OpenClaw 2026.8.2: home agent dock, Linux desktop app, background sessions
Following 2026.8.1 (Aug 31, conversation search and remote sessions on paired devices or cloud workers with reusable warm machines), OpenClaw 2026.8.2 (Sep 1) added a Home agent dock (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+H), official Linux .deb/AppImage builds with signature-verified updates, background sessions, and a Sharp 0.35.4 security bump for image-decoding CVEs. Both releases published by creator Peter Steinberger.
Why it matters
Open-source agent runtime gains first-class Linux desktop and multi-device execution
Importance: 2/5
Notable feature release: Linux desktop and multi-device execution