Restore websocket follow-up for embed stack

* refactor(sandbox): remove socat proxy and fix chromium keyring deadlock

* fix(sandbox): address review feedback by reinstating cdp isolation and stability flags

* fix(sandbox): increase entrypoint cdp timeout to 20s to honor autoStartTimeoutMs

* fix(sandbox): align implementation with PR description (keyring bypass, fail-fast, watchdog)

* fix

* fix(sandbox): remove bash CDP watchdog to eliminate dual-timeout race

* fix(sandbox): apply final fail-fast and lifecycle bindings

* fix(sandbox): restore noVNC and CDP port offset

* fix(sandbox): add max-time to curl to prevent HTTP hang

* fix(sandbox): align timeout with host and restore env flags

* fix(sandbox): pass auto-start timeout to container and restore wait -n

* fix(sandbox): update hash input type to include autoStartTimeoutMs

* fix(sandbox): implement production-grade lifecycle and timeout management

- Add strict integer validation for port and timeout environment variables
- Implement robust two-stage trap cleanup (SIGTERM with SIGKILL fallback) to prevent zombie processes
- Refactor CDP readiness probe to use absolute millisecond-precision deadlines
- Add early fail-fast detection if Chromium crashes during the startup phase
- Track all daemon PIDs explicitly for reliable teardown via wait -n

* fix(sandbox): allow renderer process limit to be 0 for chromium default

* fix(sandbox): add autoStartTimeoutMs to SandboxBrowserHashInput type

* test(sandbox): cover browser timeout cleanup

---------

Co-authored-by: Ayaan Zaidi <hi@obviy.us>

.agents/skills/openclaw-parallels-smoke/SKILL.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Use this skill for Parallels guest workflows and smoke interpretation. Do not lo
 - Pass `--json` for machine-readable summaries.
 - Per-phase logs land under `/tmp/openclaw-parallels-*`.
 - Do not run local and gateway agent turns in parallel on the same fresh workspace or session.
+- Do not run multiple smoke lanes against the same guest family at once. Tahoe lanes share the host HTTP port, and Windows/Linux lanes can collide on snapshot restore/start state if two jobs touch the same VM concurrently.
 - If `main` is moving under active multi-agent work, prefer a detached worktree pinned to one commit for long Parallels suites. The smoke scripts now verify the packed tgz commit instead of live `git rev-parse HEAD`, but a pinned worktree still avoids noisy rebuild/version drift during reruns.
 - For `openclaw update --channel dev` lanes, remember the guest clones GitHub `main`, not your local worktree. If a local fix exists but the rerun still fails inside the cloned dev checkout, do not treat that as disproof of the fix until the branch has been pushed.
 - For `prlctl exec`, pass the VM name before `--current-user` (`prlctl exec "$VM" --current-user ...`), not the other way around.
@@ -29,15 +30,21 @@ Use this skill for Parallels guest workflows and smoke interpretation. Do not lo
 
 - Preferred entrypoint: `pnpm test:parallels:npm-update`
 - Flow: fresh snapshot -> install npm package baseline -> smoke -> install current main tgz on the same guest -> smoke again.
+- For beta/stable verification, resolve the tag immediately before the run (`npm view openclaw@beta version dist.tarball` or `npm view openclaw@latest ...`). Tags can move while a long VM matrix is already running; restart the matrix when the intended prerelease appears after an earlier registry 404/tag-lag check.
+- Source Peter's profile in the host shell (`set -a; source "$HOME/.profile"; set +a`) before OpenAI/Anthropic lanes. Do not print profile contents or env dumps; pass provider secrets through the guest exec environment.
 - Same-guest update verification should set the default model explicitly to `openai/gpt-5.4` before the agent turn and use a fresh explicit `--session-id` so old session model state does not leak into the check.
 - The aggregate npm-update wrapper must resolve the Linux VM with the same Ubuntu fallback policy as `parallels-linux-smoke.sh` before both fresh and update lanes. Treat any Ubuntu guest with major version `>= 24` as acceptable when the exact default VM is missing, preferring the closest version match. On Peter's current host today, missing `Ubuntu 24.04.3 ARM64` should fall back to `Ubuntu 25.10`.
 - On macOS same-guest update checks, restart the gateway after the npm upgrade before `gateway status` / `agent`; launchd can otherwise report a loaded service while the old process has exited and the fresh process is not RPC-ready yet.
+- The npm-update aggregate's macOS update leg writes the guest update script as root, then runs it as the desktop user. If `prlctl exec "$MACOS_VM" --current-user ...` cannot authenticate, retry through plain root `prlctl exec` plus `sudo -u <desktop-user> /usr/bin/env HOME=/Users/<desktop-user> USER=<desktop-user> LOGNAME=<desktop-user> PATH=/opt/homebrew/bin:/opt/homebrew/opt/node/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin ...`. That is a Parallels transport fallback; still verify `openclaw --version`, gateway RPC, and an agent turn after the update.
 - On Windows same-guest update checks, restart the gateway after the npm upgrade before `gateway status` / `agent`; in-place global npm updates can otherwise leave stale hashed `dist/*` module imports alive in the running service.
+- In those Windows same-guest update checks, do not treat one nonzero `openclaw gateway restart` as definitive failure. Current login-item restarts can report failure before the background service becomes observable again; follow with a longer RPC-ready wait and use `gateway start` only as a recovery step if readiness still never returns.
+- After that Windows restart, do not trust one `gateway status --deep --require-rpc` call after a fixed sleep. Retry the RPC-ready probe for roughly 30 seconds and log each attempt; current guests can keep port `18789` bound while the fresh RPC endpoint is still coming up.
 - For Windows same-guest update checks, prefer the done-file/log-drain PowerShell runner pattern over one long-lived `prlctl exec ... powershell -EncodedCommand ...` transport. The guest can finish successfully while the outer `prlctl exec` still hangs.
 - The Windows same-guest update helper should write stage markers to its log before long steps like tgz download and `npm install -g` so the outer progress monitor does not sit on `waiting for first log line` during healthy but quiet installs.
 - Linux same-guest update verification should also export `HOME=/root`, pass `OPENAI_API_KEY` via `prlctl exec ... /usr/bin/env`, and use `openclaw agent --local`; the fresh Linux baseline does not rely on persisted gateway credentials.
 - The npm-update wrapper now prints per-lane progress from the nested log files. If a lane still looks stuck, inspect the nested logs in `runDir` first (`macos-fresh.log`, `windows-fresh.log`, `linux-fresh.log`, `macos-update.log`, `windows-update.log`, `linux-update.log`) instead of assuming the outer wrapper hung.
 - If the wrapper fails a lane, read the auto-dumped tail first, then the full nested lane log under `/tmp/openclaw-parallels-npm-update.*`.
+- Current known macOS update-lane transport signature when the fallback is missing or bypassed: `Unable to authenticate the user. Make sure that the specified credentials are correct and try again.` Treat that as Parallels current-user authentication before blaming npm or OpenClaw.
 
 ## CLI invocation footgun
 
@@ -56,9 +63,12 @@ Use this skill for Parallels guest workflows and smoke interpretation. Do not lo
 - On Peter's Tahoe VM, `fresh-latest-march-2026` can hang in `prlctl snapshot-switch`; if restore times out there, rerun with `--snapshot-hint 'macOS 26.3.1 latest'` before blaming auth or the harness.
 - `parallels-macos-smoke.sh` now retries `snapshot-switch` once after force-stopping a stuck running/suspended guest. If Tahoe still times out after that recovery path, then treat it as a real Parallels/host issue and rerun manually.
 - The macOS smoke should include a dashboard load phase after gateway health: resolve the tokenized URL with `openclaw dashboard --no-open`, verify the served HTML contains the Control UI title/root shell, then open Safari and require an established localhost TCP connection from Safari to the gateway port.
+- For Tahoe `fresh.gateway-status`, prefer non-TTY `prlctl exec --current-user ... openclaw gateway status ...` plus a few short retries. `prlctl enter` can spam TTY control bytes and hang the phase log even when the CLI itself is healthy.
+- If a Tahoe lane times out in `fresh.first-agent-turn` and the phase log stops right after `__OPENCLAW_RC__:0` from `models set`, suspect the `prlctl enter` / `expect` wrapper before blaming auth or the model lane. That pattern means the first guest command finished but the transport never released for the next `guest_current_user_cli` call.
 - If a packaged install regresses with `500` on `/`, `/healthz`, or `__openclaw/control-ui-config.json` after `fresh.install-main` or `upgrade.install-main`, suspect bundled plugin runtime deps resolving from the package root `node_modules` rather than `dist/extensions/*/node_modules`. Repro quickly with a real `npm pack`/global install lane before blaming dashboard auth or Safari.
 - `prlctl exec` is fine for deterministic repo commands, but use the guest Terminal or `prlctl enter` when installer parity or shell-sensitive behavior matters.
 - Multi-word `openclaw agent --message ...` checks should go through a guest shell wrapper (`guest_current_user_sh` / `guest_current_user_cli` or `/bin/sh -lc ...`), not raw `prlctl exec ... node openclaw.mjs ...`, or the message can be split into extra argv tokens and Commander reports `too many arguments for 'agent'`.
+- The same wrapper rule applies when bypassing `--current-user`: write a tiny `/tmp/*.sh` on the guest and execute `/bin/bash /tmp/*.sh` through the sudo desktop-user environment. Do not pass `openclaw agent --message '...'` directly as one raw `prlctl exec` command.
 - When ref-mode onboarding stores `OPENAI_API_KEY` as an env secret ref, the post-onboard agent verification should also export `OPENAI_API_KEY` for the guest command. The gateway can still reject with pairing-required and fall back to embedded execution, and that fallback needs the env-backed credential available in the shell.
 - On the fresh Tahoe snapshot, `brew` exists but `node` may be missing from PATH in noninteractive exec. Use `/opt/homebrew/bin/node` when needed.
 - Fresh host-served tgz installs should install as guest root with `HOME=/var/root`, then run onboarding as the desktop user via `prlctl exec --current-user`.
@@ -86,7 +96,7 @@ Use this skill for Parallels guest workflows and smoke interpretation. Do not lo
 - Fresh Windows tgz install phases should also use the background PowerShell runner plus done-file/log-drain pattern; do not rely on one long-lived `prlctl exec ... powershell ... npm install -g` transport for package installs.
 - Windows release-to-dev helpers should log `where pnpm` before and after the update and require `where pnpm` to succeed post-update. That proves the updater installed or enabled `pnpm` itself instead of depending on a smoke-only bootstrap.
 - Fresh Windows ref-mode onboard should use the same background PowerShell runner plus done-file/log-drain pattern as the npm-update helper, including startup materialization checks, host-side timeouts on short poll `prlctl exec` calls, and retry-on-poll-failure behavior for transient transport flakes.
-- Fresh Windows daemon-health reachability should use a hello-only gateway probe and a longer per-probe timeout than the default local attach path; full health RPCs are too eager during initial startup on current main.
+- Fresh Windows daemon-health reachability should use `openclaw gateway probe --json` with a longer timeout and treat `ok: true` as success; full `gateway status --require-rpc` checks are too eager during initial startup on current main.
 - Fresh Windows ref-mode agent verification should set `OPENAI_API_KEY` in the PowerShell environment before invoking `openclaw.cmd agent`, for the same pairing-required fallback reason as macOS.
 - The standalone Windows upgrade smoke lane should stop the managed gateway after `upgrade.install-main` and before `upgrade.onboard-ref`. Restarting before onboard can leave the old process alive on the pre-onboard token while onboard rewrites `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`, which then fails `gateway-health` with `unauthorized: gateway token mismatch`.
 - If standalone Windows upgrade fails with a gateway token mismatch but `pnpm test:parallels:npm-update` passes, trust the mismatch as a standalone ref-onboard ordering bug first; the npm-update helper does not re-run ref-mode onboard on the same guest.

.agents/skills/openclaw-qa-testing/SKILL.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Use this skill for `qa-lab` / `qa-channel` work. Repo-local QA only.
 - `qa/QA_KICKOFF_TASK.md`
 - `qa/seed-scenarios.json`
 - `extensions/qa-lab/src/suite.ts`
+- `extensions/qa-lab/src/character-eval.ts`
 
