AiClaw’s latest local-runtime work fixes a practical problem that shows up fast in self-hosted agent systems: the server process can be running fine, but the agent CLI you already installed is invisible or unreliable when the runtime tries to execute it.
In the July 18, 2026 fix: harden local runtime and retries commit, AIClaw tightened the local runtime path and command-resolution layer so local agent execution behaves more like your real login shell, while still keeping execution explicit and auditable.
The problem: service PATHs are usually worse than your terminal PATH
AIClaw is designed to run local agent CLIs directly on the machine that hosts the server. The README now makes that contract explicit:
the built-in Local runtime is created automatically at startup;
