2026-08-06 · NextClaw v0.28.0

Published: 2026-08-06 Tags: release npm minor

NextClaw v0.28.0 makes the handoff from background work continuous. A completed reply in another conversation produces a lightweight notification, while important output from scheduled work, background Agents, and long-running monitors can enter a persistent inbox for review and follow-up.

Features

• When a final AI reply completes in another conversation, a clickable notification appears in the upper-right corner with the conversation title and a plain-text preview.
• AI can proactively deliver Markdown or static HTML reports to the inbox. Scheduled briefs, research results, recommendations, and monitoring findings no longer depend on keeping the original conversation open.
• The inbox provides Unread, All, and Archived views, with actions to mark read or unread, archive, restore, and delete.

Enhancements

• Multiple unread deliveries share one reader with previous and next navigation instead of stacking dialogs.
• Closing the reader or choosing “Read later” preserves unread state without repeatedly reopening the same item. When no unread items remain, the inbox defaults to the complete history.
• “Continue Chat” creates or reuses a linked conversation and supplies the delivered report to AI as context, without pasting the document again.
• Markdown syntax is removed from notification previews for readability while the original conversation response remains unchanged.

Defaults and Compatibility

• Inbox HTML is intended for self-contained static reports. Inline styles render, while scripts, forms, popups, remote resources, and network requests remain isolated by default.
• Existing configuration, conversations, and files require no migration. Existing npm installations can update through the stable channel or reinstall nextclaw@latest.
• NextClaw Desktop 0.0.237 is also available for macOS, Windows, and Linux with runtime 0.28.0; the desktop update compatibility floor remains launcher 0.0.141.

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