 ## Model policy
 
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ pnpm openclaw qa suite \
   --provider-mode live-openai \
   --model openai/gpt-5.4 \
   --alt-model openai/gpt-5.4 \
-  --fast \
   --output-dir .artifacts/qa-e2e/run-all-live-openai-<tag>
 ```
 
@@ -49,6 +49,68 @@ pnpm openclaw qa suite \
 5. If the user wants to watch the live UI, find the current `openclaw-qa` listen port and report `http://127.0.0.1:<port>`.
 6. If a scenario fails, fix the product or harness root cause, then rerun the full lane.
 
+## Character evals
+
+Use `qa character-eval` for style/persona/vibe checks across multiple live models.
+
+```bash
+pnpm openclaw qa character-eval \
+  --model openai/gpt-5.4,thinking=xhigh \
+  --model openai/gpt-5.2,thinking=xhigh \
+  --model openai/gpt-5,thinking=xhigh \
+  --model anthropic/claude-opus-4-6,thinking=high \
+  --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6,thinking=high \
+  --model zai/glm-5.1,thinking=high \
+  --model moonshot/kimi-k2.5,thinking=high \
+  --model google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview,thinking=high \
+  --judge-model openai/gpt-5.4,thinking=xhigh,fast \
+  --judge-model anthropic/claude-opus-4-6,thinking=high \
+  --concurrency 16 \
+  --judge-concurrency 16 \
+  --output-dir .artifacts/qa-e2e/character-eval-<tag>
+```
+
+- Runs local QA gateway child processes, not Docker.
+- Preferred model spec syntax is `provider/model,thinking=<level>[,fast|,no-fast|,fast=<bool>]` for both `--model` and `--judge-model`.
+- Do not add new examples with separate `--model-thinking`; keep that flag as legacy compatibility only.
+- Defaults to candidate models `openai/gpt-5.4`, `openai/gpt-5.2`, `openai/gpt-5`, `anthropic/claude-opus-4-6`, `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6`, `zai/glm-5.1`, `moonshot/kimi-k2.5`, and `google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview` when no `--model` is passed.
+- Candidate thinking defaults to `high`, with `xhigh` for OpenAI models that support it. Prefer inline `--model provider/model,thinking=<level>`; `--thinking <level>` and `--model-thinking <provider/model=level>` remain compatibility shims.
+- OpenAI candidate refs default to fast mode so priority processing is used where supported. Use inline `,fast`, `,no-fast`, or `,fast=false` for one model; use `--fast` only to force fast mode for every candidate.
+- Judges default to `openai/gpt-5.4,thinking=xhigh,fast` and `anthropic/claude-opus-4-6,thinking=high`.
+- Report includes judge ranking, run stats, durations, and full transcripts; do not include raw judge replies. Duration is benchmark context, not a grading signal.
+- Candidate and judge concurrency default to 16. Use `--concurrency <n>` and `--judge-concurrency <n>` to override when local gateways or provider limits need a gentler lane.
+- Scenario source should stay markdown-driven under `qa/scenarios/`.
+- For isolated character/persona evals, write the persona into `SOUL.md` and blank `IDENTITY.md` in the scenario flow. Use `SOUL.md + IDENTITY.md` only when intentionally testing how the normal OpenClaw identity combines with the character.
+- Keep prompts natural and task-shaped. The candidate model should receive character setup through `SOUL.md`, then normal user turns such as chat, workspace help, and small file tasks; do not ask "how would you react?" or tell the model it is in an eval.
+- Prefer at least one real task, such as creating or editing a tiny workspace artifact, so the transcript captures character under normal tool use instead of pure roleplay.
+
+## Codex CLI model lane
+
+Use model refs shaped like `codex-cli/<codex-model>` whenever QA should exercise Codex as a model backend.
+
+Examples:
+
+```bash
+pnpm openclaw qa suite \
+  --provider-mode live-frontier \
+  --model codex-cli/<codex-model> \
+  --alt-model codex-cli/<codex-model> \
+  --scenario <scenario-id> \
+  --output-dir .artifacts/qa-e2e/codex-<tag>
+```
+
+```bash
+pnpm openclaw qa manual \
+  --model codex-cli/<codex-model> \
+  --message "Reply exactly: CODEX_OK"
+```
+
+- Treat the concrete Codex model name as user/config input; do not hardcode it in source, docs examples, or scenarios.
+- Live QA preserves `CODEX_HOME` so Codex CLI auth/config works while keeping `HOME` and `OPENCLAW_HOME` sandboxed.
+- Mock QA should scrub `CODEX_HOME`.
+- If Codex returns fallback/auth text every turn, first check `CODEX_HOME`, `~/.profile`, and gateway child logs before changing scenario assertions.
+- For model comparison, include `codex-cli/<codex-model>` as another candidate in `qa character-eval`; the report should label it as an opaque model name.
+
 ## Repo facts
 
 - Seed scenarios live in `qa/`.

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run ${{ matrix.task }} (${{ matrix.runtime }})
         env:
+          OPENCLAW_TEST_PROJECTS_PARALLEL: 3
           TASK: ${{ matrix.task }}
         shell: bash
         run: |
@@ -548,6 +549,10 @@ jobs:
           TASK: ${{ matrix.task }}
         run: |
           echo "OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=2" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          if [ "$TASK" = "test" ]; then
+            echo "OPENCLAW_TEST_PROJECTS_LEAF_SHARDS=1" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+            echo "OPENCLAW_TEST_SKIP_FULL_EXTENSIONS_SHARD=1" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          fi
           if [ "$TASK" = "channels" ]; then
             echo "OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS=1" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           fi
@@ -753,6 +758,11 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         run: pnpm run lint:extensions:bundled
 
+      - name: Run extension package boundary TypeScript check
+        id: extension_package_boundary_tsc
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: pnpm run test:extensions:package-boundary
+
       - name: Enforce safe external URL opening policy
         id: no_raw_window_open
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -769,6 +779,11 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         run: pnpm test:gateway:watch-regression
 
+      - name: Run import cycle guard
+        id: import_cycles
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: pnpm check:import-cycles
+
       - name: Upload gateway watch regression artifacts
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
@@ -797,9 +812,11 @@ jobs:
           EXTENSION_RELATIVE_OUTSIDE_PACKAGE_BOUNDARY_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.extension_relative_outside_package_boundary.outcome }}
           EXTENSION_CHANNEL_LINT_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.extension_channel_lint.outcome }}
           EXTENSION_BUNDLED_LINT_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.extension_bundled_lint.outcome }}
+          EXTENSION_PACKAGE_BOUNDARY_TSC_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.extension_package_boundary_tsc.outcome }}
           NO_RAW_WINDOW_OPEN_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.no_raw_window_open.outcome }}
           CONTROL_UI_I18N_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.control_ui_i18n.outcome == 'skipped' && 'success' || steps.control_ui_i18n.outcome }}
           GATEWAY_WATCH_REGRESSION_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.gateway_watch_regression.outcome }}
+          IMPORT_CYCLES_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.import_cycles.outcome }}
         run: |
           failures=0
           for result in \
@@ -820,9 +837,11 @@ jobs:
             "extension-relative-outside-package-boundary|$EXTENSION_RELATIVE_OUTSIDE_PACKAGE_BOUNDARY_OUTCOME" \
             "lint:extensions:channels|$EXTENSION_CHANNEL_LINT_OUTCOME" \
             "lint:extensions:bundled|$EXTENSION_BUNDLED_LINT_OUTCOME" \
+            "test:extensions:package-boundary|$EXTENSION_PACKAGE_BOUNDARY_TSC_OUTCOME" \
             "lint:ui:no-raw-window-open|$NO_RAW_WINDOW_OPEN_OUTCOME" \
             "ui:i18n:check|$CONTROL_UI_I18N_OUTCOME" \
-            "gateway-watch-regression|$GATEWAY_WATCH_REGRESSION_OUTCOME"; do
+            "gateway-watch-regression|$GATEWAY_WATCH_REGRESSION_OUTCOME" \
+            "check:import-cycles|$IMPORT_CYCLES_OUTCOME"; do
             name="${result%%|*}"
             outcome="${result#*|}"
             if [ "$outcome" != "success" ]; then
@@ -935,6 +954,7 @@ jobs:
       NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=6144
       # Keep total concurrency predictable on the 32 vCPU runner.
       OPENCLAW_VITEST_MAX_WORKERS: 1
+      OPENCLAW_TEST_SKIP_FULL_EXTENSIONS_SHARD: 1
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
@@ -1029,7 +1049,9 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           case "$TASK" in
             test)
-              pnpm test
+              # Linux owns the full repo test suite. Keep the Windows runner focused on
+              # Windows-native process/path wrappers so platform regressions fail fast.
+              pnpm test:windows:ci
               ;;
             *)
               echo "Unsupported Windows checks task: $TASK" >&2
@@ -1080,7 +1102,9 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           case "$TASK" in
             test)
-              pnpm test
+              # Linux owns the full repo test suite. Keep macOS CI focused on
+              # launchd/Homebrew/runtime path coverage and the process-group wrapper.
+              pnpm test:macos:ci
               ;;
             *)
               echo "Unsupported macOS node task: $TASK" >&2

.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml

@@ -162,9 +162,63 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_NPM_DIST_TAG: ${{ inputs.npm_dist_tag }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          PACK_JSON="$(npm pack --json)"
-          echo "$PACK_JSON"
-          PACK_PATH="$(printf '%s\n' "$PACK_JSON" | node -e 'const chunks=[]; process.stdin.on("data", (chunk) => chunks.push(chunk)); process.stdin.on("end", () => { const parsed = JSON.parse(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString("utf8")); const first = Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed[0] : null; if (!first || typeof first.filename !== "string" || !first.filename) { process.exit(1); } process.stdout.write(first.filename); });')"
+          PACK_OUTPUT="$RUNNER_TEMP/npm-pack-output.txt"
+          npm pack --json 2>&1 | tee "$PACK_OUTPUT"
+          PACK_PATH="$(node - "$PACK_OUTPUT" <<'NODE'
+          const fs = require("node:fs");
+          const input = fs.readFileSync(process.argv[2], "utf8");
+
+          function arrayEndFrom(start) {
+            let depth = 0;
+            let inString = false;
+            let escape = false;
+            for (let i = start; i < input.length; i += 1) {
+              const char = input[i];
+              if (inString) {
+                if (escape) {
+                  escape = false;
+                } else if (char === "\\") {
+                  escape = true;
+                } else if (char === "\"") {
+                  inString = false;
+                }
+                continue;
+              }
+              if (char === "\"") {
+                inString = true;
+              } else if (char === "[") {
+                depth += 1;
+              } else if (char === "]") {
+                depth -= 1;
+                if (depth === 0) {
+                  return i + 1;
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            return -1;
+          }
+
+          for (let start = input.indexOf("["); start !== -1; start = input.indexOf("[", start + 1)) {
+            const end = arrayEndFrom(start);
+            if (end === -1) {
+              continue;
+            }
+            try {
+              const parsed = JSON.parse(input.slice(start, end));
+              const first = Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed[0] : null;
+              if (first && typeof first.filename === "string" && first.filename) {
+                process.stdout.write(first.filename);
+                process.exit(0);
+              }
+            } catch {
+              // Keep scanning; npm lifecycle output can legally precede the JSON.
+            }
+          }
+
+          console.error("Could not find npm pack --json output with a filename.");
+          process.exit(1);
+          NODE
+          )"
           if [[ -z "$PACK_PATH" || ! -f "$PACK_PATH" ]]; then
             echo "npm pack did not produce a tarball file." >&2
             exit 1

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,68 +6,234 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 ### Changes
 
-- CLI/capabilities: add a first-class `openclaw capability ...` hub for provider-backed inference workflows across model, media, web, and embedding tasks, with capability inspection, provider discovery, and consistent JSON output. Thanks @Takhoffman.
-- Providers/Anthropic: restore Claude CLI as the preferred local Anthropic path in onboarding, model-auth guidance, and doctor flows again, and keep the Docker Claude CLI live lane aligned with the restored guidance.
-- Plugins/webhooks: add a bundled webhook ingress plugin so external automation can create and drive bound TaskFlows through per-route shared-secret endpoints. (#61892) Thanks @mbelinky.
-- Tools/media: document per-provider music and video generation capabilities, and add shared live video-to-video sweep coverage for providers that support local reference clips.
+- Memory/Active Memory: add a new optional Active Memory plugin that gives OpenClaw a dedicated memory sub-agent right before the main reply, so ongoing chats can automatically pull in relevant preferences, context, and past details without making users remember to manually say "remember this" or "search memory" first. Includes configurable message/recent/full context modes, live `/verbose` inspection, advanced prompt/thinking overrides for tuning, and opt-in transcript persistence for debugging.
+- macOS/Talk: add an experimental local MLX speech provider for Talk Mode, with explicit provider selection, local utterance playback, interruption handling, and system-voice fallback. (#63539) Thanks @ImLukeF.
+- Docs i18n: chunk raw doc translation, reject truncated tagged outputs, avoid ambiguous body-only wrapper unwrapping, and recover from terminated Pi translation sessions without changing the default `openai/gpt-5.4` path. (#62969, #63808) Thanks @hxy91819.
+- QA/testing: add a `--runner multipass` lane for `openclaw qa suite` so repo-backed QA scenarios can run inside a disposable Linux VM and write back the usual report, summary, and VM logs. (#63426) Thanks @shakkernerd.
+- Gateway: split startup and runtime seams so gateway lifecycle sequencing, reload state, and shutdown behavior stay easier to maintain without changing observed behavior. (#63975) Thanks @gumadeiras.
+- Control UI/webchat: normalize assistant `MEDIA:`/reply/voice directives into structured bubble rendering, rename the unreleased rich web shortcode to `[embed ...]`, and surface session runtime roots so hosted web content is written to the correct document path instead of guessed local files.
 
 ### Fixes
 
-- CLI/capabilities: keep provider-backed capability behavior aligned with actual runtime execution by fixing explicit TTS override handling, profile-aware gateway TTS prefs resolution, per-request transcription `prompt`/`language` overrides, image output MIME/extension mismatches, configured web-search fallback behavior, and agent-vs-CLI web-search execution drift.
-- Channels/secrets: keep bundled channel artifact and secret-contract loading stable under lazy loading so bundled channel secrets continue to appear in `openclaw secret`, status, and security-audit surfaces.
-- Providers/xAI: recognize `api.grok.x.ai` as an xAI-native endpoint again so native xAI web-search attribution keeps working on Grok-hosted base URLs. (#61377) Thanks @jjjojoj.
-- Providers/Anthropic/cache: preserve thinking blocks for Claude Opus 4.5+, Sonnet 4.5+, and newer Claude 4-family models so Anthropic prompt-cache prefixes keep matching after thinking turns. (#61793)
+- fix(agents): guard nodes tool outPath against workspace boundary [AI-assisted]. (#63551) Thanks @pgondhi987.
+- fix(qqbot): enforce media storage boundary for all outbound local file paths [AI]. (#63271) Thanks @pgondhi987.
+- iMessage/self-chat: distinguish normal DM outbound rows from true self-chat using `destination_caller_id` plus chat participants, while preserving multi-handle self-chat aliases so outbound DM replies stop looping back as inbound messages. (#61619) Thanks @neeravmakwana.
+- fix(browser): auto-generate browser control auth token for none/trusted-proxy modes [AI]. (#63280) Thanks @pgondhi987.
+- fix(exec): replace TOCTOU check-then-read with atomic pinned-fd open in script preflight [AI]. (#62333) Thanks @pgondhi987.
+- WhatsApp/auto-reply: keep inbound reply, media, and composing sends on the current socket across reconnects, wait through reconnect gaps, and retry timeout-only send failures without dropping the active socket ref. (#62892) Thanks @mcaxtr.
+- Config/plugins: let config writes keep disabled plugin entries without forcing required plugin config schemas or crashing raw plugin validation, so slot switches and similar plugin-state updates persist cleanly. (#63296) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev.
+- WhatsApp/outbound queue: drain queued WhatsApp deliveries when the listener reconnects without dropping reconnect-delayed sends after a special TTL or rewriting retry history, so disconnect-window outbound messages can recover once the channel is ready again. (#46299) Thanks @manuel-claw.
+- Tools/web_fetch: add an opt-in `tools.web.fetch.ssrfPolicy.allowRfc2544BenchmarkRange` config so fake-IP proxy environments that resolve public sites into `198.18.0.0/15` can use `web_fetch` without weakening the default SSRF block. (#61830) Thanks @xing-xing-coder.
+- Daemon/gateway install: preserve safe custom service env vars on forced reinstall, merge prior custom PATH segments behind the managed service PATH, and stop removed managed env keys from persisting as custom carryover. (#63136) Thanks @WarrenJones.
+- Config validation: surface the actual offending field for strict-schema union failures in bindings, including top-level unexpected keys on the matching ACP branch. (#40841) Thanks @Hollychou924.
+- QQBot/security: replace raw `fetch()` in the image-size probe with SSRF-guarded `fetchRemoteMedia`, fix `resolveRepoRoot()` to walk up to `.git` instead of hardcoding two parent levels, and refresh the raw-fetch allowlist to match the corrected scan. (#63495) Thanks @dims.
+- Cron/scheduling: treat `nextRunAtMs <= 0` as invalid across cron update, maintenance, timer, and stale-delivery paths so corrupted zero timestamps self-heal instead of causing immediate runs or skipped deliveries. (#63507) Thanks @WarrenJones.
+- Status: show configured fallback models in `/status` and shared session status cards so per-agent fallback configuration is visible before a live failover happens. (#33111) Thanks @AnCoSONG.
+- Fireworks/FirePass: disable Kimi K2.5 Turbo reasoning output by forcing thinking off on the FirePass path and hardening the provider wrapper so hidden reasoning no longer leaks into visible replies. (#63607) Thanks @frankekn.
+- Sessions/model selection: preserve catalog-backed session model labels and keep already-qualified session model refs stable when catalog metadata is unavailable, so Control UI model selection survives reloads without bogus provider-prefixed values. (#61382) Thanks @Mule-ME.
+- Gateway/startup: keep WebSocket RPC available while channels and plugin sidecars start, hold `chat.history` unavailable until startup sidecars finish so synchronous history reads cannot stall startup (reported in #63450), refresh advertised gateway methods after deferred plugin reloads, and enforce the pre-auth WebSocket upgrade budget before the no-handler 503 path so upgrade floods cannot bypass connection limits during that window. (#63480) Thanks @neeravmakwana.
+- Dreaming/cron: reconcile managed dreaming cron from the resolved gateway startup config so boot-time schedule recovery respects the configured cadence and timezone. (#63873) Thanks @mbelinky.
+- Dreaming/cron: keep managed dreaming cron reconciled after startup by rechecking lifecycle state during runtime config/plugin changes, recovering missing managed jobs, and applying cadence/timezone updates idempotently. (#63929) Thanks @mbelinky.
+- Gateway/tailscale: start Tailscale exposure and the gateway update check before awaiting channel and plugin sidecar startup so remote operators are not locked out when startup sidecars stall.
+- QQBot/streaming: make block streaming configurable per QQ bot account via `streaming.mode` (`"partial"` | `"off"`, default `"partial"`) instead of hardcoding it off, so responses can be delivered incrementally. (#63746)
+- Dreaming/gateway: require `operator.admin` for persistent `/dreaming on|off` changes and treat missing gateway client scopes as unprivileged instead of silently allowing config writes. (#63872) Thanks @mbelinky.
+- Matrix/multi-account: keep room-level `account` scoping, inherited room overrides, and implicit account selection consistent across top-level default auth, named accounts, and cached-credential env setups. (#58449) thanks @Daanvdplas and @gumadeiras.
+- Gateway/pairing: prefer explicit QR bootstrap auth over earlier Tailscale auth classification so iOS `/pair qr` silent bootstrap pairing does not fall through to `pairing required`. (#59232) Thanks @ngutman.
+- WhatsApp/outbound queue: drain same-account pending WhatsApp deliveries when the listener reconnects, including fresh queued sends that are already retry-eligible, so reconnects recover deliverable outbound messages without waiting for another gateway restart. (#63916) Thanks @mcaxtr.
+- Config/Discord: coerce safe integer numeric Discord IDs to strings during config validation, keep unsafe or precision-losing numeric snowflakes rejected, and align `openclaw doctor` repair guidance with the same fail-closed behavior. (#45125) Thanks @moliendocode.
+- Gateway/sessions: scope bare `sessions.create` aliases like `main` to the requested agent while preserving the canonical `global` and `unknown` sentinel keys. (#58207) thanks @jalehman.
+- `/context detail` now compares the tracked prompt estimate with cached context usage and surfaces untracked provider/runtime overhead when present. (#28391) thanks @ImLukeF.
+- Gateway/session reset: emit the typed `before_reset` hook for gateway `/new` and `/reset`, preserving reset-hook behavior even when the previous transcript has already been archived. (#53872) thanks @VACInc
+- Plugins/commands: pass the active host `sessionKey` into plugin command contexts, and include `sessionId` when it is already available from the active session entry, so bundled and third-party commands can resolve the current conversation reliably. (#59044) Thanks @jalehman.
+- Agents/auth: honor `models.providers.*.authHeader` for pi embedded runner model requests by injecting `Authorization: Bearer <apiKey>` when requested. (#54390) Thanks @lndyzwdxhs.
+- Dreaming/cron: stop runtime cron reconciliation on ordinary user turns and only recover managed dreaming cron state during heartbeat-triggered dreaming checks, so unrelated chat traffic does not silently recreate removed jobs. (#63938) Thanks @mbelinky.
+- UI/compaction: keep the compaction indicator in a retry-pending state until the run actually finishes, so the UI does not show `Context compacted` before compaction actually finishes. (#55132) Thanks @mpz4life.
+- Cron/tool schemas: keep cron tool schemas strict-model-friendly while still preserving `failureAlert=false`, nullable `agentId`/`sessionKey`, and flattened add/update recovery for the newly exposed cron job fields. (#55043) Thanks @brunolorente.
+- BlueBubbles/config: accept `enrichGroupParticipantsFromContacts` in the core strict config schema so gateways no longer fail validation or startup when the BlueBubbles plugin writes that field. (#56889) Thanks @zqchris.
+- Agents/failover: classify AbortError and stream-abort messages as timeout so Ollama NDJSON stream aborts stop showing `reason=unknown` in model fallback logs. (#58324) Thanks @yelog
+- Exec approvals: route Slack, Discord, and Telegram approvals through the shared channel approval-capability path so native approval auth, delivery, and `/approve` handling stay aligned across channels while preserving Telegram session-key agent filtering. (#58634) thanks @gumadeiras
+- Matrix/runtime: resolve the verification/bootstrap runtime from a distinct packaged Matrix entry so global npm installs stop failing on crypto bootstrap with missing-module or recursive runtime alias errors. (#59249) Thanks @gumadeiras.
+- Matrix/streaming: preserve ordered block flushes before tool, message, and agent boundaries, add explicit `channels.matrix.blockStreaming` opt-in so Matrix `streaming: "off"` stays final-only by default, and move MiniMax plain-text final handling into the MiniMax provider runtime instead of the shared core heuristic. (#59266) thanks @gumadeiras
+- Gateway/agents: fix stale run-context TTL cleanup so the new maintenance sweep compiles and resets orphaned run sequence state correctly. (#52731) thanks @artwalker
+- Memory/lancedb: accept `dreaming` config when `memory-lancedb` owns the memory slot so Dreaming surfaces can read slot-owner settings without schema rejection. (#63874) Thanks @mbelinky.
+- Control UI/dreaming: keep the Dreaming trace area contained and scrollable so overlays no longer cover tabs or blow out the page layout. (#63875) Thanks @mbelinky.
+- Dreaming/diary: add idempotent narrative subagent runs, preserve restrictive `DREAMS.md` permissions during atomic writes, and surface temp cleanup failures so repeated sweeps do not double-run the same narrative request or silently weaken diary safety. (#63876) Thanks @mbelinky.
+- Heartbeats/sessions: remove stale accumulated isolated heartbeat session keys when the next tick converges them back to the canonical sibling, so repaired sessions stop showing orphaned `:heartbeat:heartbeat` variants in session listings. (#59606) Thanks @rogerdigital.
+- Cron/Telegram: collapse isolated announce delivery to the final assistant-visible text only for Telegram targets, while preserving existing multi-message direct delivery semantics for other channels. (#63228) Thanks @welfo-beo.
+- Gateway/thread routing: preserve Slack, Telegram, and Mattermost thread-child delivery targets so bound subagent completion messages land in the originating thread instead of top-level channels. (#54840) Thanks @yzzymt.
+- ACP/stream relay: pass parent delivery context to ACP stream relay system events so `streamTo="parent"` updates route to the correct thread or topic instead of falling back to the main DM. (#57056) Thanks @pingren.
+- Agents/sessions: preserve announce `threadId` when `sessions.list` fallback rehydrates agent-to-agent announce targets so final announce messages stay in the originating thread/topic. (#63506) Thanks @SnowSky1.
+- Browser/plugin SDK: route browser auth, profile, host-inspection, and doctor readiness helpers through browser plugin public facades so core compatibility helpers stop carrying duplicate runtime implementations. (#63957) Thanks @joshavant.
+- Browser/act: centralize `/act` request normalization and execution dispatch while adding stable machine-readable route-level error codes for invalid requests, selector misuse, evaluate-disabled gating, target mismatch, and existing-session unsupported actions. (#63977) Thanks @joshavant.
+- Windows/exec: settle supervisor waits from child exit state after stdout and stderr drain even when `close` never arrives, so CLI commands stop hanging or dying with forced `SIGKILL` on Windows. (#64072) Thanks @obviyus.
+
+## 2026.4.9
+
+### Changes
+
+- Memory/dreaming: add a grounded REM backfill lane with historical `rem-harness --path`, diary commit/reset flows, cleaner durable-fact extraction, and live short-term promotion integration so old daily notes can replay into Dreams and durable memory without a second memory stack. Thanks @mbelinky.
+- Control UI/dreaming: add a structured diary view with timeline navigation, backfill/reset controls, traceable dreaming summaries, and a grounded Scene lane with promotion hints plus a safe clear-grounded action for staged backfill signals. (#63395) Thanks @mbelinky.
+- QA/lab: add character-vibes evaluation reports with model selection and parallel runs so live QA can compare candidate behavior faster.
+- Plugins/provider-auth: let provider manifests declare `providerAuthAliases` so provider variants can share env vars, auth profiles, config-backed auth, and API-key onboarding choices without core-specific wiring.
+- iOS: pin release versioning to an explicit CalVer in `apps/ios/version.json`, keep TestFlight iteration on the same short version until maintainers intentionally promote the next gateway version, and add the documented `pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway` workflow for release trains. (#63001) Thanks @ngutman.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Browser/security: re-run blocked-destination safety checks after interaction-driven main-frame navigations from click, evaluate, hook-triggered click, and batched action flows, so browser interactions cannot bypass the SSRF quarantine when they land on forbidden URLs. (#63226) Thanks @eleqtrizit.
+- Security/dotenv: block runtime-control env vars plus browser-control override and skip-server env vars from untrusted workspace `.env` files, and reject unsafe URL-style browser control override specifiers before lazy loading. (#62660, #62663) Thanks @eleqtrizit.
+- Gateway/node exec events: mark remote node `exec.started`, `exec.finished`, and `exec.denied` summaries as untrusted system events and sanitize node-provided command/output/reason text before enqueueing them, so remote node output cannot inject trusted `System:` content into later turns. (#62659) Thanks @eleqtrizit.
+- Plugins/onboarding auth choices: prevent untrusted workspace plugins from colliding with bundled provider auth-choice ids during non-interactive onboarding, so bundled provider setup keeps operator secrets out of untrusted workspace plugin handlers unless those plugins are explicitly trusted. (#62368) Thanks @pgondhi987.
+- Security/dependency audit: force `basic-ftp` to `5.2.1` for the CRLF command-injection fix and bump Hono plus `@hono/node-server` in production resolution paths.
+- Android/pairing: clear stale setup-code auth on new QR scans, bootstrap operator and node sessions from fresh pairing, prefer stored device tokens after bootstrap handoff, and pause pairing auto-retry while the app is backgrounded so scan-once Android pairing recovers reliably again. (#63199) Thanks @obviyus.
+- Matrix/gateway: wait for Matrix sync readiness before marking startup successful, keep Matrix background handler failures contained, and route fatal Matrix sync stops through channel-level restart handling instead of crashing the whole gateway. (#62779) Thanks @gumadeiras.
+- Slack/media: preserve bearer auth across same-origin `files.slack.com` redirects while still stripping it on cross-origin Slack CDN hops, so `url_private_download` image attachments load again. (#62960) Thanks @vincentkoc.
+- Reply/doctor: use the active runtime snapshot for queued reply runs, resolve reply-run SecretRefs before preflight helpers touch config, surface gateway OAuth reauth failures to users, and make `openclaw doctor` call out exact reauth commands. (#62693, #63217) Thanks @mbelinky.
+- Control UI: guard stale session-history reloads during fast session switches so the selected session and rendered transcript stay in sync. (#62975) Thanks @scoootscooob.
+- Gateway/chat: suppress exact and streamed `ANNOUNCE_SKIP` / `REPLY_SKIP` control replies across live chat updates and history sanitization so internal agent-to-agent control tokens no longer leak into user-facing gateway chat surfaces. (#51739) Thanks @Pinghuachiu.
+- Auto-reply/NO_REPLY: strip glued leading `NO_REPLY` tokens before reply normalization and ACP-visible streaming so silent sentinel text no longer leaks into user-visible replies while preserving substantive `NO_REPLY ...` text. Thanks @frankekn.
+- Sessions/routing: preserve established external routes on inter-session announce traffic so `sessions_send` follow-ups do not steal delivery from Telegram, Discord, or other external channels. (#58013) Thanks @duqaXxX.
+- Gateway/sessions: clear auto-fallback-pinned model overrides on `/reset` and `/new` while still preserving explicit user model selections, including legacy sessions created before override-source tracking existed. (#63155) Thanks @frankekn.
+- Slack/ACP: treat Slack ACP block replies as visible delivered output so OpenClaw stops re-sending the final fallback text after Slack already rendered the reply. (#62858) Thanks @gumadeiras.
+- Slack/partial streaming: key turn-local dedupe by dispatch kind and keep the final fallback reply path active when preview finalization fails so stale preview text cannot suppress the actual final answer. (#62859) Thanks @gumadeiras.
+- Matrix/doctor: migrate legacy `channels.matrix.dm.policy: "trusted"` configs back to compatible DM policies during `openclaw doctor --fix`, preserving explicit `allowFrom` boundaries as `allowlist` and defaulting empty legacy configs to `pairing`. (#62942) Thanks @lukeboyett.
+- npm packaging: mirror bundled channel runtime deps, stage Nostr runtime deps, derive required root mirrors from manifests and built chunks, and test packed release tarballs without repo `node_modules` so fresh installs fail fast on missing plugin deps instead of crashing at runtime. (#63065) Thanks @scoootscooob.
+- QA/live auth: fail fast when live QA scenarios hit classified auth or runtime failure replies, including raw scenario wait paths, and sanitize missing-key guidance so gateway auth problems surface as actionable errors instead of timeouts. (#63333) Thanks @shakkernerd.
+- Providers/OpenAI: default missing reasoning effort to `high` on OpenAI Responses, WebSocket, and compatible completions transports, while still honoring explicit per-run reasoning levels.
+- Providers/Ollama: allow Ollama models using the native `api: "ollama"` path to optionally display thinking output when `/think` is set to a non-off level. (#62712) Thanks @hoyyeva.
+- Codex CLI: pass OpenClaw's system prompt through Codex's `model_instructions_file` config override so fresh Codex CLI sessions receive the same prompt guidance as Claude CLI sessions.
+- Auth/profiles: persist explicit auth-profile upserts directly and skip external CLI sync for local writes so profile changes are saved without stale external credential state.
+- Agents/timeouts: make the LLM idle timeout inherit `agents.defaults.timeoutSeconds` when configured, disable the unconfigured idle watchdog for cron runs, and point idle-timeout errors at `agents.defaults.llm.idleTimeoutSeconds`. Thanks @drvoss.
+- Agents/failover: classify Z.ai vendor code `1311` as billing and `1113` as auth, including long wrapped `1311` payloads, so these errors stop falling through to generic failover handling. (#49552) Thanks @1bcMax.
+- QQBot/media-tags: support HTML entity-encoded angle brackets (`&lt;`/`&gt;`), URL slashes in attributes, and self-closing media tags so upstream `<qqimg>` payloads are correctly parsed and normalized. (#60493) Thanks @ylc0919.
+- Memory/dreaming: harden grounded backfill inputs, diary writes, status payloads, and diary action classification by preserving source-day labels, rejecting missing or symlinked targets cleanly, normalizing diary headings in gateway backfills, and tightening claim splitting plus diary source metadata. Thanks @mbelinky.
+- Memory/dreaming: accept embedded heartbeat trigger tokens so light and REM dreaming still run when runtime wrappers include extra heartbeat text.
+- Android/manual connect: allow blank port input only for TLS manual gateway endpoints so standard HTTPS Tailscale hosts default to `443` without silently changing cleartext manual connects. (#63134) Thanks @Tyler-RNG.
+- Windows/update: add heap headroom to Windows `pnpm build` steps during dev updates so update preflight builds stop failing on low default Node memory.
+- Plugin SDK: export the channel plugin base and web-search config contract through the public package so plugins can use them without private imports.
+- Plugins/contracts: keep test-only helpers out of production contract barrels, load shared contract harnesses through bundled test surfaces, and harden guardrails so indirect re-exports and canonical `*.test.ts` files stay blocked. (#63311) Thanks @altaywtf.
+- Control UI/models: preserve provider-qualified refs for OpenRouter catalog models whose ids already contain slashes so picker selections submit allowlist-compatible model refs instead of dropping the `openrouter/` prefix. (#63416) Thanks @sallyom.
+- Plugin SDK/command auth: split command status builders onto the lightweight `openclaw/plugin-sdk/command-status` subpath while preserving deprecated `command-auth` compatibility exports, so auth-only plugin imports no longer pull status/context warmup into CLI onboarding paths. (#63174) Thanks @hxy91819.
+- Wizard/plugin config: coerce integer-typed plugin config fields from interactive text input so integer schema values persist as numbers instead of failing validation. (#63346) Thanks @jalehman.
+
+## 2026.4.8
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Telegram/setup: load setup and secret contracts through packaged top-level sidecars so installed npm builds no longer try to import missing `dist/extensions/telegram/src/*` files during gateway startup.
+- Bundled channels/setup: load shared secret contracts through packaged top-level sidecars across BlueBubbles, Feishu, Google Chat, IRC, Matrix, Mattermost, Microsoft Teams, Nextcloud Talk, Slack, and Zalo so installed npm builds no longer rely on missing `dist/extensions/*/src/*` files during gateway startup.
+- Bundled plugins: align packaged plugin compatibility metadata with the release version so bundled channels and providers load on OpenClaw 2026.4.8.
+- Agents/progress: keep `update_plan` available for OpenAI-family runs while returning compact success payloads and allowing `tools.experimental.planTool=false` to opt out.
+- Agents/exec: keep `/exec` current-default reporting aligned with real runtime behavior so `host=auto` sessions surface the correct host-aware fallback policy (`full/off` on gateway or node, `deny/off` on sandbox) instead of stale stricter defaults.
+- Slack: honor ambient HTTP(S) proxy settings for Socket Mode WebSocket connections, including NO_PROXY exclusions, so proxy-only deployments can connect without a monkey patch. (#62878) Thanks @mjamiv.
+- Slack/actions: pass the already resolved read token into `downloadFile` so SecretRef-backed bot tokens no longer fail after a raw config re-read. (#62097) Thanks @martingarramon.
+- Network/fetch guard: skip target DNS pinning when trusted env-proxy mode is active so proxy-only sandboxes can let the trusted proxy resolve outbound hosts. (#59007) Thanks @cluster2600.
+
+## 2026.4.7-1
+
+## 2026.4.7
+
+### Changes
+
+- CLI/infer: add a first-class `openclaw infer ...` hub for provider-backed inference workflows across model, media, web, and embedding tasks. Thanks @Takhoffman.
+- Tools/media generation: auto-fallback across auth-backed image, music, and video providers by default, preserve intent during provider switches, remap size/aspect/resolution/duration hints to the closest supported option, and surface provider capabilities plus mode-aware video-to-video support.
+- Memory/wiki: restore the bundled `memory-wiki` stack with plugin, CLI, sync/query/apply tooling, memory-host integration, structured claim/evidence fields, compiled digest retrieval, claim-health linting, contradiction clustering, staleness dashboards, and freshness-weighted search. Thanks @vincentkoc.
+- Plugins/webhooks: add a bundled webhook ingress plugin so external automation can create and drive bound TaskFlows through per-route shared-secret endpoints. (#61892) Thanks @mbelinky.
+- Gateway/sessions: add persisted compaction checkpoints plus Sessions UI branch/restore actions so operators can inspect and recover pre-compaction session state. (#62146) Thanks @scoootscooob.
+- Compaction: add pluggable compaction provider registry so plugins can replace the built-in summarization pipeline. Configure via `agents.defaults.compaction.provider`; falls back to LLM summarization on provider failure. (#56224) Thanks @DhruvBhatia0.
+- Agents/system prompt: add `agents.defaults.systemPromptOverride` for controlled prompt experiments plus heartbeat prompt-section controls so heartbeat runtime behavior can stay enabled without injecting heartbeat instructions every turn.
+- Providers/Google: add Gemma 4 model support and keep Google fallback resolution on the requested provider path so native Google Gemma routes work again. (#61507) Thanks @eyjohn.
+- Providers/Google: preserve explicit thinking-off semantics for Gemma 4 while still enabling Gemma reasoning support in compatibility wrappers. (#62127) Thanks @romgenie.
+- Providers/Arcee AI: add a bundled Arcee AI provider plugin with Trinity catalog entries, OpenRouter support, and updated onboarding/auth guidance. (#62068) Thanks @arthurbr11.
+- Providers/Anthropic: restore Claude CLI as the preferred local Anthropic path in onboarding, model-auth guidance, doctor flows, and Docker Claude CLI live lanes again.
+- Providers/Ollama: detect vision capability from the `/api/show` response and set image input on models that support it so Ollama vision models accept image attachments. (#62193) Thanks @BruceMacD.
+- Memory/dreaming: ingest redacted session transcripts into the dreaming corpus with per-day session-corpus notes, cursor checkpointing, and promotion/doctor support. (#62227) Thanks @vignesh07.
+- Providers/inferrs: add string-content compatibility for stricter OpenAI-compatible chat backends, document `inferrs` setup with a full config example, and add troubleshooting guidance for local backends that pass direct probes but fail on full agent-runtime prompts.
+- Agents/context engine: expose prompt-cache runtime context to context engines and keep current-turn prompt-cache usage aligned with the active attempt instead of stale prior-turn assistant state. (#62179) Thanks @jalehman.
+- Plugin SDK/context engines: pass `availableTools` and `citationsMode` into `assemble()`, and expose memory-artifact and memory-prompt seams so companion plugins and non-legacy context engines can consume active memory state without reaching into internals. Thanks @vincentkoc.
+- ACP/ACPX plugin: bump the bundled `acpx` pin to `0.5.1` so plugin-local installs and strict version checks pick up the latest published runtime release. (#62148) Thanks @onutc.
+- Discord/events: allow `event-create` to accept a cover image URL or local file path, load and validate PNG/JPG/GIF event cover media, and pass the encoded image payload through Discord admin action/runtime paths. (#60883) Thanks @bittoby.
+- Plugins/provider-auth: expose runtime-ready provider auth through `openclaw/plugin-sdk/provider-auth-runtime` so native plugins and context engines can resolve request-ready credentials after provider-owned runtime exchanges like GitHub Copilot device-token-to-bearer flows. (#62753) Thanks @jalehman.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- CLI/infer: keep provider-backed infer behavior aligned with actual runtime execution by fixing explicit TTS override handling, profile-aware gateway TTS prefs resolution, per-request transcription `prompt`/`language` overrides, image output MIME/extension mismatches, configured web-search fallback behavior, and agent-vs-CLI web-search execution drift.
+- Plugins/media: when `plugins.allow` is set, capability fallback now merges bundled capability plugin ids into the allowlist (not only `plugins.entries`), so media understanding providers such as OpenAI-compatible STT load for voice transcription without requiring `openai` in `plugins.allow`. (#62205) Thanks @neeravmakwana.
+- Agents/history and replies: buffer phaseless OpenAI WS text until a real assistant phase arrives, keep replay and SSE history sequence tracking aligned, hide commentary and leaked tool XML from user-visible history, and keep history-based follow-up replies on `final_answer` text only. (#61729, #61747, #61829, #61855, #61954) Thanks @100yenadmin and contributors.
+- Control UI: show `/tts` audio replies in webchat, detect mistaken `?token=` auth links with the correct `#token=` hint, and keep Copy, Canvas, and mobile exec-approval UI from covering chat content on narrow screens. (#54842, #61514, #61598) Thanks @neeravmakwana.
+- iOS/gateway: replace string-matched connection error UI with structured gateway connection problems, preserve actionable pairing/auth failures over later generic disconnect noise, and surface reusable problem banners and details across onboarding, settings, and root status surfaces. (#62650) Thanks @ngutman.
+- TUI: route `/status` through the shared session-status command, keep commentary hidden in history, strip raw envelope metadata from async command notices, preserve fallback streaming before per-attempt failures finalize, and restore Kitty keyboard state on exit or fatal crashes. (#49130, #59985, #60043, #61463) Thanks @biefan and contributors.
+- iOS/Watch exec approvals: keep Apple Watch review and approval recovery working while the iPhone is locked or backgrounded, including reconnect recovery, pending approval persistence, notification cleanup, and APNs-backed watch refresh recovery. (#61757) Thanks @ngutman.
+- Agents/context overflow: combine oversized and aggregate tool-result recovery in one pass and restore a total-context overflow backstop so recoverable sessions retry instead of failing early. (#61651) Thanks @Takhoffman.
 - Auth/OpenAI Codex OAuth: reload fresh on-disk credentials inside the locked refresh path and retry once after `refresh_token_reused` rotates only the stored refresh token, so relogin/restart recovery stops getting stuck on stale cached auth state. Thanks @owen-ever.
-- Providers/Ollama: honor the selected provider's `baseUrl` during streaming so multi-Ollama setups stop routing every stream to the first configured Ollama endpoint. (#61678)
-- Browser/remote CDP: retry the DevTools websocket once after remote browser restarts so healthy remote browser profiles do not fail availability checks during CDP warm-up. (#57397) Thanks @ThanhNguyxn07.
-- Memory/vector recall: surface explicit warnings when `sqlite-vec` is unavailable or vector writes are degraded so memory indexing no longer reports false-success while semantic recall is impaired.
+- Auth/OpenAI Codex OAuth: keep native `/model ...@profile` selections on the target session and honor explicit user-locked auth profiles even when per-agent auth order excludes them. (#62744) Thanks @jalehman.
+- Providers/Anthropic: preserve thinking blocks for Claude Opus 4.5+, Sonnet 4.5+, and newer Claude 4-family models so prompt-cache prefixes keep matching, and skip `service_tier` injection on OAuth-authenticated stream wrapper requests so Claude OAuth streaming stops failing with HTTP 401. (#60356, #61793)
+- Agents/Claude CLI: surface nested API error messages from structured CLI output so billing/auth/provider failures show the real provider error instead of an opaque CLI failure.
+- Agents/exec: preserve explicit `host=node` routing under elevated defaults when `tools.exec.host=auto`, fail loud on invalid elevated cross-host overrides, and keep `strictInlineEval` commands blocked after approval timeouts instead of falling through to automatic execution. (#61739) Thanks @obviyus.
+- Nodes/exec approvals: keep `host=node` POSIX transport shell wrappers (`/bin/sh -lc ...`) aligned with inner-command allowlist analysis so allowlisted scripts stop prompting unnecessarily, while Windows `cmd.exe` wrapper runs stay approval-gated. (#62401) Thanks @ngutman.
+- Nodes/exec approvals: keep Windows `cmd.exe /c` wrapper runs approval-gated even when `env` carriers, including env-assignment carriers, wrap the shell invocation. (#62439) Thanks @ngutman.
+- Gateway tool/exec config: block model-facing `gateway config.apply` and `config.patch` writes from changing exec approval paths such as `safeBins`, `safeBinProfiles`, `safeBinTrustedDirs`, and `strictInlineEval`, while still allowing unchanged structured values through. (#62001) Thanks @eleqtrizit.
+- Host exec/env sanitization: block dangerous Java, Rust, Cargo, Git, Kubernetes, cloud credential, config-path, and Helm env overrides so host-run tools cannot be redirected to attacker-chosen code, config, credentials, or repository state. (#59119, #62002, #62291) Thanks @eleqtrizit and contributors.
+- Commands/allowlist: require owner authorization for `/allowlist add` and `/allowlist remove` before channel resolution, so non-owner but command-authorized senders can no longer persistently rewrite allowlist policy state. (#62383) Thanks @pgondhi987.
+- Feishu/docx uploads: honor `tools.fs.workspaceOnly` for local `upload_file` and `upload_image` paths by forwarding workspace-constrained `localRoots` into the media loader, so docx uploads can no longer read host-local files outside the workspace when workspace-only mode is active. (#62369) Thanks @pgondhi987.
+- Network/fetch guard: drop request bodies and body-describing headers on cross-origin `307` and `308` redirects by default, so attacker-controlled redirect hops cannot receive secret-bearing POST payloads from SSRF-guarded fetch flows unless a caller explicitly opts in. (#62357) Thanks @pgondhi987.
+- Browser/SSRF: treat main-frame `document` redirect hops as navigations even when Playwright does not flag them as `isNavigationRequest()`, so strict private-network blocking still stops forbidden redirect pivots before the browser reaches the internal target. (#62355) Thanks @pgondhi987.
+- Browser/node invoke: block persistent browser profile create, reset, and delete mutations through `browser.proxy` on both gateway-forwarded `node.invoke` and the node-host proxy path, even when no profile allowlist is configured. (#60489)
+- Gateway/node pairing: require a fresh pairing request when a previously paired node reconnects with additional declared commands, and keep the live session pinned to the earlier approved command set until the upgrade is approved. (#62658) Thanks @eleqtrizit.
+- Gateway/auth: invalidate existing shared-token and password WebSocket sessions when the configured secret rotates, so stale authenticated sockets cannot stay attached after token or password changes. (#62350) Thanks @pgondhi987.
 - MS Teams/security: validate file-consent upload URLs against HTTPS, Microsoft/SharePoint host allowlists, and private-IP DNS checks before uploading attachments, blocking SSRF-style consent-upload abuse. (#23596)
-- Discord/gateway monitor: use `ws://` again for gateway monitor sockets so Discord monitor connections recover reliably after recent gateway socket changes.
-- Control UI/auth URLs: detect mistaken `?token=` links, show the correct `#token=` fragment hint only on real auth failures, and stop masking the real problem behind a generic device-identity error. (#54842)
-- Control UI/chat layout: keep Copy and Canvas actions plus mobile exec-approval overlays from covering chat text or command previews on narrow screens. (#61514)
-- Matrix/formatting: preserve multi-paragraph and loose-list rendering in Element so numbered and bulleted Markdown keeps its content attached to the correct list item. (#60997) Thanks @gucasbrg.
-- Sessions/model selection: resolve the explicitly selected session model separately from runtime fallback resolution so session status and live model switching stay aligned with the chosen model.
-- Secrets/x_search: keep legacy `x_search` auth resolution working so older xAI web-search configs continue to load after the plugin-owned auth move.
-- iOS/Watch exec approvals: keep Apple Watch review and approval recovery working while the iPhone is locked or backgrounded, including background-safe reconnects, persisted pending approvals, notification cleanup, and APNs-backed watch refresh recovery. (#61757) Thanks @ngutman.
-- Discord/forwarding: recover forwarded referenced message text and attachments when Discord omits snapshot payloads, so forwarded-message relays keep the original content. (#61670) Thanks @artwalker.
-- TUI/status: route `/status` through the shared session-status command and move the old gateway-wide diagnostic summary to `/gateway-status` (`/gwstatus`). Thanks @vincentkoc.
-- TUI/history and heartbeat: keep assistant commentary hidden on both streamed and reloaded TUI history views, preserve the phase-sanitized REST history contract, and stop forced heartbeat runs from targeting subagent sessions. (#61463) Thanks @100yenadmin.
-- TUI/command messages: strip inbound envelope metadata before rendering command/system messages so async completion notices stop leaking raw wrappers into the operator terminal. (#59985) Thanks @MoerAI.
-- TUI/terminal: restore Kitty keyboard protocol and `modifyOtherKeys` state on TUI exit and fatal CLI crashes so parent shells stop inheriting broken keyboard input after `openclaw tui` exits. (#49130) Thanks @biefan.
-- Plugins/Windows: load plugin entrypoints through `file://` import specifiers on Windows without breaking plugin SDK alias resolution, fixing `ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME` for absolute plugin paths. (#61832) Thanks @Zeesejo.
-- Plugins/Windows: disable native Jiti loading for setup and doctor contract registries on Windows so onboarding and config-doctor plugin probes stop crashing with `ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME`. (#61836, #61853)
-- Plugins/install: preserve plugin-schema defaults during fresh-install raw config validation so bundled plugin installs stop failing when required fields rely on schema defaults. (#61856) Thanks @SuperMarioYL.
+- Media/base64 decode guards: enforce byte limits before decoding missed base64-backed Teams, Signal, QQ Bot, and image-tool payloads so oversized inbound media and data URLs no longer bypass pre-decode size checks. (#62007) Thanks @eleqtrizit.
+- Runtime event trust: mark background `notifyOnExit` summaries, ACP parent-stream relays, and wake-hook payloads as untrusted system events so lower-trust runtime output no longer re-enters later turns as trusted `System:` text. (#62003)
+- Auto-reply/media: allow managed generated-media `MEDIA:` paths from normal reply text again while still blocking arbitrary host-local media and document paths, so generated media keep delivering without reopening host-path injection holes.
+- Gateway/status and containers: auto-bind to `0.0.0.0` inside Docker and Podman environments, and probe local TLS gateways over `wss://` with self-signed fingerprint forwarding so container startup and loopback TLS status checks work again. (#61818, #61935) Thanks @openperf and contributors.
+- Gateway/OpenAI-compatible HTTP: abort in-flight `/v1/chat/completions` and `/v1/responses` turns when clients disconnect so abandoned HTTP requests stop wasting agent runtime. (#54388) Thanks @Lellansin.
 - macOS/gateway version: strip trailing commit metadata from CLI version output before semver parsing so the Mac app recognizes installed gateway versions like `OpenClaw 2026.4.2 (d74a122)` again. (#61111) Thanks @oliviareid-svg.
-- Gateway/containers: auto-bind to `0.0.0.0` during container startup for Docker and Podman compatibility, while keeping host-side status and doctor checks on the hardened loopback default when `gateway.bind` is unset. (#61818) Thanks @openperf.
-- Gateway/status: probe local TLS gateways over `wss://`, forward the local cert fingerprint for self-signed loopback probes, and warn when the local TLS runtime cannot load the configured cert. (#61935) Thanks @ThanhNguyxn07.
+- Sessions/model selection: resolve the explicitly selected session model separately from runtime fallback resolution so session status and live model switching stay aligned with the chosen model.
+- Discord/ACP bindings: canonicalize DM conversation identity across inbound messages, component interactions, native commands, and current-conversation binding resolution so `--bind here` in Discord DMs keeps routing follow-up replies to the bound agent instead of falling back to the default agent.
+- Discord: recover forwarded referenced message text and attachments when snapshots are missing, use `ws://` again for gateway monitor sockets, stop forcing a hardcoded temperature for Codex-backed auto-thread titles, and harden voice receive recovery so rapid speaker restarts keep their next utterance. (#41536, #61670) Thanks @artwalker and contributors.
+- Slack/thread mentions: add `channels.slack.thread.requireExplicitMention` so Slack channels that already require mentions can also require explicit `@bot` mentions inside bot-participated threads. (#58276) Thanks @praktika-engineer.
 - Slack/threading: keep legacy thread stickiness for real replies when older callers omit `isThreadReply`, while still honoring `replyToMode` for Slack's auto-created top-level `thread_ts`. (#61835) Thanks @kaonash.
-- Discord/voice: re-arm DAVE receive passthrough without suppressing decrypt-failure rejoin recovery, and clear capture state before finalize teardown so rapid speaker restarts keep their next utterance. (#41536) Thanks @wit-oc.
-- Providers/Google: recognize Gemma model ids in native Google forward-compat resolution, keep the requested provider when cloning fallback templates, and force Gemma reasoning off so Gemma 4 routes stop failing through the Google catalog fallback. (#61507) Thanks @eyjohn.
-- Providers/Anthropic: skip `service_tier` injection for OAuth-authenticated stream wrapper requests so Claude OAuth requests stop failing with HTTP 401. (#60356) thanks @openperf.
-- Providers/OpenAI: keep WebSocket text buffered until a real assistant phase arrives, even when text deltas land before a phaseless `output_item.added` announcement. (#61954) Thanks @100yenadmin.
-- Providers/OpenAI: accept case-insensitive `plugins.entries.openai.config.personality` values, keep unknown overrides on the friendly overlay path, and add `on` as an alias for `friendly`. Thanks @vincentkoc.
-- Discord/thread titles: stop forcing a hardcoded temperature for generated auto-thread names so Codex-backed thread title generation works on `openai-codex/*` models again. (#59525)
