OpenClaw Updates: New Skill, DS v4 Flash Release, LTS Changes, and System Fixes on 2026-08-01

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• •On August 1, 2026, a developer released a skill enhancement for OpenClaw that improves workspace management and resolves instruction-following problems, aiming to enhance the system's overall intelligence and efficiency.[Reddit r/OpenClaw RSS]
• •The OpenClaw community welcomed the DS v4 flash 0731 update, demonstrated to surpass the GLM 5.1 model in informal benchmark tests while being offered at a low cost. This version release shows measurable performance improvements, prompting user experimentation and discussion.[Reddit r/OpenClaw RSS]
• •Version 2026.6.33 of OpenClaw's Long-Term Support (LTS) release enhances integration with OpenAI by upgrading Codex OAuth from 5.4 to 5.5 and shifts instruction priority from the AGENTS.md configuration file to Codex instructions, affecting how tasks are processed.[Reddit r/OpenClaw RSS]
• •Users reported that the 'Qwen' model running locally with enabled tools exhibits broken functionality, and the 'dreaming' feature, designed to generate prose, fails to operate correctly, producing only stub responses. This indicates some feature instability in local deployments.[Reddit r/OpenClaw RSS]
• •A long-term OpenClaw user who operates a supplement company observed that recent software updates caused the system to drift and yield incomplete task execution, despite using self-improving skills. The user developed and shared a personal fix to counteract these issues, reflecting real-world deployment challenges.[Reddit r/OpenClaw RSS]

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