April 22, 2026 The PicoClaw team is releasing v0.2.7
This version overhauls authentication across the board, rewrites the AI execution pipeline internally, and adds native Gemini support Plus new features like Feishu group chat, Android APK, and more
1. UI Updates
Tool Page Redesign
The old tool page is now split into two tabs: “Tool Library” and “Web Search Settings” — easier to find what you need
Code Highlighting
Code blocks in chat and skills now have syntax highlighting — much easier on the eyes
Other Improvements
- Disabled input boxes now tell you why they’re disabled — no more mysterious grayed-out state
- Chat history restoration is more stable, attachment display fixed
- Channel configuration supports list editing — configuring multiple instances per channel is easier
2. Better Context Management
Last version added the Seahorse memory engine — this time we kept polishing
/contextcommand — check how many tokens the current conversation has used, plus a usage ring indicator on the UI so you always know your remaining quota/clearupgrade — now clears not just chat history but also Seahorse’s short-term memory
/btwaside — drop a side comment mid-conversation without derailing the AI’s understanding of the main topic
3. Auth Overhaul
We unified and streamlined all authentication flows in this release
Launcher Auth
Now follows a clean login → initialize → logout flow Also supports browserless OAuth login — works on headless servers without a desktop
Dashboard Auth
The web dashboard switched from Token-based auth to password login — just like any normal website
Gateway Connection
Gateway verification simplified from requiring both PID and Token to just Token — much simpler configuration
4. AI Execution Pipeline Rewrite
Users won’t notice any change, but this was a major engineering effort
The core AI execution logic used to be crammed into a single 4,000+ line file — now it’s split into over a dozen small files, each handling one thing The entire execution flow was reorganized for clarity
In short: the way AI works hasn’t changed, but the code is far more maintainable, and adding new features will be faster
5. Native Gemini Support
Previously Gemini was supported through a compatibility layer — now it gets native integration
- Thinking and response displayed separately — you can now see what Gemini is “thinking” vs. what it “says”
- Pro model special requirements handled correctly
- Tool call IDs no longer get mixed up
- Documentation added
6. Platforms & Channels
Feishu group chat — group chat triggers now supported, with configurable random emoji reactions
Android APK — starting from this version, the Release page provides Android arm64 packages directly — no more building from source
Launcher sync update (picoclaw_fui v0.1.3) — the Flutter client is updated alongside the main release:
- Auth integration — embedded core upgraded to v0.26 nightly with auth login flow
- About page — version info display (App version + Core version), multi-language support
- Settings improvements — save confirmation dialog, language selector, auto-restart after save
- Storage permission fix — resolved Android Q+ SELinux errno 13 crash on some devices
- Light theme fix — settings text no longer invisible on light (Sakura) theme
- Log export — export button changed from icon-only to text button
- macOS WebView — native macOS WebView support, system tray close no longer exits
- CI/CD — nightly/testly auto-builds, APK auto-upload to VolcEngine TOS
MCP tool hot reload — previously MCP tools would disappear after config reload, now fixed
Image send fix — sending images to models that don’t support them no longer freezes — automatically recovers and continues
7. Stability Fixes
Tool calls no longer get mixed up — tool call IDs in multi-turn conversations now stay consistent
Scheduled tasks no longer interfere — each scheduled task now runs in its own session, task A won’t affect task B
Network error fallback — timeouts, connection failures, and other network issues now automatically try backup options
8. Engineering Improvements
- CI build tooling switched to pnpm/action-setup, install steps updated accordingly
- Release process split into tag creation and publish — more flexible
- Code directory restructured
- Documentation reorganized by type and language, session and routing docs added
- 15+ frontend/backend dependency upgrades (React 19.2.5, shadcn 4.2.0, SQLite 1.48.2, etc.)
Summary
| Category | Update |
|---|---|
| 🎨 UI | Tool page redesign, code highlighting, disabled reason prompt |
| 🧠 Context | /context usage ring, /clear clears memory, /btw aside |
| 🔐 Auth overhaul | Launcher unified flow, Dashboard password login, Gateway Token-only |
| ⚙️ Internal rewrite | AI execution pipeline split and reorganized |
| 🤖 Gemini | Native support, thinking/response separated |
| 📱 Platforms | Android APK/launcher, Feishu group chat, MCP hot reload fix |
| 🔧 Stability | Tool call consistency, scheduled task isolation, image send fix |
The biggest changes in this version: auth flows fully unified, AI execution engine split and reorganized, native Gemini support Login is smoother, AI runs more reliably, and the interface is better — in short, everything that needed fixing got fixed
PicoClaw — Lightweight, cross-platform, fast
Website: picoclaw.io
GitHub: github.com/sipeed/picoclaw
Docs: docs.picoclaw.io
Discord: discord.gg/V4sAZ9XWpN