Update version to 0.1.36 and enhance changelog with fixes for voice mode and message deduplication

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to the OpenClaw Home Assistant Integration will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.1.36] - 2026-02-20
+
+### Fixed
+- Voice mode now auto-falls back to browser speech when `voice_provider` is `assist_stt`, instead of blocking continuous mode with an error message.
+- Reduced duplicated assistant replies in the chat card by deduplicating repeated `openclaw_message_received` payloads.
+
 ## [0.1.35] - 2026-02-20
 
 ### Fixed

custom_components/openclaw/__init__.py

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ _CARD_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / "www" / _CARD_FILENAME
 # URL at which the card JS is served (registered via register_static_path)
 _CARD_STATIC_URL = f"/openclaw/{_CARD_FILENAME}"
 # Versioned URL used for Lovelace resource registration to avoid stale browser cache
-_CARD_URL = f"{_CARD_STATIC_URL}?v=0.1.35"
+_CARD_URL = f"{_CARD_STATIC_URL}?v=0.1.36"
 
 OpenClawConfigEntry = ConfigEntry
 

custom_components/openclaw/manifest.json

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "iot_class": "local_polling",
   "issue_tracker": "https://github.com/techartdev/OpenClawHomeAssistant/issues",
   "requirements": [],
-  "version": "0.1.35",
+  "version": "0.1.36",
   "dependencies": ["conversation"],
   "after_dependencies": ["hassio", "lovelace"]
 }

custom_components/openclaw/www/openclaw-chat-card.js

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * + subscribes to openclaw_message_received events.
  */
 
-const CARD_VERSION = "0.3.3";
+const CARD_VERSION = "0.3.4";
 
 // Max time (ms) to show the thinking indicator before falling back to an error
 const THINKING_TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000;
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
     this._assistAudioChunks = [];
     this._assistInputSampleRate = 16000;
     this._assistAutoStopTimer = null;
+    this._lastAssistantEventSignature = null;
   }
 
   // ── HA card interface ───────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -181,6 +182,12 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
     const sessionId = this._getSessionId();
     if (data.session_id && data.session_id !== sessionId) return;
 
+    const signature = `${sessionId}|${data.timestamp || ""}|${String(data.message)}`;
+    if (signature === this._lastAssistantEventSignature) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this._lastAssistantEventSignature = signature;
+
     const thinkingIdx = this._messages.findIndex((m) => m._thinking);
     if (thinkingIdx >= 0) {
       this._messages[thinkingIdx] = {
@@ -569,6 +576,12 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
 
   _startVoiceRecognition() {
     const provider = this._getVoiceProvider();
+    if (this._isVoiceMode && provider === "assist_stt") {
+      this._voiceStatus =
+        "Voice mode uses browser speech for continuous listening (Assist STT remains available for manual mic).";
+      this._startBrowserVoiceRecognition();
+      return;
+    }
     if (provider === "assist_stt") {
       this._startAssistSttRecognition();
       return;
@@ -1150,13 +1163,6 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
   }
 
   _toggleVoiceMode() {
-    if (!this._isVoiceMode && this._getVoiceProvider() === "assist_stt") {
-      this._voiceStatus =
-        "Continuous voice mode is only available with browser voice provider.";
-      this._render();
-      return;
-    }
-
     this._isVoiceMode = !this._isVoiceMode;
     if (this._isVoiceMode) {
       this._startVoiceRecognition();

www/openclaw-chat-card.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (async () => {
   try {
     if (!customElements.get("openclaw-chat-card")) {
-      const src = "/openclaw/openclaw-chat-card.js?v=0.1.35";
+      const src = "/openclaw/openclaw-chat-card.js?v=0.1.36";
       console.info("OpenClaw loader importing", src);
       await import(src);
     }