Your setup is non-standard. This is a permissions mismatch, not a WhatsApp config issue. OpenClaw is running as one uid, but the managed plugin files are owned by another uid, so the plugin loader blocks them as suspicious. For the normal Docker setup, OpenClaw runs as node/uid
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Dinner with Slash and Bram Cohen at Austin Capital Factory Hackathon
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It's a plugin now – we are making core secure and lean. I know it's a bit annoying, but we wanna make sure OpenClaw is a hardened agent. https://
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AI Agent Molty Reviews PR by Writing a Song
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I asked Molty to review my PR and it made a song. https://t.co/cV88Fcl19e pic.twitter.com/uGfLZ8urFc
— Peter Steinberger 🦞 (@steipete) 5 mai 2026I asked Molty to review my PR and it made a song. https://
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Developer Ships GitHub Rate Limit Cache and CLI Tool
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Kept hitting @github rate limits across my agents. Shipped two things: – RepoBar got a JUICE METER
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gog 0.16 Released: Google Workspace CLI for Humans and Agents
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gog 0.16 is out. Google Workspace CLI for humans and agents. Lossless raw API output, sanitized Gmail reads, safer command profiles, Drive inventory, Docs tabs, Sheets tables, Gmail filter export, and official Docker images.
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De-duping TypeScript Codebase Functions Could Remove 10k LOC
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De-duping a large codebase for functions, a very tricky process in TypeScript. Could remove over 10k LOC.
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AI Agents Reproduce and Fix Bugs in Ephemeral Sandboxes with WebVNC
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We can now reproduce issues directly in empheral crabboxes with WebVNC (Linux/Windows/macOS). Agents set up the exact state to test + fix and post videos on the PR. Working hard to level up our QA. http://
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Crabbox 0.5.0 Launches With VNC, AWS Windows and WSL2 Support
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Crabbox 0.5.0 is live Desktop/browser leases VNC + authenticated WebVNC AWS Windows + WSL2 Screenshots + app launch Remote CI boxes, now suspiciously usable.
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Config Migration Fix for Gateway requireMention Setting 2026.5.3
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This looks like a config migration issue in 2026.5.3. Until 2026.5.4 is out later today, put requireMention under groups, not at the top level, then restart the gateway. (we add automatic migration in the next version) Telegram:
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RepoBar 0.4.0 Adds SQLite Caching and Smarter GitHub Menu
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Released RepoBar 0.4.0. This one makes the GitHub menu a lot smarter: persistent SQLite caching, fewer wasted API calls, visible rate limits, better Issues/PR loading, archive fallback support. Tiny menubar app, increasingly useful daily tool. https://
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