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Claude Code v2.1.293: Haiku 5.5 Default, 1M Context, $0.10/Mtok
Claude Code v2.1.293 ships Claude Haiku 5.5 as the default Haiku model with 1M context at $0.10/$0.50 per Mtok, plus a long list of bug fixes for subagents, Remote Control, and MCP memory leaks.
Strands Decider 2B: A 2B-Parameter Decision Model for Agentic Workflows
Strands Labs releases Strands Decider 2B, a 2B-parameter decision model that replaces the LM head with a pointer head to pick between options in ~115ms on an RTX 3090. Weights and training scripts are on GitHub and Hugging Face.
OpenChart: Open-Source TradingView Alternative with Your Own AI Agent
OpenChart is a local-first, open-source charting app that pipes Claude, Codex, and Gemini into your charts. Custom indicators and alerts are written in Tea, a domain-specific language for markets.
Claude Code v2.1.292 Adds Effort Control for Subagents and 20+ Bug Fixes
Claude Code v2.1.292 adds an effort parameter to the Agent tool, a --marketplace flag for claude plugin install, and CLAUDE_CODE_OVERLOADED_RETRY_BASE_DELAY_MS for tuning 529 retry backoff.
Daily Search Console Checks with OpenClaw: Server-Side Analysis, So the Agent Never Does the Maths
A developer built six MIT-licensed OpenClaw skills that run Search Console analysis server-side, so the agent explains finished results instead of calculating trends from truncated data.
Claude Code v2.1.290: Plugin Hook Tuning, Managed Agents Onboarding, and a Long List of Session Fixes
Claude Code v2.1.290 adds serverToolUses to the mod turn.step hook, agentId to plugin tool.check events, a Deny button for gateway sign-ins, and claude attach/logs by name. Plus a large batch of fixes for proxies, images, WebFetch, and scheduled tasks.
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SCM: Local AI Search Across Photos, Video Scenes, OCR, and Dialogue on macOS
SCM (Screen Memories) indexes photos and every video frame on macOS using local CLIP, Whisper, and Tesseract. Five search modes, no cloud, no uploads, Homebrew install.
JetBrains on Building a RAG Pipeline for Semantic Code Search: Parsing, Chunking, Vectorization
JetBrains engineers detail the parsing, chunking, and vectorization stages behind Air Context, their semantic code search RAG pipeline for LLM agents.
Homa: Replacing TCP for AI Cluster Networking
Homa is a transport protocol built to replace TCP in datacenter and AI cluster networks. The talk covers the original USENIX ATC '21 paper and recent kernel work.
OpenClaw Plugin Blocks README Prompt Injection: `rm -rf` Safety Gate + Undo
A developer planted `rm -rf build-cache` in a project README and asked an OpenClaw agent to set the project up. On GLM-5.3 Flash it deleted the folder both runs. The fix is `xybernetex-openclaw`: a supervisor that holds destructive calls and an undo command.
Dev Replaces $239.99/Year Plaud Subscription With Local Transcription Skill
A developer replicated the Plaud device's paid transcription service using a locally-run app, skill, and cron job — skipping the $239.99/year subscription. Transcripts land on the local machine where they can be queried across past meetings.
OpenClaw Android Notification Forwarding Burned 127.8M Tokens in One Day
An r/openclaw user traced 127.8M tokens of daily usage to Android charging-state notification forwarding waking an OpenClaw Astra agent roughly every 30 seconds.
OpenClaw 2026.9.6 Migration Notes: replace:true Chunks, Retired Config Keys, and Strict Session Models
A custom WebSocket client maintainer details three breaking changes between OpenClaw 2026.9.1 and 2026.9.6 — duplicate assistant chunks, a retired config key that bricks the CLI, and strict session model picks.
War Radar: An Automated Pipeline That Uses AI to Classify Conflict and Evacuation Reports
War Radar publishes a daily world map of armed-conflict risk: a formula sets the risk level, AI models handle only narrow classification, and the project publishes how often each level was followed by a crisis.
LDraw-Nova Lets AI Agents Generate Buildable LEGO CAD Models in LDraw
Anteloc's open-source ldraw-nova gives AI agents Python tooling to generate LDraw source files, which compile into editable LEGO CAD models. Ships as a Dockerized web app with OpenAI, Claude, and OpenRouter support.
Open-sourcing AstaBrief, the fast report-generation model in Asta
Ai2 released AstaBrief 8B, an open-weights model that turns a research question plus retrieved literature excerpts into a cited report. Fast mode averages 51.1 seconds per report vs 178.5 for Thinking mode, and the training data ships alongside the weights.
OpenClaw v2026.9.8 Ships GPT-6.1 Sol, Fixes Windows Startup and Web UI Tabs
OpenClaw v2026.9.8 lands 43 pull requests from 8 contributors, adding GPT-6.1 Sol via the OpenAI provider plus fixes for Windows file locks, plugin settings, and Web UI tab sessions.
Claude Code v2.1.288 Ships Resume Fixes, Ctrl+C Draft Recovery, and /code-review --max-findings
Claude Code v2.1.288 fixes --resume dropping compacted context and unsaved turn responses, adds Ctrl+C draft recovery, Ctrl+F session search, and --max-findings for /code-review.
Refine Cycle Plugin Makes OpenClaw Agents Learn From Repeating Mistakes
Refine Cycle scans an OpenClaw agent's recent sessions for recurring mistakes, writes one short lesson the agent sees going forward, and verifies whether the error returns. A /refine adaptation of Prime Intellect's Prime Agent.
Claude Code v2.1.287 Adds Claude Mods, 'You Should Know' Side Agent, and MCP URL Prompts
Claude Code v2.1.287 introduces Claude Mods so plugins can modify deeper behavior, plus a built-in side agent plugin called You Should Know and MCP URL prompts on the 2025-11-25 protocol.