[v2026.4.25] [OpenClaw] Is it stable?

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Verdict: NO 💀

Tried to fix 4.24, introduced new friends: memory leaks and broken upgrades. It's giving "we'll fix it in the next one" energy. Narrator: they did not fix it in this one.

Evidence

• [Bug]: openclaw update --tag 2026.4.25 can leave the old Gateway running against replaced package files, causing mixed-version runtime/import failures openclaw/openclaw#72908 — openclaw update --tag 2026.4.25 leaves old Gateway running, mixed-version chaos
• [Bug]: 2026.4.25 stable breaks Intel macOS LaunchAgent + BlueBubbles after upgrade from 4.23; rollback restores service openclaw/openclaw#72909 — Breaks Intel macOS LaunchAgent + BlueBubbles after upgrade from 4.23
• [Bug]: status channel summary is empty while Telegram health probe is OK on v2026.4.25 openclaw/openclaw#72906 — Status channel summary empty while Telegram health probe is OK
• v2026.4.25 regression: memory-core breaks agent by using wrong API key for embeddings openclaw/openclaw#73049 — memory-core regression: wrong API key for embeddings
• [Bug]: msteams "JWT Validation Failed" on 2026.4.25+ openclaw/openclaw#73068 — MS Teams JWT Validation Failed on 2026.4.25+

Stats

• GitHub issues mentioning this version: 5+ breaking
• Recommendation: npm install openclaw@2026.4.23