OpenClaw Newsletter - 2026-02-14
OpenClaw Newsletter
Saturday, February 14, 2026Top Stories
- Bull case analysis sparks massive community discussion [TRENDING] — A detailed investment thesis on OpenClaw's potential generated 1,263 total engagement points with 482 comments across developer communities.
- Google permanently banning accounts for OpenClaw OAuth usage — Users report account bans when authenticating OpenClaw with Google Antigravity or Gemini CLI, raising enterprise deployment concerns.
- Security-focused developer ditches OpenClaw for custom solution [TRENDING] — A detailed breakdown of building a Mac Mini-based alternative resonated with 163 engagement points from security-conscious developers.
- Version 2026.2.13 released with Discord voice messages and presence controls — Latest release adds waveform previews and configurable presence settings for improved Discord integration.
Releases
- openclaw 2026.2.13 adds Discord voice messages with waveform previews and configurable presence settings. Download
- npm package updated to 2026.2.13 with 857k weekly downloads. View on npm
- Homebrew formula updated to 2026.2.13 with 1.4k monthly installs. Install via brew
Community
- Google banning OpenClaw users - Critical auth issue where Google is permanently disabling accounts that use OpenClaw with Antigravity OAuth or Gemini CLI - #14203 (28 engagement, 14 comments)
- Severance mode for split personas - New hook from dalbello that splits your agent into "innie" and "outie" personas inspired by the Apple TV show - #13319
- Graph-based memory system - reh3376 proposes multi-dimensional emergent memory graphs (mdemg) for improved retrieval over traditional vector search - #2542
- Real-time voice conversations - Feature request from miefriglapicioare-web for bidirectional streaming audio via Twilio/WebRTC integration to enable phone-like interactions - #7200
- Japanese IME input broken - Mac app users cannot type Japanese, Chinese, or Korean characters due to IME input method issues - #16078
News
- A sane but bull case on Clawdbot / OpenClaw — Strategic analysis arguing for OpenClaw's long-term potential despite current limitations (299 points, 482 comments on HN)
- I ditched OpenClaw and built a more secure AI agent — Developer explains security concerns with OpenClaw and their alternative using Blink and Mac Mini (51 points, 56 comments on HN)
- OpenClaw on DigitalOcean — One-click deployment now available on DigitalOcean marketplace for easier self-hosting
- OpenClaw Guide Series — Comprehensive 9-chapter tutorial series covering monitoring, clustering, memory management, and multi-agent collaboration
- OpenClaw governance warning from CloudBees — Enterprise security analysis highlighting governance challenges with open-source AI agents
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