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OpenClaw v2026.3.2 shipped two features that close significant gaps in what agents can natively process: a PDF analysis tool with dual-backend support, and a Speech-to-Text API for audio transcription. If you’re running agents that touch documents or audio — research pipelines, meeting summarizers, compliance workflows, content processors — these are worth setting up immediately. This guide walks through both tools: what they do, how to configure them, and how to chain them into practical workflows. ...

OpenClaw just shipped v2026.3.2 — and it’s one of the more substantial point releases in recent memory. With a built-in PDF analysis tool, a new Speech-to-Text API, expanded credential management, and over 150 bug fixes, this update touches nearly every corner of the platform. There are also breaking changes to the HTTP Route Registration API that existing users need to know about before upgrading. Here’s what’s in the box. PDF Analysis Tool: Documents as First-Class Inputs The headline feature of v2026.3.2 is native PDF analysis. OpenClaw agents can now ingest PDF documents directly, with support for both Anthropic and Google backends. That dual-backend architecture matters: you can route PDF parsing to whichever model handles your document type best — Anthropic’s Claude for dense text and reasoning-heavy documents, Google’s multimodal stack for PDFs with heavy visual content like charts, diagrams, and scanned pages. ...