What's New in v0.18.1-rc1

This release candidate builds on v0.18.0 with several quality-of-life improvements and infrastructure enhancements:

Key Changes

• ROCm Documentation: Improved documentation for ROCm driver constraints to help users properly configure AMD GPU support
• Headless Mode: Added guards and safeguards for headless environments, ensuring the launch command works correctly without a display server
• Daemon Installation: Updated the --install-daemon flag to gracefully skip installation when systemd is unavailable, improving compatibility on non-systemd systems
• Onboarding: Native OpenClaw Ollama onboarding integration for improved first-run experience
• Benchmarking: Enhanced the benchmarking tool for better performance testing capabilities

For Developers

This is a pre-release candidate (rc1), so consider testing it in non-production environments before deploying widely. The changes are primarily bug fixes and compatibility improvements rather than breaking changes or major new features.

Contributors: dhiltgen, BruceMacD, and ParthSareen