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Publish update manifest endpoint for manual update checker #46
Description
Background
PR #45 adds the MicroClaw Desktop client-side manual update checker in Settings > About. The client expects a public update manifest at:
https://microclaw.microsoftol.com/releases/latest.json
That remote endpoint is not available yet, so the checker currently fails safely with the "Could not check for updates" state until the web/CDN side is published.
Scope
- Publish
latest.jsonat the expected URL, or confirm the final manifest URL and update the client constant if it changes. - Point
downloadUrlto the current release artifact, initially likelyMicroClawInstaller.zipuntil a formalMicroClawSetup.exeexists. - Ensure the manifest is served as JSON over HTTPS.
- Keep the manifest format compatible with the client validation in PR Add manual update checker #45.
Expected manifest shape
{
"version": "1.0.1",
"releasedAt": "2026-07-15",
"downloadUrl": "https://microclaw.microsoftol.com/downloads/MicroClawInstaller.zip",
"sha256": "<artifact sha256>",
"openclawVersion": "2026.3.12",
"releaseNotes": [
"Add manual update checker"
]
}Acceptance criteria
GET https://microclaw.microsoftol.com/releases/latest.jsonreturns HTTP 200 with valid JSON.versionis a numeric dotted version string, for example1.0.1.downloadUrlis HTTPS and points to a downloadable release artifact.- MicroClaw Desktop Settings > About > Check for updates can show either "up to date" or "update available" instead of failing due to a missing endpoint.
Activity
angnuoli commentedon Aug 19, 2026
Implementation progress:
UPDATE_MANIFEST_URLfrom the obsoletemicroclaw.microsoftol.comhost to canonicalmicroclaw.microsoft.comweb.config, and deployment documentationaka.ms/MicroClaw-Installertarget because it resolves to HTMLVerified live status on 2026-08-19:
https://microclaw.microsoft.com/-> Azure China Front Door HTTP 403CONFIG_NOCACHEhttps://microclaw.microsoft.com/releases/latest.json-> HTTP 403https://microclaw.microsoftol.com/releases/latest.json-> IIS HTTP 404Remaining external blockers before the issue's live acceptance criteria can pass:
MicroClawWeb.AZURE_WEBAPP_PUBLISH_PROFILE.MicroClawSetup.exerelease asset and update the manifest URL/SHA-256.microclaw.microsoft.com.The current Actions installer was not used because it is authenticated-only and unsigned. The deployment path remains fail-closed rather than publishing an invalid update manifest.