Changelog

New updates, features, and improvements.

v1.4.0

March 2026

Centralized Operations Logger

Feature

Unified OperationsLogger module in @better-openclaw/core — structured NDJSON logging for every significant action across CLI, API, and MCP packages.

Feature

Three pluggable log sinks: ConsoleSink (human-readable terminal output), FileSink (NDJSON with size-based rotation), and CallbackSink (custom handlers for tests, Sentry, WebSocket streaming).

Feature

StepTracker class for multi-step operations (deployments, generation pipelines) with per-step timing, status, and outcome tracking.

Feature

timed() helper wraps async operations with automatic start/end/duration/outcome logging — zero overhead on the happy path.

Improvement

API middleware creates per-request loggers using X-Request-Id as correlation ID, logging method/path/status/duration for every request.

Improvement

CLI, API, and MCP all pass loggers through to core's generate() and deployer.deploy() for full end-to-end tracing.

Improvement

Automatic redaction of sensitive context keys (apiKey, password, token, secret, authorization, credentials, private_key) before writing to any sink.

v1.3.0

March 2026

Multi-Agent Framework Support

Feature

Choose from 8 agent frameworks as primary orchestrator: OpenClaw, CoPaw, NanoClaw, NanoBot, ZeroClaw, MemU, Claude Code, Codex.

Feature

Companion framework support — run multiple agent frameworks side-by-side in hybrid stacks.

Feature

Framework-aware CLI wizard with primary/companion selection steps.

Feature

FrameworkSelector component in the web builder for visual framework selection.

Feature

MCP generate-stack tool now accepts primaryFramework and companionFrameworks parameters.

Improvement

Resolver honors framework-specific mandatory services. Non-OpenClaw frameworks skip Convex/Mission-Control/Tailscale.

Improvement

Composer generates framework-specific gateway containers, CLI services, and network names.

Improvement

README generator produces framework-aware documentation tailored to the selected primary framework.

v1.0.26

March 2026

OpenSandbox: Secure AI Code Execution

Feature

Added OpenSandbox service definition — secure, containerized code execution for AI agents with multi-language support (Python, JS/TS, Java, Go, Bash).

Feature

New `code-sandbox` skill with 8 actions: execute_code, execute_shell, upload/download files, sandbox management, and VNC desktop preview via create_desktop and get_preview_url.

Feature

Automatic `sandbox.toml` config generation via new `additionalFiles` field in AddonStackResult, supporting gVisor runtime, capability dropping, and PID limits.

Feature

Pre-pull image declarations with 3-tier priority system (8 images: server, execd, desktop, chrome, vscode, and code interpreters).

Improvement

Port conflict resolution between OpenSandbox and SearXNG (both port 8080) with automatic remapping.

Improvement

Extended schema with `additionalFiles` and `prePullImages` metadata fields for richer stack output.

v1.2.0

March 2026

User Accounts & Cloud Persistence

Feature

Added Better-Auth integration with support for Email/Password, Magic Links, and Passkey authentication.

Feature

Users can now save their generated architecture stacks to their account to revisit or redeploy later.

Feature

Implemented 'Favorites' functionality for easy access to heavily used stacks.

Feature

Integrated `usesend-js` for branded transactional emails (Welcome, Reset Password, Magic Links).

Improvement

Optimized test suites using `better-auth/testUtils` and in-memory database adapters.

v1.1.0

March 2026

Blog Visual Enhancements & Analytics

Feature

Expanded the knowledge base to 40 highly detailed, SEO-optimized blog articles.

Feature

Automated the injection of 5 unique, animated SVG infographics across the blog to enrich learning (Architecture, Costs, Data Sovereignty, Workflows, Infrastructure).

Improvement

Refactored `blogPosts.ts` into individual, maintainable files for easier editing and extension.

Feature

Configured Google Analytics site-wide and added robots.txt + sitemap support.

Fix

Resolved several Hono OpenAPI route handler TypeScript mismatches.

v1.0.0

February 2026

The Initial Release

Feature

Launched the initial version of better-openclaw with 94 supported services across 21 categories.

Feature

Interactive CLI Wizard to select services and define configuration options.

Feature

Visual Web Builder UI with live rendering of Docker Compose architecture.

Feature

REST API for programmatic generation of stacks.

Feature

Smart dependency resolution (e.g., n8n auto-wires PostgreSQL).

Feature

Direct one-click deployments to Dokploy and Coolify environments.

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