# OpenClaw Gives Agents Their Own Timeout Budget

- slug: openclaw-gives-agents-their-own-timeout-budget
- date: 2026-04-24
- category: Agentics

OpenClaw v2026.4.23 gives developers a way to stop choosing between killing slow tasks and letting fast ones idle — and in doing so, moves the infrastructure one step closer to agents that need a human in the room less often.

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