OpenClaw Optimizer v1.18.0 released with OpenClaw v2026.3.7 alignment

The OpenClaw Optimizer skill v1.18.0 has been released with alignment to OpenClaw v2026.3.7. This AI skill audits OpenClaw setups, provides specific optimization recommendations, shows rollback commands before changes are committed, and retains deployment knowledge across sessions and tools.
Key changes in v1.18.0
- Aligned with OpenClaw v2026.3.7 (covers v2026.3.1, v2026.3.2, v2026.3.7)
- New AI providers: Google Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, MiniMax-VL-01, OpenAI gpt-5.4 default alias
- Updated defaults: Venice → kimi-k2-5, MiniMax → M2.5-highspeed (M2.5-Lightning removed)
- Ollama memory embeddings support:
memorySearch.provider = "ollama" - ContextEngine plugin interface:
plugins.slots.contextEngineand lossless-claw docs - New configuration keys: compaction model override,
recentTurnsPreserve,postCompactionSections - Bootstrap truncation warning:
bootstrapPromptTruncationWarningconfig - Light bootstrap:
lightContextfor heartbeat and--light-contextfor cron - Cron defer-while-active:
cron.deferWhileActive.quietMsskips main-session jobs when user is active - Adaptive thinking for Claude 4.6 (default adaptive level)
- PDF tool config keys:
pdfModel,pdfMaxBytesMb,pdfMaxPages - Sub-agent inline file attachments:
tools.sessions_spawn.attachments
Breaking changes
gateway.auth.moderequired when both token and password are set (v2026.3.7)tools.profiledefaults tomessagingfor new installs (v2026.3.2)- ACP dispatch defaults to enabled (v2026.3.2)
- ClawJacked CVE-2026-25253 security reference
- 10+ new known bugs: #40069, #38233, #40433, #32533, #39611, #40410, #40434 and more
New CLI features
- New commands:
config file,config validate,gateway run --log-level,--password-file - New in-chat commands:
/session idle,/session max-age,/usage cost,/export-session,/steer,/kill - New environment variables:
OPENCLAW_LOG_LEVEL,OPENCLAW_DIAGNOSTICS,OPENCLAW_SHELL - Container health endpoints:
/health,/healthz,/ready,/readyz - Config fail-closed behavior (no more silent fallback to permissive defaults)
- Node.js v22.12+ enforced
- Updated all 4 reference files to v2026.3.7
This tool is useful for developers who want to optimize their OpenClaw deployments for cost efficiency and reliability while maintaining detailed documentation of changes.
📖 Read the full source: r/openclaw
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