OpenClaw 2026.8.2: home agent dock, Linux desktop app, background sessions

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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

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