-- Agents/message tool: add a `read` plus `threadId` discoverability hint when the configured channel actions support threaded message reads.
-- Agents/context overflow: combine oversized and aggregate tool-result recovery in one repair pass, and restore a total-context overflow backstop during tool loops so recoverable sessions retry instead of failing early. (#61651) Thanks @Takhoffman.
-- Agents/exec: preserve explicit `host=node` routing under elevated defaults when `tools.exec.host=auto`, and fail loud on invalid elevated cross-host overrides. (#61739) Thanks @obviyus.
-- Agents/heartbeat: stop truncating live session transcripts after no-op heartbeat acks, move heartbeat cleanup to prompt assembly and compaction, and keep post-filter context-engine ingestion aligned with the real session baseline. (#60998) Thanks @nxmxbbd.
-- Gateway/TUI: defer terminal chat finalization for per-attempt lifecycle errors so fallback retries keep streaming before the run is marked failed. (#60043) Thanks @jwchmodx.
-- Gateway/history: seed SSE startup history and raw transcript sequence tracking from one initial transcript snapshot so first history events cannot diverge from subsequent message sequence numbering. (#61855) Thanks @100yenadmin.
-- Agents/history: keep history-based reply reads and subagent completion summaries on `final_answer` text only so internal commentary stops leaking into user-visible follow-up replies. (#61747) Thanks @afurm.
-- Agents/history: suppress commentary-only visible-text leaks in streaming and chat history views, and keep sanitized SSE history sequence numbers monotonic after transcript-only refreshes. (#61829) Thanks @100yenadmin.
-- Agents/history: use one shared assistant-visible sanitizer across embedded delivery and chat-history extraction so leaked `<tool_call>` and `<tool_result>` XML blocks stay hidden from user-facing replies. (#61729) Thanks @openperf.
-- Agents/history: keep truly legacy unsigned replay text unphased when mixed with phased OpenAI WS assistant blocks, while still inheriting message phase for id-only replay signatures. (#61529) Thanks @100yenadmin.
-- Memory/dreaming: strip managed Light Sleep and REM blocks before daily-note ingestion so dreaming summaries stop re-ingesting their own staged output into new candidates. (#61720) Thanks @MonkeyLeeT.
-- Docs/i18n: relocalize final localized-page links after translation so generated locale pages stop keeping stale English-root links when targets appear later in the same run. (#61796) thanks @hxy91819.
-- Docs/i18n: remove the zh-CN homepage redirect override so Mintlify can resolve the localized Chinese homepage without self-redirecting `/zh-CN/index`.
-- Tools/web_fetch and web_search: fix `TypeError: fetch failed` caused by undici 8.0 enabling HTTP/2 by default; pinned SSRF-guard dispatchers now explicitly set `allowH2: false` to restore HTTP/1.1 behavior and keep the custom DNS-pinning lookup compatible. (#61738, #61777) Thanks @zozo123.
-- Agents/session keys: backfill `sessionKey` from `sessionId` in the embedded PI runner when callers omit it, so hooks, LCM, and compaction receive a valid key; also normalize whitespace-only session keys to `undefined` before downstream consumers see them. (#60555) Thanks @100yenadmin.
+- Slack/media: keep attachment downloads on the SSRF-guarded dispatcher path so Slack media fetching works on Node 22 without dropping pinned transport enforcement. (#62239) Thanks @openperf.
+- Matrix/onboarding: add an invite auto-join setup step with explicit off warnings and strict stable-target validation so new Matrix accounts stop silently ignoring invited rooms and fresh DM-style invites unless operators opt in. (#62168) Thanks @gumadeiras.
+- Matrix/formatting: preserve multi-paragraph and loose-list rendering in Element so numbered and bulleted Markdown keeps their content attached to the correct list item. (#60997) Thanks @gucasbrg.
+- Telegram/doctor: keep top-level access-control fallback in place during multi-account normalization while still promoting legacy default auth into `accounts.default`, so existing named bots keep inherited allowlists without dropping the legacy default bot. (#62263) Thanks @obviyus.
+- Plugins/loaders: centralize bundled `dist/**` Jiti native-load policy and keep channel, public-surface, facade, and config-metadata loader seams off native Jiti on Windows so onboarding and configure flows stop tripping `ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME`. (#62286) Thanks @chen-zhang-cs-code.
+- Plugins/channels: keep bundled channel artifact and secret-contract loading stable under lazy loading, preserve plugin-schema defaults during install, and fix Windows `file://` plus native-Jiti plugin loader paths so onboarding, doctor, `openclaw secret`, and bundled plugin installs work again. (#61832, #61836, #61853, #61856) Thanks @Zeesejo and contributors.
+- Plugins/ClawHub: verify downloaded plugin archives against version metadata SHA-256, fail closed when archive integrity metadata is missing or malformed, and tighten fallback ZIP verification so plugin installs cannot proceed on mismatched or incomplete ClawHub package metadata. (#60517) Thanks @mappel-nv.
 - Plugins/provider hooks: stop recursive provider snapshot loads from overflowing the stack during plugin initialization, while still preserving cached nested provider-hook results. (#61922, #61938, #61946, #61951)
-- Discord/voice: re-arm DAVE receive passthrough without suppressing decrypt-failure rejoin recovery, and clear capture state before finalize teardown so rapid speaker restarts keep their next utterance. (#41536) Thanks @wit-oc.
-- Agents/exec: keep `strictInlineEval` commands blocked after approval timeouts on both gateway and node exec hosts, so timeout fallback no longer turns timed-out inline interpreter prompts into automatic execution.
+- Docker/plugins: stop forcing bundled plugin discovery to `/app/extensions` in runtime images so packaged installs use compiled `dist/extensions` artifacts again and Node 24 containers do not boot through source-only plugin entry paths. Fixes #62044. (#62316) Thanks @gumadeiras.
+- Providers/Ollama: honor the selected provider's `baseUrl` during streaming so multi-Ollama setups stop routing every stream to the first configured Ollama endpoint. (#61678)
+- Providers/Ollama: stop warning that Ollama could not be reached when discovery only sees empty default local stubs, while still keeping real explicit Ollama overrides loud when the endpoint is unreachable.
+- Providers/xAI: recognize `api.grok.x.ai` as an xAI-native endpoint again and keep legacy `x_search` auth resolution working so older xAI web-search configs continue to load. (#61377) Thanks @jjjojoj.
+- Providers/Mistral: send `reasoning_effort` for `mistral/mistral-small-latest` (Mistral Small 4) with thinking-level mapping, and mark the catalog entry as reasoning-capable so adjustable reasoning matches Mistral’s Chat Completions API. (#62162) Thanks @neeravmakwana.
+- OpenAI TTS/Groq: send `wav` to Groq-compatible speech endpoints, honor explicit `responseFormat` overrides on OpenAI-compatible paths, and only mark voice-note output as voice-compatible when the actual format is `opus`. (#62233) Thanks @neeravmakwana.
+- Tools/web_fetch and web_search: fix `TypeError: fetch failed` caused by undici 8.0 enabling HTTP/2 by default; pinned SSRF-guard dispatchers now explicitly set `allowH2: false` to restore HTTP/1.1 behavior and keep the custom DNS-pinning lookup compatible. (#61738, #61777) Thanks @zozo123.
+- Tools/web search/Exa: show Exa Search in onboarding and configure provider pickers again by marking the bundled Exa provider as setup-visible. Thanks @vincentkoc.
+- Memory/vector recall: surface explicit warnings when `sqlite-vec` is unavailable or vector writes are degraded, and strip managed Light Sleep and REM blocks before daily-note ingestion so memory indexing and dreaming stop reporting false-success or re-ingesting staged output. (#61720) Thanks @MonkeyLeeT.
+- Memory/dreaming: make Dreams config reads and writes respect the selected memory slot plugin instead of always targeting `memory-core`. (#62275) Thanks @SnowSky1.
 - QQ Bot/media: route gateway-side attachment and fallback downloads through guarded QQ/Tencent HTTPS fetches so QQ media handling no longer follows arbitrary remote hosts.
-- Exec/runtime events: mark background `notifyOnExit` summaries and ACP parent-stream relays as untrusted system events so lower-trust runtime output no longer re-enters later turns as trusted `System:` text.
-- Hooks/wake: queue direct and mapped wake-hook payloads as untrusted system events so external wake content no longer enters the main session as trusted input. (#62003)
+- Browser/remote CDP: retry the DevTools websocket once after remote browser restarts so healthy remote browser profiles do not fail availability checks during CDP warm-up. (#57397) Thanks @ThanhNguyxn07.
+- UI/light mode: target both root and nested WebKit scrollbar thumbs in the light theme so page-level and container scrollbars stay visible on light backgrounds. (#61753) Thanks @chziyue.
+- Agents/subagents: honor `sessions_spawn(lightContext: true)` for spawned subagent runs by preserving lightweight bootstrap context through the gateway and embedded runner instead of silently falling back to full workspace bootstrap injection. (#62264) Thanks @theSamPadilla.
+- Cron: load `jobId` into `id` when the on-disk store omits `id`, matching doctor migration and fixing `unknown cron job id` for hand-edited `jobs.json`. (#62246) Thanks @neeravmakwana.
+- Agents/model fallback: classify minimal HTTP 404 API errors (for example `404 status code (no body)`) as `model_not_found` so assistant failures throw into the fallback chain instead of stopping at the first fallback candidate. (#62119) Thanks @neeravmakwana.
+- BlueBubbles/network: respect explicit private-network opt-out for loopback and private `serverUrl` values across account resolution, status probes, monitor startup, and attachment downloads, while keeping public-host attachment hostname pinning intact. (#59373) Thanks @jpreagan.
+- Agents/heartbeat: keep heartbeat runs pinned to the main session so active subagent transcripts are not overwritten by heartbeat status messages. (#61803) Thanks @100yenadmin.
+- Agents/heartbeat: respect disabled heartbeat prompt guidance so operators can suppress heartbeat prompt instructions without disabling heartbeat runtime behavior.
+- Agents/compaction: stop compaction-wait aborts from re-entering prompt failover and replaying completed tool turns. (#62600) Thanks @i-dentifier.
+- Approvals/runtime: move native approval lifecycle assembly into shared core bootstrap/runtime seams driven by channel capabilities and runtime contexts, and remove the legacy bundled approval fallback wiring. (#62135) Thanks @gumadeiras.
+- Security/fetch-guard: stop rejecting operator-configured proxy hostnames against the target-scoped hostname allowlist in SSRF-guarded fetches, restoring proxy-based media downloads for Telegram and other channels. (#62312) Thanks @ademczuk.
+- Logging: make `logging.level` and `logging.consoleLevel` honor the documented severity threshold ordering again, and keep child loggers inheriting the parent `minLevel`. (#44646) Thanks @zhumengzhu.
+- Agents/sessions_send: pass `threadId` through announce delivery so cross-session notifications land in the correct Telegram forum topic instead of the group's general thread. (#62758) Thanks @jalehman.
+- Daemon/systemd: keep sudo systemctl calls scoped to the invoking user when machine-scoped systemctl fails, while still avoiding machine fallback for permission-denied user bus errors. (#62337) Thanks @Aftabbs.
+- Docs/i18n: relocalize final localized-page links after translation and remove the zh-CN homepage redirect override so localized Mintlify pages resolve to the correct language roots again. (#61796) Thanks @hxy91819.
+- Agents/exec: keep timed-out shell-backgrounded commands on the failed path and point long-running jobs to exec background/yield sessions so process polling is only suggested for registered sessions.
+- Agents/model resolution: let explicit `openai-codex/gpt-5.4` selection prefer provider runtime metadata when it reports a larger context window, keeping configured Codex runs aligned with the live provider limits. (#62694) Thanks @ruclaw7.
+- Agents/model resolution: keep explicit-model runtime comparisons on the configured workspace plugin registry, so workspace-installed providers do not silently fall back to stale explicit metadata during runtime model lookup.
+- Providers/Z.AI: default onboarding and endpoint detection to GLM-5.1 instead of GLM-5. (#61998) Thanks @serg0x.
+- Cron/isolated: resolve auth profiles without treating every isolated run as a brand-new auth session, so profile-based providers (for example OpenRouter) keep a stable credential choice instead of rotating or ignoring stored keys. (#62783) Thanks @neeravmakwana.
+- CLI/tasks: `openclaw tasks cancel` now records operator cancellation for CLI runtime tasks instead of returning "Task runtime does not support cancellation yet", so stuck `running` CLI tasks can be cleared. (#62419) Thanks @neeravmakwana.
+- Sessions/context: resolve context window limits using the active provider plus model (not bare model id alone) when persisting session usage, applying inline directives, and sizing memory-flush / preflight compaction thresholds, so duplicate model ids across providers no longer leak the wrong `contextTokens` into the session store or `/status`. (#62472) Thanks @neeravmakwana.
+- Channels/setup: exclude workspace shadow entries from channel setup catalog lookups and align trust checks with auto-enable so workspace-scoped overrides no longer bypass the trusted catalog. (`GHSA-82qx-6vj7-p8m2`) Thanks @zsxsoft.
 
 ## 2026.4.5
 
@@ -206,6 +372,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Feishu/reasoning: only expose streamed reasoning previews when the session is explicitly `reasoning:stream`, so hidden reasoning traces do not surface on normal streaming sessions. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Discord: keep REST, webhook, and monitor traffic on the configured proxy, preserve component-only media sends, honor `@everyone` and `@here` mention gates, keep ACK reactions on the active account, and split voice connect/playback timeouts so auto-join is more reliable. (#57465, #60361, #60345) Thanks @geekhuashan.
 - WhatsApp: restore `channels.whatsapp.blockStreaming` and reset watchdog timeouts after reconnect so quiet chats stop falling into reconnect loops. (#60007, #60069) Thanks @MonkeyLeeT and @mcaxtr.
+- Browser/security: re-run SSRF safety checks after interaction-driven navigations and before snapshot reads so click, submit, keyboard, and current-page snapshot flows fail closed on disallowed destinations. (#62023) Thanks @eleqtrizit.
 - Memory: keep `memory-core` builtin embedding registration on the already-registered path so selecting `memory-core` no longer recurses through plugin discovery and crashes during startup. (#61402) Thanks @ngutman.
 - Agents/tool results: keep large `read` outputs visible longer, preserve the latest `read` output when older tool output can absorb the overflow budget, and fall back to Pi's normal overflow compaction/retry path before replacing a fresh `read` with a compacted stub. Thanks @vincentkoc.
 - Memory/QMD: prefer modern `qmd collection add --glob`, accept newer single-line JSON hit metadata while keeping legacy line fields, refresh QMD docs/doctor install guidance and model-override guidance, and keep older QMD releases working. Thanks @vincentkoc.
@@ -248,6 +415,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Providers/OpenRouter failover: classify `403 “Key limit exceeded”` spending-limit responses as billing so model fallback continues instead of stopping on generic auth. (#59892) Thanks @rockcent.
 - Providers/Anthropic: keep `claude-cli/*` auth on live Claude CLI credentials at runtime, avoid persisting stale bearer-token profiles, and suppress macOS Keychain prompts during non-interactive Claude CLI setup. (#61234) Thanks @darkamenosa.
 - Providers/Anthropic: when Claude CLI auth becomes the default, write a real `claude-cli` auth profile so local and gateway agent runs can use Claude CLI immediately without missing-API-key failures. Thanks @vincentkoc.
+- Memory/dreaming: make Dreams config reads and writes respect the selected memory slot plugin (including `doctor.memory.status` and Control UI fallback state) instead of always targeting `memory-core`. (#62275) Thanks @SnowSky1.
 - Providers/Anthropic Vertex: honor `cacheRetention: “long”` with the real 1-hour prompt-cache TTL on Vertex AI endpoints, and default `anthropic-vertex` cache retention like direct Anthropic. (#60888) Thanks @affsantos.
 - Agents/Anthropic: preserve native `toolu_*` replay ids on direct Anthropic and Anthropic Vertex paths so cache-sensitive history stops rewriting known-valid Anthropic tool-use ids. (#52612)
 - Providers/Google: add model-level `cacheRetention` support for direct Gemini system prompts by creating, reusing, and refreshing `cachedContents` automatically on Google AI Studio runs. (#51372) Thanks @rafaelmariano-glitch.
@@ -802,6 +970,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Agents/compaction: surface safeguard-specific cancel reasons and relabel benign manual `/compact` no-op cases as skipped instead of failed. (#51072) Thanks @afurm.
 - Docs: add `pnpm docs:check-links:anchors` for Mintlify anchor validation while keeping `scripts/docs-link-audit.mjs` as the stable link-audit entrypoint. (#55912) Thanks @velvet-shark.
 - Tavily: mark outbound API requests with `X-Client-Source: openclaw` so Tavily can attribute OpenClaw-originated traffic. (#55335) Thanks @lakshyaag-tavily.
+- Plugins/hooks: add async `requireApproval` to `before_tool_call` hooks, letting plugins pause tool execution and prompt the user for approval via the exec approval overlay, Telegram buttons, Discord interactions, or the `/approve` command on any channel. The `/approve` command now handles both exec and plugin approvals with automatic fallback. (#55339) Thanks @vaclavbelak and @joshavant.
 
 ### Fixes
 
@@ -1739,6 +1908,9 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - macOS overlays: fix VoiceWake, Talk, and Notify overlay exclusivity crashes by removing shared `inout` visibility mutation from `OverlayPanelFactory.present`, and add a repeated Talk overlay smoke test. (#39275, #39321) Thanks @fellanH.
 - macOS Talk Mode: set the speech recognition request `taskHint` to `.dictation` for mic capture, and add regression coverage for the request defaults. (#38445) Thanks @dmiv.
 - macOS release packaging: default `scripts/package-mac-app.sh` to universal binaries for `BUILD_CONFIG=release`, and clarify that `scripts/package-mac-dist.sh` already produces the release zip + DMG. (#33891) Thanks @cgdusek.
+- Tools/web search: restore Perplexity OpenRouter/Sonar compatibility for legacy `OPENROUTER_API_KEY`, `sk-or-...`, and explicit `perplexity.baseUrl` / `model` setups while keeping direct Perplexity keys on the native Search API path. (#39937) Thanks @obviyus.
+- Tools/web search: restore Perplexity OpenRouter/Sonar compatibility for legacy `OPENROUTER_API_KEY`, `sk-or-...`, and explicit `perplexity.baseUrl` / `model` setups while keeping direct Perplexity keys on the native Search API path. (#39937) Thanks @obviyus.
+- Doctor/Codex OAuth: warn only for legacy `models.providers.openai-codex` transport overrides that can shadow the built-in Codex OAuth path, while leaving supported custom proxies and header-only overrides alone. (#40143) Thanks @bde1.
 - Hooks/session-memory: keep `/new` and `/reset` memory artifacts in the bound agent workspace and align saved reset session keys with that workspace when stale main-agent keys leak into the hook path. (#39875) thanks @rbutera.
 - Sessions/model switch: clear stale cached `contextTokens` when a session changes models so status and runtime paths recompute against the active model window. (#38044) thanks @yuweuii.
 - ACP/session history: persist transcripts for successful ACP child runs, preserve exact transcript text, record ACP spawned-session lineage, and keep spawn-time transcript-path persistence best-effort so history storage failures do not block execution. (#40137) thanks @mbelinky.

Dockerfile

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ RUN corepack enable
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml pnpm-workspace.yaml .npmrc ./
+COPY openclaw.mjs ./
 COPY ui/package.json ./ui/package.json
 COPY patches ./patches
 COPY scripts/postinstall-bundled-plugins.mjs scripts/npm-runner.mjs scripts/windows-cmd-helpers.mjs ./scripts/
@@ -102,7 +103,19 @@ RUN pnpm qa:lab:build
 # Prune dev dependencies and strip build-only metadata before copying
 # runtime assets into the final image.
 FROM build AS runtime-assets
-RUN CI=true pnpm prune --prod && \
+ARG OPENCLAW_EXTENSIONS
+ARG OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGIN_DIR
+# Keep the install layer frozen, but allow prune to run against the full copied
+# workspace tree subset used during `pnpm install`. The build stage only copied
+# the root, `ui`, and opted-in plugin manifests into the install layer, so
+# prune must not rediscover unrelated workspaces from the later full source
+# copy.
+RUN printf 'packages:\n  - .\n  - ui\n' > /tmp/pnpm-workspace.runtime.yaml && \
+    for ext in $OPENCLAW_EXTENSIONS; do \
+      printf '  - %s/%s\n' "$OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGIN_DIR" "$ext" >> /tmp/pnpm-workspace.runtime.yaml; \
+    done && \
+    cp /tmp/pnpm-workspace.runtime.yaml pnpm-workspace.yaml && \
+    CI=true NPM_CONFIG_FROZEN_LOCKFILE=false pnpm prune --prod && \
     find dist -type f \( -name '*.d.ts' -o -name '*.d.mts' -o -name '*.d.cts' -o -name '*.map' \) -delete
 
 # ── Runtime base images ─────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -159,10 +172,6 @@ COPY --from=runtime-assets --chown=node:node /app/skills ./skills
 COPY --from=runtime-assets --chown=node:node /app/docs ./docs
 COPY --from=runtime-assets --chown=node:node /app/qa ./qa
 
-# In npm-installed Docker images, prefer the copied source extension tree for
-# bundled discovery so package metadata that points at source entries stays valid.
-ENV OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_DIR=/app/${OPENCLAW_BUNDLED_PLUGIN_DIR}
-
 # Keep pnpm available in the runtime image for container-local workflows.
 # Use a shared Corepack home so the non-root `node` user does not need a
 # first-run network fetch when invoking pnpm.

README.md

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ New install? Start here: [Getting started](https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/gettin
 
 - **[OpenAI](https://openai.com/)** (ChatGPT/Codex)
 
-Model note: while many providers/models are supported, for the best experience and lower prompt-injection risk use the strongest latest-generation model available to you. See [Onboarding](https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/onboarding).
+Model note: while many providers and models are supported, prefer a current flagship model from the provider you trust and already use. See [Onboarding](https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/onboarding).
 
 ## Models (selection + auth)
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ Minimal `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json` (model + defaults):
 ```json5
 {
   agent: {
-    model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6",
+    model: "<provider>/<model-id>",
   },
 }
 ```

appcast.xml

@@ -3,437 +3,191 @@
     <channel>
         <title>OpenClaw</title>
         <item>
-            <title>2026.4.5</title>
-            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:55:17 +0100</pubDate>
+            <title>2026.4.9</title>
+            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
             <link>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openclaw/openclaw/main/appcast.xml</link>
-            <sparkle:version>2026040590</sparkle:version>
-            <sparkle:shortVersionString>2026.4.5</sparkle:shortVersionString>
+            <sparkle:version>2026040990</sparkle:version>
+            <sparkle:shortVersionString>2026.4.9</sparkle:shortVersionString>
             <sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>15.0</sparkle:minimumSystemVersion>
-            <description><![CDATA[<h2>OpenClaw 2026.4.5</h2>
-<h3>Breaking</h3>
-<ul>
-<li>Config: remove legacy public config aliases such as <code>talk.voiceId</code> / <code>talk.apiKey</code>, <code>agents.*.sandbox.perSession</code>, <code>browser.ssrfPolicy.allowPrivateNetwork</code>, <code>hooks.internal.handlers</code>, and channel/group/room <code>allow</code> toggles in favor of the canonical public paths and <code>enabled</code>, while keeping load-time compatibility and <code>openclaw doctor --fix</code> migration support for existing configs. (#60726) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-</ul>
+            <description><![CDATA[<h2>OpenClaw 2026.4.9</h2>
 <h3>Changes</h3>
 <ul>
-<li>Agents/video generation: add the built-in <code>video_generate</code> tool so agents can create videos through configured providers and return the generated media directly in the reply.</li>
-<li>Agents/music generation: ignore unsupported optional hints such as <code>durationSeconds</code> with a warning instead of hard-failing requests on providers like Google Lyria.</li>
-<li>Providers/ComfyUI: add a bundled <code>comfy</code> workflow media plugin for local ComfyUI and Comfy Cloud workflows, including shared <code>image_generate</code>, <code>video_generate</code>, and workflow-backed <code>music_generate</code> support, with prompt injection, optional reference-image upload, live tests, and output download.</li>
-<li>Tools/music generation: add the built-in <code>music_generate</code> tool with bundled Google (Lyria) and MiniMax providers plus workflow-backed Comfy support, including async task tracking and follow-up delivery of finished audio.</li>
-<li>Providers: add bundled Qwen, Fireworks AI, and StepFun providers, plus MiniMax TTS, Ollama Web Search, and MiniMax Search integrations for chat, speech, and search workflows. (#60032, #55921, #59318, #54648)</li>
-<li>Providers/Amazon Bedrock: add bundled Mantle support plus inference-profile discovery and automatic request-region injection so Bedrock-hosted Claude, GPT-OSS, Qwen, Kimi, GLM, and similar routes work with less manual setup. (#61296, #61299) Thanks @wirjo.</li>
-<li>Control UI/multilingual: add localized control UI support for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, French, Turkish, Indonesian, Polish, and Ukrainian. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Plugins: add plugin-config TUI prompts to guided onboarding/setup flows, and add <code>openclaw plugins install --force</code> so existing plugin and hook-pack targets can be replaced without using the dangerous-code override flag. (#60590, #60544)</li>
-<li>Control UI/skills: add ClawHub search, detail, and install flows directly in the Skills panel. (#60134) Thanks @samzong.</li>
-<li>iOS/exec approvals: add generic APNs approval notifications that open an in-app exec approval modal, fetch command details only after authenticated operator reconnect, and clear stale notification state when the approval resolves. (#60239) Thanks @ngutman.</li>
-<li>Matrix/exec approvals: add Matrix-native exec approval prompts with account-scoped approvers, channel-or-DM delivery, and room-thread aware resolution handling. (#58635) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Channels/context visibility: add configurable <code>contextVisibility</code> per channel (<code>all</code>, <code>allowlist</code>, <code>allowlist_quote</code>) so supplemental quote, thread, and fetched history context can be filtered by sender allowlists instead of always passing through as received.</li>
-<li>Providers/request overrides: add shared model and media request transport overrides across OpenAI-, Anthropic-, Google-, and compatible provider paths, including headers, auth, proxy, and TLS controls. (#60200)</li>
-<li>Providers/OpenAI: add forward-compat <code>openai-codex/gpt-5.4-mini</code>, an opt-in GPT personality, and provider-owned GPT-5 prompt contributions so Codex/GPT runs stay cache-stable and compatible with bundled catalog lag.</li>
-<li>Agents/Claude CLI: expose OpenClaw tools to background Claude CLI runs through a loopback MCP bridge and switch bundled runs to stdin + <code>stream-json</code> partial-message streaming so prompts stop riding argv, long replies show live progress, and final session/usage metadata still land cleanly. (#35676) Thanks @mylukin.</li>
-<li>ACPX/runtime: embed the ACP runtime directly in the bundled <code>acpx</code> plugin, remove the extra external ACP CLI hop, harden live ACP session binding and reuse, and add a generic <code>reply_dispatch</code> hook so bundled plugins like ACPX can own reply interception without hardcoded ACP paths in core auto-reply routing. (#61319)</li>
-<li>Agents/progress: add experimental structured plan updates and structured execution item events so compatible UIs can show clearer step-by-step progress during long-running runs.</li>
-<li>Providers/Anthropic: remove the Claude CLI backend and setup-token from new onboarding, keep existing configured legacy profiles runnable, and have <code>openclaw doctor</code> repair or remove stale <code>anthropic:claude-cli</code> state during migration.</li>
-<li>Tools/video generation: add bundled xAI (<code>grok-imagine-video</code>), Alibaba Model Studio Wan, and Runway video providers, plus live-test/default model wiring for all three.</li>
-<li>Memory/search: add Amazon Bedrock embeddings for Titan, Cohere, Nova, and TwelveLabs models, with AWS credential-chain auto-detection for <code>provider: "auto"</code> and provider-specific dimension controls. Thanks @wirjo.</li>
-<li>Providers/Amazon Bedrock Mantle: generate bearer tokens from the AWS credential chain so Mantle auto-discovery can use IAM auth without manually exporting <code>AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK</code>. Thanks @wirjo.</li>
-<li>Memory/dreaming (experimental): add weighted short-term recall promotion, a <code>/dreaming</code> command, Dreams UI, multilingual conceptual tagging, and doctor/status repair support, while refactoring dreaming from competing modes into three cooperative phases (light, deep, REM) with independent schedules and recovery behavior so durable memory promotion can run in the background with less manual setup. (#60569, #60697) Thanks @vignesh07.</li>
-<li>Memory/dreaming: add configurable aging controls (<code>recencyHalfLifeDays</code>, <code>maxAgeDays</code>) plus optional verbose logging so operators can tune recall decay and inspect promotion decisions more easily.</li>
-<li>Memory/dreaming: add REM preview tooling (<code>openclaw memory rem-harness</code>, <code>promote-explain</code>), surface possible lasting truths during REM staging, and make deep promotion replay-safe so reruns reconcile instead of duplicating <code>MEMORY.md</code> entries.</li>
-<li>Memory/dreaming: write dreaming trail content to top-level <code>dreams.md</code> instead of daily memory notes, update <code>/dreaming</code> help text to point there, and keep <code>dreams.md</code> available for explicit reads without pulling it into default recall. Thanks @davemorin.</li>
-<li>Memory/dreaming: add the Dream Diary surface in Dreams, simplify user-facing dreaming config to <code>enabled</code> plus optional <code>frequency</code>, treat phases as implementation detail in docs/UI, and keep the lobster animation visible above diary content. Thanks @vignesh07.</li>
-<li>Prompt caching: keep prompt prefixes more reusable across transport fallback, deterministic MCP tool ordering, compaction, embedded image history, normalized system-prompt fingerprints, <code>openclaw status --verbose</code> cache diagnostics, and the removal of duplicate in-band tool inventories from agent system prompts so follow-up turns hit cache more reliably. (#58036, #58037, #58038, #59054, #60603, #60691) Thanks @bcherny and @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Agents/cache: diagnostics: add prompt-cache break diagnostics, trace live cache scenarios through embedded runner paths, and show cache reuse explicitly in <code>openclaw status --verbose</code>. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Agents/cache: stabilize cache-relevant system prompt fingerprints by normalizing equivalent structured prompt whitespace, line endings, hook-added system context, and runtime capability ordering so semantically unchanged prompts reuse KV/cache more reliably. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Agents/tool prompts: remove the duplicate in-band tool inventory from agent system prompts so tool-calling models rely on the structured tool definitions as the single source of truth, improving prompt stability and reducing stale tool guidance.</li>
-<li>Config/schema: enrich the exported <code>openclaw config schema</code> JSON Schema with field titles and descriptions so editors, agents, and other schema consumers receive the same config help metadata. (#60067) Thanks @solavrc.</li>
-<li>Providers/CLI: remove bundled CLI text-provider backends and the <code>agents.defaults.cliBackends</code> surface, while keeping ACP harness sessions and Gemini media understanding on the native bundled providers.</li>
-<li>Matrix/exec approvals: clarify unavailable-approval replies so Matrix no longer claims chat approvals are unsupported when native exec approvals are merely unconfigured. (#61424) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Docs/IRC: replace public IRC hostname examples with <code>irc.example.com</code> and recommend private servers for bot coordination while listing common public networks for intentional use.</li>
-<li>Memory/dreaming: group nearby daily-note lines into short coherent chunks before staging them for dreaming, so one-off context from recent notes reaches REM/deep with better evidence and less line-level noise.</li>
-<li>Memory/dreaming: drop generic date/day headings from daily-note chunk prefixes while keeping meaningful section labels, so staged snippets stay cleaner and more reusable. (#61597) Thanks @mbelinky.</li>
-<li>Plugins/Lobster: run bundled Lobster workflows in process instead of spawning the external CLI, reducing transport overhead and unblocking native runtime integration. (#61523) Thanks @mbelinky.</li>
-<li>Plugins/Lobster: harden managed resume validation so invalid TaskFlow resume calls fail earlier, and memoize embedded runtime loading per runner while keeping failed loads retryable. (#61566) Thanks @mbelinky.</li>
+<li>Memory/dreaming: add a grounded REM backfill lane with historical <code>rem-harness --path</code>, diary commit/reset flows, cleaner durable-fact extraction, and live short-term promotion integration so old daily notes can replay into Dreams and durable memory without a second memory stack. Thanks @mbelinky.</li>
+<li>Control UI/dreaming: add a structured diary view with timeline navigation, backfill/reset controls, traceable dreaming summaries, and a grounded Scene lane with promotion hints plus a safe clear-grounded action for staged backfill signals. (#63395) Thanks @mbelinky.</li>
+<li>QA/lab: add character-vibes evaluation reports with model selection and parallel runs so live QA can compare candidate behavior faster.</li>
+<li>Plugins/provider-auth: let provider manifests declare <code>providerAuthAliases</code> so provider variants can share env vars, auth profiles, config-backed auth, and API-key onboarding choices without core-specific wiring.</li>
+<li>iOS: pin release versioning to an explicit CalVer in <code>apps/ios/version.json</code>, keep TestFlight iteration on the same short version until maintainers intentionally promote the next gateway version, and add the documented <code>pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway</code> workflow for release trains. (#63001) Thanks @ngutman.</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>Fixes</h3>
 <ul>
-<li>Security: preserve restrictive plugin-only tool allowlists, require owner access for <code>/allowlist add</code> and <code>/allowlist remove</code>, fail closed when <code>before_tool_call</code> hooks crash, block browser SSRF redirect bypasses earlier, and keep non-interactive auth-choice inference scoped to bundled and already-trusted plugins. (#58476, #59836, #59822, #58771, #59120) Thanks @eleqtrizit and @pgondhi987.</li>
-<li>Providers/OpenAI: make GPT-5 and Codex runs act sooner with lower-verbosity defaults, visible progress during tool work, and a one-shot retry when a turn only narrates the plan instead of taking action.</li>
-<li>Providers/OpenAI and reply delivery: preserve native <code>reasoning.effort: "none"</code> and strict schemas where supported, add GPT-5.4 assistant <code>phase</code> metadata across replay and the Gateway <code>/v1/responses</code> layer, and keep commentary buffered until <code>final_answer</code> so web chat, session previews, embedded replies, and Telegram partials stop leaking planning text. Fixes #59150, #59643, #61282.</li>
-<li>Telegram: fix current-model checks in the model picker, HTML-format non-default <code>/model</code> confirmations, explicit topic replies, persisted reaction ownership across restarts, caption-media placeholder and <code>file_id</code> preservation on download failure, and upgraded-install inbound image reads. (#60384, #60042, #59634, #59207, #59948, #59971) Thanks @sfuminya, @GitZhangChi, @dashhuang, @samzong, @v1p0r, and @neeravmakwana.</li>
-<li>Telegram: restore DM voice-note preflight transcription so direct-message audio stops arriving as raw <code><media:audio></code> placeholders. (#61008) Thanks @manueltarouca.</li>
-<li>Telegram/reasoning: only create a Telegram reasoning preview lane when the session is explicitly <code>reasoning:stream</code>, so hidden <code><think></code> traces from streamed replies stop surfacing as chat previews on normal sessions. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Telegram/native command menu: trim long menu descriptions before dropping commands so sub-100 command sets can still fit Telegram's payload budget and keep more <code>/</code> entries visible. (#61129) Thanks @neeravmakwana.</li>
-<li>Discord: keep REST, webhook, and monitor traffic on the configured proxy, preserve component-only media sends, honor <code>@everyone</code> and <code>@here</code> mention gates, keep ACK reactions on the active account, and split voice connect/playback timeouts so auto-join is more reliable. (#57465, #60361, #60345) Thanks @geekhuashan.</li>
-<li>Discord/reply tags: strip leaked <code>[[reply_to_current]]</code> control tags from preview text and honor explicit reply-tag threading during final delivery, so Discord replies stay attached to the triggering message instead of printing reply metadata into chat.</li>
-<li>Discord/replies: replace the unshipped <code>replyToOnlyWhenBatched</code> flag with <code>replyToMode: "batched"</code> so native reply references only attach on debounced multi-message turns while explicit reply tags still work.</li>
-<li>Discord/image generation: include the real generated <code>MEDIA:</code> paths in tool output, avoid duplicate plain-output media requeueing, and persist volatile workspace-generated media into durable outbound media before final reply delivery so generated image replies stop pointing at missing local files.</li>
-<li>Slack: route live DM replies back to the concrete inbound DM channel while keeping persisted routing metadata user-scoped, so normal assistant replies stop disappearing when pairing and system messages still arrive. (#59030) Thanks @afurm.</li>
-<li>WhatsApp: restore <code>channels.whatsapp.blockStreaming</code> and reset watchdog timeouts after reconnect so quiet chats stop falling into reconnect loops. (#60007, #60069) Thanks @MonkeyLeeT and @mcaxtr.</li>
-<li>Android/Talk Mode: cancel in-flight <code>talk.speak</code> playback when speech is explicitly stopped, and restore spoken replies on both node-scoped and gateway-backed sessions by keeping reply routing and embedded transport overrides aligned with the current playback path. (#60306, #61164, #61214)</li>
-<li>Voice-call/OpenAI: pass full plugin config into realtime transcription provider resolution so streaming calls can discover the bundled OpenAI realtime transcription provider again. Fixes #60936. Thanks @sliekens and @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Matrix/exec approvals: anchor seeded approval reactions to the primary Matrix prompt event, resolve them from event metadata instead of prompt text, and clean up chunked approval prompts correctly. (#60931) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Matrix: recover more reliably when secret storage or recovery keys are missing by recreating secret storage during repair and backup reset, hold crypto snapshot locks during persistence, and surface explicit too-large attachment markers. (#59846, #59851, #60599, #60289) Thanks @al3mart, @emonty, and @efe-arv.</li>
-<li>Matrix/DM sessions: add <code>channels.matrix.dm.sessionScope</code>, shared-session collision notices, and aligned outbound session reuse so separate Matrix DM rooms can keep distinct context when configured. (#61373) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Matrix: move legacy top-level <code>avatarUrl</code> into the default account during multi-account promotion and keep env-backed account setup avatar config persisted. (#61437) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>MS Teams: download inline DM images via Graph API and preserve channel reply threading in proactive fallback. (#52212, #55198) Thanks @Ted-developer and @hyojin.</li>
-<li>MS Teams: replace the deprecated Teams SDK HttpPlugin stub with <code>httpServerAdapter</code> so recurring gateway deprecation warnings stop firing and the Express 5 compatibility workaround stays on the supported SDK path. (#60939) Thanks @coolramukaka-sys.</li>
-<li>Control UI/chat: add a per-session thinking-level picker in the chat header and mobile chat settings, and keep the browser bundle on UI-local thinking/session-key helpers so Safari no longer crashes on Node-only imports before rendering chat controls.</li>
-<li>Sandbox/SSH: reject hardlinked files during cross-device rename fallback so EXDEV file copies preserve the same pinned file-boundary checks as direct reads.</li>
-<li>Control UI: keep Stop visible during tool-only execution, preserve pending-send busy state, and clear stale ClawHub search results as soon as the query changes. (#54528, #59800, #60267) Thanks @chziyue and @frankekn.</li>
-<li>Control UI/avatar: honor <code>ui.assistant.avatar</code> when serving <code>/avatar/:agentId</code> so Appearance UI avatar paths stop falling back to initials placeholders. (#60778) Thanks @hannasdev.</li>
-<li>Control UI/cron: highlight the Cron refresh button while refresh is in flight so the page's loading state stays visible even when prior data remains on screen. (#60394) Thanks @coder-zhuzm.</li>
-<li>Control UI/Overview: prevent gateway access token/password visibility toggle buttons from overlapping their inputs at narrow widths. (#56924) Thanks @bbddbb1.</li>
-<li>Auto-reply: unify reply lifecycle ownership across preflight compaction, session rotation, CLI-backed runs, and gateway restart handling so <code>/stop</code> and same-session overlap checks target the right active turn and restart-interrupted turns return the restart notice instead of being silently dropped. (#61267) Thanks @dutifulbob.</li>
-<li>Reply delivery: prevent duplicate block replies on <code>text_end</code> channels so providers that emit explicit text-end boundaries no longer double-send the same final message. (#61530)</li>
-<li>Gateway/startup: default <code>gateway.mode</code> to <code>local</code> when unset, detect PID recycling in gateway lock files on Windows and macOS, and show startup progress so healthy restarts stop getting blocked by stale locks. (#54801, #60085, #59843) Thanks @BradGroux and @TonyDerek-dot.</li>
-<li>Gateway/macOS: let launchd <code>KeepAlive</code> own in-process gateway restarts again, adding a short supervised-exit delay so rapid restarts avoid launchd crash-loop unloads while <code>openclaw gateway restart</code> still reports real LaunchAgent errors synchronously.</li>
-<li>Gateway/macOS: re-bootstrap the LaunchAgent if <code>launchctl kickstart -k</code> unloads it during restart so failed restarts do not leave the gateway unmanaged until manual repair.</li>
-<li>Gateway/macOS: recover installed-but-unloaded LaunchAgents during <code>openclaw gateway start</code> and <code>restart</code>, while still preferring live unmanaged gateways during restart recovery. (#43766) Thanks @HenryC-3.</li>
-<li>Gateway/Windows scheduled tasks: preserve Task Scheduler settings on reinstall, fail loudly when <code>/Run</code> does not start, and report fast failed restarts accurately instead of pretending they timed out after 60 seconds. (#59335) Thanks @tmimmanuel.</li>
-<li>Windows/restart: fall back to the installed Startup-entry launcher when the scheduled task was never registered, so <code>/restart</code> can relaunch the gateway on Windows setups where <code>schtasks</code> install fell back during onboarding. (#58943) Thanks @imechZhangLY.</li>
-<li>Windows/restart: clean up stale gateway listeners before Windows self-restart and treat listener and argv probe failures as inconclusive, so scheduled-task relaunch no longer falls into an <code>EADDRINUSE</code> retry loop. (#60480) Thanks @arifahmedjoy.</li>
-<li>Update/npm: prefer the npm binary that owns the installed global OpenClaw prefix so mixed Homebrew-plus-nvm setups update the right install. (#60153) Thanks @jayeshp19.</li>
-<li>Agents/music and video generation: add <code>tools.media.asyncCompletion.directSend</code> as an opt-in direct-delivery path for finished async media tasks, while keeping the legacy requester-session wake/model-delivery flow as the default.</li>
-<li>CLI/skills JSON: route <code>skills list --json</code>, <code>skills info --json</code>, and <code>skills check --json</code> output to stdout instead of stderr so machine-readable consumers receive JSON on the expected stream again. (#60914; fixes #57599; landed from contributor PR #57611 by @Aftabbs) Thanks @Aftabbs.</li>
-<li>CLI/Commander: preserve Commander-computed exit codes for argument and help-error paths, and cover the user-argv parse mode in the regression tests so invalid CLI invocations no longer report success when exits are intercepted. (#60923) Thanks @Linux2010.</li>
-<li>Cron: replay interrupted recurring jobs on the first gateway restart instead of waiting for a second restart. (#60583) Thanks @joelnishanth.</li>
-<li>Cron: send failure notifications through the job's primary delivery channel using the same session context as successful delivery when no explicit <code>failureDestination</code> is configured. (#60622) Thanks @artwalker.</li>
-<li>Exec/remote skills: stop advertising <code>exec host=node</code> when the current exec policy cannot route to a node, and clarify blocked exec-host override errors with both the requested host and allowed config path.</li>
-<li>Agents/Claude CLI/security: clear inherited Claude Code config-root and plugin-root env overrides like <code>CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR</code> and <code>CLAUDE_CODE_PLUGIN_*</code>, so OpenClaw-launched Claude CLI runs cannot be silently pointed at an alternate Claude config/plugin tree with different hooks, plugins, or auth context. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Agents/Claude CLI/security: clear inherited Claude Code provider-routing and managed-auth env overrides, and mark OpenClaw-launched Claude CLI runs as host-managed, so Claude CLI backdoor sessions cannot be silently redirected to proxy, Bedrock, Vertex, Foundry, or parent-managed token contexts. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Agents/Claude CLI/security: force host-managed Claude CLI backdoor runs to <code>--setting-sources user</code>, even under custom backend arg overrides, so repo-local <code>.claude</code> project/local settings, hooks, and plugin discovery do not silently execute inside non-interactive OpenClaw sessions. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Agents/Claude CLI: treat malformed bare <code>--permission-mode</code> backend overrides as missing and fail safe back to <code>bypassPermissions</code>, so custom <code>cliBackends.claude-cli.args</code> security config cannot accidentally consume the next flag as a bogus permission mode. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Gateway/device pairing: require non-admin paired-device sessions to manage only their own device for token rotate/revoke and paired-device removal, blocking cross-device token theft inside pairing-scoped sessions. (#50627) Thanks @coygeek.</li>
-<li>Gateway/plugin routes: keep gateway-auth plugin runtime routes on write-only fallback scopes unless a trusted-proxy caller explicitly declares narrower <code>x-openclaw-scopes</code>, so plugin HTTP handlers no longer mint admin-level runtime scopes on missing or untrusted HTTP scope headers. (#59815) Thanks @pgondhi987.</li>
-<li>Build/types: fix the Node <code>createRequire(...)</code> helper typing so provider-runtime lazy loads compile cleanly again and <code>pnpm build</code> no longer fails in the Pi embedded provider error-pattern path.</li>
-<li>Gateway/security: scope loopback browser-origin auth throttling by normalized origin so one localhost Control UI tab cannot lock out a different localhost browser origin after repeated auth failures.</li>
-<li>Gateway/auth: serialize async shared-secret auth attempts per client so concurrent Tailscale-capable failures cannot overrun the intended auth rate-limit budget. Thanks @Telecaster2147.</li>
-<li>Device pairing/security: keep non-operator device scope checks bound to the requested role prefix so bootstrap verification cannot redeem <code>operator.*</code> scopes through <code>node</code> auth. (#57258) Thanks @jlapenna.</li>
-<li>Device pairing: reject rotating device tokens into roles that were never approved during pairing, and keep reconnect role checks bounded to the paired device's approved role set. (#60462) Thanks @eleqtrizit.</li>
-<li>Gateway/device auth: reuse cached device-token scopes only for cached-token reconnects, while keeping explicit <code>deviceToken</code> scope requests and empty-cache fallbacks intact so reconnects preserve <code>operator.read</code> without breaking explicit auth flows. (#46032) Thanks @caicongyang.</li>
-<li>Mobile pairing/security: fail closed for internal <code>/pair</code> setup-code issuance, cleanup, and approval paths when gateway pairing scopes are missing, and keep approval-time requested-scope enforcement on the internal command path. (#55996) Thanks @coygeek.</li>
-<li>Mobile pairing/bootstrap: keep QR bootstrap handoff tokens bounded to the mobile-safe contract so node handoff stays unscoped and operator handoff drops mixed <code>node.*</code>, <code>operator.admin</code>, and <code>operator.pairing</code> scopes.</li>
-<li>Mobile pairing/Android: tighten secure endpoint handling so Tailscale and public remote setup reject cleartext endpoints, private LAN pairing still works, merged-role approvals mint both node and operator device tokens, and bootstrap tokens survive node auto-pair until operator approval finishes. (#60128, #60208, #60221) Thanks @obviyus.</li>
-<li>Android/canvas security: require exact normalized A2UI URL matches before forwarding canvas bridge actions, rejecting query mismatches and descendant paths while still allowing fragment-only A2UI navigation.</li>
-<li>Synology Chat/security: default low-level HTTPS helper TLS verification to on so helper/API defaults match the shipped safe account default, and only explicit <code>allowInsecureSsl: true</code> opts out.</li>
-<li>Synology Chat/security: route webhook token comparison through the shared constant-time secret helper for consistency with other bundled plugins.</li>
-<li>Plugins/marketplace: block remote marketplace symlink escapes without breaking ordinary local marketplace install paths. (#60556) Thanks @eleqtrizit.</li>
-<li>Telegram/local Bot API: honor <code>channels.telegram.apiRoot</code> for buffered media downloads, add <code>channels.telegram.network.dangerouslyAllowPrivateNetwork</code> for trusted fake-IP setups, and require <code>channels.telegram.trustedLocalFileRoots</code> before reading absolute Bot API <code>file_path</code> values. (#59544, #60705) Thanks @SARAMALI15792 and @obviyus.</li>
-<li>Outbound/sanitizer: strip leaked <code><tool_call></code>, <code><function_calls></code>, and model special tokens from shared user-visible assistant text, including truncated tool-call streams, so internal scaffolding no longer bleeds into replies across surfaces. (#60619) Thanks @oliviareid-svg.</li>
-<li>Agents/errors: surface an explicit disk-full message when local session or transcript writes fail with <code>ENOSPC</code>/<code>disk full</code>, so those runs stop degrading into opaque <code>NO_REPLY</code>-style failures. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Exec approvals: remove heuristic command-obfuscation gating from host exec so gateway and node runs rely on explicit policy, allowlist, and strict inline-eval rules only.</li>
-<li>Agents/tool results: cap live tool-result persistence and overflow-recovery truncation at 40k characters so oversized tool output stays bounded without discarding recent context entirely.</li>
-<li>Discord/video replies: split text-plus-video deliveries into a text reply followed by a media-only send, and let live provider auth checks honor manifest-declared API key env vars like <code>MODELSTUDIO_API_KEY</code>.</li>
-<li>Config/All Settings: keep the raw config view intact when sensitive fields are blank instead of corrupting or dropping the rendered snapshot. (#28214) Thanks @solodmd.</li>
-<li>Plugin SDK/facades: back-fill bundled plugin facade sentinels before plugin-id tracking re-enters config loading, so CLI/provider startup no longer crashes with <code>shouldNormalizeGoogleProviderConfig is not a function</code> or other empty-facade reads during bundled plugin re-entry. Thanks @adam91holt.</li>
-<li>Plugins/facades: back-fill facade sentinels before tracked-plugin resolution re-enters config loading, so facade exports stay defined during circular provider normalization. (#61180) Thanks @adam91holt.</li>
-<li>QA lab: restore typed mock OpenAI gateway config wiring so QA-lab config helpers compile cleanly again and <code>pnpm check</code> / <code>pnpm build</code> stay green.</li>
-<li>Discord/image generation: include the real generated <code>MEDIA:</code> paths in tool output and avoid duplicate plain-output media requeueing so Discord image replies stop pointing at missing local files.</li>
-<li>Slack: route live DM replies back to the concrete inbound DM channel while keeping persisted routing metadata user-scoped, so normal assistant replies stop disappearing when pairing and system messages still arrive. (#59030) Thanks @afurm.</li>
-<li>Discord/reply tags: strip leaked <code>[[reply_to_current]]</code> control tags from preview text and honor explicit reply-tag threading during final delivery, so Discord replies stay attached to the triggering message instead of printing reply metadata into chat.</li>
-<li>Telegram: fix current-model checks in the model picker, HTML-format non-default <code>/model</code> confirmations, explicit topic replies, persisted reaction ownership across restarts, caption-media placeholder and <code>file_id</code> preservation on download failure, and upgraded-install inbound image reads. (#60384, #60042, #59634, #59207, #59948, #59971) Thanks @sfuminya, @GitZhangChi, @dashhuang, @samzong, @v1p0r, and @neeravmakwana.</li>
-<li>Telegram: restore DM voice-note preflight transcription so direct-message audio stops arriving as raw <code><media:audio></code> placeholders. (#61008) Thanks @manueltarouca.</li>
-<li>Telegram/reasoning: only create a Telegram reasoning preview lane when the session is explicitly <code>reasoning:stream</code>, so hidden <code><think></code> traces from streamed replies stop surfacing as chat previews on normal sessions. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Telegram/native command menu: trim long menu descriptions before dropping commands so sub-100 command sets can still fit Telegram's payload budget and keep more <code>/</code> entries visible. (#61129) Thanks @neeravmakwana.</li>
-<li>Feishu/reasoning: only expose streamed reasoning previews when the session is explicitly <code>reasoning:stream</code>, so hidden reasoning traces do not surface on normal streaming sessions. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Discord: keep REST, webhook, and monitor traffic on the configured proxy, preserve component-only media sends, honor <code>@everyone</code> and <code>@here</code> mention gates, keep ACK reactions on the active account, and split voice connect/playback timeouts so auto-join is more reliable. (#57465, #60361, #60345) Thanks @geekhuashan.</li>
-<li>WhatsApp: restore <code>channels.whatsapp.blockStreaming</code> and reset watchdog timeouts after reconnect so quiet chats stop falling into reconnect loops. (#60007, #60069) Thanks @MonkeyLeeT and @mcaxtr.</li>
-<li>Memory: keep <code>memory-core</code> builtin embedding registration on the already-registered path so selecting <code>memory-core</code> no longer recurses through plugin discovery and crashes during startup. (#61402) Thanks @ngutman.</li>
-<li>Agents/tool results: keep large <code>read</code> outputs visible longer, preserve the latest <code>read</code> output when older tool output can absorb the overflow budget, and fall back to Pi's normal overflow compaction/retry path before replacing a fresh <code>read</code> with a compacted stub. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Memory/QMD: prefer modern <code>qmd collection add --glob</code>, accept newer single-line JSON hit metadata while keeping legacy line fields, refresh QMD docs/doctor install guidance and model-override guidance, and keep older QMD releases working. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>MS Teams: download inline DM images via Graph API and preserve channel reply threading in proactive fallback. (#52212, #55198) Thanks @Ted-developer and @hyojin.</li>
