Latest OpenClaw Seems Badly Nerfed. Fixable?
I have an older version of OpenClaw, about four months old, that does everything I ask, installing software, developing apps, configuring things as it goes. It runs on a Mac Mini which just crashed. It’s basically low maintenance and high productivity. I love it. It does everything I want.
Now I’m trying to set up a new OpenClaw using version 2026.6.9, model is Kimi 2.6, and it’s been an absolute nightmare. Basically it:
- Constantly repeats the most basic instructions for approval
- When I give approval or more information, it asks again
- It won’t configure anything or store information for later use unless I prompt endlessly
- In overcomplicates every request that I make, and breaks it down into steps it wants approval on
- It will eventually install software and carry out tasks only with tremendous repeated effort that is not worth it
The token burn and repetitive demands to complete tasks are killing me. Often I have to demand it stop delaying and repeating my instructions. I am about to give up and find a new agent harness if this is the state of the art.