# OpenClaw's Plugin Manifest Overhaul Is the Security Architecture Change That Actually Matters

- slug: openclaws-plugin-manifest-overhaul-is-the-security-architecture-change-that-actually-matters
- date: 2026-04-13
- category: Agentics

Before v2026.4.12-beta.1, OpenClaw loaded plugin runtime before it knew what plugins were supposed to do. Now activation is scoped to what the manifest declares. That is a real security architecture change.

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