-<li>MS Teams: replace the deprecated Teams SDK HttpPlugin stub with <code>httpServerAdapter</code> so recurring gateway deprecation warnings stop firing and the Express 5 compatibility workaround stays on the supported SDK path. (#60939) Thanks @coolramukaka-sys.</li>
-<li>Matrix/exec approvals: anchor seeded approval reactions to the primary Matrix prompt event, resolve them from event metadata instead of prompt text, and clean up chunked approval prompts correctly. (#60931) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Matrix: recover more reliably when secret storage or recovery keys are missing by recreating secret storage during repair and backup reset, hold crypto snapshot locks during persistence, and surface explicit too-large attachment markers. (#59846, #59851, #60599, #60289) Thanks @al3mart, @emonty, and @efe-arv.</li>
-<li>Android/Talk Mode: cancel in-flight <code>talk.speak</code> playback when speech is explicitly stopped, so stale replies stop starting after barge-in or manual stop. (#61164) Thanks @obviyus.</li>
-<li>Android/Talk Mode: restore spoken assistant replies on node-scoped sessions by keeping reply routing synced to the resolved node session key and pausing mic capture during reply playback. (#60306) Thanks @MKV21.</li>
-<li>Android/Talk Mode: restore voice replies on gateway-backed talk mode sessions by updating embedded runner transport overrides to the current agent transport API. (#61214) Thanks @obviyus.</li>
-<li>Voice-call/OpenAI: pass full plugin config into realtime transcription provider resolution so streaming calls can discover the bundled OpenAI realtime transcription provider again. Fixes #60936. Thanks @sliekens and @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Control UI/chat: add a per-session thinking-level picker in the chat header and mobile chat settings, and keep the browser bundle on UI-local thinking/session-key helpers so Safari no longer crashes on Node-only imports before rendering chat controls.</li>
-<li>Control UI: keep Stop visible during tool-only execution, preserve pending-send busy state, and clear stale ClawHub search results as soon as the query changes. (#54528, #59800, #60267) Thanks @chziyue and @frankekn.</li>
-<li>Control UI/avatar: honor <code>ui.assistant.avatar</code> when serving <code>/avatar/:agentId</code> so Appearance UI avatar paths stop falling back to initials placeholders. (#60778) Thanks @hannasdev.</li>
-<li>Control UI/cron: highlight the Cron refresh button while refresh is in flight so the page's loading state stays visible even when prior data remains on screen. (#60394) Thanks @coder-zhuzm.</li>
-<li>Control UI/Overview: prevent gateway access token/password visibility toggle buttons from overlapping their inputs at narrow widths. (#56924) Thanks @bbddbb1.</li>
-<li>CLI/skills JSON: route <code>skills list --json</code>, <code>skills info --json</code>, and <code>skills check --json</code> output to stdout instead of stderr so machine-readable consumers receive JSON on the expected stream again. (#60914; fixes #57599; landed from contributor PR #57611 by @Aftabbs) Thanks @Aftabbs.</li>
-<li>CLI/Commander: preserve Commander-computed exit codes for argument and help-error paths, and cover the user-argv parse mode in the regression tests so invalid CLI invocations no longer report success when exits are intercepted. (#60923) Thanks @Linux2010.</li>
-<li>Cron: replay interrupted recurring jobs on the first gateway restart instead of waiting for a second restart. (#60583) Thanks @joelnishanth.</li>
-<li>Cron: send failure notifications through the job's primary delivery channel using the same session context as successful delivery when no explicit <code>failureDestination</code> is configured. (#60622) Thanks @artwalker.</li>
-<li>Live model switching: only treat explicit user-driven model changes as pending live switches, so fallback rotation, heartbeat overrides, and compaction no longer trip <code>LiveSessionModelSwitchError</code> before making an API call. (#60266) Thanks @kiranvk-2011.</li>
-<li>Exec approvals: reuse durable exact-command <code>allow-always</code> approvals in allowlist mode so identical reruns stop prompting, and tighten Windows interpreter/path approval handling so wrapper and malformed-path cases fail closed more consistently. (#59880, #59780, #58040, #59182) Thanks @luoyanglang, @SnowSky1, and @pgondhi987.</li>
-<li>Node exec approvals: keep node-host <code>system.run</code> approvals bound to the prepared execution plan across async forwarding, so mutable script operands still get approval-time binding and drift revalidation instead of dropping back to unbound execution.</li>
-<li>Agents/exec approvals: let <code>exec-approvals.json</code> agent security override stricter gateway tool defaults so approved subagents can use <code>security: “full”</code> without falling back to allowlist enforcement again. (#60310) Thanks @lml2468.</li>
-<li>Agents/exec: restore <code>host=node</code> routing for node-pinned and <code>host=auto</code> sessions, while still blocking sandboxed <code>auto</code> sessions from jumping to gateway. (#60788) Thanks @openperf.</li>
-<li>Exec/heartbeat: use the canonical <code>exec-event</code> wake reason for <code>notifyOnExit</code> so background exec completions still trigger follow-up turns when <code>HEARTBEAT.md</code> is empty or comments-only. (#41479) Thanks @rstar327.</li>
-<li>Heartbeat: skip wake delivery when the target session lane is already busy so the pending event is retried instead of getting drained too early. (#40526) Thanks @lucky7323.</li>
-<li>Group chats/agent prompts: tell models to minimize empty lines and use normal chat-style spacing so group replies avoid document-style blank-line formatting.</li>
-<li>Providers/OpenAI GPT: treat short approval turns like <code>ok do it</code> and <code>go ahead</code> as immediate action turns, and trim overly memo-like GPT-5 chat confirmations so OpenAI replies stay shorter and more conversational by default.</li>
-<li>Providers/OpenAI Codex: split native <code>contextWindow</code> from runtime <code>contextTokens</code>, keep the default effective cap at <code>272000</code>, and expose a per-model <code>contextTokens</code> override on <code>models.providers.*.models[]</code>.</li>
-<li>Providers/OpenAI-compatible WS: compute fallback token totals from normalized usage when providers omit or zero <code>total_tokens</code>, so DashScope-compatible sessions stop storing zero totals after alias normalization. (#54940) Thanks @lyfuci.</li>
-<li>Agents/OpenAI: mark Claude-compatible file tool schemas as <code>additionalProperties: false</code> so direct OpenAI GPT-5 routes stop rejecting the <code>read</code> tool with invalid strict-schema errors.</li>
-<li>Agents/OpenAI: fall back to <code>strict: false</code> for native OpenAI tool calls when a tool schema is not strict-compatible, and normalize empty-object tool schemas to include <code>required: []</code>, so direct GPT-5 routes stop failing with invalid strict-schema errors like missing <code>path</code> in <code>required</code>.</li>
-<li>Agents/GPT: add explicit work-item lifecycle events for embedded runs, use them to surface real progress more reliably, and stop counting tool-started turns as planning-only retries.</li>
-<li>Plugins/OpenAI: enable <code>gpt-image-1</code> reference-image edits through <code>/images/edits</code> multipart uploads, and stop inferring unsupported resolution overrides when no explicit <code>size</code> or <code>resolution</code> is provided.</li>
-<li>Agents/replay: remove the malformed assistant-content canonicalization repair from replay history sanitization instead of extending that legacy repair path into replay validation.</li>
-<li>Plugins/OpenAI: tune the OpenAI prompt overlay for live-chat cadence so GPT replies stay shorter, more human, and less wall-of-text by default.</li>
-<li>Providers/compat: stop forcing OpenAI-only defaults on proxy and custom OpenAI-compatible routes, preserve native vendor-specific reasoning/tool/streaming behavior across Anthropic-compatible, Moonshot, Mistral, ModelStudio, OpenRouter, xAI, and Z.ai endpoints, and route GitHub Copilot Claude models through Anthropic Messages instead of OpenAI Responses.</li>
-<li>Providers/GitHub Copilot: send IDE identity headers on runtime model requests and GitHub token exchange so IDE-authenticated Copilot runs stop failing with missing <code>Editor-Version</code>. (#60641) Thanks @VACInc and @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Providers/OpenRouter failover: classify <code>403 “Key limit exceeded”</code> spending-limit responses as billing so model fallback continues instead of stopping on generic auth. (#59892) Thanks @rockcent.</li>
-<li>Providers/Anthropic: keep <code>claude-cli/*</code> auth on live Claude CLI credentials at runtime, avoid persisting stale bearer-token profiles, and suppress macOS Keychain prompts during non-interactive Claude CLI setup. (#61234) Thanks @darkamenosa.</li>
-<li>Providers/Anthropic: when Claude CLI auth becomes the default, write a real <code>claude-cli</code> auth profile so local and gateway agent runs can use Claude CLI immediately without missing-API-key failures. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Providers/Anthropic Vertex: honor <code>cacheRetention: “long”</code> with the real 1-hour prompt-cache TTL on Vertex AI endpoints, and default <code>anthropic-vertex</code> cache retention like direct Anthropic. (#60888) Thanks @affsantos.</li>
-<li>Agents/Anthropic: preserve native <code>toolu_*</code> replay ids on direct Anthropic and Anthropic Vertex paths so cache-sensitive history stops rewriting known-valid Anthropic tool-use ids. (#52612)</li>
-<li>Providers/Google: add model-level <code>cacheRetention</code> support for direct Gemini system prompts by creating, reusing, and refreshing <code>cachedContents</code> automatically on Google AI Studio runs. (#51372) Thanks @rafaelmariano-glitch.</li>
-<li>Google Gemini CLI auth: detect bundled npm installs by scanning packaged bundle files for the Gemini OAuth client config, so <code>npm install -g @google/gemini-cli</code> layouts work again. (#60486) Thanks @wzfmini01.</li>
-<li>Google Gemini CLI auth: detect personal OAuth mode from local Gemini settings and skip Code Assist project discovery for those logins, so personal Google accounts stop failing with <code>loadCodeAssist 400 Bad Request</code>. (#49226) Thanks @bobworrall.</li>
-<li>Google Gemini CLI auth: improve OAuth credential discovery across Windows nvm and Homebrew libexec installs, and align Code Assist metadata so Gemini login stops failing on packaged CLI layouts. (#40729) Thanks @hughcube.</li>
-<li>Google Gemini CLI models: add forward-compat support for stable <code>gemini-2.5-*</code> model ids by letting the bundled CLI provider clone them from Google templates, so <code>gemini-2.5-flash-lite</code> and related configured models stop showing up as missing. (#35274) Thanks @mySebbe.</li>
-<li>Google image generation: disable pinned DNS for Gemini image requests and honor explicit <code>pinDns</code> overrides in shared provider HTTP helpers so proxy-backed image generation works again. (#59873) Thanks @luoyanglang.</li>
-<li>Providers/Microsoft Foundry: preserve explicit image capability on normalized Foundry deployments, repair stale GPT/o-series text-only model metadata across gateway and runtime paths, and keep unknown fallback models from borrowing unrelated image support.</li>
-<li>Providers/Model Studio: preserve native streaming usage reporting for DashScope-compatible endpoints even when they are configured under a generic provider key, so streamed token totals stop sticking at zero. (#52395) Thanks @IVY-AI-gif.</li>
-<li>Providers/Z.AI: preserve explicitly registered <code>glm-5-*</code> variants like <code>glm-5-turbo</code> instead of intercepting them with the generic GLM-5 forward-compat shim. (#48185) Thanks @haoyu-haoyu.</li>
-<li>Amazon Bedrock/aws-sdk auth: stop injecting the fake <code>AWS_PROFILE</code> apiKey marker when no AWS auth env vars exist, so instance-role and other default-chain setups keep working without poisoning provider config. (#61194) Thanks @wirjo.</li>
-<li>Agents/Kimi tool-call repair: preserve tool arguments that were already present on streamed tool calls when later malformed deltas fail reevaluation, while still dropping stale repair-only state before <code>toolcall_end</code>.</li>
-<li>Plugins/Kimi Coding: parse tagged tool calls and keep Anthropic-native tool payloads so Kimi coding endpoints execute tools instead of echoing raw markup. (#60051, #60391) Thanks @obviyus and @Eric-Guo.</li>
-<li>Media understanding: auto-register image-capable config providers for vision routing, so custom GLM-style provider ids with image models stop failing with “no media-understanding provider registered”. (#51418) Thanks @xydt-610.</li>
-<li>Plugins/media understanding: enable bundled Groq and Deepgram providers by default so configured transcription models work without extra plugin activation config. (#59982) Thanks @yxjsxy.</li>
-<li>MiniMax/pricing: keep bundled MiniMax highspeed pricing distinct in provider catalogs and preserve the lower M2.5 cache-read pricing when onboarding older MiniMax models. (#54214) Thanks @octo-patch.</li>
-<li>MiniMax: advertise image input on bundled <code>MiniMax-M2.7</code> and <code>MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed</code> model definitions so image-capable flows can route through the M2.7 family correctly. (#54843) Thanks @MerlinMiao88888888.</li>
-<li>Models/MiniMax: honor <code>MINIMAX_API_HOST</code> for implicit bundled MiniMax provider catalogs so China-hosted API-key setups pick <code>api.minimaxi.com/anthropic</code> without manual provider config. (#34524) Thanks @caiqinghua.</li>
-<li>Usage/MiniMax: invert remaining-style <code>usage_percent</code> fields when MiniMax reports only remaining percentage data, so usage bars stop showing nearly-full remaining quota as nearly-exhausted usage. (#60254) Thanks @jwchmodx.</li>
-<li>Usage/MiniMax: let usage snapshots treat <code>minimax-portal</code> and MiniMax CN aliases as the same MiniMax quota surface, and prefer stored MiniMax OAuth before falling back to Coding Plan keys.</li>
-<li>Usage/MiniMax: prefer the chat-model <code>model_remains</code> entry and derive Coding Plan window labels from MiniMax interval timestamps so MiniMax usage snapshots stop picking zero-budget media rows and misreporting 4h windows as <code>5h</code>. (#52349) Thanks @IVY-AI-gif.</li>
-<li>Model picker/providers: treat bundled BytePlus and Volcengine plan aliases as their native providers during setup, and expose their bundled standard/coding catalogs before auth so setup can suggest the right models. (#58819) Thanks @Luckymingxuan.</li>
-<li>Tools/web_search (Kimi): when <code>tools.web.search.kimi.baseUrl</code> is unset, inherit native Moonshot chat <code>baseUrl</code> (<code>.ai</code> / <code>.cn</code>) so China console keys authenticate on the same host as chat. Fixes #44851. (#56769) Thanks @tonga54.</li>
-<li>Agents/Claude CLI: keep non-interactive <code>--permission-mode bypassPermissions</code> when custom <code>cliBackends.claude-cli.args</code> override defaults, including fallback resolution before the runtime plugin registry is active, so cron and heartbeat Claude CLI runs do not regress to interactive approval mode. (#61114) Thanks @cathrynlavery and @thewilloftheshadow.</li>
-<li>Agents/Claude CLI: persist explicit <code>openclaw agent --session-id</code> runs under a stable session key so follow-ups can reuse the stored CLI binding and resume the same underlying Claude session.</li>
-<li>Agents/Claude CLI: persist routed Claude session bindings, rotate them on <code>/new</code> and <code>/reset</code>, and keep live Claude CLI model switches moving across the configured Claude family so resumed sessions follow the real active thread and model. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Agents/CLI backends: invalidate stored CLI session reuse when local CLI login state or the selected auth profile credential changes, so relogin and token rotation stop resuming stale sessions.</li>
-<li>Agents/Claude CLI/images: reuse stable hydrated image file paths and preserve shared media extensions like HEIC when passing image refs to local CLI runs, so Claude CLI image prompts stop thrashing KV cache prefixes and oddball image formats do not fall back to <code>.bin</code>. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Agents/compaction: keep assistant tool calls and displaced tool results in the same compaction chunk so strict summarization providers stop rejecting orphaned tool pairs. (#58849) Thanks @openperf.</li>
-<li>Agents/failover: scope Anthropic <code>An unknown error occurred</code> failover matching by provider so generic internal unknown-error text no longer triggers retryable timeout fallback. (#59325) Thanks @aaron-he-zhu.</li>
-<li>Agents/subagents: honor allowlist validation, auth-profile handoff, and session override state when a subagent retries after <code>LiveSessionModelSwitchError</code>. (#58178) Thanks @openperf.</li>
-<li>Agents/runtime: make default subagent allowlists, inherited skills/workspaces, and duplicate session-id resolution behave more predictably, and include value-shape hints in missing-parameter tool errors. (#59944, #59992, #59858, #55317) Thanks @hclsys, @gumadeiras, @joelnishanth, and @priyansh19.</li>
-<li>Agents/pairing: merge completion announce delivery context with the requester session fallback so missing <code>to</code> still reaches the original channel, and include <code>operator.talk.secrets</code> in CLI default operator scopes for node-role device pairing approvals. (#56481) Thanks @maxpetrusenko.</li>
-<li>Agents/scheduling: steer background-now work toward automatic completion wake and treat <code>process</code> polling as on-demand inspection or intervention instead of default completion handling. (#60877) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Agents/skills: skip <code>.git</code> and <code>node_modules</code> when mirroring skills into sandbox workspaces so read-only sandboxes do not copy repo history or dependency trees. (#61090) Thanks @joelnishanth.</li>
-<li>ACP/agents: inherit the target agent workspace for cross-agent ACP spawns and fall back safely when the inherited workspace no longer exists. (#58438) Thanks @zssggle-rgb.</li>
-<li>ACPX/Windows: preserve backslashes and absolute <code>.exe</code> paths in Claude CLI parsing, and fail fast on wrapper-script targets with guidance to use <code>cmd.exe /c</code>, <code>powershell.exe -File</code>, or <code>node <script></code>. (#60689) Thanks @steipete.</li>
-<li>Auth/failover: persist selected fallback overrides before retrying, shorten <code>auth_permanent</code> lockouts, and refresh websocket/shared-auth sessions only when real auth changes occur so retries and secret rotations behave predictably. (#60404, #60323, #60387) Thanks @extrasmall0 and @mappel-nv.</li>
-<li>Gateway/channels: pin the initial startup channel registry before later plugin-registry churn so configured channels stay visible and <code>channels.status</code> stops falling back to empty <code>channelOrder</code> / <code>channels</code> payloads after runtime plugin loads.</li>
-<li>Prompt caching: order stable workspace project-context files before <code>HEARTBEAT.md</code> and keep <code>HEARTBEAT.md</code> below the system-prompt cache boundary so heartbeat churn does not invalidate the stable project-context prefix. (#58979) Thanks @yozu and @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Prompt caching: route Codex Responses and Anthropic Vertex through boundary-aware cache shaping, and report the actual outbound system prompt in cache traces so cache reuse and misses line up with what providers really receive. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Agents/cache: preserve the full 3-turn prompt-cache image window across tool loops, keep colliding bundled MCP tool definitions deterministic, and reapply Anthropic Vertex cache shaping after payload hook replacements so KV/cache reuse stays stable. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Status/cache: restore <code>cacheRead</code> and <code>cacheWrite</code> in transcript fallback so <code>/status</code> keeps showing cache hit percentages when session logs are the only complete usage source. (#59247) Thanks @stuartsy.</li>
-<li>Status/usage: let <code>/status</code> and <code>session_status</code> fall back to transcript token totals when the session meta store stayed at zero, so LM Studio, Ollama, DashScope, and similar OpenAI-compatible providers stop showing <code>Context: 0/...</code>. (#55041) Thanks @jjjojoj.</li>
-<li>Mattermost/config schema: accept <code>groups.*.requireMention</code> again so existing Mattermost configs no longer fail strict validation after upgrade. (#58271) Thanks @MoerAI.</li>
-<li>Doctor/config: compare normalized <code>talk</code> configs by deep structural equality instead of key-order-sensitive serialization so <code>openclaw doctor --fix</code> stops repeatedly reporting/applying no-op <code>talk.provider/providers</code> normalization. (#59911) Thanks @ejames-dev.</li>
-<li>Anthropic CLI onboarding: rewrite migrated fallback model refs during non-interactive Claude CLI setup too, so onboarding and scripted setup no longer keep stale <code>anthropic/*</code> fallbacks after switching the primary model to <code>claude-cli/*</code>. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Models/Anthropic CLI auth: replace migrated <code>agents.defaults.models</code> allowlists when <code>openclaw models auth login --provider anthropic --method cli --set-default</code> switches to <code>claude-cli/*</code>, so stale <code>anthropic/*</code> entries do not linger beside the migrated Claude CLI defaults. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Doctor/Claude CLI: add dedicated Claude CLI health checks so <code>openclaw doctor</code> can spot missing local installs or broken auth before agent runs fail. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Plugins/auth-choice: apply provider-owned auth config patches without recursively preserving replaced default-model maps, so Anthropic Claude CLI and similar migrations can intentionally swap model allowlists during onboarding and setup instead of accumulating stale entries. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Plugins/onboarding: write dotted plugin uiHint paths like Brave <code>webSearch.mode</code> as nested plugin config so <code>llm-context</code> setup stops failing validation. (#61159) Thanks @obviyus.</li>
-<li>Plugins/install: preserve unsafe override flags across linked plugin and hook-pack probes so local <code>--link</code> installs honor the documented override behavior. (#60624) Thanks @JerrettDavis.</li>
-<li>Plugins/cache: inherit the active gateway workspace for provider, web-search, and web-fetch snapshot loads when callers omit <code>workspaceDir</code>, so compatible plugin registries and snapshot caches stop missing on gateway-owned runtime paths. (#61138) Thanks @jzakirov.</li>
-<li>Plugin SDK/context engines: export the missing context-engine result and subagent lifecycle types from <code>openclaw/plugin-sdk</code> so context engine plugins can type <code>ContextEngine</code> implementations without local workarounds. (#61251) Thanks @DaevMithran.</li>
-<li>Tasks/maintenance: reconcile stale cron and chat-backed CLI task rows against live cron-job and agent-run ownership instead of treating any persisted session key as proof that the task is still running. (#60310) Thanks @lml2468.</li>
-<li>Plugins: suppress trust-warning noise during non-activating snapshot and CLI metadata loads. (#61427) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Agents/video generation: accept <code>agents.defaults.videoGenerationModel</code> in strict config validation and <code>openclaw config set/get</code>, so gateways using <code>video_generate</code> no longer fail to boot after enabling a video model.</li>
-<li>Matrix/streaming: add a quiet preview mode for streamed Matrix replies, keep legacy <code>partial</code> preview-first behavior, and finalize quiet media captions correctly so previews stop notifying early without dropping final text semantics. (#61450) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Gateway/shutdown: bound websocket-server shutdown even when no tracked clients remain, so gateway restarts stop hanging until the watchdog kills the process. (#61565) Thanks @mbelinky.</li>
-<li>Control UI/multilingual: localize the remaining shared channel, instances, nodes, and gateway-confirmation strings so the dashboard stops mixing translated UI with hardcoded English labels. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Discord/media: raise the default inbound and outbound media cap to <code>100MB</code> so Discord matches Telegram more closely and larger attachments stop failing on the old low default.</li>
-<li>Matrix: keep direct transport requests on the pinned dispatcher by routing them through undici runtime fetch, so Matrix clients resume syncing on newer runtimes without dropping the validated address binding. (#61595) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Plugins/facades: resolve globally installed bundled-plugin runtime facades from registry roots so bundled channels like LINE still boot when the winning plugin install lives under the global extensions directory with an encoded scoped folder name. (#61297) Thanks @openperf.</li>
+<li>Browser/security: re-run blocked-destination safety checks after interaction-driven main-frame navigations from click, evaluate, hook-triggered click, and batched action flows, so browser interactions cannot bypass the SSRF quarantine when they land on forbidden URLs. (#63226) Thanks @eleqtrizit.</li>
+<li>Security/dotenv: block runtime-control env vars plus browser-control override and skip-server env vars from untrusted workspace <code>.env</code> files, and reject unsafe URL-style browser control override specifiers before lazy loading. (#62660, #62663) Thanks @eleqtrizit.</li>
+<li>Gateway/node exec events: mark remote node <code>exec.started</code>, <code>exec.finished</code>, and <code>exec.denied</code> summaries as untrusted system events and sanitize node-provided command/output/reason text before enqueueing them, so remote node output cannot inject trusted <code>System:</code> content into later turns. (#62659) Thanks @eleqtrizit.</li>
+<li>Plugins/onboarding auth choices: prevent untrusted workspace plugins from colliding with bundled provider auth-choice ids during non-interactive onboarding, so bundled provider setup keeps operator secrets out of untrusted workspace plugin handlers unless those plugins are explicitly trusted. (#62368) Thanks @pgondhi987.</li>
+<li>Security/dependency audit: force <code>basic-ftp</code> to <code>5.2.1</code> for the CRLF command-injection fix and bump Hono plus <code>@hono/node-server</code> in production resolution paths.</li>
+<li>Android/pairing: clear stale setup-code auth on new QR scans, bootstrap operator and node sessions from fresh pairing, prefer stored device tokens after bootstrap handoff, and pause pairing auto-retry while the app is backgrounded so scan-once Android pairing recovers reliably again. (#63199) Thanks @obviyus.</li>
+<li>Matrix/gateway: wait for Matrix sync readiness before marking startup successful, keep Matrix background handler failures contained, and route fatal Matrix sync stops through channel-level restart handling instead of crashing the whole gateway. (#62779) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
+<li>Slack/media: preserve bearer auth across same-origin <code>files.slack.com</code> redirects while still stripping it on cross-origin Slack CDN hops, so <code>url_private_download</code> image attachments load again. (#62960) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
+<li>Reply/doctor: use the active runtime snapshot for queued reply runs, resolve reply-run SecretRefs before preflight helpers touch config, surface gateway OAuth reauth failures to users, and make <code>openclaw doctor</code> call out exact reauth commands. (#62693, #63217) Thanks @mbelinky.</li>
+<li>Control UI: guard stale session-history reloads during fast session switches so the selected session and rendered transcript stay in sync. (#62975) Thanks @scoootscooob.</li>
+<li>Gateway/chat: suppress exact and streamed <code>ANNOUNCE_SKIP</code> / <code>REPLY_SKIP</code> control replies across live chat updates and history sanitization so internal agent-to-agent control tokens no longer leak into user-facing gateway chat surfaces. (#51739) Thanks @Pinghuachiu.</li>
+<li>Auto-reply/NO_REPLY: strip glued leading <code>NO_REPLY</code> tokens before reply normalization and ACP-visible streaming so silent sentinel text no longer leaks into user-visible replies while preserving substantive <code>NO_REPLY ...</code> text. Thanks @frankekn.</li>
+<li>Sessions/routing: preserve established external routes on inter-session announce traffic so <code>sessions_send</code> follow-ups do not steal delivery from Telegram, Discord, or other external channels. (#58013) Thanks @duqaXxX.</li>
+<li>Gateway/sessions: clear auto-fallback-pinned model overrides on <code>/reset</code> and <code>/new</code> while still preserving explicit user model selections, including legacy sessions created before override-source tracking existed. (#63155) Thanks @frankekn.</li>
+<li>Slack/ACP: treat Slack ACP block replies as visible delivered output so OpenClaw stops re-sending the final fallback text after Slack already rendered the reply. (#62858) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
+<li>Slack/partial streaming: key turn-local dedupe by dispatch kind and keep the final fallback reply path active when preview finalization fails so stale preview text cannot suppress the actual final answer. (#62859) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
+<li>Matrix/doctor: migrate legacy <code>channels.matrix.dm.policy: "trusted"</code> configs back to compatible DM policies during <code>openclaw doctor --fix</code>, preserving explicit <code>allowFrom</code> boundaries as <code>allowlist</code> and defaulting empty legacy configs to <code>pairing</code>. (#62942) Thanks @lukeboyett.</li>
+<li>npm packaging: mirror bundled channel runtime deps, stage Nostr runtime deps, derive required root mirrors from manifests and built chunks, and test packed release tarballs without repo <code>node_modules</code> so fresh installs fail fast on missing plugin deps instead of crashing at runtime. (#63065) Thanks @scoootscooob.</li>
+<li>QA/live auth: fail fast when live QA scenarios hit classified auth or runtime failure replies, including raw scenario wait paths, and sanitize missing-key guidance so gateway auth problems surface as actionable errors instead of timeouts. (#63333) Thanks @shakkernerd.</li>
+<li>Providers/OpenAI: default missing reasoning effort to <code>high</code> on OpenAI Responses, WebSocket, and compatible completions transports, while still honoring explicit per-run reasoning levels.</li>
+<li>Providers/Ollama: allow Ollama models using the native <code>api: "ollama"</code> path to optionally display thinking output when <code>/think</code> is set to a non-off level. (#62712) Thanks @hoyyeva.</li>
+<li>Codex CLI: pass OpenClaw's system prompt through Codex's <code>model_instructions_file</code> config override so fresh Codex CLI sessions receive the same prompt guidance as Claude CLI sessions.</li>
+<li>Auth/profiles: persist explicit auth-profile upserts directly and skip external CLI sync for local writes so profile changes are saved without stale external credential state.</li>
+<li>Agents/timeouts: make the LLM idle timeout inherit <code>agents.defaults.timeoutSeconds</code> when configured, disable the unconfigured idle watchdog for cron runs, and point idle-timeout errors at <code>agents.defaults.llm.idleTimeoutSeconds</code>. Thanks @drvoss.</li>
+<li>Agents/failover: classify Z.ai vendor code <code>1311</code> as billing and <code>1113</code> as auth, including long wrapped <code>1311</code> payloads, so these errors stop falling through to generic failover handling. (#49552) Thanks @1bcMax.</li>
+<li>QQBot/media-tags: support HTML entity-encoded angle brackets (<code>&lt;</code>/<code>&gt;</code>), URL slashes in attributes, and self-closing media tags so upstream <code><qqimg></code> payloads are correctly parsed and normalized. (#60493) Thanks @ylc0919.</li>
+<li>Memory/dreaming: harden grounded backfill inputs, diary writes, status payloads, and diary action classification by preserving source-day labels, rejecting missing or symlinked targets cleanly, normalizing diary headings in gateway backfills, and tightening claim splitting plus diary source metadata. Thanks @mbelinky.</li>
+<li>Memory/dreaming: accept embedded heartbeat trigger tokens so light and REM dreaming still run when runtime wrappers include extra heartbeat text.</li>
+<li>Android/manual connect: allow blank port input only for TLS manual gateway endpoints so standard HTTPS Tailscale hosts default to <code>443</code> without silently changing cleartext manual connects. (#63134) Thanks @Tyler-RNG.</li>
+<li>Windows/update: add heap headroom to Windows <code>pnpm build</code> steps during dev updates so update preflight builds stop failing on low default Node memory.</li>
+<li>Plugin SDK: export the channel plugin base and web-search config contract through the public package so plugins can use them without private imports.</li>
+<li>Plugins/contracts: keep test-only helpers out of production contract barrels, load shared contract harnesses through bundled test surfaces, and harden guardrails so indirect re-exports and canonical <code>*.test.ts</code> files stay blocked. (#63311) Thanks @altaywtf.</li>
+<li>Control UI/models: preserve provider-qualified refs for OpenRouter catalog models whose ids already contain slashes so picker selections submit allowlist-compatible model refs instead of dropping the <code>openrouter/</code> prefix. (#63416) Thanks @sallyom.</li>
+<li>Plugin SDK/command auth: split command status builders onto the lightweight <code>openclaw/plugin-sdk/command-status</code> subpath while preserving deprecated <code>command-auth</code> compatibility exports, so auth-only plugin imports no longer pull status/context warmup into CLI onboarding paths. (#63174) Thanks @hxy91819.</li>
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-<h3>Breaking</h3>
-<ul>
-<li>Plugins/xAI: move <code>x_search</code> settings from the legacy core <code>tools.web.x_search.*</code> path to the plugin-owned <code>plugins.entries.xai.config.xSearch.*</code> path, standardize <code>x_search</code> auth on <code>plugins.entries.xai.config.webSearch.apiKey</code> / <code>XAI_API_KEY</code>, and migrate legacy config with <code>openclaw doctor --fix</code>. (#59674) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Plugins/web fetch: move Firecrawl <code>web_fetch</code> config from the legacy core <code>tools.web.fetch.firecrawl.*</code> path to the plugin-owned <code>plugins.entries.firecrawl.config.webFetch.*</code> path, route <code>web_fetch</code> fallback through the new fetch-provider boundary instead of a Firecrawl-only core branch, and migrate legacy config with <code>openclaw doctor --fix</code>. (#59465) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-</ul>
-<h3>Changes</h3>
-<ul>
-<li>Tasks/Task Flow: restore the core Task Flow substrate with managed-vs-mirrored sync modes, durable flow state/revision tracking, and <code>openclaw flows</code> inspection/recovery primitives so background orchestration can persist and be operated separately from plugin authoring layers. (#58930) Thanks @mbelinky.</li>
-<li>Tasks/Task Flow: add managed child task spawning plus sticky cancel intent, so external orchestrators can stop scheduling immediately and let parent Task Flows settle to <code>cancelled</code> once active child tasks finish. (#59610) Thanks @mbelinky.</li>
-<li>Plugins/Task Flow: add a bound <code>api.runtime.taskFlow</code> seam so plugins and trusted authoring layers can create and drive managed Task Flows from host-resolved OpenClaw context without passing owner identifiers on each call. (#59622) Thanks @mbelinky.</li>
-<li>Android/assistant: add assistant-role entrypoints plus Google Assistant App Actions metadata so Android can launch OpenClaw from the assistant trigger and hand prompts into the chat composer. (#59596) Thanks @obviyus.</li>
-<li>Exec defaults: make gateway/node host exec default to YOLO mode by requesting <code>security=full</code> with <code>ask=off</code>, and align host approval-file fallbacks plus docs/doctor reporting with that no-prompt default.</li>
-<li>Providers/runtime: add provider-owned replay hook surfaces for transcript policy, replay cleanup, and reasoning-mode dispatch. (#59143) Thanks @jalehman.</li>
-<li>Plugins/hooks: add <code>before_agent_reply</code> so plugins can short-circuit the LLM with synthetic replies after inline actions. (#20067) Thanks @JoshuaLelon.</li>
-<li>Channels/session routing: move provider-specific session conversation grammar into plugin-owned session-key surfaces, preserving Telegram topic routing and Feishu scoped inheritance across bootstrap, model override, restart, and tool-policy paths.</li>
-<li>Feishu/comments: add a dedicated Drive comment-event flow with comment-thread context resolution, in-thread replies, and <code>feishu_drive</code> comment actions for document collaboration workflows. (#58497) Thanks @wittam-01.</li>
-<li>Matrix/plugin: emit spec-compliant <code>m.mentions</code> metadata across text sends, media captions, edits, poll fallback text, and action-driven edits so Matrix mentions notify reliably in clients like Element. (#59323) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Diffs: add plugin-owned <code>viewerBaseUrl</code> so viewer links can use a stable proxy/public origin without passing <code>baseUrl</code> on every tool call. (#59341) Related #59227. Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Agents/compaction: resolve <code>agents.defaults.compaction.model</code> consistently for manual <code>/compact</code> and other context-engine compaction paths, so engine-owned compaction uses the configured override model across runtime entrypoints. (#56710) Thanks @oliviareid-svg.</li>
-<li>Agents/compaction: add <code>agents.defaults.compaction.notifyUser</code> so the <code>🧹 Compacting context...</code> start notice is opt-in instead of always being shown. (#54251) Thanks @oguricap0327.</li>
-<li>WhatsApp/reactions: add <code>reactionLevel</code> guidance for agent reactions. Thanks @mcaxtr.</li>
-<li>Exec approvals/channels: auto-enable DM-first native chat approvals when supported channels can infer approvers from existing owner config, while keeping channel fanout explicit and clarifying forwarding versus native approval client config.</li>
-</ul>
+            <description><![CDATA[<h2>OpenClaw 2026.4.8</h2>
 <h3>Fixes</h3>
 <ul>
-<li>Providers/transport policy: centralize request auth, proxy, TLS, and header shaping across shared HTTP, stream, and websocket paths, block insecure TLS/runtime transport overrides, and keep proxy-hop TLS separate from target mTLS settings. (#59682) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Providers/Copilot: classify native GitHub Copilot API hosts in the shared provider endpoint resolver and harden token-derived proxy endpoint parsing so Copilot base URL routing stays centralized and fails closed on malformed hints. (#59644) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Providers/streaming headers: centralize default and attribution header merging across OpenAI websocket, embedded-runner, and proxy stream paths so provider-specific headers stay consistent and caller overrides only win where intended. (#59542) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Providers/media HTTP: centralize base URL normalization, default auth/header injection, and explicit header override handling across shared OpenAI-compatible audio, Deepgram audio, Gemini media/image, and Moonshot video request paths. (#59469) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Providers/OpenAI-compatible routing: centralize native-vs-proxy request policy so hidden attribution and related OpenAI-family defaults only apply on verified native endpoints across stream, websocket, and shared audio HTTP paths. (#59433) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Providers/Anthropic routing: centralize native-vs-proxy endpoint classification for direct Anthropic <code>service_tier</code> handling so spoofed or proxied hosts do not inherit native Anthropic defaults. (#59608) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Gateway/exec loopback: restore legacy-role fallback for empty paired-device token maps and allow silent local role upgrades so local exec and node clients stop failing with pairing-required errors after <code>2026.3.31</code>. (#59092) Thanks @openperf.</li>
-<li>Agents/subagents: pin admin-only subagent gateway calls to <code>operator.admin</code> while keeping <code>agent</code> at least privilege, so <code>sessions_spawn</code> no longer dies on loopback scope-upgrade pairing with <code>close(1008) "pairing required"</code>. (#59555) Thanks @openperf.</li>
-<li>Exec approvals/config: strip invalid <code>security</code>, <code>ask</code>, and <code>askFallback</code> values from <code>~/.openclaw/exec-approvals.json</code> during normalization so malformed policy enums fall back cleanly to the documented defaults instead of corrupting runtime policy resolution. (#59112) Thanks @openperf.</li>
-<li>Exec approvals/doctor: report host policy sources from the real approvals file path and ignore malformed host override values when attributing effective policy conflicts. (#59367) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Exec/runtime: treat <code>tools.exec.host=auto</code> as routing-only, keep implicit no-config exec on sandbox when available or gateway otherwise, and reject per-call host overrides that would bypass the configured sandbox or host target. (#58897) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Slack/mrkdwn formatting: add built-in Slack mrkdwn guidance in inbound context so Slack replies stop falling back to generic Markdown patterns that render poorly in Slack. (#59100) Thanks @jadewon.</li>
-<li>WhatsApp/presence: send <code>unavailable</code> presence on connect in self-chat mode so personal-phone users stop losing all push notifications while the gateway is running. (#59410) Thanks @mcaxtr.</li>
-<li>WhatsApp/media: add HTML, XML, and CSS to the MIME map and fall back gracefully for unknown media types instead of dropping the attachment. (#51562) Thanks @bobbyt74.</li>
-<li>Matrix/onboarding: restore guided setup in <code>openclaw channels add</code> and <code>openclaw configure --section channels</code>, while keeping custom plugin wizards on the shared <code>setupWizard</code> seam. (#59462) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Matrix/streaming: keep live partial previews for the current assistant block while preserving completed block updates as separate messages when <code>channels.matrix.blockStreaming</code> is enabled. (#59384) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
-<li>Feishu/comment threads: harden document comment-thread delivery so whole-document comments fall back to <code>add_comment</code>, delayed reply lookups retry more reliably, and user-visible replies avoid reasoning/planning spillover. (#59129) Thanks @wittam-01.</li>
-<li>MS Teams/streaming: strip already-streamed text from fallback block delivery when replies exceed the 4000-character streaming limit so long responses stop duplicating content. (#59297) Thanks @bradgroux.</li>
-<li>Slack/thread context: filter thread starter and history by the effective conversation allowlist without dropping valid open-room, DM, or group DM context. (#58380) Thanks @jacobtomlinson.</li>
-<li>Mattermost/probes: route status probes through the SSRF guard and honor <code>allowPrivateNetwork</code> so connectivity checks stay safe for self-hosted Mattermost deployments. (#58529) Thanks @mappel-nv.</li>
-<li>Zalo/webhook replay: scope replay dedupe key by chat and sender so reused message IDs across different chats or senders no longer collide, and harden metadata reads for partially missing payloads. (#58444)</li>
-<li>QQBot/structured payloads: restrict local file paths to QQ Bot-owned media storage, block traversal outside that root, reduce path leakage in logs, and keep inline image data URLs working. (#58453) Thanks @jacobtomlinson.</li>
-<li>Image generation/providers: route OpenAI, MiniMax, and fal image requests through the shared provider HTTP transport path so custom base URLs, guarded private-network routing, and provider request defaults stay aligned with the rest of provider HTTP. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Image generation/providers: stop inferring private-network access from configured OpenAI, MiniMax, and fal image base URLs, and cap shared HTTP error-body reads so hostile or misconfigured endpoints fail closed without relaxing SSRF policy or buffering unbounded error payloads. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Browser/host inspection: keep static Chrome inspection helpers out of the activated browser runtime so <code>openclaw doctor browser</code> and related checks do not eagerly load the bundled browser plugin. (#59471) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Browser/CDP: normalize trailing-dot localhost absolute-form hosts before loopback checks so remote CDP websocket URLs like <code>ws://localhost.:...</code> rewrite back to the configured remote host. (#59236) Thanks @mappel-nv.</li>
-<li>Agents/output sanitization: strip namespaced <code>antml:thinking</code> blocks from user-visible text so Anthropic-style internal monologue tags do not leak into replies. (#59550) Thanks @obviyus.</li>
-<li>Kimi Coding/tools: normalize Anthropic tool payloads into the OpenAI-compatible function shape Kimi Coding expects so tool calls stop losing required arguments. (#59440) Thanks @obviyus.</li>
-<li>Image tool/paths: resolve relative local media paths against the agent <code>workspaceDir</code> instead of <code>process.cwd()</code> so inputs like <code>inbox/receipt.png</code> pass the local-path allowlist reliably. (#57222) Thanks Priyansh Gupta.</li>
-<li>Podman/launch: remove noisy container output from <code>scripts/run-openclaw-podman.sh</code> and align the Podman install guidance with the quieter startup flow. (#59368) Thanks @sallyom.</li>
-<li>Plugins/runtime: keep LINE reply directives and browser-backed cleanup/reset flows working even when those plugins are disabled while tightening bundled plugin activation guards. (#59412) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>ACP/gateway reconnects: keep ACP prompts alive across transient websocket drops while still failing boundedly when reconnect recovery does not complete. (#59473) Thanks @obviyus.</li>
-<li>ACP/gateway reconnects: reject stale pre-ack ACP prompts after reconnect grace expiry so callers fail cleanly instead of hanging indefinitely when the gateway never confirms the run.</li>
-<li>Gateway/session kill: enforce HTTP operator scopes on session kill requests and gate authorization before session lookup so unauthenticated callers cannot probe session existence. (#59128) Thanks @jacobtomlinson.</li>
-<li>MS Teams/logging: format non-<code>Error</code> failures with the shared unknown-error helper so logs stop collapsing caught SDK or Axios objects into <code>[object Object]</code>. (#59321) Thanks @bradgroux.</li>
-<li>Channels/setup: ignore untrusted workspace channel plugins during setup resolution so a shadowing workspace plugin cannot override built-in channel setup/login flows unless explicitly trusted in config. (#59158) Thanks @mappel-nv.</li>
-<li>Exec/Windows: restore allowlist enforcement with quote-aware <code>argPattern</code> matching across gateway and node exec, and surface accurate dynamic pre-approved executable hints in the exec tool description. (#56285) Thanks @kpngr.</li>
-<li>Gateway: prune empty <code>node-pending-work</code> state entries after explicit acknowledgments and natural expiry so the per-node state map no longer grows indefinitely. (#58179) Thanks @gavyngong.</li>
-<li>Webhooks/secret comparison: replace ad-hoc timing-safe secret comparisons across BlueBubbles, Feishu, Mattermost, Telegram, Twilio, and Zalo webhook handlers with the shared <code>safeEqualSecret</code> helper and reject empty auth tokens in BlueBubbles. (#58432) Thanks @eleqtrizit.</li>
-<li>OpenShell/mirror: constrain <code>remoteWorkspaceDir</code> and <code>remoteAgentWorkspaceDir</code> to the managed <code>/sandbox</code> and <code>/agent</code> roots, and keep mirror sync from overwriting or removing user-added shell roots during config synchronization. (#58515) Thanks @eleqtrizit.</li>
-<li>Plugins/activation: preserve explicit, auto-enabled, and default activation provenance plus reason metadata across CLI, gateway bootstrap, and status surfaces so plugin enablement state stays accurate after auto-enable resolution. (#59641) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Exec/env: block additional host environment override pivots for package roots, language runtimes, compiler include paths, and credential/config locations so request-scoped exec cannot redirect trusted toolchains or config lookups. (#59233) Thanks @drobison00.</li>
-<li>Dotenv/workspace overrides: block workspace <code>.env</code> files from overriding <code>OPENCLAW_PINNED_PYTHON</code> and <code>OPENCLAW_PINNED_WRITE_PYTHON</code> so trusted helper interpreters cannot be redirected by repo-local env injection. (#58473) Thanks @eleqtrizit.</li>
-<li>Plugins/install: accept JSON5 syntax in <code>openclaw.plugin.json</code> and bundle <code>plugin.json</code> manifests during install/validation, so third-party plugins with trailing commas, comments, or unquoted keys no longer fail to install. (#59084) Thanks @singleGanghood.</li>
-<li>Telegram/exec approvals: rewrite shared <code>/approve … allow-always</code> callback payloads to <code>/approve … always</code> before Telegram button rendering so plugin approval IDs still fit Telegram's <code>callback_data</code> limit and keep the Allow Always action visible. (#59217) Thanks @jameslcowan.</li>
-<li>Cron/exec timeouts: surface timed-out <code>exec</code> and <code>bash</code> failures in isolated cron runs even when <code>verbose: off</code>, including custom session-target cron jobs, so scheduled runs stop failing silently. (#58247) Thanks @skainguyen1412.</li>
-<li>Telegram/exec approvals: fall back to the origin session key for async approval followups and keep resume-failure status delivery sanitized so Telegram followups still land without leaking raw exec metadata. (#59351) Thanks @seonang.</li>
-<li>Node-host/exec approvals: bind <code>pnpm dlx</code> invocations through the approval planner's mutable-script path so the effective runtime command is resolved for approval instead of being left unbound. (#58374)</li>
-<li>Exec/node hosts: stop forwarding the gateway workspace cwd to remote node exec when no workdir was explicitly requested, so cross-platform node approvals fall back to the node default cwd instead of failing with <code>SYSTEM_RUN_DENIED</code>. (#58977) Thanks @Starhappysh.</li>
-<li>Exec approvals/channels: decouple initiating-surface approval availability from native delivery enablement so Telegram, Slack, and Discord still expose approvals when approvers exist and native target routing is configured separately. (#59776) Thanks @joelnishanth.</li>
-</ul>
-<h3>Changes</h3>
-<ul>
-<li>macOS/Voice Wake: add the Voice Wake option to trigger Talk Mode. (#58490) Thanks @SmoothExec.</li>
-<li>Tasks/chat: add <code>/tasks</code> as a chat-native background task board for the current session, with recent task details and agent-local fallback counts when no linked tasks are visible. Related #54226. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Web search/SearXNG: add the bundled SearXNG provider plugin for <code>web_search</code> with configurable host support. (#57317) Thanks @cgdusek.</li>
-<li>Telegram/errors: add configurable <code>errorPolicy</code> and <code>errorCooldownMs</code> controls so Telegram can suppress repeated delivery errors per account, chat, and topic without muting distinct failures. (#51914) Thanks @chinar-amrutkar</li>
-<li>Gateway/webchat: make <code>chat.history</code> text truncation configurable with <code>gateway.webchat.chatHistoryMaxChars</code> and per-request <code>maxChars</code>, while preserving silent-reply filtering and existing default payload limits. (#58900)</li>
-<li>Amazon Bedrock/Guardrails: add Bedrock Guardrails support to the bundled provider. (#58588) Thanks @MikeORed.</li>
-<li>ZAI/models: add <code>glm-5.1</code> and <code>glm-5v-turbo</code> to the bundled Z.AI provider catalog. (#58793) Thanks @tomsun28</li>
-<li>Agents/default params: add <code>agents.defaults.params</code> for global default provider parameters. (#58548) Thanks @lpender.</li>
-<li>Agents/failover: cap prompt-side and assistant-side same-provider auth-profile retries for rate-limit failures before cross-provider model fallback, add the <code>auth.cooldowns.rateLimitedProfileRotations</code> knob, and document the new fallback behavior. (#58707) Thanks @Forgely3D</li>
-<li>Agents/compaction: resolve <code>agents.defaults.compaction.model</code> consistently for manual <code>/compact</code> and other context-engine compaction paths, so engine-owned compaction uses the configured override model across runtime entrypoints. (#56710) Thanks @oliviareid-svg</li>
-<li>Cron/tools allowlist: add <code>openclaw cron --tools</code> for per-job tool allowlists. (#58504) Thanks @andyk-ms.</li>
-</ul>
-<h3>Fixes</h3>
-<ul>
-<li>Chat/error replies: stop leaking raw provider/runtime failures into external chat channels, return a friendly retry message instead, and add a specific <code>/new</code> hint for Bedrock toolResult/toolUse session mismatches. (#58831) Thanks @ImLukeF.</li>
-<li>Sessions/model switching: keep <code>/model</code> changes queued behind busy runs instead of interrupting the active turn, and retarget queued followups so later work picks up the new model as soon as the current turn finishes.</li>
-<li>Web UI/OpenResponses: preserve rewritten stream snapshots in webchat and keep OpenResponses final streamed text aligned when models rewind earlier output. (#58641) Thanks @neeravmakwana</li>
-<li>Discord/inbound media: pass Discord attachment and sticker downloads through the shared idle-timeout and worker-abort path so slow or stuck inbound media fetches stop hanging message processing. (#58593) Thanks @aquaright1</li>
-<li>Telegram/retries: keep non-idempotent sends on the strict safe-send path, retry wrapped pre-connect failures, and preserve <code>429</code> / <code>retry_after</code> backoff for safe delivery retries. (#51895) Thanks @chinar-amrutkar</li>
-<li>Telegram/exec approvals: route topic-aware exec approval followups through Telegram-owned threading and approval-target parsing, so forum-topic approvals stay in the originating topic instead of falling back to the root chat. (#58783)</li>
-<li>Telegram/local Bot API: preserve media MIME types for absolute-path downloads so local audio files still trigger transcription and other MIME-based handling. (#54603) Thanks @jzakirov</li>
-<li>Channels/WhatsApp: pass inbound message timestamp to model context so the AI can see when WhatsApp messages were sent. (#58590) Thanks @Maninae</li>
-<li>QQBot/voice: lazy-load <code>silk-wasm</code> in <code>audio-convert.ts</code> so qqbot still starts when the optional voice dependency is missing, while voice encode/decode degrades gracefully instead of crashing at module load time. (#58829) Thanks @WideLee.</li>
+<li>Telegram/setup: load setup and secret contracts through packaged top-level sidecars so installed npm builds no longer try to import missing <code>dist/extensions/telegram/src/*</code> files during gateway startup.</li>
+<li>Bundled channels/setup: load shared secret contracts through packaged top-level sidecars across BlueBubbles, Feishu, Google Chat, IRC, Matrix, Mattermost, Microsoft Teams, Nextcloud Talk, Slack, and Zalo so installed npm builds no longer rely on missing <code>dist/extensions/*/src/*</code> files during gateway startup.</li>
+<li>Bundled plugins: align packaged plugin compatibility metadata with the release version so bundled channels and providers load on OpenClaw 2026.4.8.</li>
+<li>Agents/progress: keep <code>update_plan</code> available for OpenAI-family runs while returning compact success payloads and allowing <code>tools.experimental.planTool=false</code> to opt out.</li>
+<li>Agents/exec: keep <code>/exec</code> current-default reporting aligned with real runtime behavior so <code>host=auto</code> sessions surface the correct host-aware fallback policy (<code>full/off</code> on gateway or node, <code>deny/off</code> on sandbox) instead of stale stricter defaults.</li>
+<li>Slack: honor ambient HTTP(S) proxy settings for Socket Mode WebSocket connections, including NO_PROXY exclusions, so proxy-only deployments can connect without a monkey patch. (#62878) Thanks @mjamiv.</li>
+<li>Slack/actions: pass the already resolved read token into <code>downloadFile</code> so SecretRef-backed bot tokens no longer fail after a raw config re-read. (#62097) Thanks @martingarramon.</li>
+<li>Network/fetch guard: skip target DNS pinning when trusted env-proxy mode is active so proxy-only sandboxes can let the trusted proxy resolve outbound hosts. (#59007) Thanks @cluster2600.</li>
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 <h3>Changes</h3>
 <ul>
-<li>Tasks/chat: add <code>/tasks</code> as a chat-native background task board for the current session, with recent task details and agent-local fallback counts when no linked tasks are visible. Related #54226. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Web search/SearXNG: add the bundled SearXNG provider plugin for <code>web_search</code> with configurable host support. (#57317) Thanks @cgdusek.</li>
-<li>Amazon Bedrock/Guardrails: add Bedrock Guardrails support to the bundled provider. (#58588) Thanks @MikeORed.</li>
-<li>macOS/Voice Wake: add the Voice Wake option to trigger Talk Mode. (#58490) Thanks @SmoothExec.</li>
-<li>Feishu/comments: add a dedicated Drive comment-event flow with comment-thread context resolution, in-thread replies, and <code>feishu_drive</code> comment actions for document collaboration workflows. (#58497) Thanks @wittam-01.</li>
