What changed
- New
MiniMax: added image generation provider for image-01 model with generate and image-to-image editing, including aspect ratio control. (#54487)
- New
Plugins/hooks: added async requireApproval to before_tool_call hooks for user approval via exec overlay, Telegram, Discord, or /approve command. (#55339)
- New
xAI/tools: moved bundled Grok provider to Responses API, added first-class x_search, and auto-enabled xAI plugin from owned web-search config. (#56048)
- New
xAI/onboarding: added optional x_search setup during openclaw onboard and openclaw configure --section web with model picker.
- Improved
Updated OpenClaw to v2026.3.28.
- Fixed
Providers/Qwen: removed deprecated qwen-portal-auth OAuth integration, migrated to Model Studio with openclaw onboard --auth-choice modelstudio-api-key. (#52709)
- Fixed
Config/Doctor: dropped automatic config migrations older than two months; legacy keys now fail validation instead of silent rewrite.