OpenClaw 2.0 Ships as an Open-Source Agent Platform That Installs on Your Existing Subscription Instead of Selling One

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OpenClaw published its 2.0 release on 2026-08-30, rewriting installation, messaging, memory, skills, models, automations, browser, native apps, plugins and security, and adding multiplayer shared cloud sessions for teams. The release notes count 933 contributors, 569 of them first-time, more than 16,000 pull requests and 106 releases in the prior 230 days, roughly half of every PR ever merged into the project. The setup pitch is the disruption argument: point it at subscriptions and local models you already pay for rather than buying another hosted agent seat, on the stated principle that you should not depend on "one company, one model, or one AI provider."