-<li>Gateway/webchat: make <code>chat.history</code> text truncation configurable with <code>gateway.webchat.chatHistoryMaxChars</code> and per-request <code>maxChars</code>, while preserving silent-reply filtering and existing default payload limits. (#58900)</li>
-<li>Agents/default params: add <code>agents.defaults.params</code> for global default provider parameters. (#58548) Thanks @lpender.</li>
-<li>Agents/failover: cap prompt-side and assistant-side same-provider auth-profile retries for rate-limit failures before cross-provider model fallback, add the <code>auth.cooldowns.rateLimitedProfileRotations</code> knob, and document the new fallback behavior. (#58707) Thanks @Forgely3D</li>
-<li>Cron/tools allowlist: add <code>openclaw cron --tools</code> for per-job tool allowlists. (#58504) Thanks @andyk-ms.</li>
-<li>Channels/session routing: move provider-specific session conversation grammar into plugin-owned session-key surfaces, preserving Telegram topic routing and Feishu scoped inheritance across bootstrap, model override, restart, and tool-policy paths.</li>
-<li>WhatsApp/reactions: add <code>reactionLevel</code> guidance for agent reactions. Thanks @mcaxtr.</li>
-<li>Telegram/errors: add configurable <code>errorPolicy</code> and <code>errorCooldownMs</code> controls so Telegram can suppress repeated delivery errors per account, chat, and topic without muting distinct failures. (#51914) Thanks @chinar-amrutkar</li>
-<li>ZAI/models: add <code>glm-5.1</code> and <code>glm-5v-turbo</code> to the bundled Z.AI provider catalog. (#58793) Thanks @tomsun28</li>
-<li>Agents/compaction: resolve <code>agents.defaults.compaction.model</code> consistently for manual <code>/compact</code> and other context-engine compaction paths, so engine-owned compaction uses the configured override model across runtime entrypoints. (#56710) Thanks @oliviareid-svg</li>
+<li>CLI/infer: add a first-class <code>openclaw infer ...</code> hub for provider-backed inference workflows across model, media, web, and embedding tasks. Thanks @Takhoffman.</li>
+<li>Tools/media generation: auto-fallback across auth-backed image, music, and video providers by default, preserve intent during provider switches, remap size/aspect/resolution/duration hints to the closest supported option, and surface provider capabilities plus mode-aware video-to-video support.</li>
+<li>Memory/wiki: restore the bundled <code>memory-wiki</code> stack with plugin, CLI, sync/query/apply tooling, memory-host integration, structured claim/evidence fields, compiled digest retrieval, claim-health linting, contradiction clustering, staleness dashboards, and freshness-weighted search. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
+<li>Plugins/webhooks: add a bundled webhook ingress plugin so external automation can create and drive bound TaskFlows through per-route shared-secret endpoints. (#61892) Thanks @mbelinky.</li>
+<li>Gateway/sessions: add persisted compaction checkpoints plus Sessions UI branch/restore actions so operators can inspect and recover pre-compaction session state. (#62146) Thanks @scoootscooob.</li>
+<li>Compaction: add pluggable compaction provider registry so plugins can replace the built-in summarization pipeline. Configure via <code>agents.defaults.compaction.provider</code>; falls back to LLM summarization on provider failure. (#56224) Thanks @DhruvBhatia0.</li>
+<li>Agents/system prompt: add <code>agents.defaults.systemPromptOverride</code> for controlled prompt experiments plus heartbeat prompt-section controls so heartbeat runtime behavior can stay enabled without injecting heartbeat instructions every turn.</li>
+<li>Providers/Google: add Gemma 4 model support and keep Google fallback resolution on the requested provider path so native Google Gemma routes work again. (#61507) Thanks @eyjohn.</li>
+<li>Providers/Google: preserve explicit thinking-off semantics for Gemma 4 while still enabling Gemma reasoning support in compatibility wrappers. (#62127) Thanks @romgenie.</li>
+<li>Providers/Arcee AI: add a bundled Arcee AI provider plugin with Trinity catalog entries, OpenRouter support, and updated onboarding/auth guidance. (#62068) Thanks @arthurbr11.</li>
+<li>Providers/Anthropic: restore Claude CLI as the preferred local Anthropic path in onboarding, model-auth guidance, doctor flows, and Docker Claude CLI live lanes again.</li>
+<li>Providers/Ollama: detect vision capability from the <code>/api/show</code> response and set image input on models that support it so Ollama vision models accept image attachments. (#62193) Thanks @BruceMacD.</li>
+<li>Memory/dreaming: ingest redacted session transcripts into the dreaming corpus with per-day session-corpus notes, cursor checkpointing, and promotion/doctor support. (#62227) Thanks @vignesh07.</li>
+<li>Providers/inferrs: add string-content compatibility for stricter OpenAI-compatible chat backends, document <code>inferrs</code> setup with a full config example, and add troubleshooting guidance for local backends that pass direct probes but fail on full agent-runtime prompts.</li>
+<li>Agents/context engine: expose prompt-cache runtime context to context engines and keep current-turn prompt-cache usage aligned with the active attempt instead of stale prior-turn assistant state. (#62179) Thanks @jalehman.</li>
+<li>Plugin SDK/context engines: pass <code>availableTools</code> and <code>citationsMode</code> into <code>assemble()</code>, and expose memory-artifact and memory-prompt seams so companion plugins and non-legacy context engines can consume active memory state without reaching into internals. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
+<li>ACP/ACPX plugin: bump the bundled <code>acpx</code> pin to <code>0.5.1</code> so plugin-local installs and strict version checks pick up the latest published runtime release. (#62148) Thanks @onutc.</li>
+<li>Discord/events: allow <code>event-create</code> to accept a cover image URL or local file path, load and validate PNG/JPG/GIF event cover media, and pass the encoded image payload through Discord admin action/runtime paths. (#60883) Thanks @bittoby.</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>Fixes</h3>
 <ul>
-<li>Chat/error replies: stop leaking raw provider/runtime failures into external chat channels, return a friendly retry message instead, and add a specific <code>/new</code> hint for Bedrock toolResult/toolUse session mismatches. (#58831) Thanks @ImLukeF.</li>
-<li>Gateway/reload: ignore startup config writes by persisted hash in the config reloader so generated auth tokens and seeded Control UI origins do not trigger a restart loop, while real <code>gateway.auth.*</code> edits still require restart. (#58678) Thanks @yelog</li>
-<li>Tasks/gateway: keep the task registry maintenance sweep from stalling the gateway event loop under synchronous SQLite pressure, so upgraded gateways stop hanging about a minute after startup. (#58670) Thanks @openperf</li>
-<li>Tasks/status: hide stale completed background tasks from <code>/status</code> and <code>session_status</code>, prefer live task context, and show recent failures only when no active work remains. (#58661) Thanks @vincentkoc</li>
-<li>Tasks/gateway: re-check the current task record before maintenance marks runs lost or prunes them, so a task heartbeat or cleanup update that lands during a sweep no longer gets overwritten by stale snapshot state.</li>
-<li>Exec/approvals: honor <code>exec-approvals.json</code> security defaults when inline or configured tool policy is unset, and keep Slack and Discord native approval handling aligned with inferred approvers and real channel enablement so remote exec stops falling into false approval timeouts and disabled states. Thanks @scoootscooob and @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Exec/approvals: make <code>allow-always</code> persist as durable user-approved trust instead of behaving like <code>allow-once</code>, reuse exact-command trust on shell-wrapper paths that cannot safely persist an executable allowlist entry, keep static allowlist entries from silently bypassing <code>ask:"always"</code>, and require explicit approval when Windows cannot build an allowlist execution plan instead of hard-dead-ending remote exec. Thanks @scoootscooob and @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Exec/cron: resolve isolated cron no-route approval dead-ends from the effective host fallback policy when trusted automation is allowed, and make <code>openclaw doctor</code> warn when <code>tools.exec</code> is broader than <code>~/.openclaw/exec-approvals.json</code> so stricter host-policy conflicts are explicit. Thanks @scoootscooob and @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Sessions/model switching: keep <code>/model</code> changes queued behind busy runs instead of interrupting the active turn, and retarget queued followups so later work picks up the new model as soon as the current turn finishes.</li>
-<li>Gateway/HTTP: skip failing HTTP request stages so one broken facade no longer forces every HTTP endpoint to return 500. (#58746) Thanks @yelog</li>
-<li>Gateway/nodes: stop pinning live node commands to the approved node-pair record. Node pairing remains a trust/token flow, while per-node <code>system.run</code> policy stays in that node's exec approvals config. Fixes #58824.</li>
-<li>WebChat/exec approvals: use native approval UI guidance in agent system prompts instead of telling agents to paste manual <code>/approve</code> commands in webchat sessions. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Web UI/OpenResponses: preserve rewritten stream snapshots in webchat and keep OpenResponses final streamed text aligned when models rewind earlier output. (#58641) Thanks @neeravmakwana</li>
-<li>Discord/inbound media: pass Discord attachment and sticker downloads through the shared idle-timeout and worker-abort path so slow or stuck inbound media fetches stop hanging message processing. (#58593) Thanks @aquaright1</li>
-<li>Telegram/retries: keep non-idempotent sends on the strict safe-send path, retry wrapped pre-connect failures, and preserve <code>429</code> / <code>retry_after</code> backoff for safe delivery retries. (#51895) Thanks @chinar-amrutkar</li>
-<li>Telegram/exec approvals: route topic-aware exec approval followups through Telegram-owned threading and approval-target parsing, so forum-topic approvals stay in the originating topic instead of falling back to the root chat. (#58783)</li>
-<li>Telegram/local Bot API: preserve media MIME types for absolute-path downloads so local audio files still trigger transcription and other MIME-based handling. (#54603) Thanks @jzakirov</li>
-<li>Channels/WhatsApp: pass inbound message timestamp to model context so the AI can see when WhatsApp messages were sent. (#58590) Thanks @Maninae</li>
-<li>Channels/QQ Bot: keep <code>/bot-logs</code> export gated behind a truly explicit QQBot allowlist, rejecting wildcard and mixed wildcard entries while preserving the real framework command path. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Channels/plugins: keep bundled channel plugins loadable from legacy <code>channels.<id></code> config even under restrictive plugin allowlists, and make <code>openclaw doctor</code> warn only on real plugin blockers instead of misleading setup guidance. (#58873) Thanks @obviyus</li>
-<li>Plugins/bundled runtimes: restore externalized bundled plugin runtime dependency staging across packed installs, Docker builds, and local runtime staging so bundled plugins keep their declared runtime deps after the 2026.3.31 externalization change. (#58782)</li>
-<li>LINE/runtime: resolve the packaged runtime contract from the built <code>dist/plugins/runtime</code> layout so LINE channels start correctly again after global npm installs on <code>2026.3.31</code>. (#58799) Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>MiniMax/plugins: auto-enable the bundled MiniMax plugin for API-key auth/config so MiniMax image generation and other plugin-owned capabilities load without manual plugin allowlisting. (#57127) Thanks @tars90percent.</li>
-<li>Ollama/model picker: show only Ollama models after provider selection in the CLI picker. (#55290) Thanks @Luckymingxuan.</li>
-<li>CDP/profiles: prefer <code>cdpPort</code> over stale WebSocket URLs so browser automation reconnects cleanly. (#58499) Thanks @Mlightsnow.</li>
-<li>Media/paths: resolve relative <code>MEDIA</code> paths against the agent workspace so local attachment references keep working. (#58624) Thanks @aquaright1.</li>
-<li>Memory/session indexing: keep full reindexes from skipping session transcripts when sync is triggered by <code>session-start</code> or <code>watch</code>, so restart-driven reindexes preserve session memory. (#39732) Thanks @upupc</li>
-<li>Memory/QMD: prefer <code>--mask</code> over <code>--glob</code> when creating QMD collections so default memory collections keep their intended patterns and stop colliding on restart. (#58643) Thanks @GitZhangChi.</li>
-<li>Subagents/tasks: keep subagent completion and cleanup from crashing when task-registry writes fail, so a corrupt or missing task row no longer takes down the gateway during lifecycle finalization. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
-<li>Sandbox/browser: compare browser runtime inspection against <code>agents.defaults.sandbox.browser.image</code> so <code>openclaw sandbox list --browser</code> stops reporting healthy browser containers as image mismatches. (#58759) Thanks @sandpile.</li>
-<li>Plugins/install: forward <code>--dangerously-force-unsafe-install</code> through archive and npm-spec plugin installs so the documented override reaches the security scanner on those install paths. (#58879) Thanks @ryanlee-gemini.</li>
-<li>Auto-reply/commands: strip inbound metadata before slash command detection so wrapped <code>/model</code>, <code>/new</code>, and <code>/status</code> commands are recognized. (#58725) Thanks @Mlightsnow.</li>
-<li>Agents/Anthropic: preserve thinking blocks and signatures across replay, cache-control patching, and context pruning so compacted Anthropic sessions continue working instead of failing on later turns. (#58916) Thanks @obviyus</li>
-<li>Agents/failover: unify structured and raw provider error classification so provider-specific <code>400</code>/<code>422</code> payloads no longer get forced into generic format failures before retry, billing, or compaction logic can inspect them. (#58856) Thanks @aaron-he-zhu.</li>
-<li>Auth profiles/store: coerce misplaced SecretRef objects out of plaintext <code>key</code> and <code>token</code> fields during store load so agents without ACP runtime stop crashing on <code>.trim()</code> after upgrade. (#58923) Thanks @openperf.</li>
-<li>ACPX/runtime: repair <code>queue owner unavailable</code> session recovery by replacing dead named sessions and resuming the backend session when ACPX exposes a stable session id, so the first ACP prompt no longer inherits a dead handle. (#58669) Thanks @neeravmakwana</li>
-<li>ACPX/runtime: retry dead-session queue-owner repair without <code>--resume-session</code> when the reported ACPX session id is stale, so recovery still creates a fresh named session instead of failing session init. Thanks @obviyus.</li>
-<li>Auth/OpenAI Codex: persist plugin-refreshed OAuth credentials to <code>auth-profiles.json</code> before returning them, so rotated Codex refresh tokens survive restart and stop falling into <code>refresh_token_reused</code> loops. (#53082)</li>
-<li>Discord/gateway: hand reconnect ownership back to Carbon, keep runtime status aligned with close/reconnect state, and force-stop sockets that open without reaching READY so Discord monitors recover promptly instead of waiting on stale health timeouts. (#59019) Thanks @obviyus</li>
+<li>CLI/infer: keep provider-backed infer behavior aligned with actual runtime execution by fixing explicit TTS override handling, profile-aware gateway TTS prefs resolution, per-request transcription <code>prompt</code>/<code>language</code> overrides, image output MIME/extension mismatches, configured web-search fallback behavior, and agent-vs-CLI web-search execution drift.</li>
+<li>Plugins/media: when <code>plugins.allow</code> is set, capability fallback now merges bundled capability plugin ids into the allowlist (not only <code>plugins.entries</code>), so media understanding providers such as OpenAI-compatible STT load for voice transcription without requiring <code>openai</code> in <code>plugins.allow</code>. (#62205) Thanks @neeravmakwana.</li>
+<li>Agents/history and replies: buffer phaseless OpenAI WS text until a real assistant phase arrives, keep replay and SSE history sequence tracking aligned, hide commentary and leaked tool XML from user-visible history, and keep history-based follow-up replies on <code>final_answer</code> text only. (#61729, #61747, #61829, #61855, #61954) Thanks @100yenadmin and contributors.</li>
+<li>Control UI: show <code>/tts</code> audio replies in webchat, detect mistaken <code>?token=</code> auth links with the correct <code>#token=</code> hint, and keep Copy, Canvas, and mobile exec-approval UI from covering chat content on narrow screens. (#54842, #61514, #61598) Thanks @neeravmakwana.</li>
+<li>iOS/gateway: replace string-matched connection error UI with structured gateway connection problems, preserve actionable pairing/auth failures over later generic disconnect noise, and surface reusable problem banners and details across onboarding, settings, and root status surfaces. (#62650) Thanks @ngutman.</li>
+<li>TUI: route <code>/status</code> through the shared session-status command, keep commentary hidden in history, strip raw envelope metadata from async command notices, preserve fallback streaming before per-attempt failures finalize, and restore Kitty keyboard state on exit or fatal crashes. (#49130, #59985, #60043, #61463) Thanks @biefan and contributors.</li>
+<li>iOS/Watch exec approvals: keep Apple Watch review and approval recovery working while the iPhone is locked or backgrounded, including reconnect recovery, pending approval persistence, notification cleanup, and APNs-backed watch refresh recovery. (#61757) Thanks @ngutman.</li>
+<li>Agents/context overflow: combine oversized and aggregate tool-result recovery in one pass and restore a total-context overflow backstop so recoverable sessions retry instead of failing early. (#61651) Thanks @Takhoffman.</li>
+<li>Auth/OpenAI Codex OAuth: reload fresh on-disk credentials inside the locked refresh path and retry once after <code>refresh_token_reused</code> rotates only the stored refresh token, so relogin/restart recovery stops getting stuck on stale cached auth state. Thanks @owen-ever.</li>
+<li>Auth/OpenAI Codex OAuth: keep native <code>/model ...@profile</code> selections on the target session and honor explicit user-locked auth profiles even when per-agent auth order excludes them. (#62744) Thanks @jalehman.</li>
+<li>Providers/Anthropic: preserve thinking blocks for Claude Opus 4.5+, Sonnet 4.5+, and newer Claude 4-family models so prompt-cache prefixes keep matching, and skip <code>service_tier</code> injection on OAuth-authenticated stream wrapper requests so Claude OAuth streaming stops failing with HTTP 401. (#60356, #61793)</li>
+<li>Agents/Claude CLI: surface nested API error messages from structured CLI output so billing/auth/provider failures show the real provider error instead of an opaque CLI failure.</li>
+<li>Agents/exec: preserve explicit <code>host=node</code> routing under elevated defaults when <code>tools.exec.host=auto</code>, fail loud on invalid elevated cross-host overrides, and keep <code>strictInlineEval</code> commands blocked after approval timeouts instead of falling through to automatic execution. (#61739) Thanks @obviyus.</li>
+<li>Nodes/exec approvals: keep <code>host=node</code> POSIX transport shell wrappers (<code>/bin/sh -lc ...</code>) aligned with inner-command allowlist analysis so allowlisted scripts stop prompting unnecessarily, while Windows <code>cmd.exe</code> wrapper runs stay approval-gated. (#62401) Thanks @ngutman.</li>
+<li>Nodes/exec approvals: keep Windows <code>cmd.exe /c</code> wrapper runs approval-gated even when <code>env</code> carriers, including env-assignment carriers, wrap the shell invocation. (#62439) Thanks @ngutman.</li>
+<li>Gateway tool/exec config: block model-facing <code>gateway config.apply</code> and <code>config.patch</code> writes from changing exec approval paths such as <code>safeBins</code>, <code>safeBinProfiles</code>, <code>safeBinTrustedDirs</code>, and <code>strictInlineEval</code>, while still allowing unchanged structured values through. (#62001) Thanks @eleqtrizit.</li>
+<li>Host exec/env sanitization: block dangerous Java, Rust, Cargo, Git, Kubernetes, cloud credential, config-path, and Helm env overrides so host-run tools cannot be redirected to attacker-chosen code, config, credentials, or repository state. (#59119, #62002, #62291) Thanks @eleqtrizit and contributors.</li>
+<li>Commands/allowlist: require owner authorization for <code>/allowlist add</code> and <code>/allowlist remove</code> before channel resolution, so non-owner but command-authorized senders can no longer persistently rewrite allowlist policy state. (#62383) Thanks @pgondhi987.</li>
+<li>Feishu/docx uploads: honor <code>tools.fs.workspaceOnly</code> for local <code>upload_file</code> and <code>upload_image</code> paths by forwarding workspace-constrained <code>localRoots</code> into the media loader, so docx uploads can no longer read host-local files outside the workspace when workspace-only mode is active. (#62369) Thanks @pgondhi987.</li>
+<li>Network/fetch guard: drop request bodies and body-describing headers on cross-origin <code>307</code> and <code>308</code> redirects by default, so attacker-controlled redirect hops cannot receive secret-bearing POST payloads from SSRF-guarded fetch flows unless a caller explicitly opts in. (#62357) Thanks @pgondhi987.</li>
+<li>Browser/SSRF: treat main-frame <code>document</code> redirect hops as navigations even when Playwright does not flag them as <code>isNavigationRequest()</code>, so strict private-network blocking still stops forbidden redirect pivots before the browser reaches the internal target. (#62355) Thanks @pgondhi987.</li>
+<li>Browser/node invoke: block persistent browser profile create, reset, and delete mutations through <code>browser.proxy</code> on both gateway-forwarded <code>node.invoke</code> and the node-host proxy path, even when no profile allowlist is configured. (#60489)</li>
+<li>Gateway/node pairing: require a fresh pairing request when a previously paired node reconnects with additional declared commands, and keep the live session pinned to the earlier approved command set until the upgrade is approved. (#62658) Thanks @eleqtrizit.</li>
+<li>Gateway/auth: invalidate existing shared-token and password WebSocket sessions when the configured secret rotates, so stale authenticated sockets cannot stay attached after token or password changes. (#62350) Thanks @pgondhi987.</li>
+<li>MS Teams/security: validate file-consent upload URLs against HTTPS, Microsoft/SharePoint host allowlists, and private-IP DNS checks before uploading attachments, blocking SSRF-style consent-upload abuse. (#23596)</li>
+<li>Media/base64 decode guards: enforce byte limits before decoding missed base64-backed Teams, Signal, QQ Bot, and image-tool payloads so oversized inbound media and data URLs no longer bypass pre-decode size checks. (#62007) Thanks @eleqtrizit.</li>
+<li>Runtime event trust: mark background <code>notifyOnExit</code> summaries, ACP parent-stream relays, and wake-hook payloads as untrusted system events so lower-trust runtime output no longer re-enters later turns as trusted <code>System:</code> text. (#62003)</li>
+<li>Auto-reply/media: allow managed generated-media <code>MEDIA:</code> paths from normal reply text again while still blocking arbitrary host-local media and document paths, so generated media keep delivering without reopening host-path injection holes.</li>
+<li>Gateway/status and containers: auto-bind to <code>0.0.0.0</code> inside Docker and Podman environments, and probe local TLS gateways over <code>wss://</code> with self-signed fingerprint forwarding so container startup and loopback TLS status checks work again. (#61818, #61935) Thanks @openperf and contributors.</li>
+<li>Gateway/OpenAI-compatible HTTP: abort in-flight <code>/v1/chat/completions</code> and <code>/v1/responses</code> turns when clients disconnect so abandoned HTTP requests stop wasting agent runtime. (#54388) Thanks @Lellansin.</li>
+<li>macOS/gateway version: strip trailing commit metadata from CLI version output before semver parsing so the Mac app recognizes installed gateway versions like <code>OpenClaw 2026.4.2 (d74a122)</code> again. (#61111) Thanks @oliviareid-svg.</li>
+<li>Sessions/model selection: resolve the explicitly selected session model separately from runtime fallback resolution so session status and live model switching stay aligned with the chosen model.</li>
+<li>Discord/ACP bindings: canonicalize DM conversation identity across inbound messages, component interactions, native commands, and current-conversation binding resolution so <code>--bind here</code> in Discord DMs keeps routing follow-up replies to the bound agent instead of falling back to the default agent.</li>
+<li>Discord: recover forwarded referenced message text and attachments when snapshots are missing, use <code>ws://</code> again for gateway monitor sockets, stop forcing a hardcoded temperature for Codex-backed auto-thread titles, and harden voice receive recovery so rapid speaker restarts keep their next utterance. (#41536, #61670) Thanks @artwalker and contributors.</li>
+<li>Slack/thread mentions: add <code>channels.slack.thread.requireExplicitMention</code> so Slack channels that already require mentions can also require explicit <code>@bot</code> mentions inside bot-participated threads. (#58276) Thanks @praktika-engineer.</li>
+<li>Slack/threading: keep legacy thread stickiness for real replies when older callers omit <code>isThreadReply</code>, while still honoring <code>replyToMode</code> for Slack's auto-created top-level <code>thread_ts</code>. (#61835) Thanks @kaonash.</li>
+<li>Slack/media: keep attachment downloads on the SSRF-guarded dispatcher path so Slack media fetching works on Node 22 without dropping pinned transport enforcement. (#62239) Thanks @openperf.</li>
+<li>Matrix/onboarding: add an invite auto-join setup step with explicit off warnings and strict stable-target validation so new Matrix accounts stop silently ignoring invited rooms and fresh DM-style invites unless operators opt in. (#62168) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
+<li>Matrix/formatting: preserve multi-paragraph and loose-list rendering in Element so numbered and bulleted Markdown keeps their content attached to the correct list item. (#60997) Thanks @gucasbrg.</li>
+<li>Telegram/doctor: keep top-level access-control fallback in place during multi-account normalization while still promoting legacy default auth into <code>accounts.default</code>, so existing named bots keep inherited allowlists without dropping the legacy default bot. (#62263) Thanks @obviyus.</li>
+<li>Plugins/loaders: centralize bundled <code>dist/**</code> Jiti native-load policy and keep channel, public-surface, facade, and config-metadata loader seams off native Jiti on Windows so onboarding and configure flows stop tripping <code>ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME</code>. (#62286) Thanks @chen-zhang-cs-code.</li>
+<li>Plugins/channels: keep bundled channel artifact and secret-contract loading stable under lazy loading, preserve plugin-schema defaults during install, and fix Windows <code>file://</code> plus native-Jiti plugin loader paths so onboarding, doctor, <code>openclaw secret</code>, and bundled plugin installs work again. (#61832, #61836, #61853, #61856) Thanks @Zeesejo and contributors.</li>
+<li>Plugins/ClawHub: verify downloaded plugin archives against version metadata SHA-256, fail closed when archive integrity metadata is missing or malformed, and tighten fallback ZIP verification so plugin installs cannot proceed on mismatched or incomplete ClawHub package metadata. (#60517) Thanks @mappel-nv.</li>
+<li>Plugins/provider hooks: stop recursive provider snapshot loads from overflowing the stack during plugin initialization, while still preserving cached nested provider-hook results. (#61922, #61938, #61946, #61951)</li>
+<li>Docker/plugins: stop forcing bundled plugin discovery to <code>/app/extensions</code> in runtime images so packaged installs use compiled <code>dist/extensions</code> artifacts again and Node 24 containers do not boot through source-only plugin entry paths. Fixes #62044. (#62316) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
+<li>Providers/Ollama: honor the selected provider's <code>baseUrl</code> during streaming so multi-Ollama setups stop routing every stream to the first configured Ollama endpoint. (#61678)</li>
+<li>Providers/Ollama: stop warning that Ollama could not be reached when discovery only sees empty default local stubs, while still keeping real explicit Ollama overrides loud when the endpoint is unreachable.</li>
+<li>Providers/xAI: recognize <code>api.grok.x.ai</code> as an xAI-native endpoint again and keep legacy <code>x_search</code> auth resolution working so older xAI web-search configs continue to load. (#61377) Thanks @jjjojoj.</li>
+<li>Providers/Mistral: send <code>reasoning_effort</code> for <code>mistral/mistral-small-latest</code> (Mistral Small 4) with thinking-level mapping, and mark the catalog entry as reasoning-capable so adjustable reasoning matches Mistral’s Chat Completions API. (#62162) Thanks @neeravmakwana.</li>
+<li>OpenAI TTS/Groq: send <code>wav</code> to Groq-compatible speech endpoints, honor explicit <code>responseFormat</code> overrides on OpenAI-compatible paths, and only mark voice-note output as voice-compatible when the actual format is <code>opus</code>. (#62233) Thanks @neeravmakwana.</li>
+<li>Tools/web_fetch and web_search: fix <code>TypeError: fetch failed</code> caused by undici 8.0 enabling HTTP/2 by default; pinned SSRF-guard dispatchers now explicitly set <code>allowH2: false</code> to restore HTTP/1.1 behavior and keep the custom DNS-pinning lookup compatible. (#61738, #61777) Thanks @zozo123.</li>
+<li>Tools/web search/Exa: show Exa Search in onboarding and configure provider pickers again by marking the bundled Exa provider as setup-visible. Thanks @vincentkoc.</li>
+<li>Memory/vector recall: surface explicit warnings when <code>sqlite-vec</code> is unavailable or vector writes are degraded, and strip managed Light Sleep and REM blocks before daily-note ingestion so memory indexing and dreaming stop reporting false-success or re-ingesting staged output. (#61720) Thanks @MonkeyLeeT.</li>
+<li>Memory/dreaming: make Dreams config reads and writes respect the selected memory slot plugin instead of always targeting <code>memory-core</code>. (#62275) Thanks @SnowSky1.</li>
+<li>QQ Bot/media: route gateway-side attachment and fallback downloads through guarded QQ/Tencent HTTPS fetches so QQ media handling no longer follows arbitrary remote hosts.</li>
+<li>Browser/remote CDP: retry the DevTools websocket once after remote browser restarts so healthy remote browser profiles do not fail availability checks during CDP warm-up. (#57397) Thanks @ThanhNguyxn07.</li>
+<li>UI/light mode: target both root and nested WebKit scrollbar thumbs in the light theme so page-level and container scrollbars stay visible on light backgrounds. (#61753) Thanks @chziyue.</li>
+<li>Agents/subagents: honor <code>sessions_spawn(lightContext: true)</code> for spawned subagent runs by preserving lightweight bootstrap context through the gateway and embedded runner instead of silently falling back to full workspace bootstrap injection. (#62264) Thanks @theSamPadilla.</li>
+<li>Cron: load <code>jobId</code> into <code>id</code> when the on-disk store omits <code>id</code>, matching doctor migration and fixing <code>unknown cron job id</code> for hand-edited <code>jobs.json</code>. (#62246) Thanks @neeravmakwana.</li>
+<li>Agents/model fallback: classify minimal HTTP 404 API errors (for example <code>404 status code (no body)</code>) as <code>model_not_found</code> so assistant failures throw into the fallback chain instead of stopping at the first fallback candidate. (#62119) Thanks @neeravmakwana.</li>
+<li>BlueBubbles/network: respect explicit private-network opt-out for loopback and private <code>serverUrl</code> values across account resolution, status probes, monitor startup, and attachment downloads, while keeping public-host attachment hostname pinning intact. (#59373) Thanks @jpreagan.</li>
+<li>Agents/heartbeat: keep heartbeat runs pinned to the main session so active subagent transcripts are not overwritten by heartbeat status messages. (#61803) Thanks @100yenadmin.</li>
+<li>Agents/heartbeat: respect disabled heartbeat prompt guidance so operators can suppress heartbeat prompt instructions without disabling heartbeat runtime behavior.</li>
+<li>Agents/compaction: stop compaction-wait aborts from re-entering prompt failover and replaying completed tool turns. (#62600) Thanks @i-dentifier.</li>
+<li>Approvals/runtime: move native approval lifecycle assembly into shared core bootstrap/runtime seams driven by channel capabilities and runtime contexts, and remove the legacy bundled approval fallback wiring. (#62135) Thanks @gumadeiras.</li>
+<li>Security/fetch-guard: stop rejecting operator-configured proxy hostnames against the target-scoped hostname allowlist in SSRF-guarded fetches, restoring proxy-based media downloads for Telegram and other channels. (#62312) Thanks @ademczuk.</li>
+<li>Logging: make <code>logging.level</code> and <code>logging.consoleLevel</code> honor the documented severity threshold ordering again, and keep child loggers inheriting the parent <code>minLevel</code>. (#44646) Thanks @zhumengzhu.</li>
+<li>Agents/sessions_send: pass <code>threadId</code> through announce delivery so cross-session notifications land in the correct Telegram forum topic instead of the group's general thread. (#62758) Thanks @jalehman.</li>
+<li>Daemon/systemd: keep sudo systemctl calls scoped to the invoking user when machine-scoped systemctl fails, while still avoiding machine fallback for permission-denied user bus errors. (#62337) Thanks @Aftabbs.</li>
+<li>Docs/i18n: relocalize final localized-page links after translation and remove the zh-CN homepage redirect override so localized Mintlify pages resolve to the correct language roots again. (#61796) Thanks @hxy91819.</li>
+<li>Agents/exec: keep timed-out shell-backgrounded commands on the failed path and point long-running jobs to exec background/yield sessions so process polling is only suggested for registered sessions.</li>
 </ul>
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apps/android/app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "ai.openclaw.app"
         minSdk = 31
         targetSdk = 36
-        versionCode = 2026040601
-        versionName = "2026.4.6"
+        versionCode = 2026041001
+        versionName = "2026.4.10"
         ndk {
             // Support all major ABIs — native libs are tiny (~47 KB per ABI)
             abiFilters += listOf("armeabi-v7a", "arm64-v8a", "x86", "x86_64")

apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/MainViewModel.kt

@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ class MainViewModel(app: Application) : AndroidViewModel(app) {
     prefs.setGatewayPassword(value)
   }
 
+  fun resetGatewaySetupAuth() {
+    ensureRuntime().resetGatewaySetupAuth()
+  }
+
   fun setOnboardingCompleted(value: Boolean) {
     if (value) {
       ensureRuntime()

apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/NodeRuntime.kt

@@ -556,6 +556,12 @@ class NodeRuntime(
   fun setGatewayToken(value: String) = prefs.setGatewayToken(value)
   fun setGatewayBootstrapToken(value: String) = prefs.setGatewayBootstrapToken(value)
   fun setGatewayPassword(value: String) = prefs.setGatewayPassword(value)
+  fun resetGatewaySetupAuth() {
+    prefs.clearGatewaySetupAuth()
+    val deviceId = identityStore.loadOrCreate().deviceId
+    deviceAuthStore.clearToken(deviceId, "node")
+    deviceAuthStore.clearToken(deviceId, "operator")
+  }
   fun setOnboardingCompleted(value: Boolean) = prefs.setOnboardingCompleted(value)
   val lastDiscoveredStableId: StateFlow<String> = prefs.lastDiscoveredStableId
   val canvasDebugStatusEnabled: StateFlow<Boolean> = prefs.canvasDebugStatusEnabled
@@ -1325,8 +1331,6 @@ internal fun resolveOperatorSessionConnectAuth(
 
   val storedToken = storedOperatorToken?.trim()?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
   if (storedToken != null) {
-    // Bootstrap can seed the operator token, but operator should reconnect
-    // through the stored device-token path rather than bootstrap auth itself.
     return NodeRuntime.GatewayConnectAuth(
       token = null,
       bootstrapToken = null,
@@ -1334,6 +1338,15 @@ internal fun resolveOperatorSessionConnectAuth(
     )
   }
 
+  val explicitBootstrapToken = auth.bootstrapToken?.trim()?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
+  if (explicitBootstrapToken != null) {
+    return NodeRuntime.GatewayConnectAuth(
+      token = null,
+      bootstrapToken = explicitBootstrapToken,
+      password = null,
+    )
+  }
+
   return null
 }
 

apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/SecurePrefs.kt

@@ -402,6 +402,18 @@ class SecurePrefs(
     securePrefs.edit { putString(key, password.trim()) }
   }
 
+  fun clearGatewaySetupAuth() {
+    val instanceId = _instanceId.value
+    securePrefs.edit {
+      remove("gateway.manual.token")
+      remove("gateway.token.$instanceId")
+      remove("gateway.bootstrapToken.$instanceId")
+      remove("gateway.password.$instanceId")
+    }
+    _gatewayToken.value = ""
+    _gatewayBootstrapToken.value = ""
+  }
+
   fun loadGatewayTlsFingerprint(stableId: String): String? {
     val key = "gateway.tls.$stableId"
     return plainPrefs.getString(key, null)?.trim()?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }

apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/ui/ConnectTabScreen.kt

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.SwitchDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
@@ -140,8 +141,13 @@ fun ConnectTabScreen(viewModel: MainViewModel) {
     }
 
   val showDiagnostics = !isConnected && gatewayStatusHasDiagnostics(statusText)
+  val pairingRequired = !isConnected && gatewayStatusLooksLikePairing(statusText)
   val statusLabel = gatewayStatusForDisplay(statusText)
 
+  PairingAutoRetryEffect(enabled = pairingRequired) {
+    viewModel.refreshGatewayConnection()
+  }
+
   Column(
     modifier = Modifier.verticalScroll(rememberScrollState()).padding(horizontal = 20.dp, vertical = 16.dp),
     verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(14.dp),
@@ -278,6 +284,9 @@ fun ConnectTabScreen(viewModel: MainViewModel) {
           }
 
           validationText = null
+          if (inputMode == ConnectInputMode.SetupCode) {
+            viewModel.resetGatewaySetupAuth()
+          }
           viewModel.setManualEnabled(true)
           viewModel.setManualHost(config.host)
           viewModel.setManualPort(config.port)
@@ -319,8 +328,17 @@ fun ConnectTabScreen(viewModel: MainViewModel) {
           modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(horizontal = 14.dp, vertical = 14.dp),
           verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
         ) {
-          Text("Last gateway error", style = mobileHeadline, color = mobileWarning)
+          Text(if (pairingRequired) "Pairing required" else "Last gateway error", style = mobileHeadline, color = mobileWarning)
           Text(statusLabel, style = mobileBody.copy(fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace), color = mobileText)
+          if (pairingRequired) {
+            Text(
+              "Approve this phone on the gateway. OpenClaw retries automatically while this screen stays open.",
+              style = mobileCallout,
+              color = mobileTextSecondary,
+            )
+            CommandBlock("openclaw devices list")
+            CommandBlock("openclaw devices approve <requestId>")
+          }
           Text("OpenClaw Android ${openClawAndroidVersionLabel()}", style = mobileCaption1, color = mobileTextSecondary)
           Button(
             onClick = {
@@ -464,14 +482,18 @@ fun ConnectTabScreen(viewModel: MainViewModel) {
               colors = outlinedColors(),
             )
 
-            Text("Port", style = mobileCaption1.copy(fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold), color = mobileTextSecondary)
+            Text(
+              if (manualTlsInput) "Port (optional, defaults to 443)" else "Port",
+              style = mobileCaption1.copy(fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold),
+              color = mobileTextSecondary,
+            )
             OutlinedTextField(
               value = manualPortInput,
               onValueChange = {
                 manualPortInput = it
                 validationText = null
               },
-              placeholder = { Text("18789", style = mobileBody, color = mobileTextTertiary) },
+              placeholder = { Text(if (manualTlsInput) "443" else "18789", style = mobileBody, color = mobileTextTertiary) },
               modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
               singleLine = true,
               keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(keyboardType = KeyboardType.Number),

apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/ui/GatewayConfigResolver.kt

@@ -235,15 +235,21 @@ internal fun gatewayEndpointValidationMessage(
       when (source) {
         GatewayEndpointInputSource.SETUP_CODE -> "Setup code has invalid gateway URL."
         GatewayEndpointInputSource.QR_SCAN -> "QR code did not contain a valid setup code."
-        GatewayEndpointInputSource.MANUAL -> "Enter a valid manual host and port to connect."
+        GatewayEndpointInputSource.MANUAL -> "Enter a valid manual endpoint to connect."
       }
   }
 }
 
 internal fun composeGatewayManualUrl(hostInput: String, portInput: String, tls: Boolean): String? {
   val host = hostInput.trim()
-  val port = portInput.trim().toIntOrNull() ?: return null
-  if (host.isEmpty() || port !in 1..65535) return null
+  if (host.isEmpty()) return null
+  val portTrimmed = portInput.trim()
+  val port = if (portTrimmed.isEmpty()) {
+    if (tls) 443 else return null
+  } else {
+    portTrimmed.toIntOrNull() ?: return null
+  }
+  if (port !in 1..65535) return null
   val scheme = if (tls) "https" else "http"
   return "$scheme://$host:$port"
 }

apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/ui/GatewayPairingRetry.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package ai.openclaw.app.ui
+
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
+import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleEventObserver
+import androidx.lifecycle.compose.LocalLifecycleOwner
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+
+internal const val PAIRING_AUTO_RETRY_MS = 6_000L
+
+@Composable
+internal fun PairingAutoRetryEffect(enabled: Boolean, onRetry: () -> Unit) {
+  val lifecycleOwner = LocalLifecycleOwner.current
+  var lifecycleStarted by
+    remember(lifecycleOwner) {
+      mutableStateOf(lifecycleOwner.lifecycle.currentState.isAtLeast(Lifecycle.State.STARTED))
+    }
+
+  DisposableEffect(lifecycleOwner) {
+    val observer =
+      LifecycleEventObserver { _, _ ->
+        lifecycleStarted = lifecycleOwner.lifecycle.currentState.isAtLeast(Lifecycle.State.STARTED)
+      }
+    lifecycleOwner.lifecycle.addObserver(observer)
+    onDispose {
+      lifecycleOwner.lifecycle.removeObserver(observer)
+    }
+  }
+
+  LaunchedEffect(enabled, lifecycleStarted) {
+    if (!enabled || !lifecycleStarted) {
+      return@LaunchedEffect
+    }
+    while (true) {
+      delay(PAIRING_AUTO_RETRY_MS)
+      onRetry()
+    }
+  }
+}

apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/ui/OnboardingFlow.kt

@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ fun OnboardingFlow(viewModel: MainViewModel, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
                       return@addOnSuccessListener
                     }
                     setupCode = scannedSetupCode.setupCode
+                    viewModel.resetGatewaySetupAuth()
                     gatewayInputMode = GatewayInputMode.SetupCode
                     gatewayError = null
                     attemptedConnect = false
@@ -737,6 +738,7 @@ fun OnboardingFlow(viewModel: MainViewModel, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
             )
           OnboardingStep.FinalCheck ->
             FinalStep(
+              viewModel = viewModel,
               parsedGateway = parseGatewayEndpoint(gatewayUrl),
               statusText = statusText,
               isConnected = canFinishOnboarding,
@@ -812,6 +814,7 @@ fun OnboardingFlow(viewModel: MainViewModel, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
                       )
                     return@Button
                   }
+                  viewModel.resetGatewaySetupAuth()
                   gatewayUrl = parsedSetup.url
                   viewModel.setGatewayBootstrapToken(parsedSetup.bootstrapToken.orEmpty())
                   val sharedToken = parsedSetup.token.orEmpty().trim()
@@ -887,6 +890,12 @@ fun OnboardingFlow(viewModel: MainViewModel, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
                   }
                   val token = persistedGatewayToken.trim()
                   val password = gatewayPassword.trim()
+                  val bootstrapToken =
+                    if (gatewayInputMode == GatewayInputMode.SetupCode) {
+                      decodeGatewaySetupCode(setupCode)?.bootstrapToken?.trim()?.ifEmpty { null }
+                    } else {
+                      null
+                    }
                   attemptedConnect = true
                   viewModel.setManualEnabled(true)
                   viewModel.setManualHost(parsed.config.host)
@@ -894,6 +903,9 @@ fun OnboardingFlow(viewModel: MainViewModel, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
                   viewModel.setManualTls(parsed.config.tls)
                   if (gatewayInputMode == GatewayInputMode.Manual) {
                     viewModel.setGatewayBootstrapToken("")
+                  } else {
+                    viewModel.resetGatewaySetupAuth()
+                    viewModel.setGatewayBootstrapToken(bootstrapToken.orEmpty())
                   }
                   if (token.isNotEmpty()) {
                     viewModel.setGatewayToken(token)
@@ -904,12 +916,7 @@ fun OnboardingFlow(viewModel: MainViewModel, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
                   viewModel.connect(
                     GatewayEndpoint.manual(host = parsed.config.host, port = parsed.config.port),
                     token = token.ifEmpty { null },
-                    bootstrapToken =
-                      if (gatewayInputMode == GatewayInputMode.SetupCode) {
-                        decodeGatewaySetupCode(setupCode)?.bootstrapToken?.trim()?.ifEmpty { null }
-                      } else {
-                        null
-                      },
+                    bootstrapToken = bootstrapToken,
                     password = password.ifEmpty { null },
                   )
                 },
@@ -1148,11 +1155,15 @@ private fun GatewayStep(
               onboardingTextFieldColors(),
           )
 
-          Text("PORT", style = onboardingCaption1Style.copy(letterSpacing = 0.9.sp), color = onboardingTextSecondary)
+          Text(
+            if (manualTls) "PORT (optional, defaults to 443)" else "PORT",
+            style = onboardingCaption1Style.copy(letterSpacing = 0.9.sp),
+            color = onboardingTextSecondary,
+          )
           OutlinedTextField(
             value = manualPort,
             onValueChange = onManualPortChange,
-            placeholder = { Text("18789", color = onboardingTextTertiary, style = onboardingBodyStyle) },
+            placeholder = { Text(if (manualTls) "443" else "18789", color = onboardingTextTertiary, style = onboardingBodyStyle) },
             modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
             singleLine = true,
             keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(keyboardType = KeyboardType.Number),
@@ -1562,6 +1573,7 @@ private fun PermissionToggleRow(
 
 @Composable
 private fun FinalStep(
+  viewModel: MainViewModel,
   parsedGateway: GatewayEndpointConfig?,
   statusText: String,
   isConnected: Boolean,
@@ -1577,6 +1589,10 @@ private fun FinalStep(
   val showDiagnostics = gatewayStatusHasDiagnostics(statusText)
   val pairingRequired = gatewayStatusLooksLikePairing(statusText)
 
+  PairingAutoRetryEffect(enabled = pairingRequired && attemptedConnect) {
+    viewModel.refreshGatewayConnection()
+  }
+
   Column(verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp)) {
     Text("Review", style = onboardingTitle1Style, color = onboardingText)
 
@@ -1757,7 +1773,11 @@ private fun FinalStep(
           if (pairingRequired) {
             CommandBlock("openclaw devices list")
             CommandBlock("openclaw devices approve <requestId>")
-            Text("Then tap Connect again.", style = onboardingCalloutStyle, color = onboardingTextSecondary)
+            Text(
+              "OpenClaw retries automatically while this screen stays open.",
+              style = onboardingCalloutStyle,
+              color = onboardingTextSecondary,
+            )
           }
         }
       }

apps/android/app/src/test/java/ai/openclaw/app/GatewayBootstrapAuthTest.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package ai.openclaw.app
 
 import ai.openclaw.app.gateway.GatewayEndpoint
+import ai.openclaw.app.gateway.DeviceAuthStore
+import ai.openclaw.app.gateway.DeviceIdentityStore
 import ai.openclaw.app.gateway.GatewaySession
 import ai.openclaw.app.gateway.GatewayTlsProbeFailure
 import ai.openclaw.app.gateway.GatewayTlsProbeResult
@@ -21,14 +23,14 @@ import java.util.UUID
 @Config(sdk = [34])
 class GatewayBootstrapAuthTest {
   @Test
-  fun skipsOperatorSessionWhenOnlyBootstrapAuthExists() {
-    assertFalse(
+  fun connectsOperatorSessionWhenOnlyBootstrapAuthExists() {
+    assertTrue(
       shouldConnectOperatorSession(
         NodeRuntime.GatewayConnectAuth(token = "", bootstrapToken = "bootstrap-1", password = ""),
         storedOperatorToken = "",
       ),
     )
-    assertFalse(
+    assertTrue(
       shouldConnectOperatorSession(
         NodeRuntime.GatewayConnectAuth(token = null, bootstrapToken = "bootstrap-1", password = null),
         storedOperatorToken = null,
@@ -75,6 +77,20 @@ class GatewayBootstrapAuthTest {
     assertEquals(NodeRuntime.GatewayConnectAuth(token = null, bootstrapToken = null, password = null), resolved)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun resolveOperatorSessionConnectAuthUsesBootstrapWhenNoStoredOperatorTokenExists() {
+    val resolved =
+      resolveOperatorSessionConnectAuth(
+        auth = NodeRuntime.GatewayConnectAuth(token = null, bootstrapToken = "bootstrap-1", password = null),
+        storedOperatorToken = null,
+      )
+
+    assertEquals(
+      NodeRuntime.GatewayConnectAuth(token = null, bootstrapToken = "bootstrap-1", password = null),
+      resolved,
+    )
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun resolveOperatorSessionConnectAuthPrefersExplicitSharedAuth() {
     val resolved =
@@ -152,7 +168,7 @@ class GatewayBootstrapAuthTest {
 
       assertEquals("fp-1", prefs.loadGatewayTlsFingerprint(endpoint.stableId))
       assertEquals("setup-bootstrap-token", desiredBootstrapToken(runtime, "nodeSession"))
-      assertNull(desiredBootstrapToken(runtime, "operatorSession"))
+      assertEquals("setup-bootstrap-token", desiredBootstrapToken(runtime, "operatorSession"))
     }
 
   @Test
@@ -178,6 +194,33 @@ class GatewayBootstrapAuthTest {
     assertNull(runtime.pendingGatewayTrust.value)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun resetGatewaySetupAuth_clearsStoredGatewayAndDeviceTokens() {
+    val app = RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication()
+    val securePrefs =
+      app.getSharedPreferences(
+        "openclaw.node.secure.test.${UUID.randomUUID()}",
+        android.content.Context.MODE_PRIVATE,
+      )
+    val prefs = SecurePrefs(app, securePrefsOverride = securePrefs)
+    val runtime = NodeRuntime(app, prefs)
+    val deviceId = DeviceIdentityStore(app).loadOrCreate().deviceId
+    val authStore = DeviceAuthStore(prefs)
+    prefs.setGatewayToken("stale-shared-token")
+    prefs.setGatewayBootstrapToken("stale-bootstrap-token")
+    prefs.setGatewayPassword("stale-password")
+    authStore.saveToken(deviceId, "node", "stale-node-token")
+    authStore.saveToken(deviceId, "operator", "stale-operator-token")
+
+    runtime.resetGatewaySetupAuth()
+
+    assertNull(prefs.loadGatewayToken())
+    assertNull(prefs.loadGatewayBootstrapToken())
+    assertNull(prefs.loadGatewayPassword())
+    assertNull(authStore.loadToken(deviceId, "node"))
+    assertNull(authStore.loadToken(deviceId, "operator"))
+  }
+
   private fun waitForGatewayTrustPrompt(runtime: NodeRuntime): NodeRuntime.GatewayTrustPrompt {
     repeat(50) {
       runtime.pendingGatewayTrust.value?.let { return it }

apps/android/app/src/test/java/ai/openclaw/app/SecurePrefsTest.kt

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package ai.openclaw.app
 
 import android.content.Context
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
@@ -35,4 +36,24 @@ class SecurePrefsTest {
     assertEquals("bootstrap-token", prefs.loadGatewayBootstrapToken())
     assertEquals("bootstrap-token", prefs.gatewayBootstrapToken.value)
   }
+
+  @Test
+  fun clearGatewaySetupAuth_removesStoredGatewayAuth() {
+    val context = RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication()
+    val securePrefs = context.getSharedPreferences("openclaw.node.secure.test.clear", Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
+    securePrefs.edit().clear().commit()
+    val prefs = SecurePrefs(context, securePrefsOverride = securePrefs)
+
+    prefs.setGatewayToken("shared-token")
+    prefs.setGatewayBootstrapToken("bootstrap-token")
+    prefs.setGatewayPassword("password-token")
+
+    prefs.clearGatewaySetupAuth()
+
+    assertEquals("", prefs.gatewayToken.value)
+    assertEquals("", prefs.gatewayBootstrapToken.value)
+    assertNull(prefs.loadGatewayToken())
+    assertNull(prefs.loadGatewayBootstrapToken())
+    assertNull(prefs.loadGatewayPassword())
+  }
 }

apps/android/app/src/test/java/ai/openclaw/app/ui/GatewayConfigResolverTest.kt

@@ -464,6 +464,42 @@ class GatewayConfigResolverTest {
     assertEquals(false, resolved?.tls)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun composeGatewayManualUrlDefaultsPortTo443WhenTlsAndPortBlank() {
+    val url = composeGatewayManualUrl("mydevice.tail1234.ts.net", "", tls = true)
+
+    assertEquals("https://mydevice.tail1234.ts.net:443", url)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun composeGatewayManualUrlRejectsBlankPortWhenTlsIsOff() {
+    val url = composeGatewayManualUrl("127.0.0.1", "", tls = false)
+
+    assertNull(url)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun resolveGatewayConnectConfigManualAcceptsTailscaleHostWithoutPort() {
+    val resolved =
+      resolveGatewayConnectConfig(
+        useSetupCode = false,
+        setupCode = "",
+        savedManualHost = "",
+        savedManualPort = "",
+        savedManualTls = true,
+        manualHostInput = "mydevice.tail1234.ts.net",
+        manualPortInput = "",
+        manualTlsInput = true,
+        fallbackBootstrapToken = "",
+        fallbackToken = "",
+        fallbackPassword = "",
+      )
+
+    assertEquals("mydevice.tail1234.ts.net", resolved?.host)
+    assertEquals(443, resolved?.port)
+    assertEquals(true, resolved?.tls)
+  }
+
   private fun encodeSetupCode(payloadJson: String): String {
     return Base64.getUrlEncoder().withoutPadding().encodeToString(payloadJson.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8))
   }

apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# OpenClaw iOS Changelog
+
+## Unreleased
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+### Fixed
+
+## 2026.4.6 - 2026-04-06
+
+First App Store release of OpenClaw for iPhone. Pair with your OpenClaw Gateway to use chat, voice, sharing, and device actions from iOS.

apps/ios/Config/Version.xcconfig

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 // Shared iOS version defaults.
-// Generated overrides live in build/Version.xcconfig (git-ignored).
+// Source of truth: apps/ios/version.json
+// Generated by scripts/ios-sync-versioning.ts.
 
-OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_VERSION = 2026.4.6
+OPENCLAW_IOS_VERSION = 2026.4.6
 OPENCLAW_MARKETING_VERSION = 2026.4.6
-OPENCLAW_BUILD_VERSION = 2026040601
+OPENCLAW_BUILD_VERSION = 1
 
 #include? "../build/Version.xcconfig"

apps/ios/README.md

@@ -64,10 +64,14 @@ Release behavior:
 - Beta release uses canonical `ai.openclaw.client*` bundle IDs through a temporary generated xcconfig in `apps/ios/build/BetaRelease.xcconfig`.
 - Beta release also switches the app to `OpenClawPushTransport=relay`, `OpenClawPushDistribution=official`, and `OpenClawPushAPNsEnvironment=production`.
 - The beta flow does not modify `apps/ios/.local-signing.xcconfig` or `apps/ios/LocalSigning.xcconfig`.
-- Root `package.json.version` is the only version source for iOS.
-- A root version like `2026.4.1-beta.1` becomes:
-  - `CFBundleShortVersionString = 2026.4.1`
-  - `CFBundleVersion = next TestFlight build number for 2026.4.1`
+- `apps/ios/version.json` is the pinned iOS release version source.
+- `apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md` is the iOS-only changelog and release-note source.
+- The pinned iOS version must use CalVer like `2026.4.10`.
+- That pinned value becomes:
+  - `CFBundleShortVersionString = 2026.4.10`
+  - `CFBundleVersion = next TestFlight build number for 2026.4.10`
+- Changing the root gateway version does not change the iOS app version until you explicitly pin from the gateway.
+- See `apps/ios/VERSIONING.md` for the full workflow.
 
 Required env for beta builds:
 
@@ -120,25 +124,74 @@ This should create `apps/ios/fastlane/.env` with the non-secret ASC variables wh
 export OPENCLAW_PUSH_RELAY_BASE_URL=https://relay.example.com
 ```
 
