ClawSentinel Release Notes

v1.4.2 March 20, 2026 Latest

→ Added detection for Device Auth v2 errors — nonce/signature failures and token mismatch codes now surface with specific fix guidance instead of falling through to a generic network error.

→ Added detection for Anthropic long-context quota exceeded — distinct from regular rate limits, with guidance to disable context1m in model config.

→ Added detection for heartbeat delivery blocked by DM policy — no longer silently stops without a notification.

→ Added detection for browser attach-only mode with no reachable tab target.

→ Added detection for legacy gateway.token config key after upgrade — flags the migration to gateway.auth.token.

v1.4.1 March 19, 2026

→ Fixed token usage monitoring. The context window percentage now reads correctly from openclaw status --json instead of a non-existent HTTP endpoint that was silently failing.

→ Token warning and critical alerts now fire reliably when your session context window fills up.

→ Fixed auto-update loop — previous versions reported as 1.0 internally due to an Xcode build configuration issue, causing Sparkle to offer repeated updates. Now resolved.

v1.3.0 March 16, 2026

→ Zero-config setup. ClawSentinel now auto-discovers your gateway credentials on first launch — no copy-pasting tokens required.

→ Credentials stored in Keychain. Your gateway token is treated with the same security as your passwords.

→ Clearer connection errors. When something's misconfigured, ClawSentinel tells you exactly what to fix.

→ Auto-updates via Sparkle. ClawSentinel keeps itself current — important for a tool that watches your security infrastructure.

v1.2.0 March 16, 2026

→ FM-18: Detects when the gateway is healthy but all AI models are unavailable — rate limits, provider outages, or misconfigured fallbacks. Menu bar turns yellow so you know something's wrong even when the gateway is running.

v1.1.0 March 16, 2026

→ Smart recovery decision tree — ClawSentinel now diagnoses before acting, not just restarting blindly.

→ Port conflict handling — kills conflicting process before restarting the gateway.

→ LaunchAgent bootstrap — re-registers plist when service is unregistered before restarting.

→ CPU/RAM grace period — waits 30s on resource spikes instead of restarting immediately.

→ Token exhaustion detection — skips restart at >95% token usage, alerts you to run /new instead.

→ Recovery reason logging — Logs tab now shows WHY ClawSentinel took each action.

→ Silent restart verification — confirms gateway is actually up within 15s after restart, retries once if not.

v1.0.0 March 15, 2026

→ Initial release.

→ Menu bar status indicator — green when healthy, red when recovering.

→ Auto-recovery with up to 3 retry attempts before alerting you.

→ 17 documented OpenClaw failure modes — all covered.

→ Diagnostics tab with full issue list and actionable status for each check.

→ Settings: configurable host, port, poll interval, and CLI path override.

→ macOS 13 Ventura and later. Native support for Apple Silicon and Intel.

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