OpenClaw v2026.5.16-beta.2 Released with xAI Grok OAuth and Localization

OpenClaw’s main repository shipped v2026.5.16-beta.2 today, a beta release with several quality-of-life additions.

Key changes:

  • xAI Grok OAuth login: SuperGrok subscribers can now authenticate to xai/* models and xAI media/tool providers without needing an XAI_API_KEY environment variable — OAuth handles it.
  • openclaw cron run —wait: The cron subsystem gains a --wait flag with configurable timeout and poll interval controls, plus --run-id filtering via cron.runs. Automation scripts can now block on a specific queued run and get a deterministic result.
  • Localization: The setup wizard and bundled channel setup flows now render in English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese, with the German and Japanese locales noted as incoming.
  • Skill caching: Hydrated resolved skills are now cached across warm gateway turns, keyed by redacted effective config — reducing redundant skill snapshot rebuilds for plugin-heavy deployments.

The release was signed by Peter Steinberger (steipete) and is available at github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.5.16-beta.2.

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