What's new in OpenClaw v2026.5.25?

iMessage attachment routing fix, improved /approve handling, Alpine Linux installer updates, Windows plugin dev fixes.

When was v2026.5.25 released?

Alpha on May 25, beta.1 on May 26, 2026.

Does v2026.5.25 fix iMessage attachments?

Yes, threads attachment roots through proper inbound path policy.

Is v2026.5.25 stable?

In beta. Part of post-rough-week stability focus.

What platforms benefit?

Alpine Linux, Windows (plugin dev), macOS (iMessage), any platform using approval flows.

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OpenClaw v2026.5.25: iMessage Attachment Fix, Approval Handling, Alpine Installer Updates

Latest beta (v2026.5.25-beta.1, May 26) threads iMessage channel/account attachment roots through inbound path policy, fixes manual /approve handling, updates Alpine Linux installer, and improves Windows plugin dev. Continued stability-focused release cadence after the rough-week crisis.

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A CLI tool that snapshots your OpenClaw state before updates, runs the upgrade in a sandboxed dry-run against your live config, and auto-rolls back if any health check fails

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OpenClaw ships updates every 2-3 days and each one risks breaking exec permissions, crashing the gateway, saturating CPU with plugin loading bugs, or silently deleting cron jobs. Four separate regressions in April 2026 alone (v2026.4.1 sandbox, v2026.4.5 CPU, v2026.4.14 memory timeouts, update command wiping Feishu and crons) hit thousands of self-hosters with no rollback path. The built-in openclaw doctor only validates config schema after the fact. This tool wraps the entire update lifecycle: snapshot state, dry-run the upgrade against your actual agent/cron/channel config, diff the before/after, and block or auto-rollback if anything regresses.

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