OpenClaw Newsletter - 2026-02-17
OpenClaw Newsletter
Tuesday, February 17, 2026Top Stories
- $CLAWS Solana Presale Goes Live [TRENDING] — Token launch for OpenClaw's Solana integration hits massive community engagement with 2,174 interactions.
- Power User Shares 210+ Hour Experience [TRENDING] — Developer claims heaviest OpenClaw usage globally, detailing lessons learned in viral video breakdown.
- Security Nightmare Debate Heats Up [TRENDING] — Critical discussion on AI agents with full system access sparks heated security debate across developer forums.
- NanoClaw Security Fix Ships [HOT] — New solution addresses one of OpenClaw's biggest security vulnerabilities with community celebrating the breakthrough fix.
- Community Warns Against Usage [TRENDING] — XDA Developers publishes strong warning against OpenClaw adoption, generating intense community discussion with 111 engagement points.
Trending on X
- $CLAWS Presale Launch [TRENDING]: Solana-powered token presale goes live with OpenClaw integration — 2,174 total engagement with 1,087 retweets. View tweet
- Power User Claims 210+ Hours [TRENDING]: @AlexFinn reports using OpenClaw more than anyone else globally, sharing detailed lessons — 800 total engagement with 400 retweets. View tweet
- Anthropic's 2026 Miss [TRENDING]: @ghumare64 suggests Anthropic missed out on what Peter Steinberger built with OpenClaw as "the hottest AI agent on the planet" — 192 total engagement with 96 retweets. View tweet
- Business Opportunity Recommendation [HOT]: @mike_revenue lists selling OpenClaw installations as one of only two businesses worth starting right now — 36 total engagement with 18 retweets. View tweet
- GitHub Record Claim: Tweet claims OpenClaw holds the record for fastest-growing GitHub repo by star count, already ranking top 20 all-time. View tweet
Releases
- OpenClaw v2026.2.15 unlocks rich interactive agent prompts with Components v2 including buttons, selects, modals, and attachment-backed file blocks for native Discord interaction. Download
- npm package v2026.2.15 updated with 909,904 weekly downloads as multi-channel AI gateway with extensible messaging integrations. Install
- Repository stats show continued growth with 202,730 stars (+32k from 170k baseline), 36,566 forks, and 719 contributors. View repo
Community
- code-compliant reports Ollama streaming breaks tool calling — models need stream:false fallback for function execution to work
- bjesuiter adds interactive fuzzy command selector — CLI gets true fuzzy picker replacing arrow-key navigation
- Whoaa512 fixes security vulnerability in untrusted content markers — prevents malicious injection of fake boundary markers
- romiluz13 ships MongoDB memory backend — native alternative to SQLite with full search and schema support
- litlmike reports Windows exec tool regression — upgrade from 2026.2.9 to 2026.2.15 breaks command execution
News
- OpenClaw: When AI Agents Get Full System Access. Security nightmare? — Deep dive into security risks when AI agents have full system access, sparking heated debate with 64+ upvotes and 29 comments
- Please stop using OpenClaw, formerly known as Moltbot — Critical warning about OpenClaw risks from XDA Developers, gaining major traction with 61+ upvotes and 25 comments
- NanoClaw solves one of OpenClaw's biggest security issues — VentureBeat covers how NanoClaw addresses major OpenClaw vulnerabilities, hot topic with 42+ upvotes
- Your AI Agent Knows Your Passwords — Here's How I Fixed It — Developer builds open-source MCP server letting AI agents log into websites without seeing credentials
- OpenClaw creator joins OpenAI — OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI to work on bringing agents to everyone while OpenClaw moves to a foundation
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