Published: 2026-05-16

OpenClaw v2026.5.4 & 5: Google Meet Voice Agent, OpenRouter Caching, Bug Fixes

Julian Goldie breaks down OpenClaw's two May 2026 releases alongside a full history of the project — from its "WhatsApp relay" origins to nearly 370,000 GitHub stars backed by OpenAI, GitHub, Nvidia, and Vercel. Version 2026.5.4 is the headline release, adding live voice participation in Google Meet calls via Twilio and Gemini's real-time bridge, plus OpenRouter response caching that saves tokens on repeat queries. Version 2026.5.5 follows immediately with targeted fixes for Telegram session threading, Discord plain-text command routing, WhatsApp responsiveness, and iOS LAN pairing for home-network setups.

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Key Takeaways

v2026.5.4 headline: OpenClaw can now join Google Meet calls as a real-time voice agent via Twilio dial-in + Gemini real-time bridge — supports mid-sentence interruption (barge-in).
OpenRouter users get response caching (avoid redundant API calls) and proper app attribution showing up in their dashboard.
Chat UI improvements: duplicate heartbeat messages collapse into a single bubble with a count; session picker now filters by agent first.
v2026.5.5 patches: Telegram thread confusion between first messages and follow-ups; Discord steer/plain-text commands no longer silently dropped; WhatsApp stale client slowdowns fixed; iOS can now pair to local LAN gateways.
Install: npm install -g openclaw && openclaw onboard. Stay current with claw update. For source builds: clone repo, enable corepack, run pnpm install.

Commands & Code Mentioned

npm install -g openclaw
openclaw onboard
claw update
pnpm install

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