v0.5.1

zeroclaw-labs/zeroclawv0.5.1Mar 19, 2026by SimianAstronaut7

AI Summary

This release adds runtime model switching capabilities, configurable sub-agent timeouts, improved heartbeat management, externalized tool descriptions for translation, and autonomous skill creation from multi-step tasks.

Key Highlights

  • Added runtime model switching via model_switch tool
  • Made sub-agent timeouts configurable via config.toml
  • Changed heartbeat default interval from 30 to 5 minutes
  • Externalized tool descriptions for translation
  • Added autonomous skill creation from multi-step tasks

New Features

  • Runtime model switching
  • Configurable sub-agent timeouts
  • Heartbeat interval changes
  • Tool description externalization for i18n
  • Autonomous skill creation

Full Release Notes

## What's New

- agent: add runtime model switching via model_switch tool
- delegate: make sub-agent timeouts configurable via config.toml
- heartbeat: default interval 30→5min + prune heartbeat from auto-save
- i18n: externalize tool descriptions for translation
- skills: autonomous skill creation from multi-step tasks

## Contributors

- Argenis
- argenis de la rosa
- Claude Opus 4.6
- Vasanth

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*Full changelog: v0.5.0...v0.5.1*