-4. Upload the beta:
+4. If you are starting a brand-new production release train, pin iOS to the current gateway version first:
+
+```bash
+pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway
+```
+
+5. Upload the beta:
 
 ```bash
 pnpm ios:beta
 ```
 
-5. Expected behavior:
-   - Fastlane reads `package.json.version`
+6. Expected behavior:
+   - Fastlane reads `apps/ios/version.json`
+   - verifies synced iOS versioning artifacts
    - resolves the next TestFlight build number for that short version
    - generates `apps/ios/build/BetaRelease.xcconfig`
    - archives `OpenClaw`
    - uploads the IPA to TestFlight
 
-6. Expected outputs after a successful run:
+7. Expected outputs after a successful run:
    - `apps/ios/build/beta/OpenClaw-<version>.ipa`
    - `apps/ios/build/beta/OpenClaw-<version>.app.dSYM.zip`
    - Fastlane log line like `Uploaded iOS beta: version=<version> short=<short> build=<build>`
 
-7. If this is a fresh clone on a maintainer machine that already works elsewhere, it is OK to copy the non-secret `apps/ios/fastlane/.env` from another trusted local clone on the same Mac. The Keychain-backed private key remains machine-local and is not stored in the repo.
+8. If this is a fresh clone on a maintainer machine that already works elsewhere, it is OK to copy the non-secret `apps/ios/fastlane/.env` from another trusted local clone on the same Mac. The Keychain-backed private key remains machine-local and is not stored in the repo.
+
+## iOS Versioning Workflow
+
+- Pinned iOS release version: `apps/ios/version.json`
+- iOS-only changelog: `apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md`
+- Generated checked-in artifacts:
+  - `apps/ios/Config/Version.xcconfig`
+  - `apps/ios/fastlane/metadata/en-US/release_notes.txt`
+- Useful commands:
+
+```bash
+pnpm ios:version
+pnpm ios:version:check
+pnpm ios:version:sync
+pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway
+pnpm ios:version:pin -- --version 2026.4.10
+```
+
+Recommended flow:
+
+### TestFlight iteration on an existing train
+
+1. Keep `apps/ios/version.json` pinned to the current train version.
+2. Update `apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md`, usually under `## Unreleased` while iterating.
+3. Run `pnpm ios:version:sync` after changelog changes.
+4. Upload more TestFlight builds with `pnpm ios:beta`.
+5. Let Fastlane bump only the numeric build number.
+
+### Starting the next production release train
+
+1. Pin iOS to the current gateway version:
+
+```bash
+pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway
+```
+
+2. Update `apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md` for the new release as needed.
+3. Run `pnpm ios:version:sync`.
+4. Submit the first TestFlight build for that newly pinned version.
+5. Keep iterating on that same version until the release candidate is ready.
+
+See `apps/ios/VERSIONING.md` for the detailed spec.
 
 ## APNs Expectations For Local/Manual Builds
 

apps/ios/Sources/Device/DeviceInfoHelper.swift

@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ enum DeviceInfoHelper {
         return trimmed.isEmpty ? "unknown" : trimmed
     }
 
-    /// App marketing version only, e.g. "2026.2.0" or "dev".
+    /// Canonical app version when present, otherwise the Apple marketing version.
     static func appVersion() -> String {
-        Bundle.main.infoDictionary?["CFBundleShortVersionString"] as? String ?? "dev"
+        (Bundle.main.infoDictionary?["OpenClawCanonicalVersion"] as? String)
+            ?? (Bundle.main.infoDictionary?["CFBundleShortVersionString"] as? String)
+            ?? "dev"
     }
 
     /// App build string, e.g. "123" or "".

apps/ios/Sources/Gateway/GatewayConnectionIssue.swift

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Foundation
+import OpenClawKit
 
 enum GatewayConnectionIssue: Equatable {
     case none
@@ -29,6 +30,37 @@ enum GatewayConnectionIssue: Equatable {
         return false
     }
 
+    static func detect(problem: GatewayConnectionProblem?) -> Self {
+        guard let problem else { return .none }
+        if problem.needsPairingApproval {
+            return .pairingRequired(requestId: problem.requestId)
+        }
+        if problem.needsCredentialUpdate {
+            return problem.kind == .gatewayAuthTokenMissing ? .tokenMissing : .unauthorized
+        }
+        switch problem.kind {
+        case .deviceIdentityRequired,
+            .deviceSignatureExpired,
+            .deviceNonceRequired,
+            .deviceNonceMismatch,
+            .deviceSignatureInvalid,
+            .devicePublicKeyInvalid,
+            .deviceIdMismatch,
+            .tailscaleIdentityMissing,
+            .tailscaleProxyMissing,
+            .tailscaleWhoisFailed,
+            .tailscaleIdentityMismatch,
+            .authRateLimited:
+            return .unauthorized
+        case .timeout, .connectionRefused, .reachabilityFailed, .websocketCancelled:
+            return .network
+        case .unknown:
+            return .unknown(problem.message)
+        default:
+            return .none
+        }
+    }
+
     static func detect(from statusText: String) -> Self {
         let trimmed = statusText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return .none }

apps/ios/Sources/Gateway/GatewayProblemView.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+import OpenClawKit
+import SwiftUI
+import UIKit
+
+struct GatewayProblemBanner: View {
+    let problem: GatewayConnectionProblem
+    var primaryActionTitle: String?
+    var onPrimaryAction: (() -> Void)?
+    var onShowDetails: (() -> Void)?
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+            HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 10) {
+                Image(systemName: self.iconName)
+                    .font(.headline.weight(.semibold))
+                    .foregroundStyle(self.tint)
+                    .frame(width: 20)
+                    .padding(.top, 2)
+
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
+                    HStack(alignment: .firstTextBaseline, spacing: 8) {
+                        Text(self.problem.title)
+                            .font(.subheadline.weight(.semibold))
+                            .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
+                        Spacer(minLength: 0)
+                        Text(self.ownerLabel)
+                            .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    }
+
+                    Text(self.problem.message)
+                        .font(.footnote)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+
+                    if let requestId = self.problem.requestId {
+                        Text("Request ID: \(requestId)")
+                            .font(.system(.caption, design: .monospaced).weight(.medium))
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                            .textSelection(.enabled)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            HStack(spacing: 10) {
+                if let primaryActionTitle, let onPrimaryAction {
+                    Button(primaryActionTitle, action: onPrimaryAction)
+                        .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
+                        .controlSize(.small)
+                }
+                if let onShowDetails {
+                    Button("Details", action: onShowDetails)
+                        .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+                        .controlSize(.small)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+        .padding(14)
+        .background(
+            .thinMaterial,
+            in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16, style: .continuous)
+        )
+    }
+
+    private var iconName: String {
+        switch self.problem.kind {
+        case .pairingRequired,
+            .pairingRoleUpgradeRequired,
+            .pairingScopeUpgradeRequired,
+            .pairingMetadataUpgradeRequired:
+            return "person.crop.circle.badge.clock"
+        case .timeout, .connectionRefused, .reachabilityFailed, .websocketCancelled:
+            return "wifi.exclamationmark"
+        case .deviceIdentityRequired,
+            .deviceSignatureExpired,
+            .deviceNonceRequired,
+            .deviceNonceMismatch,
+            .deviceSignatureInvalid,
+            .devicePublicKeyInvalid,
+            .deviceIdMismatch:
+            return "lock.shield"
+        default:
+            return "exclamationmark.triangle.fill"
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var tint: Color {
+        switch self.problem.kind {
+        case .pairingRequired,
+            .pairingRoleUpgradeRequired,
+            .pairingScopeUpgradeRequired,
+            .pairingMetadataUpgradeRequired:
+            return .orange
+        case .timeout, .connectionRefused, .reachabilityFailed, .websocketCancelled:
+            return .yellow
+        default:
+            return .red
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var ownerLabel: String {
+        switch self.problem.owner {
+        case .gateway:
+            return "Fix on gateway"
+        case .iphone:
+            return "Fix on iPhone"
+        case .both:
+            return "Check both"
+        case .network:
+            return "Check network"
+        case .unknown:
+            return "Needs attention"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct GatewayProblemDetailsSheet: View {
+    @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
+
+    let problem: GatewayConnectionProblem
+    var primaryActionTitle: String?
+    var onPrimaryAction: (() -> Void)?
+
+    @State private var copyFeedback: String?
+
+    var body: some View {
+        NavigationStack {
+            List {
+                Section {
+                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 10) {
+                        Text(self.problem.title)
+                            .font(.title3.weight(.semibold))
+                        Text(self.problem.message)
+                            .font(.body)
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        Text(self.ownerSummary)
+                            .font(.footnote.weight(.semibold))
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    }
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+                    .padding(.vertical, 4)
+                }
+
+                if let requestId = self.problem.requestId {
+                    Section("Request") {
+                        Text(verbatim: requestId)
+                            .font(.system(.body, design: .monospaced))
+                            .textSelection(.enabled)
+                        Button("Copy request ID") {
+                            UIPasteboard.general.string = requestId
+                            self.copyFeedback = "Copied request ID"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if let actionCommand = self.problem.actionCommand {
+                    Section("Gateway command") {
+                        Text(verbatim: actionCommand)
+                            .font(.system(.body, design: .monospaced))
+                            .textSelection(.enabled)
+                        Button("Copy command") {
+                            UIPasteboard.general.string = actionCommand
+                            self.copyFeedback = "Copied command"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if let docsURL = self.problem.docsURL {
+                    Section("Help") {
+                        Link(destination: docsURL) {
+                            Label("Open docs", systemImage: "book")
+                        }
+                        Text(verbatim: docsURL.absoluteString)
+                            .font(.footnote)
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                            .textSelection(.enabled)
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if let technicalDetails = self.problem.technicalDetails {
+                    Section("Technical details") {
+                        Text(verbatim: technicalDetails)
+                            .font(.system(.footnote, design: .monospaced))
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                            .textSelection(.enabled)
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if let copyFeedback {
+                    Section {
+                        Text(copyFeedback)
+                            .font(.footnote)
+                            .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            .navigationTitle("Connection problem")
+            .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
+            .toolbar {
+                ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarLeading) {
+                    if let primaryActionTitle, let onPrimaryAction {
+                        Button(primaryActionTitle) {
+                            self.dismiss()
+                            onPrimaryAction()
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                ToolbarItem(placement: .topBarTrailing) {
+                    Button("Done") {
+                        self.dismiss()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var ownerSummary: String {
+        switch self.problem.owner {
+        case .gateway:
+            return "Primary fix: gateway"
+        case .iphone:
+            return "Primary fix: this iPhone"
+        case .both:
+            return "Primary fix: check both this iPhone and the gateway"
+        case .network:
+            return "Primary fix: network or remote access"
+        case .unknown:
+            return "Primary fix: review details and retry"
+        }
+    }
+}

apps/ios/Sources/Gateway/GatewayQuickSetupSheet.swift

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ struct GatewayQuickSetupSheet: View {
     @AppStorage("onboarding.quickSetupDismissed") private var quickSetupDismissed: Bool = false
     @State private var connecting: Bool = false
     @State private var connectError: String?
+    @State private var showGatewayProblemDetails: Bool = false
 
     var body: some View {
         NavigationStack {
@@ -15,6 +16,14 @@ struct GatewayQuickSetupSheet: View {
                 Text("Connect to a Gateway?")
                     .font(.title2.bold())
 
+                if let gatewayProblem = self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem {
+                    GatewayProblemBanner(
+                        problem: gatewayProblem,
+                        onShowDetails: {
+                            self.showGatewayProblemDetails = true
+                        })
+                }
+
                 if let candidate = self.bestCandidate {
                     VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
                         Text(verbatim: candidate.name)
@@ -27,7 +36,7 @@ struct GatewayQuickSetupSheet: View {
                             // Use verbatim strings so Bonjour-provided values can't be interpreted as
                             // localized format strings (which can crash with Objective-C exceptions).
                             Text(verbatim: "Discovery: \(self.gatewayController.discoveryStatusText)")
-                            Text(verbatim: "Status: \(self.appModel.gatewayStatusText)")
+                            Text(verbatim: "Status: \(self.appModel.gatewayDisplayStatusText)")
                             Text(verbatim: "Node: \(self.appModel.nodeStatusText)")
                             Text(verbatim: "Operator: \(self.appModel.operatorStatusText)")
                         }
@@ -104,6 +113,11 @@ struct GatewayQuickSetupSheet: View {
                 }
             }
         }
+        .sheet(isPresented: self.$showGatewayProblemDetails) {
+            if let gatewayProblem = self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem {
+                GatewayProblemDetailsSheet(problem: gatewayProblem)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private var bestCandidate: GatewayDiscoveryModel.DiscoveredGateway? {

apps/ios/Sources/Info.plist

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
 	<string>$(OPENCLAW_MARKETING_VERSION)</string>
+	<key>OpenClawCanonicalVersion</key>
+	<string>$(OPENCLAW_IOS_VERSION)</string>
 	<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
 	<array>
 		<dict>

apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift

@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ final class NodeAppModel {
     // multiple pending requests and cause the onboarding UI to "flip-flop".
     var gatewayPairingPaused: Bool = false
     var gatewayPairingRequestId: String?
+    private(set) var lastGatewayProblem: GatewayConnectionProblem?
+    var gatewayDisplayStatusText: String {
+        self.lastGatewayProblem?.statusText ?? self.gatewayStatusText
+    }
     var seamColorHex: String?
     private var mainSessionBaseKey: String = "main"
     var selectedAgentId: String?
@@ -1815,6 +1819,7 @@ extension NodeAppModel {
         self.gatewayAutoReconnectEnabled = false
         self.gatewayPairingPaused = false
         self.gatewayPairingRequestId = nil
+        self.lastGatewayProblem = nil
         self.nodeGatewayTask?.cancel()
         self.nodeGatewayTask = nil
         self.operatorGatewayTask?.cancel()
@@ -1848,6 +1853,7 @@ private extension NodeAppModel {
         self.gatewayAutoReconnectEnabled = true
         self.gatewayPairingPaused = false
         self.gatewayPairingRequestId = nil
+        self.lastGatewayProblem = nil
         self.nodeGatewayTask?.cancel()
         self.operatorGatewayTask?.cancel()
         self.gatewayHealthMonitor.stop()
@@ -1866,6 +1872,38 @@ private extension NodeAppModel {
         self.apnsLastRegisteredTokenHex = nil
     }
 
+    func clearGatewayConnectionProblem() {
+        self.lastGatewayProblem = nil
+        self.gatewayPairingPaused = false
+        self.gatewayPairingRequestId = nil
+    }
+
+    func applyGatewayConnectionProblem(_ problem: GatewayConnectionProblem) {
+        self.lastGatewayProblem = problem
+        self.gatewayStatusText = problem.statusText
+        self.gatewayServerName = nil
+        self.gatewayRemoteAddress = nil
+        self.gatewayConnected = false
+        self.showLocalCanvasOnDisconnect()
+        if problem.pauseReconnect {
+            self.gatewayAutoReconnectEnabled = false
+        }
+        if problem.needsPairingApproval {
+            self.gatewayPairingPaused = true
+            self.gatewayPairingRequestId = problem.requestId
+        } else {
+            self.gatewayPairingPaused = false
+            self.gatewayPairingRequestId = nil
+        }
+    }
+
+    func shouldKeepGatewayProblemStatus(forDisconnectReason reason: String) -> Bool {
+        guard let lastGatewayProblem else { return false }
+        return GatewayConnectionProblemMapper.shouldPreserve(
+            previousProblem: lastGatewayProblem,
+            overDisconnectReason: reason)
+    }
+
     func shouldStartOperatorGatewayLoop(
         token: String?,
         bootstrapToken: String?,
@@ -2162,6 +2200,7 @@ private extension NodeAppModel {
                         onConnected: { [weak self] in
                             guard let self else { return }
                             await MainActor.run {
+                                self.clearGatewayConnectionProblem()
                                 self.gatewayStatusText = "Connected"
                                 self.gatewayServerName = url.host ?? "gateway"
                                 self.gatewayConnected = true
@@ -2218,7 +2257,13 @@ private extension NodeAppModel {
                         onDisconnected: { [weak self] reason in
                             guard let self else { return }
                             await MainActor.run {
-                                self.gatewayStatusText = "Disconnected: \(reason)"
+                                if self.shouldKeepGatewayProblemStatus(forDisconnectReason: reason),
+                                   let lastGatewayProblem = self.lastGatewayProblem
+                                {
+                                    self.gatewayStatusText = lastGatewayProblem.statusText
+                                } else {
+                                    self.gatewayStatusText = "Disconnected: \(reason)"
+                                }
                                 self.gatewayServerName = nil
                                 self.gatewayRemoteAddress = nil
                                 self.gatewayConnected = false
@@ -2257,50 +2302,25 @@ private extension NodeAppModel {
                     }
 
                     attempt += 1
-                    await MainActor.run {
-                        self.gatewayStatusText = "Gateway error: \(error.localizedDescription)"
-                        self.gatewayServerName = nil
-                        self.gatewayRemoteAddress = nil
-                        self.gatewayConnected = false
-                        self.showLocalCanvasOnDisconnect()
+                    let problem = await MainActor.run {
+                        let nextProblem = GatewayConnectionProblemMapper.map(
+                            error: error,
+                            preserving: self.lastGatewayProblem)
+                        if let nextProblem {
+                            self.applyGatewayConnectionProblem(nextProblem)
+                        } else {
+                            self.lastGatewayProblem = nil
+                            self.gatewayStatusText = "Gateway error: \(error.localizedDescription)"
+                            self.gatewayServerName = nil
+                            self.gatewayRemoteAddress = nil
+                            self.gatewayConnected = false
+                            self.showLocalCanvasOnDisconnect()
+                        }
+                        return nextProblem
                     }
                     GatewayDiagnostics.log("gateway connect error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
 
-                    // If auth is missing/rejected, pause reconnect churn until the user intervenes.
-                    // Reconnect loops only spam the same failing handshake and make onboarding noisy.
-                    let lower = error.localizedDescription.lowercased()
-                    if lower.contains("unauthorized") || lower.contains("gateway token missing") {
-                        await MainActor.run {
-                            self.gatewayAutoReconnectEnabled = false
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    // If pairing is required, stop reconnect churn. The user must approve the request
-                    // on the gateway before another connect attempt will succeed, and retry loops can
-                    // generate multiple pending requests.
-                    if lower.contains("not_paired") || lower.contains("pairing required") {
-                        let requestId: String? = {
-                            // GatewayResponseError for connect decorates the message with `(requestId: ...)`.
-                            // Keep this resilient since other layers may wrap the text.
-                            let text = error.localizedDescription
-                            guard let start = text.range(of: "(requestId: ")?.upperBound else { return nil }
-                            guard let end = text[start...].firstIndex(of: ")") else { return nil }
-                            let raw = String(text[start..<end]).trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-                            return raw.isEmpty ? nil : raw
-                        }()
-                        await MainActor.run {
-                            self.gatewayAutoReconnectEnabled = false
-                            self.gatewayPairingPaused = true
-                            self.gatewayPairingRequestId = requestId
-                            if let requestId, !requestId.isEmpty {
-                                self.gatewayStatusText =
-                                    "Pairing required (requestId: \(requestId)). "
-                                        + "Approve on gateway and return to OpenClaw."
-                            } else {
-                                self.gatewayStatusText =
-                                    "Pairing required. Approve on gateway and return to OpenClaw."
-                            }
-                        }
+                    if problem?.needsPairingApproval == true {
                         // Hard stop the underlying WebSocket watchdog reconnects so the UI stays stable and
                         // we don't generate multiple pending requests while waiting for approval.
                         pausedForPairingApproval = true
@@ -2311,6 +2331,10 @@ private extension NodeAppModel {
                         break
                     }
 
+                    if problem?.pauseReconnect == true {
+                        continue
+                    }
+
                     let sleepSeconds = min(8.0, 0.5 * pow(1.7, Double(attempt)))
                     try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: UInt64(sleepSeconds * 1_000_000_000))
                 }
@@ -2322,6 +2346,7 @@ private extension NodeAppModel {
             }
 
             await MainActor.run {
+                self.lastGatewayProblem = nil
                 self.gatewayStatusText = "Offline"
                 self.gatewayServerName = nil
                 self.gatewayRemoteAddress = nil

apps/ios/Sources/Onboarding/GatewayOnboardingView.swift

@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ private struct ConnectionStatusBox: View {
         gatewayController: GatewayConnectionController
     ) -> [String] {
         var lines: [String] = [
-            "gateway: \(appModel.gatewayStatusText)",
+            "gateway: \(appModel.gatewayDisplayStatusText)",
             "discovery: \(gatewayController.discoveryStatusText)",
         ]
         lines.append("server: \(appModel.gatewayServerName ?? "—")")

apps/ios/Sources/Onboarding/OnboardingWizardView.swift

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct OnboardingWizardView: View {
     @State private var showQRScanner: Bool = false
     @State private var scannerError: String?
     @State private var selectedPhoto: PhotosPickerItem?
+    @State private var showGatewayProblemDetails: Bool = false
     @State private var lastPairingAutoResumeAttemptAt: Date?
     private static let pairingAutoResumeTicker = Timer.publish(every: 2.0, on: .main, in: .common).autoconnect()
 
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ struct OnboardingWizardView: View {
         self.step == .intro || self.step == .welcome || self.step == .success
     }
 
+    private var currentProblem: GatewayConnectionProblem? {
+        self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         NavigationStack {
             Group {
@@ -216,6 +221,16 @@ struct OnboardingWizardView: View {
                 }
             }
         }
+        .sheet(isPresented: self.$showGatewayProblemDetails) {
+            if let currentProblem = self.currentProblem {
+                GatewayProblemDetailsSheet(
+                    problem: currentProblem,
+                    primaryActionTitle: "Retry",
+                    onPrimaryAction: {
+                        Task { await self.retryLastAttempt() }
+                    })
+            }
+        }
         .onAppear {
             self.initializeState()
         }
@@ -250,39 +265,11 @@ struct OnboardingWizardView: View {
         .onChange(of: self.gatewayPassword) { _, newValue in
             self.saveGatewayCredentials(token: self.gatewayToken, password: newValue)
         }
+        .onChange(of: self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem) { _, newValue in
+            self.updateConnectionIssue(problem: newValue, statusText: self.appModel.gatewayStatusText)
+        }
         .onChange(of: self.appModel.gatewayStatusText) { _, newValue in
-            let next = GatewayConnectionIssue.detect(from: newValue)
-            // Avoid "flip-flopping" the UI by clearing actionable issues when the underlying connection
-            // transitions through intermediate statuses (e.g. Offline/Connecting while reconnect churns).
-            if self.issue.needsPairing, next.needsPairing {
-                // Keep the requestId sticky even if the status line omits it after we pause.
-                let mergedRequestId = next.requestId ?? self.issue.requestId ?? self.pairingRequestId
-                self.issue = .pairingRequired(requestId: mergedRequestId)
-            } else if self.issue.needsPairing, !next.needsPairing {
-                // Ignore non-pairing statuses until the user explicitly retries/scans again, or we connect.
-            } else if self.issue.needsAuthToken, !next.needsAuthToken, !next.needsPairing {
-                // Same idea for auth: once we learn credentials are missing/rejected, keep that sticky until
-                // the user retries/scans again or we successfully connect.
-            } else {
-                self.issue = next
-            }
-
-            if let requestId = next.requestId, !requestId.isEmpty {
-                self.pairingRequestId = requestId
-            }
-
-            // If the gateway tells us auth is missing/rejected, stop reconnect churn until the user intervenes.
-            if next.needsAuthToken {
-                self.appModel.gatewayAutoReconnectEnabled = false
-            }
-
-            if self.issue.needsAuthToken || self.issue.needsPairing {
-                self.step = .auth
-            }
-            if !newValue.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty {
-                self.connectMessage = newValue
-                self.statusLine = newValue
-            }
+            self.updateConnectionIssue(problem: self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem, statusText: newValue)
         }
         .onChange(of: self.appModel.gatewayServerName) { _, newValue in
             guard newValue != nil else { return }
@@ -509,7 +496,7 @@ struct OnboardingWizardView: View {
             Section {
                 LabeledContent("Mode", value: selectedMode.title)
                 LabeledContent("Discovery", value: self.gatewayController.discoveryStatusText)
-                LabeledContent("Status", value: self.appModel.gatewayStatusText)
+                LabeledContent("Status", value: self.appModel.gatewayDisplayStatusText)
                 LabeledContent("Progress", value: self.statusLine)
             } header: {
                 Text("Status")
@@ -612,7 +599,17 @@ struct OnboardingWizardView: View {
                     .autocorrectionDisabled()
                 SecureField("Gateway Password", text: self.$gatewayPassword)
 
-                if self.issue.needsAuthToken {
+                if let problem = self.currentProblem {
+                    GatewayProblemBanner(
+                        problem: problem,
+                        primaryActionTitle: "Retry connection",
+                        onPrimaryAction: {
+                            Task { await self.retryLastAttempt() }
+                        },
+                        onShowDetails: {
+                            self.showGatewayProblemDetails = true
+                        })
+                } else if self.issue.needsAuthToken {
                     Text("Gateway rejected credentials. Scan a fresh QR code or update token/password.")
                         .font(.footnote)
                         .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
@@ -635,14 +632,15 @@ struct OnboardingWizardView: View {
                     Text("Pairing Approval")
                 } footer: {
                     let requestLine: String = {
-                        if let id = self.issue.requestId, !id.isEmpty {
+                        if let id = self.currentProblem?.requestId ?? self.issue.requestId, !id.isEmpty {
                             return "Request ID: \(id)"
                         }
                         return "Request ID: check `openclaw devices list`."
                     }()
+                    let commandLine = self.currentProblem?.actionCommand ?? "openclaw devices approve <requestId>"
                     Text(
                         "Approve this device on the gateway.\n"
-                            + "1) `openclaw devices approve` (or `openclaw devices approve <requestId>`)\n"
+                            + "1) `\(commandLine)`\n"
                             + "2) `/pair approve` in your OpenClaw chat\n"
                             + "\(requestLine)\n"
                             + "OpenClaw will also retry automatically when you return to this app.")
@@ -824,6 +822,45 @@ struct OnboardingWizardView: View {
         self.resumeAfterPairingApprovalInBackground()
     }
 
+    private func updateConnectionIssue(problem: GatewayConnectionProblem?, statusText: String) {
+        let next = GatewayConnectionIssue.detect(problem: problem)
+        let fallback = next == .none ? GatewayConnectionIssue.detect(from: statusText) : next
+
+        // Avoid "flip-flopping" the UI by clearing actionable issues when the underlying connection
+        // transitions through intermediate statuses (e.g. Offline/Connecting while reconnect churns).
+        if self.issue.needsPairing, fallback.needsPairing {
+            let mergedRequestId = fallback.requestId ?? self.issue.requestId ?? self.pairingRequestId
+            self.issue = .pairingRequired(requestId: mergedRequestId)
+        } else if self.issue.needsPairing, !fallback.needsPairing {
+            // Ignore non-pairing statuses until the user explicitly retries/scans again, or we connect.
+        } else if self.issue.needsAuthToken, !fallback.needsAuthToken, !fallback.needsPairing {
+            // Same idea for auth: once we learn credentials are missing/rejected, keep that sticky until
+            // the user retries/scans again or we successfully connect.
+        } else {
+            self.issue = fallback
+        }
+
+        if let requestId = problem?.requestId ?? fallback.requestId, !requestId.isEmpty {
+            self.pairingRequestId = requestId
+        }
+
+        if self.issue.needsAuthToken || self.issue.needsPairing || problem?.pauseReconnect == true {
+            self.step = .auth
+        }
+
+        if let problem {
+            self.connectMessage = problem.message
+            self.statusLine = problem.message
+            return
+        }
+
+        let trimmedStatus = statusText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        if !trimmedStatus.isEmpty {
+            self.connectMessage = trimmedStatus
+            self.statusLine = trimmedStatus
+        }
+    }
+
     private func detectQRCode(from data: Data) -> String? {
         guard let ciImage = CIImage(data: data) else { return nil }
         let detector = CIDetector(

apps/ios/Sources/RootCanvas.swift

@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ struct RootCanvas: View {
                 },
                 openSettings: {
                     self.presentedSheet = .settings
+                },
+                retryGatewayConnection: {
+                    Task { await self.gatewayController.connectLastKnown() }
                 })
                 .preferredColorScheme(.dark)
 
