KiloClaw Updates: Persistent Packages, Browser Support, and Connected Accounts
Two weeks of infrastructure upgrades that make KiloClaw agents more capable and less fragile
The first two weeks of March brought a wave of updates to KiloClaw — most of them focused on making your agent’s environment more durable and more connected. Here’s what shipped.
Connected Accounts: Google and GitHub
As of March 12, you can connect your Google Account and a GitHub machine user identity directly to your KiloClaw instance.
Google gives your agent access to Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs.
GitHub lets it clone repos, push commits, and open PRs under a real identity — no more passing tokens around manually.
Both are configured in the Settings tab. Connect once, and your agent can use these services across sessions.
Package Installs That Survive Restarts
Previously, any `pip install` or `npm install -g` would vanish when your instance restarted. That’s fixed.
Starting March 10, package installs persist to a durable volume:
pip installs go to
/root/.pip-global(viaPYTHONUSERBASE)uv installs go to
/root/.uv— and uv comes pre-installednpm global installs go to
/root/.npm-global
All three survive restarts. No more reinstalling dependencies every time your instance cycles.
Note: This applies to new instances only. Existing instances keep the old behavior.
Built-in Browser
March 9 added headless Chromium to the default KiloClaw image. The built-in browser tool works out of the box — web browsing, screenshots, and CDP automation without any setup.
One requirement: your instance needs to be on the “full” tool profile. Which brings us to...
Full Tool Profile by Default
New deploys now default to the “full” tool profile, which includes exec, filesystem access, web search, and messaging. Previously you had to opt in.
If you have an existing instance and want the full set, go to Settings > Config > Tools > Tool Profile and switch it over.
Go and New CLI Tools
The default image now includes Go 1.26 and a handful of useful CLI tools: gog (gogcli), goplaces, blogwatcher, xurl, gifgrep, and summarize. If you need other Go tools, go install is available.
Version Pinning
Starting March 4, you can pin your KiloClaw instance to a specific OpenClaw version from the Settings tab. Useful if you want stability and don’t want surprise updates — or if you need to stay on a known-good version while testing.
Two OpenClaw updates shipped this period: 2026.3.2 (March 4) and 2026.3.8 (March 10).
Bug Fixes
Fixed the model picker showing unsupported models
Fixed an issue where only 2 models were visible (all models now show after redeploy)
Both landed March 1.
That’s the rundown. Most of these changes are about reducing friction — fewer things break on restart, fewer manual setup steps, more capabilities out of the box. If you’re on an older instance, redeploy to pick up the persistent package support and new defaults.
You can always view the full changelog at https://app.kilo.ai/claw.
Happy Claw-ing 🦞🦀🦐