v2026.3.24 — OpenAI-Compatible Gateway + Teams Official SDK

Released: March 25, 2026 Theme: Feature additions + compatibility expansion Breaking Changes: None

Overview

v2026.3.24 is March’s latest stable release, focused on Gateway OpenAI compatibility expansion, Microsoft Teams full migration to the official SDK, Skills UX overhaul, and several security and channel fixes. The goal: make OpenClaw Gateway easier to integrate with third-party tooling.

Core Highlights

1. Gateway OpenAI Compatibility Expansion

Two new endpoints make OpenClaw Gateway a more complete OpenAI-compatible API gateway:

GET  /v1/models        # list available models
POST /v1/embeddings    # vector embeddings
POST /v1/chat/completions  # forwards explicit model override
POST /v1/responses         # forwards explicit model override

Third-party tooling built on the OpenAI SDK (RAG pipelines, IDE plugins, automation scripts) can point straight at OpenClaw Gateway — no code changes needed.

2. Microsoft Teams Full Migration

Migrates from a custom integration to the official Teams SDK, with AI-agent UX best practices:

Feature	Description
Streaming replies	Live streaming in 1 chats
Welcome cards	Prompt starters guide new users
AI labeling	Native AI-labeling tags
Status updates	Informational status updates + typing indicators
Message edit/delete	With in-thread fallback

3. Skills UX Overhaul

Status filter tabs: All / Ready / Needs Setup / Disabled (with counts)
Click-to-expand detail dialog: requirements, toggles, install actions, API-key inputs
Skills info softens from “missing” to “needs setup” with configuration guidance
Bundled skills add one-click install recipes (coding-agent, gh-issues, weather, and more)

4. Agent Tool Visibility

/tools now shows the tools actually available to the current agent (not every installed tool):

Concise default view + optional detail mode
Control UI adds an “Available Right Now” real-time section
You can confirm what’s available before you ask

5. Slack Interactive Rich Replies

Restores rich-reply parity for direct delivery
Auto-renders trailing Options: lines as buttons/selectors
Reply controls isolated from plugin interactive handlers

Technical Direction

Gateway as a Universal OpenAI Gateway

Adding /v1/models and /v1/embeddings is a major step toward “complete OpenAI-compatible API gateway”, making third-party integration much easier.

Skills / Plugin User Experience

One-click installs, missing-dependency prompts, API-key guidance — installing and configuring skills becomes far smoother.

Node.js Ecosystem Support

Minimum supported Node 22 bumps to 22.14+. openclaw update adds engines.node preflight checks to avoid installing on outdated Node.

Notable Fixes

Sandbox media delivery bypass (security): closes mediaUrl/fileUrl alias escape from media-root restriction
Gateway channel startup isolation: a broken channel no longer blocks subsequent channel startup
Gateway restart sentinel: wakes interrupted sessions via heartbeat, preserving thread/topic routing
WhatsApp group echo: tracks gateway-sent IDs and suppresses matching echoes only
Docker first install: fixes pre-start loop failure before gateway startup