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ struct RootCanvas: View {
     private func updateCanvasDebugStatus() {
         self.appModel.screen.setDebugStatusEnabled(self.canvasDebugStatusEnabled)
         guard self.canvasDebugStatusEnabled else { return }
-        let title = self.appModel.gatewayStatusText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        let title = self.appModel.gatewayDisplayStatusText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         let subtitle = self.appModel.gatewayServerName ?? self.appModel.gatewayRemoteAddress
         self.appModel.screen.updateDebugStatus(title: title, subtitle: subtitle)
     }
@@ -454,6 +457,7 @@ private struct CanvasContent: View {
     @AppStorage("talk.enabled") private var talkEnabled: Bool = false
     @AppStorage("talk.button.enabled") private var talkButtonEnabled: Bool = true
     @State private var showGatewayActions: Bool = false
+    @State private var showGatewayProblemDetails: Bool = false
     var systemColorScheme: ColorScheme
     var gatewayStatus: StatusPill.GatewayState
     var voiceWakeEnabled: Bool
@@ -462,6 +466,7 @@ private struct CanvasContent: View {
     var cameraHUDKind: NodeAppModel.CameraHUDKind?
     var openChat: () -> Void
     var openSettings: () -> Void
+    var retryGatewayConnection: () -> Void
 
     private var brightenButtons: Bool { self.systemColorScheme == .light }
     private var talkActive: Bool { self.appModel.talkMode.isEnabled || self.talkEnabled }
@@ -488,6 +493,8 @@ private struct CanvasContent: View {
                 onStatusTap: {
                     if self.gatewayStatus == .connected {
                         self.showGatewayActions = true
+                    } else if self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem != nil {
+                        self.showGatewayProblemDetails = true
                     } else {
                         self.openSettings()
                     }
@@ -504,13 +511,35 @@ private struct CanvasContent: View {
                     self.openSettings()
                 })
         }
+        .overlay(alignment: .top) {
+            if let gatewayProblem = self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem,
+               self.gatewayStatus != .connected
+            {
+                GatewayProblemBanner(
+                    problem: gatewayProblem,
+                    primaryActionTitle: gatewayProblem.retryable ? "Retry" : "Open Settings",
+                    onPrimaryAction: {
+                        if gatewayProblem.retryable {
+                            self.retryGatewayConnection()
+                        } else {
+                            self.openSettings()
+                        }
+                    },
+                    onShowDetails: {
+                        self.showGatewayProblemDetails = true
+                    })
+                    .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+                    .safeAreaPadding(.top, 10)
+                    .transition(.move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity))
+            }
+        }
         .overlay(alignment: .topLeading) {
             if let voiceWakeToastText, !voiceWakeToastText.isEmpty {
                 VoiceWakeToast(
                     command: voiceWakeToastText,
                     brighten: self.brightenButtons)
                     .padding(.leading, 10)
-                    .safeAreaPadding(.top, 58)
+                    .safeAreaPadding(.top, self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem == nil ? 58 : 132)
                     .transition(.move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity))
             }
         }
@@ -518,6 +547,16 @@ private struct CanvasContent: View {
             isPresented: self.$showGatewayActions,
             onDisconnect: { self.appModel.disconnectGateway() },
             onOpenSettings: { self.openSettings() })
+        .sheet(isPresented: self.$showGatewayProblemDetails) {
+            if let gatewayProblem = self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem {
+                GatewayProblemDetailsSheet(
+                    problem: gatewayProblem,
+                    primaryActionTitle: "Open Settings",
+                    onPrimaryAction: {
+                        self.openSettings()
+                    })
+            }
+        }
         .onAppear {
             // Keep the runtime talk state aligned with persisted toggle state on cold launch.
             if self.talkEnabled != self.appModel.talkMode.isEnabled {

apps/ios/Sources/RootTabs.swift

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct RootTabs: View {
     @State private var voiceWakeToastText: String?
     @State private var toastDismissTask: Task<Void, Never>?
     @State private var showGatewayActions: Bool = false
+    @State private var showGatewayProblemDetails: Bool = false
 
     var body: some View {
         TabView(selection: self.$selectedTab) {
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ struct RootTabs: View {
                 onTap: {
                     if self.gatewayStatus == .connected {
                         self.showGatewayActions = true
+                    } else if self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem != nil {
+                        self.showGatewayProblemDetails = true
                     } else {
                         self.selectedTab = 2
                     }
@@ -39,11 +42,29 @@ struct RootTabs: View {
                 .padding(.leading, 10)
                 .safeAreaPadding(.top, 10)
         }
+        .overlay(alignment: .top) {
+            if let gatewayProblem = self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem,
+               self.gatewayStatus != .connected
+            {
+                GatewayProblemBanner(
+                    problem: gatewayProblem,
+                    primaryActionTitle: "Open Settings",
+                    onPrimaryAction: {
+                        self.selectedTab = 2
+                    },
+                    onShowDetails: {
+                        self.showGatewayProblemDetails = true
+                    })
+                    .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+                    .safeAreaPadding(.top, 10)
+                    .transition(.move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity))
+            }
+        }
         .overlay(alignment: .topLeading) {
             if let voiceWakeToastText, !voiceWakeToastText.isEmpty {
                 VoiceWakeToast(command: voiceWakeToastText)
                     .padding(.leading, 10)
-                    .safeAreaPadding(.top, 58)
+                    .safeAreaPadding(.top, self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem == nil ? 58 : 132)
                     .transition(.move(edge: .top).combined(with: .opacity))
             }
         }
@@ -74,6 +95,16 @@ struct RootTabs: View {
             isPresented: self.$showGatewayActions,
             onDisconnect: { self.appModel.disconnectGateway() },
             onOpenSettings: { self.selectedTab = 2 })
+        .sheet(isPresented: self.$showGatewayProblemDetails) {
+            if let gatewayProblem = self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem {
+                GatewayProblemDetailsSheet(
+                    problem: gatewayProblem,
+                    primaryActionTitle: "Open Settings",
+                    onPrimaryAction: {
+                        self.selectedTab = 2
+                    })
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private var gatewayStatus: StatusPill.GatewayState {

apps/ios/Sources/Settings/SettingsTab.swift

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct SettingsTab: View {
     @State private var selectedAgentPickerId: String = ""
 
     @State private var showResetOnboardingAlert: Bool = false
+    @State private var showGatewayProblemDetails: Bool = false
     @State private var activeFeatureHelp: FeatureHelp?
     @State private var suppressCredentialPersist: Bool = false
 
@@ -63,6 +64,20 @@ struct SettingsTab: View {
             Form {
                 Section {
                     DisclosureGroup(isExpanded: self.$gatewayExpanded) {
+                        if let gatewayProblem = self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem,
+                           !self.isGatewayConnected
+                        {
+                            GatewayProblemBanner(
+                                problem: gatewayProblem,
+                                primaryActionTitle: "Retry connection",
+                                onPrimaryAction: {
+                                    Task { await self.retryGatewayConnectionFromProblem() }
+                                },
+                                onShowDetails: {
+                                    self.showGatewayProblemDetails = true
+                                })
+                        }
+
                         if !self.isGatewayConnected {
                             Text(
                                 "1. Open a chat with your OpenClaw agent and send /pair\n"
@@ -123,7 +138,7 @@ struct SettingsTab: View {
                         if self.appModel.gatewayServerName == nil {
                             LabeledContent("Discovery", value: self.gatewayController.discoveryStatusText)
                         }
-                        LabeledContent("Status", value: self.appModel.gatewayStatusText)
+                        LabeledContent("Status", value: self.appModel.gatewayDisplayStatusText)
                         Toggle("Auto-connect on launch", isOn: self.$gatewayAutoConnect)
 
                         if let serverName = self.appModel.gatewayServerName {
@@ -402,6 +417,16 @@ struct SettingsTab: View {
                     .accessibilityLabel("Close")
                 }
             }
+            .sheet(isPresented: self.$showGatewayProblemDetails) {
+                if let gatewayProblem = self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem {
+                    GatewayProblemDetailsSheet(
+                        problem: gatewayProblem,
+                        primaryActionTitle: "Retry",
+                        onPrimaryAction: {
+                            Task { await self.retryGatewayConnectionFromProblem() }
+                        })
+                }
+            }
             .alert("Reset Onboarding?", isPresented: self.$showResetOnboardingAlert) {
                 Button("Reset", role: .destructive) {
                     self.resetOnboarding()
@@ -593,6 +618,9 @@ struct SettingsTab: View {
         if let server = self.appModel.gatewayServerName, self.isGatewayConnected {
             return server
         }
+        if let problem = self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem {
+            return problem.statusText
+        }
         let trimmed = self.appModel.gatewayStatusText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         return trimmed.isEmpty ? "Not connected" : trimmed
     }
@@ -642,7 +670,7 @@ struct SettingsTab: View {
 
     private func gatewayDebugText() -> String {
         var lines: [String] = [
-            "gateway: \(self.appModel.gatewayStatusText)",
+            "gateway: \(self.appModel.gatewayDisplayStatusText)",
             "discovery: \(self.gatewayController.discoveryStatusText)",
         ]
         lines.append("server: \(self.appModel.gatewayServerName ?? "—")")
@@ -889,6 +917,9 @@ struct SettingsTab: View {
     }
 
     private var setupStatusLine: String? {
+        if let problem = self.appModel.lastGatewayProblem {
+            return problem.message
+        }
         let trimmedSetup = self.setupStatusText?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines) ?? ""
         let gatewayStatus = self.appModel.gatewayStatusText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         if let friendly = self.friendlyGatewayMessage(from: gatewayStatus) { return friendly }
@@ -987,6 +1018,14 @@ struct SettingsTab: View {
         SettingsNetworkingHelpers.httpURLString(host: host, port: port, fallback: fallback)
     }
 
+    private func retryGatewayConnectionFromProblem() async {
+        if self.manualGatewayEnabled || self.connectingGatewayID == "manual" {
+            await self.connectManual()
+            return
+        }
+        await self.connectLastKnown()
+    }
+
     private func resetOnboarding() {
         // Disconnect first so RootCanvas doesn't instantly mark onboarding complete again.
         self.appModel.disconnectGateway()

apps/ios/Sources/Status/GatewayStatusBuilder.swift

@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 import Foundation
+import OpenClawKit
 
 enum GatewayStatusBuilder {
     @MainActor
     static func build(appModel: NodeAppModel) -> StatusPill.GatewayState {
-        if appModel.gatewayServerName != nil { return .connected }
+        self.build(
+            gatewayServerName: appModel.gatewayServerName,
+            lastGatewayProblem: appModel.lastGatewayProblem,
+            gatewayStatusText: appModel.gatewayStatusText)
+    }
 
-        let text = appModel.gatewayStatusText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+    static func build(
+        gatewayServerName: String?,
+        lastGatewayProblem: GatewayConnectionProblem?,
+        gatewayStatusText: String) -> StatusPill.GatewayState
+    {
+        if gatewayServerName != nil { return .connected }
+        if let lastGatewayProblem, lastGatewayProblem.pauseReconnect { return .error }
+
+        let text = gatewayStatusText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         if text.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains("connecting") ||
             text.localizedCaseInsensitiveContains("reconnecting")
         {

apps/ios/Sources/Status/StatusActivityBuilder.swift

@@ -16,6 +16,31 @@ enum StatusActivityBuilder {
                 tint: .orange)
         }
 
+        if let gatewayProblem = appModel.lastGatewayProblem {
+            switch gatewayProblem.kind {
+            case .pairingRequired,
+                .pairingRoleUpgradeRequired,
+                .pairingScopeUpgradeRequired,
+                .pairingMetadataUpgradeRequired:
+                return StatusPill.Activity(
+                    title: "Approval pending",
+                    systemImage: "person.crop.circle.badge.clock",
+                    tint: .orange)
+            case .timeout, .connectionRefused, .reachabilityFailed, .websocketCancelled:
+                return StatusPill.Activity(
+                    title: "Check network",
+                    systemImage: "wifi.exclamationmark",
+                    tint: .orange)
+            default:
+                if gatewayProblem.pauseReconnect {
+                    return StatusPill.Activity(
+                        title: "Action required",
+                        systemImage: "exclamationmark.triangle.fill",
+                        tint: .orange)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         let gatewayStatus = appModel.gatewayStatusText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         let gatewayLower = gatewayStatus.lowercased()
         if gatewayLower.contains("repair") {

apps/ios/Tests/GatewayStatusBuilderTests.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import OpenClawKit
+import Testing
+@testable import OpenClaw
+
+@Suite struct GatewayStatusBuilderTests {
+    @Test func pausedProblemKeepsErrorStatus() {
+        let state = GatewayStatusBuilder.build(
+            gatewayServerName: nil,
+            lastGatewayProblem: GatewayConnectionProblem(
+                kind: .pairingRequired,
+                owner: .gateway,
+                title: "Pairing required",
+                message: "Approve this device before reconnecting.",
+                requestId: "req-123",
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true),
+            gatewayStatusText: "Reconnecting…")
+
+        #expect(state == .error)
+    }
+
+    @Test func transientProblemAllowsConnectingStatus() {
+        let state = GatewayStatusBuilder.build(
+            gatewayServerName: nil,
+            lastGatewayProblem: GatewayConnectionProblem(
+                kind: .timeout,
+                owner: .network,
+                title: "Connection timed out",
+                message: "The gateway did not respond before the connection timed out.",
+                retryable: true,
+                pauseReconnect: false),
+            gatewayStatusText: "Reconnecting…")
+
+        #expect(state == .connecting)
+    }
+}

apps/ios/VERSIONING.md

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+# OpenClaw iOS Versioning
+
+OpenClaw iOS uses a **pinned CalVer release version** instead of reading the current gateway version automatically on every build.
+
+## Goals
+
+- keep TestFlight submissions on one stable app version while iterating
+- change only `CFBundleVersion` during normal TestFlight iteration
+- promote the iOS release version to the current gateway version only when a maintainer chooses to do that
+- keep Apple bundle fields valid for App Store Connect
+- generate App Store release notes from an iOS-owned changelog
+
+## Version model
+
+The pinned iOS release version lives in `apps/ios/version.json`.
+
+Supported pinned format:
+
+- `YYYY.M.D`
+
+Examples:
+
+- `2026.4.6`
+- `2026.4.10`
+
+The root gateway version in `package.json` may still be one of:
+
+- `YYYY.M.D`
+- `YYYY.M.D-beta.N`
+- `YYYY.M.D-N`
+
+When you pin iOS from the gateway version, the iOS tooling strips the gateway suffix and keeps only the base CalVer.
+
+Examples:
+
+- gateway `2026.4.10` -> iOS `2026.4.10`
+- gateway `2026.4.10-beta.3` -> iOS `2026.4.10`
+- gateway `2026.4.10-2` -> iOS `2026.4.10`
+
+## Apple bundle mapping
+
+Pinned iOS version `2026.4.10` maps to:
+
+- `CFBundleShortVersionString = 2026.4.10`
+- `CFBundleVersion = numeric build number only`
+
+`CFBundleShortVersionString` stays fixed for a TestFlight train until you intentionally pin a newer iOS release version.
+
+## Source of truth and generated files
+
+### Source files
+
+- `apps/ios/version.json`
+  - pinned iOS release version
+- `apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md`
+  - iOS-only changelog and release-note source
+- `apps/ios/VERSIONING.md`
+  - workflow and constraints
+
+### Generated or derived files
+
+- `apps/ios/Config/Version.xcconfig`
+  - checked-in defaults derived from `apps/ios/version.json`
+- `apps/ios/fastlane/metadata/en-US/release_notes.txt`
+  - generated from `apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md`
+- `apps/ios/build/Version.xcconfig`
+  - local gitignored build override generated per build or beta prep
+
+## Tooling surfaces
+
+### Version parsing and sync tooling
+
+- `scripts/lib/ios-version.ts`
+  - validates pinned iOS CalVer
+  - normalizes gateway version -> pinned iOS CalVer
+  - renders checked-in xcconfig and release notes
+- `scripts/ios-version.ts`
+  - CLI for JSON, shell, or single-field version reads
+- `scripts/ios-sync-versioning.ts`
+  - syncs checked-in derived files from the pinned iOS version
+- `scripts/ios-pin-version.ts`
+  - explicitly pins iOS to a chosen release version or the current gateway version
+
+### Build and beta flow
+
+- `scripts/ios-write-version-xcconfig.sh`
+  - reads the pinned iOS version
+  - writes the local numeric build override file in `apps/ios/build/Version.xcconfig`
+- `scripts/ios-beta-prepare.sh`
+  - prepares beta signing and bundle settings against the pinned iOS version
+- `apps/ios/fastlane/Fastfile`
+  - resolves version metadata from the pinned iOS helper
+  - increments TestFlight build numbers for the pinned short version
+
+## Release-note resolution order
+
+When generating `apps/ios/fastlane/metadata/en-US/release_notes.txt`, the tooling reads the first available changelog section in this order:
+
+1. exact pinned version, for example `## 2026.4.10`
+2. `## Unreleased`
+
+Recommended workflow:
+
+- while iterating on a TestFlight train, keep pending notes under `## Unreleased`
+- before the production release, move or copy the final notes under `## <pinned version>` and run sync again
+
+## Common commands
+
+```bash
+pnpm ios:version
+pnpm ios:version:check
+pnpm ios:version:sync
+pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway
+pnpm ios:version:pin -- --version 2026.4.10
+```
+
+## Normal TestFlight iteration workflow
+
+1. keep `apps/ios/version.json` pinned to the current TestFlight train version
+2. update `apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md` under `## Unreleased` while iterating
+3. upload more betas with the usual flow
+4. let Fastlane increment only `CFBundleVersion`
+
+This keeps the TestFlight version stable while review is in flight.
+
+## New release promotion workflow
+
+When you want the next production iOS release to align with the current gateway release:
+
+1. pin iOS from the root gateway version:
+
+```bash
+pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway
+```
+
+2. review the generated changes in:
+   - `apps/ios/version.json`
+   - `apps/ios/Config/Version.xcconfig`
+   - `apps/ios/fastlane/metadata/en-US/release_notes.txt`
+3. update `apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md` for the new release if needed
+4. run `pnpm ios:version:sync` again if the changelog changed
+5. submit the first TestFlight build for that newly pinned version
+6. keep iterating only by build number until the release candidate is ready
+7. release that reviewed TestFlight build to production
+
+## Important invariant
+
+Fastlane and Xcode should consume only the pinned iOS version from `apps/ios/version.json`.
+
+Changing `package.json.version` alone must not change the iOS app version until a maintainer explicitly runs the pin step.

apps/ios/fastlane/Fastfile

@@ -95,35 +95,60 @@ def ios_root
   File.expand_path("..", __dir__)
 end
 
-def normalize_release_version(raw_value)
-  version = raw_value.to_s.strip.sub(/\Av/, "")
-  UI.user_error!("Missing root package.json version.") unless env_present?(version)
-  unless version.match?(/\A\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:[.-]?beta[.-]\d+)?\z/i)
-    UI.user_error!("Invalid package.json version '#{raw_value}'. Expected YYYY.M.D or YYYY.M.D-beta.N.")
+def read_ios_version_metadata
+  script_path = File.join(repo_root, "scripts", "ios-version.ts")
+  stdout, stderr, status = Open3.capture3(
+    "node",
+    "--import",
+    "tsx",
+    script_path,
+    "--json",
+    chdir: repo_root
+  )
+
+  unless status.success?
+    detail = stderr.to_s.strip
+    detail = stdout.to_s.strip if detail.empty?
+    UI.user_error!("Failed to read iOS version metadata: #{detail}")
   end
 
-  version
-end
+  parsed = JSON.parse(stdout)
+  version = parsed["canonicalVersion"].to_s.strip
+  short_version = parsed["marketingVersion"].to_s.strip
+  if !env_present?(version) || !env_present?(short_version)
+    UI.user_error!("iOS version helper returned incomplete metadata.")
+  end
 
-def read_root_package_version
-  package_json_path = File.join(repo_root, "package.json")
-  UI.user_error!("Missing package.json at #{package_json_path}.") unless File.exist?(package_json_path)
-
-  parsed = JSON.parse(File.read(package_json_path))
-  normalize_release_version(parsed["version"])
+  {
+    short_version: short_version,
+    version: version
+  }
 rescue JSON::ParserError => e
-  UI.user_error!("Invalid package.json at #{package_json_path}: #{e.message}")
+  UI.user_error!("Invalid JSON from iOS version helper: #{e.message}")
 end
 
-def short_release_version(version)
-  normalize_release_version(version).sub(/([.-]?beta[.-]\d+)\z/i, "")
+def sync_ios_versioning!
+  script_path = File.join(repo_root, "scripts", "ios-sync-versioning.ts")
+  stdout, stderr, status = Open3.capture3(
+    "node",
+    "--import",
+    "tsx",
+    script_path,
+    "--check",
+    chdir: repo_root
+  )
+  return if status.success?
+
+  detail = stderr.to_s.strip
+  detail = stdout.to_s.strip if detail.empty?
+  UI.user_error!("iOS versioning artifacts are stale. Run `pnpm ios:version:sync`.\n#{detail}")
 end
 
 def shell_join(parts)
   Shellwords.join(parts.compact)
 end
 
-def resolve_beta_build_number(api_key:, version:)
+def resolve_beta_build_number(api_key:, short_version:)
   explicit = ENV["IOS_BETA_BUILD_NUMBER"]
   if env_present?(explicit)
     UI.user_error!("Invalid IOS_BETA_BUILD_NUMBER '#{explicit}'. Expected digits only.") unless explicit.match?(/\A\d+\z/)
@@ -131,7 +156,6 @@ def resolve_beta_build_number(api_key:, version:)
     return explicit
   end
 
-  short_version = short_release_version(version)
   latest_build = latest_testflight_build_number(
     api_key: api_key,
     app_identifier: BETA_APP_IDENTIFIER,
@@ -244,15 +268,18 @@ platform :ios do
     require_api_key = options[:require_api_key] == true
     needs_api_key = require_api_key || beta_build_number_needs_asc_auth?
     api_key = needs_api_key ? asc_api_key : nil
-    version = read_root_package_version
-    build_number = resolve_beta_build_number(api_key: api_key, version: version)
+    sync_ios_versioning!
+    version_metadata = read_ios_version_metadata
+    version = version_metadata[:version]
+    short_version = version_metadata[:short_version]
+    build_number = resolve_beta_build_number(api_key: api_key, short_version: short_version)
     beta_xcconfig = prepare_beta_release!(version: version, build_number: build_number)
 
     {
       api_key: api_key,
       beta_xcconfig: beta_xcconfig,
       build_number: build_number,
-      short_version: short_release_version(version),
+      short_version: short_version,
       version: version
     }
   end
@@ -286,6 +313,7 @@ platform :ios do
 
   desc "Upload App Store metadata (and optionally screenshots)"
   lane :metadata do
+    sync_ios_versioning!
     api_key = asc_api_key
     clear_empty_env_var("APP_STORE_CONNECT_API_KEY_PATH")
     app_identifier = ENV["ASC_APP_IDENTIFIER"]

apps/ios/fastlane/SETUP.md

@@ -109,13 +109,19 @@ cd apps/ios
 fastlane ios auth_check
 ```
 
-4. Set the official/TestFlight relay URL before release:
+4. If you are starting a brand-new production release train, pin iOS to the current gateway version:
+
+```bash
+pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway
+```
+
+5. Set the official/TestFlight relay URL before release:
 
 ```bash
 export OPENCLAW_PUSH_RELAY_BASE_URL=https://relay.example.com
 ```
 
-5. Upload:
+6. Upload:
 
 ```bash
 pnpm ios:beta
@@ -129,9 +135,15 @@ Quick verification after upload:
 
 Versioning rules:
 
-- Root `package.json.version` is the single source of truth for iOS
-- Use `YYYY.M.D` for stable versions and `YYYY.M.D-beta.N` for beta versions
-- Fastlane stamps `CFBundleShortVersionString` to `YYYY.M.D`
+- `apps/ios/version.json` is the pinned iOS release version source
+- `apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md` is the iOS-only changelog and release-note source
+- Supported pinned iOS versions use CalVer: `YYYY.M.D`
+- `pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway` promotes the current root gateway version into the pinned iOS release version
+- Fastlane uses the pinned iOS version only; changing `package.json.version` alone does not change the iOS app version
+- Fastlane sets `CFBundleShortVersionString` to the pinned iOS version, for example `2026.4.10`
 - Fastlane resolves `CFBundleVersion` as the next integer TestFlight build number for that short version
+- Run `pnpm ios:version:sync` after changing `apps/ios/version.json` or `apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md`
+- `pnpm ios:version:check` validates that checked-in iOS version artifacts are in sync
 - The beta flow regenerates `apps/ios/OpenClaw.xcodeproj` from `apps/ios/project.yml` before archiving
 - Local beta signing uses a temporary generated xcconfig and leaves local development signing overrides untouched
+- See `apps/ios/VERSIONING.md` for the detailed workflow

apps/ios/fastlane/metadata/README.md

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ Or set `APP_STORE_CONNECT_API_KEY_PATH`.
 ## Notes
 
 - Locale files live under `metadata/en-US/`.
+- `release_notes.txt` is generated from `apps/ios/CHANGELOG.md`; after changelog updates, run `pnpm ios:version:sync`.
+- Release notes resolve from `## <pinned iOS version>` first, then fall back to `## Unreleased` while a TestFlight train is still in progress.
+- When starting a new production release train, pin the iOS version first with `pnpm ios:version:pin -- --from-gateway`.
 - `privacy_url.txt` is set to `https://openclaw.ai/privacy`.
 - If app lookup fails in `deliver`, set one of:
   - `ASC_APP_IDENTIFIER` (bundle ID)

apps/ios/project.yml

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ targets:
             CFBundleURLSchemes:
               - openclaw
         CFBundleShortVersionString: "$(OPENCLAW_MARKETING_VERSION)"
+        OpenClawCanonicalVersion: "$(OPENCLAW_IOS_VERSION)"
         CFBundleVersion: "$(OPENCLAW_BUILD_VERSION)"
         UILaunchScreen: {}
         UIApplicationSceneManifest:

apps/ios/version.json

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "version": "2026.4.6"
+}

apps/macos/Package.resolved

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "originHash" : "fb90e7b1977f43661ac91681d16da11f9ddd85630407ef170eaada0a6ee39972",
+  "originHash" : "31972864afdac74537794e1a3b7bd22484c09ec1be8e3624fb9ea582e9222ad9",
   "pins" : [
     {
       "identity" : "axorcist",
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
         "version" : "0.1.0"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "identity" : "eventsource",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/mattt/EventSource.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "a3a85a85214caf642abaa96ae664e4c772a59f6e",
+        "version" : "1.4.1"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "identity" : "menubarextraaccess",
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
@@ -37,6 +46,33 @@
         "version" : "1.2.2"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "identity" : "mlx-audio-swift",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/Blaizzy/mlx-audio-swift",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "fcbd04daa1bfebe881932f630af2ba6ce9af3274",
+        "version" : "0.1.2"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "identity" : "mlx-swift",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx-swift.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "61b9e011e09a62b489f6bd647958f1555bdf2896",
+        "version" : "0.31.3"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "identity" : "mlx-swift-lm",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx-swift-lm.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "25b00d4e22e61ec9c41efda47990cd2084ec87ff",
+        "version" : "2.31.3"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "identity" : "peekaboo",
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
@@ -64,6 +100,33 @@
         "version" : "1.2.1"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "identity" : "swift-asn1",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/apple/swift-asn1.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "9f542610331815e29cc3821d3b6f488db8715517",
+        "version" : "1.6.0"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "identity" : "swift-atomics",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/apple/swift-atomics.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "b601256eab081c0f92f059e12818ac1d4f178ff7",
+        "version" : "1.3.0"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "identity" : "swift-collections",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/apple/swift-collections.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "6675bc0ff86e61436e615df6fc5174e043e57924",
+        "version" : "1.4.1"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "identity" : "swift-concurrency-extras",
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
@@ -73,6 +136,33 @@
         "version" : "1.3.2"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "identity" : "swift-crypto",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/apple/swift-crypto.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "bb4ba815dab96d4edc1e0b86d7b9acf9ff973a84",
+        "version" : "4.3.1"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "identity" : "swift-huggingface",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/huggingface/swift-huggingface.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "b721959445b617d0bf03910b2b4aced345fd93bf",
+        "version" : "0.9.0"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "identity" : "swift-jinja",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/huggingface/swift-jinja.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "0aeefadec459ce8e11a333769950fb86183aca43",
+        "version" : "2.3.5"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "identity" : "swift-log",
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
@@ -82,6 +172,15 @@
         "version" : "1.10.1"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "identity" : "swift-nio",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/apple/swift-nio.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "558f24a4647193b5a0e2104031b71c55d31ff83a",
+        "version" : "2.97.1"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "identity" : "swift-numerics",
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
@@ -109,6 +208,15 @@
         "version" : "1.6.4"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "identity" : "swift-transformers",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/huggingface/swift-transformers.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "58c4bc11963a140358d791f678a60a2745a23146",
+        "version" : "1.2.1"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "identity" : "swiftui-math",
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
@@ -126,6 +234,15 @@
         "revision" : "5b06b811c0f5313b6b84bbef98c635a630638c38",
         "version" : "0.3.1"
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "identity" : "yyjson",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/ibireme/yyjson.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "8b4a38dc994a110abaec8a400615567bd996105f",
+        "version" : "0.12.0"
+      }
     }
   ],
   "version" : 3

apps/macos/Package.swift

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ let package = Package(
         .package(url: "https://github.com/apple/swift-log.git", from: "1.10.1"),
         .package(url: "https://github.com/sparkle-project/Sparkle", from: "2.9.0"),
         .package(url: "https://github.com/steipete/Peekaboo.git", branch: "main"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/Blaizzy/mlx-audio-swift", exact: "0.1.2"),
         .package(path: "../shared/OpenClawKit"),
         .package(path: "../../Swabble"),
     ],
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ let package = Package(
                 .product(name: "Sparkle", package: "Sparkle"),
                 .product(name: "PeekabooBridge", package: "Peekaboo"),
                 .product(name: "PeekabooAutomationKit", package: "Peekaboo"),
+                .product(name: "MLXAudioTTS", package: "mlx-audio-swift"),
             ],
             exclude: [
                 "Resources/Info.plist",

apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/CommandResolver.swift

@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ enum CommandResolver {
         extraArgs: [String] = [],
         defaults: UserDefaults = .standard,
         configRoot: [String: Any]? = nil,
-        searchPaths: [String]? = nil) -> [String]
+        searchPaths: [String]? = nil,
+        projectRoot: URL? = nil) -> [String]
     {
         let settings = self.connectionSettings(defaults: defaults, configRoot: configRoot)
         if settings.mode == .remote, let ssh = self.sshNodeCommand(
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ enum CommandResolver {
             return ssh
         }
 
-        let root = self.projectRoot()
+        let root = projectRoot ?? self.projectRoot()
         if let openclawPath = self.projectOpenClawExecutable(projectRoot: root) {
             return [openclawPath, subcommand] + extraArgs
         }
@@ -289,14 +290,16 @@ enum CommandResolver {
         extraArgs: [String] = [],
         defaults: UserDefaults = .standard,
         configRoot: [String: Any]? = nil,
-        searchPaths: [String]? = nil) -> [String]
+        searchPaths: [String]? = nil,
+        projectRoot: URL? = nil) -> [String]
     {
         self.openclawNodeCommand(
             subcommand: subcommand,
             extraArgs: extraArgs,
             defaults: defaults,
             configRoot: configRoot,
-            searchPaths: searchPaths)
+            searchPaths: searchPaths,
+            projectRoot: projectRoot)
     }
 
     // MARK: - SSH helpers

apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/HostEnvSecurityPolicy.generated.swift

@@ -6,165 +6,180 @@ import Foundation
 
 enum HostEnvSecurityPolicy {
     static let blockedKeys: Set<String> = [
-        "NODE_OPTIONS",
-        "NODE_PATH",
-        "PYTHONHOME",
-        "PYTHONPATH",
-        "PERL5LIB",
-        "PERL5OPT",
-        "RUBYLIB",
-        "RUBYOPT",
+        "_JAVA_OPTIONS",
+        "ANT_OPTS",
         "BASH_ENV",
-        "ENV",
         "BROWSER",
-        "GIT_EDITOR",
-        "GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF",
-        "GIT_EXEC_PATH",
-        "GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR",
-        "GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR",
-        "GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY",
-        "GIT_SSL_CAINFO",
-        "GIT_SSL_CAPATH",
-        "CC",
-        "CXX",
         "CARGO_BUILD_RUSTC",
         "CARGO_BUILD_RUSTC_WRAPPER",
-        "RUSTC_WRAPPER",
+        "CC",
         "CMAKE_C_COMPILER",
         "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER",
+        "CXX",
+        "DOTNET_ADDITIONAL_DEPS",
+        "DOTNET_STARTUP_HOOKS",
+        "ENV",
+        "GCONV_PATH",
+        "GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES",
+        "GIT_COMMON_DIR",
+        "GIT_DIR",
+        "GIT_EDITOR",
+        "GIT_EXEC_PATH",
+        "GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF",
+        "GIT_INDEX_FILE",
+        "GIT_NAMESPACE",
+        "GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY",
+        "GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR",
+        "GIT_SSL_CAINFO",
+        "GIT_SSL_CAPATH",
+        "GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY",
+        "GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR",
+        "GIT_WORK_TREE",
+        "GLIBC_TUNABLES",
+        "GRADLE_OPTS",
+        "HGRCPATH",
+        "IFS",
+        "JAVA_OPTS",
+        "JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS",
+        "JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS",
+        "MAKEFLAGS",
+        "MAVEN_OPTS",
+        "MFLAGS",
+        "NODE_OPTIONS",
+        "NODE_PATH",
+        "PERL5LIB",
+        "PERL5OPT",
+        "PS4",
+        "PYTHONBREAKPOINT",
+        "PYTHONHOME",
+        "PYTHONPATH",
+        "RUBYLIB",
+        "RUBYOPT",
+        "RUSTC_WRAPPER",
+        "SBT_OPTS",
         "SHELL",
         "SHELLOPTS",
-        "PS4",
-        "GCONV_PATH",
-        "IFS",
-        "SSLKEYLOGFILE",
-        "JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS",
-        "_JAVA_OPTIONS",
-        "JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS",
-        "PYTHONBREAKPOINT",
-        "DOTNET_STARTUP_HOOKS",
-        "DOTNET_ADDITIONAL_DEPS",
-        "GLIBC_TUNABLES",
-        "MAVEN_OPTS",
-        "MAKEFLAGS",
-        "MFLAGS",
-        "SBT_OPTS",
-        "GRADLE_OPTS",
-        "ANT_OPTS",
-        "HGRCPATH"
+        "SSLKEYLOGFILE"
     ]
 
     static let blockedOverrideKeys: Set<String> = [
-        "HOME",
-        "GRADLE_USER_HOME",
-        "ZDOTDIR",
-        "GIT_SSH_COMMAND",
-        "GIT_SSH",
-        "GIT_PROXY_COMMAND",
-        "GIT_ASKPASS",
-        "GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY",
-        "GIT_SSL_CAINFO",
-        "GIT_SSL_CAPATH",
-        "SSH_ASKPASS",
-        "LESSOPEN",
-        "LESSCLOSE",
-        "PAGER",
-        "MANPAGER",
-        "GIT_PAGER",
-        "EDITOR",
-        "VISUAL",
-        "FCEDIT",
-        "SUDO_EDITOR",
-        "PROMPT_COMMAND",
-        "HISTFILE",
-        "PERL5DB",
-        "PERL5DBCMD",
-        "OPENSSL_CONF",
-        "OPENSSL_ENGINES",
-        "PYTHONSTARTUP",
-        "WGETRC",
-        "CURL_HOME",
-        "CLASSPATH",
+        "ALL_PROXY",
+        "AWS_CONFIG_FILE",
+        "AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE",
+        "AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILE",
+        "AZURE_AUTH_LOCATION",
+        "BUN_CONFIG_REGISTRY",
+        "BUNDLE_GEMFILE",
+        "C_INCLUDE_PATH",
+        "CARGO_BUILD_RUSTC_WRAPPER",
+        "CARGO_HOME",
         "CGO_CFLAGS",
         "CGO_LDFLAGS",
-        "GOFLAGS",
-        "MAKEFLAGS",
-        "MFLAGS",
+        "CLASSPATH",
+        "COMPOSER_HOME",
         "CORECLR_PROFILER_PATH",
-        "PHPRC",
-        "PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR",
-        "DENO_DIR",
-        "BUN_CONFIG_REGISTRY",
-        "YARN_RC_FILENAME",
-        "HTTP_PROXY",
-        "HTTPS_PROXY",
-        "ALL_PROXY",
-        "NO_PROXY",
-        "NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED",
-        "NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS",
-        "SSL_CERT_FILE",
-        "SSL_CERT_DIR",
-        "REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE",
+        "CPATH",
+        "CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH",
         "CURL_CA_BUNDLE",
+        "CURL_HOME",
+        "DENO_DIR",
+        "DOCKER_CERT_PATH",
+        "DOCKER_CONTEXT",
         "DOCKER_HOST",
         "DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY",
-        "DOCKER_CERT_PATH",
+        "EDITOR",
+        "FCEDIT",
+        "GEM_HOME",
+        "GEM_PATH",
+        "GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES",
+        "GIT_ASKPASS",
+        "GIT_COMMON_DIR",
+        "GIT_DIR",
+        "GIT_INDEX_FILE",
+        "GIT_NAMESPACE",
+        "GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY",
+        "GIT_PAGER",
+        "GIT_PROXY_COMMAND",
+        "GIT_SSH",
+        "GIT_SSH_COMMAND",
+        "GIT_SSL_CAINFO",
+        "GIT_SSL_CAPATH",
+        "GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY",
+        "GIT_WORK_TREE",
+        "GOENV",
+        "GOFLAGS",
+        "GONOPROXY",
+        "GONOSUMCHECK",
+        "GONOSUMDB",
+        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS",
+        "GOPATH",
+        "GOPRIVATE",
+        "GOPROXY",
+        "GRADLE_USER_HOME",
+        "HELM_HOME",
+        "HGRCPATH",
+        "HISTFILE",
+        "HOME",
+        "HTTP_PROXY",
+        "HTTPS_PROXY",
+        "KUBECONFIG",
+        "LESSCLOSE",
+        "LESSOPEN",
+        "LIBRARY_PATH",
+        "LUA_CPATH",
+        "LUA_PATH",
+        "MAKEFLAGS",
+        "MANPAGER",
+        "MFLAGS",
+        "NO_PROXY",
+        "NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS",
+        "NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED",
+        "OBJC_INCLUDE_PATH",
+        "OPENSSL_CONF",
+        "OPENSSL_ENGINES",
+        "PAGER",
+        "PERL5DB",
+        "PERL5DBCMD",
+        "PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR",
+        "PHPRC",
+        "PIP_CONFIG_FILE",
+        "PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL",
+        "PIP_FIND_LINKS",
         "PIP_INDEX_URL",
         "PIP_PYPI_URL",
-        "PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL",
-        "PIP_CONFIG_FILE",
-        "PIP_FIND_LINKS",
         "PIP_TRUSTED_HOST",
+        "PROMPT_COMMAND",
+        "PYTHONSTARTUP",
+        "PYTHONUSERBASE",
+        "REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE",
+        "RUSTC_WRAPPER",
+        "RUSTFLAGS",
+        "SSH_ASKPASS",
+        "SSL_CERT_DIR",
+        "SSL_CERT_FILE",
+        "SUDO_EDITOR",
+        "UV_DEFAULT_INDEX",
+        "UV_EXTRA_INDEX_URL",
         "UV_INDEX",
         "UV_INDEX_URL",
         "UV_PYTHON",
-        "UV_EXTRA_INDEX_URL",
-        "UV_DEFAULT_INDEX",
-        "DOCKER_HOST",
-        "DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY",
-        "DOCKER_CERT_PATH",
-        "DOCKER_CONTEXT",
-        "LIBRARY_PATH",
-        "CPATH",
-        "C_INCLUDE_PATH",
-        "CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH",
-        "OBJC_INCLUDE_PATH",
-        "NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS",
-        "SSL_CERT_FILE",
-        "SSL_CERT_DIR",
-        "REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE",
-        "CURL_CA_BUNDLE",
-        "GOPROXY",
-        "GONOSUMCHECK",
-        "GONOSUMDB",
-        "GONOPROXY",
-        "GOPRIVATE",
-        "GOENV",
-        "GOPATH",
-        "HGRCPATH",
-        "PYTHONUSERBASE",
-        "RUSTC_WRAPPER",
         "VIRTUAL_ENV",
-        "LUA_PATH",
-        "LUA_CPATH",
-        "GEM_HOME",
-        "GEM_PATH",
-        "BUNDLE_GEMFILE",
-        "COMPOSER_HOME",
-        "CARGO_BUILD_RUSTC_WRAPPER",
+        "VISUAL",
+        "WGETRC",
         "XDG_CONFIG_HOME",
-        "AWS_CONFIG_FILE"
+        "YARN_RC_FILENAME",
+        "ZDOTDIR"
     ]
 
     static let blockedOverridePrefixes: [String] = [
+        "CARGO_REGISTRIES_",
         "GIT_CONFIG_",
-        "NPM_CONFIG_",
-        "CARGO_REGISTRIES_"
+        "NPM_CONFIG_"
     ]
 
     static let blockedPrefixes: [String] = [
+        "BASH_FUNC_",
         "DYLD_",
-        "LD_",
-        "BASH_FUNC_"
+        "LD_"
     ]
 }

apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/Resources/Info.plist

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
     <string>APPL</string>
     <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-    <string>2026.4.6</string>
+    <string>2026.4.10</string>
     <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-    <string>2026040601</string>
+    <string>2026041001</string>
     <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
     <string>OpenClaw</string>
     <key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>

apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/ShellExecutor.swift

@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ enum ShellExecutor {
                 group.addTask { await waitTask.value }
                 group.addTask {
                     try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: nanos)
-                    if process.isRunning { process.terminate() }
-                    _ = await waitTask.value // drain pipes after termination
+                    guard process.isRunning else {
+                        return await waitTask.value
+                    }
+                    process.terminate()
                     return ShellResult(
                         stdout: "",
                         stderr: "",

apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/TalkMLXSpeechSynthesizer.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+import Foundation
+import MLXAudioTTS
+import OSLog
+
+// swiftformat:disable wrap wrapMultilineStatementBraces trailingCommas redundantSelf extensionAccessControl
+/// Runtime access stays serialized through `TalkModeRuntime` actor helper methods.
+final class TalkMLXSpeechSynthesizer {
+    enum SynthesizeError: Error {
+        case canceled
+        case modelLoadFailed(String)
+        case audioGenerationFailed
+        case audioPlaybackFailed
+        case timedOut
+    }
+
+    static let shared = TalkMLXSpeechSynthesizer()
+    static let defaultModelRepo = "mlx-community/Soprano-80M-bf16"
+
+    private let logger = Logger(subsystem: "ai.openclaw", category: "talk.mlx")
+    private var currentToken = UUID()
+    private var modelRepo: String?
+    private var model: (any SpeechGenerationModel)?
+
+    private init() {}
+
+    func stop() {
+        self.currentToken = UUID()
+    }
+
+    func synthesize(
+        text: String,
+        modelRepo: String?,
+        language: String?,
+        voicePreset: String?) async throws -> Data {
+        let trimmed = text.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return Data() }
+
+        self.stop()
+        let token = UUID()
+        self.currentToken = token
+
+        let resolvedRepo = Self.resolvedModelRepo(modelRepo)
+        let rawModel = try await self.loadModel(
+            modelRepo: resolvedRepo,
+            token: token)
+        let model = UncheckedSpeechModel(raw: rawModel)
+        guard self.currentToken == token else {
+            throw SynthesizeError.canceled
+        }
+
+        let audioData: Data
+        do {
+            let audio = try await model.generateAudio(
+                text: trimmed,
+                voice: voicePreset,
+                language: language)
+            audioData = Self.makeWavData(
+                samples: audio,
+                sampleRate: Double(model.sampleRateValue()))
+        } catch {
+            self.logger.error(
+                "talk mlx generation failed: \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
+            throw SynthesizeError.audioGenerationFailed
+        }
+
+        guard self.currentToken == token else {
+            throw SynthesizeError.canceled
+        }
+        return audioData
+    }
+
+    private func loadModel(
+        modelRepo: String,
+        token: UUID) async throws -> any SpeechGenerationModel {
+        if let model = self.model, self.modelRepo == modelRepo {
+            return model
+        }
+
+        self.logger.info("talk mlx loading modelRepo=\(modelRepo, privacy: .public)")
+        do {
+            let model = try await TTS.loadModel(modelRepo: modelRepo)
+            guard self.currentToken == token else {
+                throw SynthesizeError.canceled
+            }
+            self.model = model
+            self.modelRepo = modelRepo
+            return model
+        } catch is CancellationError {
+            throw SynthesizeError.canceled
+        } catch {
+            self.logger.error(
+                "talk mlx load failed: \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
+            throw SynthesizeError.modelLoadFailed(modelRepo)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static func resolvedModelRepo(_ modelRepo: String?) -> String {
+        let trimmed = modelRepo?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines) ?? ""
+        return trimmed.isEmpty ? Self.defaultModelRepo : trimmed
+    }
+
+    private static func makeWavData(samples: [Float], sampleRate: Double) -> Data {
+        let channels: UInt16 = 1
+        let bitsPerSample: UInt16 = 16
+        let blockAlign = channels * (bitsPerSample / 8)
+        let sampleRateInt = UInt32(sampleRate.rounded())
+        let byteRate = sampleRateInt * UInt32(blockAlign)
+        let dataSize = UInt32(samples.count) * UInt32(blockAlign)
+
+        var data = Data(capacity: Int(44 + dataSize))
+        data.append(contentsOf: [0x52, 0x49, 0x46, 0x46]) // RIFF
+        data.appendLEUInt32(36 + dataSize)
+        data.append(contentsOf: [0x57, 0x41, 0x56, 0x45]) // WAVE
+
+        data.append(contentsOf: [0x66, 0x6D, 0x74, 0x20]) // fmt
+        data.appendLEUInt32(16)
+        data.appendLEUInt16(1)
+        data.appendLEUInt16(channels)
+        data.appendLEUInt32(sampleRateInt)
+        data.appendLEUInt32(byteRate)
+        data.appendLEUInt16(blockAlign)
+        data.appendLEUInt16(bitsPerSample)
+
+        data.append(contentsOf: [0x64, 0x61, 0x74, 0x61]) // data
+        data.appendLEUInt32(dataSize)
+
+        for sample in samples {
+            let clamped = max(-1.0, min(1.0, sample))
+            let scaled = Int16((clamped * Float(Int16.max)).rounded())
+            data.appendLEInt16(scaled)
+        }
+        return data
+    }
+}
+
+extension TalkMLXSpeechSynthesizer: @unchecked Sendable {}
+
+private struct UncheckedSpeechModel {
+    let raw: any SpeechGenerationModel
+
+    func sampleRateValue() -> Int {
+        raw.sampleRate
+    }
+
+    func generateAudio(
+        text: String,
+        voice: String?,
+        language: String?) async throws -> [Float] {
+        let generatedAudio = try await raw.generate(
+            text: text,
+            voice: voice,
+            refAudio: nil,
+            refText: nil,
+            language: language)
+        return generatedAudio.asArray(Float.self)
+    }
+}
+
+extension UncheckedSpeechModel: @unchecked Sendable {}
+
+extension Data {
+    fileprivate mutating func appendLEUInt16(_ value: UInt16) {
+        var littleEndian = value.littleEndian
+        Swift.withUnsafeBytes(of: &littleEndian) { append(contentsOf: $0) }
+    }
+
+    fileprivate mutating func appendLEUInt32(_ value: UInt32) {
+        var littleEndian = value.littleEndian
+        Swift.withUnsafeBytes(of: &littleEndian) { append(contentsOf: $0) }
+    }
+
+    fileprivate mutating func appendLEInt16(_ value: Int16) {
+        var littleEndian = value.littleEndian
+        Swift.withUnsafeBytes(of: &littleEndian) { append(contentsOf: $0) }
+    }
+}
+
+// swiftformat:enable wrap wrapMultilineStatementBraces trailingCommas redundantSelf extensionAccessControl

apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/TalkModeGatewayConfig.swift

