NEAR AI launches IronClaw 1.2 with enhanced team collaboration and security features

NEAR AI shipped IronClaw 1.2 on August 13, its second major release in under three weeks. The update transforms its open-source Agent OS framework from a solo-user security tool into something more ambitious: a collaborative AI agent layer that lets entire teams share conversations across Slack and Telegram without sacrificing individual security controls. What IronClaw 1.2 actually does The core upgrade centers on how AI agents interact with team communication platforms. IronClaw 1.2 now pulls Slack channel history as context, supporting the last 30 messages or full threads. That means an agent deployed in a team environment can read the room before responding, rather than operating in an information vacuum every time someone pings it. The previous version required manual allowlists to determine which channels a bot could access. IronClaw 1.2 replaces that friction with presence-based admission, letting bots automatically enter channels and groups based on where team members are active. Both of these features sit on top of IronClaw’s existing security architecture, which routes every action through memory and approval gates. Each user retains their individual identity within share...