (apps/web):
- layout.tsx: update metadata title to "Ironclaw" and description to
"AI CRM with an agent that connects to your apps and does the work for you"
- page.tsx: change landing page heading from "OpenClaw Dench" to "Ironclaw"
- agent-runner.ts: rename stderr log prefix to [ironclaw stderr]
- package.json: rename package from "openclaw-web" to "ironclaw-web"
Package identity (root):
- package.json: rename package from "openclaw-ai-sdk" to "ironclaw",
update description to reflect CRM/workspace focus, change bin entry
from "openclaw-ai-sdk" to "ironclaw"
- openclaw.mjs: update error message to reference "ironclaw"
- src/version.ts: change CORE_PACKAGE_NAME to "ironclaw"
CLI and TUI:
- command-format.ts: extend CLI prefix regex to accept both "ironclaw"
and "openclaw" for backward compatibility
- register.agent.ts: update example identity name to "Ironclaw" with
🔩 emoji (replacing 🦞)
- tui.ts: rename TUI header from "openclaw tui" to "ironclaw tui"
Onboarding and configuration wizards:
- configure.wizard.ts: rename engine selection prompts and wizard intro
headers to "Ironclaw"
- onboarding.ts: rename onboarding intro and security warning text
- onboarding.finalize.ts: rename all dashboard/control-UI messages and
Brave Search setup instructions to reference "Ironclaw"
Security audit:
- audit.ts: rename state-dir permission warning details to "Ironclaw"
- audit-extra.ts: rename plugin remediation text to "Ironclaw"
Telegram:
- bot-message-context.ts: rename access-denied message to "Ironclaw"
Rebrand the project from the OpenClaw/Lobster identity to Ironclaw with
a new iron-metallic visual language across CLI and web UI.
## CLI identity
- Rename default CLI name from `openclaw` to `ironclaw` (keep `openclaw`
in KNOWN_CLI_NAMES and regex for backward compat)
- Set process.title to `ironclaw`; update all `[openclaw]` log prefixes
to `[ironclaw]`
- Add `IRONCLAW_*` env var checks (IRONCLAW_HIDE_BANNER,
IRONCLAW_NO_RESPAWN, IRONCLAW_NODE_OPTIONS_READY,
IRONCLAW_TAGLINE_INDEX) with fallback to legacy `OPENCLAW_*` variants
## Animated ASCII banner
- Replace the old lobster block-art with a figlet "ANSI Shadow" font
IRONCLAW ASCII wordmark
- Add `gradient-string` dependency for terminal gradient rendering
- Implement iron shimmer animation: a bright highlight sweeps across the
ASCII art (~2.5 s at 12 fps, 3 full gradient cycles) using a rotating
iron-to-silver color array
- Make `emitCliBanner` async to support the animation; update all call
sites (preaction hook, route, run-main) to await it
- Move banner emission earlier in `runCli()` so it appears for all
invocations (bare command, subcommands, help) with the existing
bannerEmitted guard preventing double-emission
## Iron palette and theme
- Rename LOBSTER_PALETTE → IRON_PALETTE in `src/terminal/palette.ts`
with new cool-steel color tokens (steel grey accent, bright silver
highlight, dark iron dim, steel bl info)
- Re-export LOBSTER_PALETTE as backward-compatible alias
- Update `src/terminal/theme.ts` to import and use IRON_PALETTE
## Tagline cleanup
- Remove lobster-themed, Apple-specific, and platform-joke taglines
- Fix smart-quote and em-dash formatting across remaining taglines
- Add "Holiday taglines" comment grouping for date-gated entries
## Web UI
- Add `framer-motion`, `fuse.js`, and `next-themes` to web app deps
- Add custom font files: Bookerly (regular/bold/italic), SpaceGrotesk
(light/regular/medium/semibold/bold), FoundationTitlesHand
- Update chat panel labels: "OpenClaw Chat" → "Ironclaw Chat",
"Message OpenClaw..." → "Message Ironclaw..."
- Update sidebar header: "OpenClaw Dench" → "Ironclaw"
- CSS formatting cleanup: expand single-lins, add consistent
blank lines between selector blocks, normalize child combinator
spacing (li > ul → li>ul)
Adds a separate tsconfig that includes only *.test.ts files (which the main
tsconfig excludes). Available via 'pnpm tsgo:test' for incremental cleanup.
Not yet wired into 'pnpm check' there are ~2.8k pre-existing errors in
test files that need to be fixed incrementally first.
