2026-08-14 · NextClaw v0.36.0

Published: 2026-08-14 Tags: release npm minor

NextClaw v0.36.0 gives App data a complete lifecycle. Updates continue using your existing data. Uninstall keeps it by default, or you can explicitly delete it. Saved data no longer becomes an invisible folder: it returns to Apps, where you can reinstall the App or clean the data up later.

Features

• Saved app data: Apps lists data that remains after uninstall. Each entry shows the App, managed instance path, actual disk usage, and a dedicated permanent-delete action.
• Choose what uninstall removes: Apps and Workspace Services both offer clear choices to keep personal data or remove it with the App. Keeping data remains the default.
• Six storage classes: Usage for data, config, state, cache, tmp, and logs is shown separately, so the scope of permanent deletion is visible before you act.

Enhancements

• nextclaw app data list --json reports active and retained data. Permanent deletion requires both the returned data id and a matching --confirm <app-id>.
• Development Services can use nextclaw app dev <dir> --reset-data --confirm <app-id> to reset only the instance tied to that source location.
• A deletion locks the exact App instance and checks its lifecycle again, preventing an old cleanup action from deleting data that has just become active after reinstall.

Fixes

• Data kept after removing a Workspace Service now appears in the shared inventory instead of becoming a hidden folder that requires manual cleanup.
• Service source, managed data, and action grants use a recoverable removal flow. Failures are reported clearly and the previous state is restored whenever possible.
• A failed permanent deletion keeps the path and usage context visible and focuses the error summary. A successful deletion returns focus to a stable location in Apps.

Defaults and compatibility

• Updates, rollbacks, and reinstalls from the same publisher keep using the stable instance. Existing instance-v1 data does not need another migration.
• App uninstall and Workspace Service removal still keep personal data by default. The six managed directories are removed only after you explicitly choose permanent deletion.
• External documents reached through grants are outside the managed App instance and are never deleted by App-data cleanup.
• “Permanent deletion” removes NextClaw-managed references and files; it does not claim forensic secure erasure on modern filesystems.

Learn more: App data, uninstall, and retention · v0.35.0 App lifecycle foundation