Peter Steinberger, founder of OpenClaw, stated in an article on the X platform that the next version of OpenClaw will also adopt MCP (Model Context Protocol), allowing users to replace Anthropic's messaging channel model context protocol and connect to a wider range of messaging providers. Steinberger also admitted that this change is "slightly awkward," but will significantly expand OpenClaw's messaging capabilities and ecosystem compatibility. In response to community concerns that OpenClaw is "biased" towards OpenAI, Steinberger stated that OpenClaw supports multiple applications, from Microsoft Teams and Matrix to WhatsApp.