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Latest updates from the OpenClaw ecosystem
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Opus 5.5 reasoning_extraction refusals: the trigger is often a word in your own prompt or tool schema
Opus 5.5 (and Opus 5, Fable 5.1) can return stop_reason: "refusal" with category reasoning_extraction when your own prompt or tool schema uses words like "reasoning". Renaming one schema field fixed it in FaultMaven #1751.
Claude Code v2.1.286 Fixes Resume Data Loss, Credential Leaks, and MCP Auth Bugs
Claude Code v2.1.286 patches resume data loss after parallel tool calls, credential leaks in MCP error messages, and auth session mix-ups between API keys and Console profiles.