September 19, 2026
OpenClaw agent organizes sessions into groups on its own: up to 100 targets at a time
On August 19, 2026, PR #126074 gave OpenClaw agents control over sidebar categories. In OpenClaw v2026.8.1 of August 31, an agent can change visible sessions' `label`, `icon`, `group`, `pin/archive`, `model`, and `thinking`, in batches of up to 100 targets.
Peter Steinberger 🦞
@steipete
I like it when @vhbrzezowski takes over my sessions and removes the slop before a PR appears. Another useful tip: open the Home sidebar and ask your claw to reorganize sessions so they stay in order.
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In the Home web UI, a person chose how to group the sidebar: Custom groups, Project, Person, or None. A root session could be dragged into a custom group, while group order was stored on Gateway.
Now, delegate it to the agent. Open Home in the sidebar and ask your claw to reorganize sessions. To move a session, use `action: "patch"` with the `group` field; `group_set` changes only the order of groups. The group structure itself has `group_list`, `group_set`, `group_rename`, and `group_delete`.
Branches live in Threads, group chats in Groups, and coding/CLI sessions in Coding. The agent works only with visible sessions, while `sessions_list` returns the category after checking visibility.
How to install. OpenClaw requires Node 24.16+ or 26.1+; Node 26 is recommended. On macOS, Linux, and WSL2, installation starts with `curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash`; on Windows, use the PowerShell command `iwr -useb https://openclaw.ai/install.ps1 | iex`. Quick start is available through `npx openclaw@latest`.
After Quick start, OpenClaw checks available Claude Code, Codex CLI, or provider API key authentication and opens the web dashboard. Gateway can be pinned with `openclaw gateway install`, checked with `openclaw gateway status`, and the interface opened with `openclaw dashboard` on the default port 18789.
The OpenClaw v2026.8.1 release of August 31 made this capability part of the product.
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