@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@ enum TalkModeGatewayConfigParser {
                 acc[key] = value
             } ?? [:]
         let model = activeConfig?["modelId"]?.stringValue?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-        let resolvedModel = (model?.isEmpty == false) ? model! : defaultModelIdFallback
+        let resolvedModel: String? = if model?.isEmpty == false {
+            model!
+        } else if activeProvider == defaultProvider {
+            defaultModelIdFallback
+        } else {
+            nil
+        }
         let outputFormat = activeConfig?["outputFormat"]?.stringValue
         let interrupt = talk?["interruptOnSpeech"]?.boolValue
         let apiKey = activeConfig?["apiKey"]?.stringValue

apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/TalkModeRuntime.swift

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ actor TalkModeRuntime {
 
     enum PlaybackPlan: Equatable {
         case elevenLabsThenSystemVoice(apiKey: String, voiceId: String)
+        case mlxThenSystemVoice
         case systemVoiceOnly
     }
 
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ actor TalkModeRuntime {
     private let ttsLogger = Logger(subsystem: "ai.openclaw", category: "talk.tts")
     private static let defaultModelIdFallback = "eleven_v3"
     private static let defaultTalkProvider = "elevenlabs"
+    private static let mlxTalkProvider = "mlx"
+    private static let systemTalkProvider = "system"
     private static let defaultSilenceTimeoutMs = TalkDefaults.silenceTimeoutMs
 
     private final class RMSMeter: @unchecked Sendable {
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ actor TalkModeRuntime {
     private var modelOverrideActive = false
     private var defaultOutputFormat: String?
     private var interruptOnSpeech: Bool = true
+    private var activeTalkProvider = TalkModeRuntime.defaultTalkProvider
     private var lastInterruptedAtSeconds: Double?
     private var voiceAliases: [String: String] = [:]
     private var lastSpokenText: String?
@@ -462,7 +466,7 @@ actor TalkModeRuntime {
     private func playAssistant(text: String) async {
         guard let input = await self.preparePlaybackInput(text: text) else { return }
 
-        switch Self.playbackPlan(apiKey: input.apiKey, voiceId: input.voiceId) {
+        switch Self.playbackPlan(provider: input.provider, apiKey: input.apiKey, voiceId: input.voiceId) {
         case let .elevenLabsThenSystemVoice(apiKey, voiceId):
             do {
                 try await self.playElevenLabs(input: input, apiKey: apiKey, voiceId: voiceId)
@@ -477,6 +481,23 @@ actor TalkModeRuntime {
                     self.ttsLogger.error("talk system voice failed: \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
                 }
             }
+        case .mlxThenSystemVoice:
+            do {
+                try await self.playMLX(input: input)
+            } catch TalkMLXSpeechSynthesizer.SynthesizeError.canceled {
+                self.ttsLogger.info("talk mlx canceled")
+                return
+            } catch {
+                self.ttsLogger
+                    .error(
+                        "talk MLX failed: \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public); " +
+                            "falling back to system voice")
+                do {
+                    try await self.playSystemVoice(input: input)
+                } catch {
+                    self.ttsLogger.error("talk system voice failed: \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
+                }
+            }
         case .systemVoiceOnly:
             do {
                 try await self.playSystemVoice(input: input)
@@ -491,19 +512,30 @@ actor TalkModeRuntime {
         }
     }
 
-    static func playbackPlan(apiKey: String?, voiceId: String?) -> PlaybackPlan {
-        guard let apiKey, !apiKey.isEmpty, let voiceId else {
+    static func playbackPlan(provider: String, apiKey: String?, voiceId: String?) -> PlaybackPlan {
+        switch provider {
+        case self.defaultTalkProvider:
+            guard let apiKey, !apiKey.isEmpty, let voiceId else {
+                return .systemVoiceOnly
+            }
+            return .elevenLabsThenSystemVoice(apiKey: apiKey, voiceId: voiceId)
+        case self.mlxTalkProvider:
+            return .mlxThenSystemVoice
+        case self.systemTalkProvider:
+            return .systemVoiceOnly
+        default:
             return .systemVoiceOnly
         }
-        return .elevenLabsThenSystemVoice(apiKey: apiKey, voiceId: voiceId)
     }
 
     private struct TalkPlaybackInput {
         let generation: Int
+        let provider: String
         let cleanedText: String
         let directive: TalkDirective?
         let apiKey: String?
         let voiceId: String?
+        let voicePreset: String?
         let language: String?
         let synthTimeoutSeconds: Double
     }
@@ -552,18 +584,20 @@ actor TalkModeRuntime {
             resolvedVoice ??
             self.currentVoiceId ??
             self.defaultVoiceId
+        let voicePreset = preferredVoice
+        let provider = self.activeTalkProvider
 
         let language = ElevenLabsTTSClient.validatedLanguage(directive?.language)
 
-        let voiceId: String? = if let apiKey, !apiKey.isEmpty {
+        let voiceId: String? = if provider == Self.defaultTalkProvider, let apiKey, !apiKey.isEmpty {
             await self.resolveVoiceId(preferred: preferredVoice, apiKey: apiKey)
         } else {
             nil
         }
 
-        if apiKey?.isEmpty != false {
+        if provider == Self.defaultTalkProvider, apiKey?.isEmpty != false {
             self.ttsLogger.warning("talk missing ELEVENLABS_API_KEY; falling back to system voice")
-        } else if voiceId == nil {
+        } else if provider == Self.defaultTalkProvider, voiceId == nil {
             self.ttsLogger.warning("talk missing voiceId; falling back to system voice")
         } else if let voiceId {
             self.ttsLogger
@@ -579,15 +613,21 @@ actor TalkModeRuntime {
 
         return TalkPlaybackInput(
             generation: gen,
+            provider: provider,
             cleanedText: cleaned,
             directive: directive,
             apiKey: apiKey,
             voiceId: voiceId,
+            voicePreset: voicePreset,
             language: language,
             synthTimeoutSeconds: synthTimeoutSeconds)
     }
 
-    private func playElevenLabs(input: TalkPlaybackInput, apiKey: String, voiceId: String) async throws {
+    private func playElevenLabs(
+        input: TalkPlaybackInput,
+        apiKey: String,
+        voiceId: String) async throws
+    {
         let desiredOutputFormat = input.directive?.outputFormat ?? self.defaultOutputFormat ?? "pcm_44100"
         let outputFormat = ElevenLabsTTSClient.validatedOutputFormat(desiredOutputFormat)
         if outputFormat == nil, !desiredOutputFormat.isEmpty {
@@ -696,6 +736,39 @@ actor TalkModeRuntime {
         self.ttsLogger.info("talk system voice done")
     }
 
+    private func playMLX(input: TalkPlaybackInput) async throws {
+        self.ttsLogger.info("talk mlx start chars=\(input.cleanedText.count, privacy: .public)")
+        if self.interruptOnSpeech {
+            guard await self.prepareForPlayback(generation: input.generation) else { return }
+        }
+        await MainActor.run { TalkModeController.shared.updatePhase(.speaking) }
+        self.phase = .speaking
+        let modelRepo = input.directive?.modelId ?? self.currentModelId
+        let audioData: Data
+        do {
+            audioData = try await AsyncTimeout.withTimeout(
+                seconds: input.synthTimeoutSeconds,
+                onTimeout: {
+                    TalkMLXSpeechSynthesizer.SynthesizeError.timedOut
+                },
+                operation: { [self] in
+                    try await self.synthesizeMLXVoice(
+                        text: input.cleanedText,
+                        modelRepo: modelRepo,
+                        language: input.language,
+                        voicePreset: input.voicePreset)
+                })
+        } catch TalkMLXSpeechSynthesizer.SynthesizeError.timedOut {
+            self.stopMLXVoice()
+            throw TalkMLXSpeechSynthesizer.SynthesizeError.timedOut
+        }
+        let result = await self.playTalkAudio(data: audioData)
+        if !result.finished, result.interruptedAt == nil {
+            throw TalkMLXSpeechSynthesizer.SynthesizeError.audioPlaybackFailed
+        }
+        self.ttsLogger.info("talk mlx done")
+    }
+
     private func prepareForPlayback(generation: Int) async -> Bool {
         await self.startRecognition()
         return self.isCurrent(generation)
@@ -750,10 +823,13 @@ actor TalkModeRuntime {
 
     func stopSpeaking(reason: TalkStopReason) async {
         let usePCM = self.lastPlaybackWasPCM
-        let interruptedAt = usePCM ? await self.stopPCM() : await self.stopMP3()
+        let remoteInterruptedAt = usePCM ? await self.stopPCM() : await self.stopMP3()
         _ = usePCM ? await self.stopMP3() : await self.stopPCM()
+        let localInterruptedAt = await self.stopTalkAudio()
         await TalkSystemSpeechSynthesizer.shared.stop()
+        self.stopMLXVoice()
         guard self.phase == .speaking else { return }
+        let interruptedAt = remoteInterruptedAt ?? localInterruptedAt
         if reason == .speech, let interruptedAt {
             self.lastInterruptedAtSeconds = interruptedAt
         }
@@ -795,6 +871,33 @@ extension TalkModeRuntime {
         StreamingAudioPlayer.shared.stop()
     }
 
+    @MainActor
+    private func playTalkAudio(data: Data) async -> TalkPlaybackResult {
+        await TalkAudioPlayer.shared.play(data: data)
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    private func stopTalkAudio() -> Double? {
+        TalkAudioPlayer.shared.stop()
+    }
+
+    private func synthesizeMLXVoice(
+        text: String,
+        modelRepo: String?,
+        language: String?,
+        voicePreset: String?) async throws -> Data
+    {
+        try await TalkMLXSpeechSynthesizer.shared.synthesize(
+            text: text,
+            modelRepo: modelRepo,
+            language: language,
+            voicePreset: voicePreset)
+    }
+
+    private func stopMLXVoice() {
+        TalkMLXSpeechSynthesizer.shared.stop()
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Config
 
     private func reloadConfig() async {
@@ -810,6 +913,7 @@ extension TalkModeRuntime {
         }
         self.defaultOutputFormat = cfg.outputFormat
         self.interruptOnSpeech = cfg.interruptOnSpeech
+        self.activeTalkProvider = cfg.activeProvider
         self.silenceWindow = TimeInterval(cfg.silenceTimeoutMs) / 1000
         self.apiKey = cfg.apiKey
         let hasApiKey = (cfg.apiKey?.isEmpty == false)
@@ -817,7 +921,8 @@ extension TalkModeRuntime {
         let modelLabel = (cfg.modelId?.isEmpty == false) ? cfg.modelId! : "none"
         self.logger
             .info(
-                "talk config voiceId=\(voiceLabel, privacy: .public) " +
+                "talk config provider=\(cfg.activeProvider, privacy: .public) " +
+                    "talk config voiceId=\(voiceLabel, privacy: .public) " +
                     "modelId=\(modelLabel, privacy: .public) " +
                     "apiKey=\(hasApiKey, privacy: .public) " +
                     "interrupt=\(cfg.interruptOnSpeech, privacy: .public) " +
@@ -859,11 +964,17 @@ extension TalkModeRuntime {
             await MainActor.run {
                 AppStateStore.shared.seamColorHex = parsed.seamColorHex
             }
-            if parsed.activeProvider != Self.defaultTalkProvider {
-                self.ttsLogger
-                    .info("talk provider \(parsed.activeProvider, privacy: .public) unsupported; using system voice")
-            } else if parsed.normalizedPayload {
+            if parsed.activeProvider == Self.defaultTalkProvider {
                 self.ttsLogger.info("talk config provider from talk.resolved")
+            } else if parsed.activeProvider == Self.mlxTalkProvider ||
+                parsed.activeProvider == Self.systemTalkProvider
+            {
+                self.ttsLogger.info(
+                    "talk provider \(parsed.activeProvider, privacy: .public) active")
+            } else {
+                self.ttsLogger
+                    .info(
+                        "talk provider \(parsed.activeProvider, privacy: .public) unsupported; using system voice")
             }
             return parsed
         } catch {

apps/macos/Sources/OpenClawProtocol/GatewayModels.swift

@@ -537,6 +537,8 @@ public struct AgentParams: Codable, Sendable {
     public let besteffortdeliver: Bool?
     public let lane: String?
     public let extrasystemprompt: String?
+    public let bootstrapcontextmode: AnyCodable?
+    public let bootstrapcontextrunkind: AnyCodable?
     public let internalevents: [[String: AnyCodable]]?
     public let inputprovenance: [String: AnyCodable]?
     public let idempotencykey: String
@@ -566,6 +568,8 @@ public struct AgentParams: Codable, Sendable {
         besteffortdeliver: Bool?,
         lane: String?,
         extrasystemprompt: String?,
+        bootstrapcontextmode: AnyCodable?,
+        bootstrapcontextrunkind: AnyCodable?,
         internalevents: [[String: AnyCodable]]?,
         inputprovenance: [String: AnyCodable]?,
         idempotencykey: String,
@@ -594,6 +598,8 @@ public struct AgentParams: Codable, Sendable {
         self.besteffortdeliver = besteffortdeliver
         self.lane = lane
         self.extrasystemprompt = extrasystemprompt
+        self.bootstrapcontextmode = bootstrapcontextmode
+        self.bootstrapcontextrunkind = bootstrapcontextrunkind
         self.internalevents = internalevents
         self.inputprovenance = inputprovenance
         self.idempotencykey = idempotencykey
@@ -624,6 +630,8 @@ public struct AgentParams: Codable, Sendable {
         case besteffortdeliver = "bestEffortDeliver"
         case lane
         case extrasystemprompt = "extraSystemPrompt"
+        case bootstrapcontextmode = "bootstrapContextMode"
+        case bootstrapcontextrunkind = "bootstrapContextRunKind"
         case internalevents = "internalEvents"
         case inputprovenance = "inputProvenance"
         case idempotencykey = "idempotencyKey"
@@ -1327,6 +1335,236 @@ public struct SessionsResolveParams: Codable, Sendable {
     }
 }
 
+public struct SessionCompactionCheckpoint: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let checkpointid: String
+    public let sessionkey: String
+    public let sessionid: String
+    public let createdat: Int
+    public let reason: AnyCodable
+    public let tokensbefore: Int?
+    public let tokensafter: Int?
+    public let summary: String?
+    public let firstkeptentryid: String?
+    public let precompaction: [String: AnyCodable]
+    public let postcompaction: [String: AnyCodable]
+
+    public init(
+        checkpointid: String,
+        sessionkey: String,
+        sessionid: String,
+        createdat: Int,
+        reason: AnyCodable,
+        tokensbefore: Int?,
+        tokensafter: Int?,
+        summary: String?,
+        firstkeptentryid: String?,
+        precompaction: [String: AnyCodable],
+        postcompaction: [String: AnyCodable])
+    {
+        self.checkpointid = checkpointid
+        self.sessionkey = sessionkey
+        self.sessionid = sessionid
+        self.createdat = createdat
+        self.reason = reason
+        self.tokensbefore = tokensbefore
+        self.tokensafter = tokensafter
+        self.summary = summary
+        self.firstkeptentryid = firstkeptentryid
+        self.precompaction = precompaction
+        self.postcompaction = postcompaction
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case checkpointid = "checkpointId"
+        case sessionkey = "sessionKey"
+        case sessionid = "sessionId"
+        case createdat = "createdAt"
+        case reason
+        case tokensbefore = "tokensBefore"
+        case tokensafter = "tokensAfter"
+        case summary
+        case firstkeptentryid = "firstKeptEntryId"
+        case precompaction = "preCompaction"
+        case postcompaction = "postCompaction"
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionListParams: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let key: String
+
+    public init(
+        key: String)
+    {
+        self.key = key
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case key
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionGetParams: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let key: String
+    public let checkpointid: String
+
+    public init(
+        key: String,
+        checkpointid: String)
+    {
+        self.key = key
+        self.checkpointid = checkpointid
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case key
+        case checkpointid = "checkpointId"
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionBranchParams: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let key: String
+    public let checkpointid: String
+
+    public init(
+        key: String,
+        checkpointid: String)
+    {
+        self.key = key
+        self.checkpointid = checkpointid
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case key
+        case checkpointid = "checkpointId"
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionRestoreParams: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let key: String
+    public let checkpointid: String
+
+    public init(
+        key: String,
+        checkpointid: String)
+    {
+        self.key = key
+        self.checkpointid = checkpointid
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case key
+        case checkpointid = "checkpointId"
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionListResult: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let ok: Bool
+    public let key: String
+    public let checkpoints: [SessionCompactionCheckpoint]
+
+    public init(
+        ok: Bool,
+        key: String,
+        checkpoints: [SessionCompactionCheckpoint])
+    {
+        self.ok = ok
+        self.key = key
+        self.checkpoints = checkpoints
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case ok
+        case key
+        case checkpoints
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionGetResult: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let ok: Bool
+    public let key: String
+    public let checkpoint: SessionCompactionCheckpoint
+
+    public init(
+        ok: Bool,
+        key: String,
+        checkpoint: SessionCompactionCheckpoint)
+    {
+        self.ok = ok
+        self.key = key
+        self.checkpoint = checkpoint
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case ok
+        case key
+        case checkpoint
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionBranchResult: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let ok: Bool
+    public let sourcekey: String
+    public let key: String
+    public let sessionid: String
+    public let checkpoint: SessionCompactionCheckpoint
+    public let entry: [String: AnyCodable]
+
+    public init(
+        ok: Bool,
+        sourcekey: String,
+        key: String,
+        sessionid: String,
+        checkpoint: SessionCompactionCheckpoint,
+        entry: [String: AnyCodable])
+    {
+        self.ok = ok
+        self.sourcekey = sourcekey
+        self.key = key
+        self.sessionid = sessionid
+        self.checkpoint = checkpoint
+        self.entry = entry
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case ok
+        case sourcekey = "sourceKey"
+        case key
+        case sessionid = "sessionId"
+        case checkpoint
+        case entry
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionRestoreResult: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let ok: Bool
+    public let key: String
+    public let sessionid: String
+    public let checkpoint: SessionCompactionCheckpoint
+    public let entry: [String: AnyCodable]
+
+    public init(
+        ok: Bool,
+        key: String,
+        sessionid: String,
+        checkpoint: SessionCompactionCheckpoint,
+        entry: [String: AnyCodable])
+    {
+        self.ok = ok
+        self.key = key
+        self.sessionid = sessionid
+        self.checkpoint = checkpoint
+        self.entry = entry
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case ok
+        case key
+        case sessionid = "sessionId"
+        case checkpoint
+        case entry
+    }
+}
+
 public struct SessionsCreateParams: Codable, Sendable {
     public let key: String?
     public let agentid: String?
@@ -2599,6 +2837,7 @@ public struct ModelChoice: Codable, Sendable {
     public let id: String
     public let name: String
     public let provider: String
+    public let alias: String?
     public let contextwindow: Int?
     public let reasoning: Bool?
 
@@ -2606,12 +2845,14 @@ public struct ModelChoice: Codable, Sendable {
         id: String,
         name: String,
         provider: String,
+        alias: String?,
         contextwindow: Int?,
         reasoning: Bool?)
     {
         self.id = id
         self.name = name
         self.provider = provider
+        self.alias = alias
         self.contextwindow = contextwindow
         self.reasoning = reasoning
     }
@@ -2620,6 +2861,7 @@ public struct ModelChoice: Codable, Sendable {
         case id
         case name
         case provider
+        case alias
         case contextwindow = "contextWindow"
         case reasoning
     }

apps/macos/Tests/OpenClawIPCTests/CommandResolverTests.swift

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import Testing
 
     private func makeProjectRootWithPnpm() throws -> (tmp: URL, pnpmPath: URL) {
         let tmp = try makeTempDirForTests()
-        CommandResolver.setProjectRoot(tmp.path)
         let pnpmPath = tmp.appendingPathComponent("node_modules/.bin/pnpm")
         try makeExecutableForTests(at: pnpmPath)
         return (tmp, pnpmPath)
@@ -27,12 +26,17 @@ import Testing
         let defaults = self.makeLocalDefaults()
 
         let tmp = try makeTempDirForTests()
-        CommandResolver.setProjectRoot(tmp.path)
 
         let openclawPath = tmp.appendingPathComponent("node_modules/.bin/openclaw")
         try makeExecutableForTests(at: openclawPath)
 
-        let cmd = CommandResolver.openclawCommand(subcommand: "gateway", defaults: defaults, configRoot: [:])
+        let searchPaths = [tmp.appendingPathComponent("node_modules/.bin").path]
+        let cmd = CommandResolver.openclawCommand(
+            subcommand: "gateway",
+            defaults: defaults,
+            configRoot: [:],
+            searchPaths: searchPaths,
+            projectRoot: tmp)
         #expect(cmd.prefix(2).elementsEqual([openclawPath.path, "gateway"]))
     }
 
@@ -40,7 +44,6 @@ import Testing
         let defaults = self.makeLocalDefaults()
 
         let tmp = try makeTempDirForTests()
-        CommandResolver.setProjectRoot(tmp.path)
 
         let nodePath = tmp.appendingPathComponent("node_modules/.bin/node")
         let scriptPath = tmp.appendingPathComponent("bin/openclaw.js")
@@ -53,7 +56,8 @@ import Testing
             subcommand: "rpc",
             defaults: defaults,
             configRoot: [:],
-            searchPaths: [tmp.appendingPathComponent("node_modules/.bin").path])
+            searchPaths: [tmp.appendingPathComponent("node_modules/.bin").path],
+            projectRoot: tmp)
 
         #expect(cmd.count >= 3)
         if cmd.count >= 3 {
@@ -67,7 +71,6 @@ import Testing
         let defaults = self.makeLocalDefaults()
 
         let tmp = try makeTempDirForTests()
-        CommandResolver.setProjectRoot(tmp.path)
 
         let binDir = tmp.appendingPathComponent("bin")
         let openclawPath = binDir.appendingPathComponent("openclaw")
@@ -79,7 +82,8 @@ import Testing
             subcommand: "rpc",
             defaults: defaults,
             configRoot: [:],
-            searchPaths: [binDir.path])
+            searchPaths: [binDir.path],
+            projectRoot: tmp)
 
         #expect(cmd.prefix(2).elementsEqual([openclawPath.path, "rpc"]))
     }
@@ -88,7 +92,6 @@ import Testing
         let defaults = self.makeLocalDefaults()
 
         let tmp = try makeTempDirForTests()
-        CommandResolver.setProjectRoot(tmp.path)
 
         let binDir = tmp.appendingPathComponent("bin")
         let openclawPath = binDir.appendingPathComponent("openclaw")
@@ -98,7 +101,8 @@ import Testing
             subcommand: "gateway",
             defaults: defaults,
             configRoot: [:],
-            searchPaths: [binDir.path])
+            searchPaths: [binDir.path],
+            projectRoot: tmp)
 
         #expect(cmd.prefix(2).elementsEqual([openclawPath.path, "gateway"]))
     }
@@ -133,9 +137,11 @@ import Testing
 
     @Test func `preferred paths start with project node bins`() throws {
         let tmp = try makeTempDirForTests()
-        CommandResolver.setProjectRoot(tmp.path)
 
-        let first = CommandResolver.preferredPaths().first
+        let first = CommandResolver.preferredPaths(
+            home: FileManager().homeDirectoryForCurrentUser,
+            current: [],
+            projectRoot: tmp).first
         #expect(first == tmp.appendingPathComponent("node_modules/.bin").path)
     }
 
@@ -182,7 +188,6 @@ import Testing
         defaults.set("openclaw@example.com:2222", forKey: remoteTargetKey)
 
         let tmp = try makeTempDirForTests()
-        CommandResolver.setProjectRoot(tmp.path)
 
         let openclawPath = tmp.appendingPathComponent("node_modules/.bin/openclaw")
         try makeExecutableForTests(at: openclawPath)
@@ -190,7 +195,9 @@ import Testing
         let cmd = CommandResolver.openclawCommand(
             subcommand: "daemon",
             defaults: defaults,
-            configRoot: ["gateway": ["mode": "local"]])
+            configRoot: ["gateway": ["mode": "local"]],
+            searchPaths: [tmp.appendingPathComponent("node_modules/.bin").path],
+            projectRoot: tmp)
 
         #expect(cmd.first == openclawPath.path)
         #expect(cmd.count >= 2)

apps/macos/Tests/OpenClawIPCTests/TalkModeGatewayConfigTests.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import OpenClawProtocol
+import Testing
+@testable import OpenClaw
+
+struct TalkModeGatewayConfigTests {
+    @Test func `mlx provider does not inherit elevenlabs defaults`() {
+        let snapshot = ConfigSnapshot(
+            path: nil,
+            exists: true,
+            raw: nil,
+            hash: nil,
+            parsed: nil,
+            valid: true,
+            config: [
+                "talk": AnyCodable([
+                    "provider": "mlx",
+                    "providers": [
+                        "mlx": [
+                            "voiceId": "unused-voice",
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                    "resolved": [
+                        "provider": "mlx",
+                        "config": [
+                            "voiceId": "unused-voice",
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ]),
+            ],
+            issues: nil
+        )
+
+        let parsed = TalkModeGatewayConfigParser.parse(
+            snapshot: snapshot,
+            defaultProvider: "elevenlabs",
+            defaultModelIdFallback: "eleven_v3",
+            defaultSilenceTimeoutMs: TalkDefaults.silenceTimeoutMs,
+            envVoice: "env-voice",
+            sagVoice: "sag-voice",
+            envApiKey: "env-key"
+        )
+
+        #expect(parsed.activeProvider == "mlx")
+        #expect(parsed.modelId == nil)
+        #expect(parsed.apiKey == nil)
+        #expect(parsed.voiceId == "unused-voice")
+    }
+}

apps/macos/Tests/OpenClawIPCTests/TalkModeRuntimeSpeechTests.swift

@@ -13,11 +13,34 @@ struct TalkModeRuntimeSpeechTests {
     }
 
     @Test func `playback plan falls back only from elevenlabs`() {
-        #expect(
-            TalkModeRuntime.playbackPlan(apiKey: "key", voiceId: "voice")
-                == .elevenLabsThenSystemVoice(apiKey: "key", voiceId: "voice"))
-        #expect(TalkModeRuntime.playbackPlan(apiKey: nil, voiceId: "voice") == .systemVoiceOnly)
-        #expect(TalkModeRuntime.playbackPlan(apiKey: "key", voiceId: nil) == .systemVoiceOnly)
-        #expect(TalkModeRuntime.playbackPlan(apiKey: "", voiceId: "voice") == .systemVoiceOnly)
+        let elevenLabsPlan = TalkModeRuntime.playbackPlan(
+            provider: "elevenlabs",
+            apiKey: "key",
+            voiceId: "voice"
+        )
+        let missingKeyPlan = TalkModeRuntime.playbackPlan(
+            provider: "elevenlabs",
+            apiKey: nil,
+            voiceId: "voice"
+        )
+        let missingVoicePlan = TalkModeRuntime.playbackPlan(
+            provider: "elevenlabs",
+            apiKey: "key",
+            voiceId: nil
+        )
+        let blankKeyPlan = TalkModeRuntime.playbackPlan(
+            provider: "elevenlabs",
+            apiKey: "",
+            voiceId: "voice"
+        )
+        let mlxPlan = TalkModeRuntime.playbackPlan(provider: "mlx", apiKey: nil, voiceId: nil)
+        let systemPlan = TalkModeRuntime.playbackPlan(provider: "system", apiKey: nil, voiceId: nil)
+
+        #expect(elevenLabsPlan == .elevenLabsThenSystemVoice(apiKey: "key", voiceId: "voice"))
+        #expect(missingKeyPlan == .systemVoiceOnly)
+        #expect(missingVoicePlan == .systemVoiceOnly)
+        #expect(blankKeyPlan == .systemVoiceOnly)
+        #expect(mlxPlan == .mlxThenSystemVoice)
+        #expect(systemPlan == .systemVoiceOnly)
     }
 }

apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawKit/GatewayChannel.swift

@@ -624,11 +624,31 @@ public actor GatewayChannelActor {
             let detailCode = details?["code"]?.value as? String
             let canRetryWithDeviceToken = details?["canRetryWithDeviceToken"]?.value as? Bool ?? false
             let recommendedNextStep = details?["recommendedNextStep"]?.value as? String
+            let requestId = details?["requestId"]?.value as? String
+            let reason = details?["reason"]?.value as? String
+            let owner = details?["owner"]?.value as? String
+            let title = details?["title"]?.value as? String
+            let userMessage = details?["userMessage"]?.value as? String
+            let actionLabel = details?["actionLabel"]?.value as? String
+            let actionCommand = details?["actionCommand"]?.value as? String
+            let docsURLString = details?["docsUrl"]?.value as? String
+            let retryableOverride = details?["retryable"]?.value as? Bool
+            let pauseReconnectOverride = details?["pauseReconnect"]?.value as? Bool
             throw GatewayConnectAuthError(
                 message: msg,
                 detailCodeRaw: detailCode,
                 canRetryWithDeviceToken: canRetryWithDeviceToken,
-                recommendedNextStepRaw: recommendedNextStep)
+                recommendedNextStepRaw: recommendedNextStep,
+                requestId: requestId,
+                detailsReason: reason,
+                ownerRaw: owner,
+                titleOverride: title,
+                userMessageOverride: userMessage,
+                actionLabel: actionLabel,
+                actionCommand: actionCommand,
+                docsURLString: docsURLString,
+                retryableOverride: retryableOverride,
+                pauseReconnectOverride: pauseReconnectOverride)
         }
         guard let payload = res.payload else {
             throw NSError(

apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawKit/GatewayConnectionProblem.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,761 @@
+import Foundation
+
+public struct GatewayConnectionProblem: Equatable, Sendable {
+    public enum Kind: String, Equatable, Sendable {
+        case gatewayAuthTokenMissing
+        case gatewayAuthTokenMismatch
+        case gatewayAuthTokenNotConfigured
+        case gatewayAuthPasswordMissing
+        case gatewayAuthPasswordMismatch
+        case gatewayAuthPasswordNotConfigured
+        case bootstrapTokenInvalid
+        case deviceTokenMismatch
+        case pairingRequired
+        case pairingRoleUpgradeRequired
+        case pairingScopeUpgradeRequired
+        case pairingMetadataUpgradeRequired
+        case deviceIdentityRequired
+        case deviceSignatureExpired
+        case deviceNonceRequired
+        case deviceNonceMismatch
+        case deviceSignatureInvalid
+        case devicePublicKeyInvalid
+        case deviceIdMismatch
+        case tailscaleIdentityMissing
+        case tailscaleProxyMissing
+        case tailscaleWhoisFailed
+        case tailscaleIdentityMismatch
+        case authRateLimited
+        case timeout
+        case connectionRefused
+        case reachabilityFailed
+        case websocketCancelled
+        case unknown
+    }
+
+    public enum Owner: String, Equatable, Sendable {
+        case gateway
+        case iphone
+        case both
+        case network
+        case unknown
+    }
+
+    public let kind: Kind
+    public let owner: Owner
+    public let title: String
+    public let message: String
+    public let actionLabel: String?
+    public let actionCommand: String?
+    public let docsURL: URL?
+    public let requestId: String?
+    public let retryable: Bool
+    public let pauseReconnect: Bool
+    public let technicalDetails: String?
+
+    public init(
+        kind: Kind,
+        owner: Owner,
+        title: String,
+        message: String,
+        actionLabel: String? = nil,
+        actionCommand: String? = nil,
+        docsURL: URL? = nil,
+        requestId: String? = nil,
+        retryable: Bool,
+        pauseReconnect: Bool,
+        technicalDetails: String? = nil)
+    {
+        self.kind = kind
+        self.owner = owner
+        self.title = title
+        self.message = message
+        self.actionLabel = Self.trimmedOrNil(actionLabel)
+        self.actionCommand = Self.trimmedOrNil(actionCommand)
+        self.docsURL = docsURL
+        self.requestId = Self.trimmedOrNil(requestId)
+        self.retryable = retryable
+        self.pauseReconnect = pauseReconnect
+        self.technicalDetails = Self.trimmedOrNil(technicalDetails)
+    }
+
+    public var needsPairingApproval: Bool {
+        switch self.kind {
+        case .pairingRequired, .pairingRoleUpgradeRequired, .pairingScopeUpgradeRequired, .pairingMetadataUpgradeRequired:
+            return true
+        default:
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+
+    public var needsCredentialUpdate: Bool {
+        switch self.kind {
+        case .gatewayAuthTokenMissing,
+            .gatewayAuthTokenMismatch,
+            .gatewayAuthTokenNotConfigured,
+            .gatewayAuthPasswordMissing,
+            .gatewayAuthPasswordMismatch,
+            .gatewayAuthPasswordNotConfigured,
+            .bootstrapTokenInvalid,
+            .deviceTokenMismatch:
+            return true
+        default:
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+
+    public var statusText: String {
+        switch self.kind {
+        case .pairingRequired, .pairingRoleUpgradeRequired, .pairingScopeUpgradeRequired, .pairingMetadataUpgradeRequired:
+            if let requestId {
+                return "\(self.title) (request ID: \(requestId))"
+            }
+            return self.title
+        default:
+            return self.title
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static func trimmedOrNil(_ value: String?) -> String? {
+        let trimmed = value?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines) ?? ""
+        return trimmed.isEmpty ? nil : trimmed
+    }
+}
+
+public enum GatewayConnectionProblemMapper {
+    public static func map(error: Error, preserving previousProblem: GatewayConnectionProblem? = nil) -> GatewayConnectionProblem? {
+        guard let nextProblem = self.rawMap(error) else {
+            return nil
+        }
+        guard let previousProblem else {
+            return nextProblem
+        }
+        if self.shouldPreserve(previousProblem: previousProblem, over: nextProblem) {
+            return previousProblem
+        }
+        return nextProblem
+    }
+
+    public static func shouldPreserve(previousProblem: GatewayConnectionProblem, over nextProblem: GatewayConnectionProblem) -> Bool {
+        if nextProblem.kind == .websocketCancelled {
+            return previousProblem.pauseReconnect || previousProblem.requestId != nil
+        }
+        return false
+    }
+
+    public static func shouldPreserve(previousProblem: GatewayConnectionProblem, overDisconnectReason reason: String) -> Bool {
+        let normalized = reason.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).lowercased()
+        guard !normalized.isEmpty else { return false }
+        if normalized.contains("cancelled") || normalized.contains("canceled") {
+            return previousProblem.pauseReconnect || previousProblem.requestId != nil
+        }
+        return false
+    }
+
+    private static func rawMap(_ error: Error) -> GatewayConnectionProblem? {
+        if let authError = error as? GatewayConnectAuthError {
+            return self.map(authError)
+        }
+        if let responseError = error as? GatewayResponseError {
+            return self.map(responseError)
+        }
+        return self.mapTransportError(error)
+    }
+
+    private static func map(_ authError: GatewayConnectAuthError) -> GatewayConnectionProblem {
+        let pairingCommand = self.approvalCommand(requestId: authError.requestId)
+
+        switch authError.detail {
+        case .authTokenMissing:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .gatewayAuthTokenMissing,
+                owner: .both,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Gateway token required",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "This gateway requires an auth token, but this iPhone did not send one.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Open Settings",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/authentication"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authTokenMismatch:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .gatewayAuthTokenMismatch,
+                owner: .both,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Gateway token is out of date",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The token on this iPhone does not match the gateway token.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? (authError.canRetryWithDeviceToken ? "Retry once" : "Update gateway token"),
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/authentication"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: authError.retryableOverride ?? authError.canRetryWithDeviceToken,
+                pauseReconnect: authError.pauseReconnectOverride ?? !authError.canRetryWithDeviceToken,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authTokenNotConfigured:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .gatewayAuthTokenNotConfigured,
+                owner: .gateway,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Gateway token is not configured",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "This gateway is set to token auth, but no gateway token is configured on the gateway.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Fix on gateway",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand ?? "openclaw config set gateway.auth.token <new-token>",
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/authentication"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authPasswordMissing:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .gatewayAuthPasswordMissing,
+                owner: .both,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Gateway password required",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "This gateway requires a password, but this iPhone did not send one.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Open Settings",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/authentication"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authPasswordMismatch:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .gatewayAuthPasswordMismatch,
+                owner: .both,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Gateway password is out of date",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The saved password on this iPhone does not match the gateway password.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Update password",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/authentication"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authPasswordNotConfigured:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .gatewayAuthPasswordNotConfigured,
+                owner: .gateway,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Gateway password is not configured",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "This gateway is set to password auth, but no gateway password is configured on the gateway.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Fix on gateway",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand ?? "openclaw config set gateway.auth.password <new-password>",
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/authentication"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authBootstrapTokenInvalid:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .bootstrapTokenInvalid,
+                owner: .iphone,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Setup code expired",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The setup QR or bootstrap token is no longer valid.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Scan QR again",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/platforms/ios"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authDeviceTokenMismatch:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .deviceTokenMismatch,
+                owner: .both,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "This iPhone's saved device token is no longer valid",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The gateway rejected the stored device token for this role.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Repair pairing",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand ?? pairingCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/pairing"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .pairingRequired:
+            return self.pairingProblem(for: authError)
+        case .controlUiDeviceIdentityRequired, .deviceIdentityRequired:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .deviceIdentityRequired,
+                owner: .iphone,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Secure device identity is required",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "This connection must include a signed device identity before the gateway can bind permissions to this iPhone.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Retry from the app",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/platforms/ios"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .deviceAuthSignatureExpired:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .deviceSignatureExpired,
+                owner: .iphone,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Secure handshake expired",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride ?? "The device signature is too old to use.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Check iPhone time",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: true,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .deviceAuthNonceRequired:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .deviceNonceRequired,
+                owner: .iphone,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Secure handshake is incomplete",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The gateway expected a one-time challenge response, but the nonce was missing.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Retry",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: true,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .deviceAuthNonceMismatch:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .deviceNonceMismatch,
+                owner: .iphone,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Secure handshake did not match",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride ?? "The challenge response was stale or mismatched.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Retry",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: true,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .deviceAuthSignatureInvalid, .deviceAuthInvalid:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .deviceSignatureInvalid,
+                owner: .iphone,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "This device identity could not be verified",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The gateway could not verify the identity this iPhone presented.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Re-pair this iPhone",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/pairing"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .deviceAuthPublicKeyInvalid:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .devicePublicKeyInvalid,
+                owner: .iphone,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "This device identity could not be verified",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The gateway could not verify the public key this iPhone presented.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Re-pair this iPhone",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/pairing"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .deviceAuthDeviceIdMismatch:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .deviceIdMismatch,
+                owner: .iphone,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "This device identity could not be verified",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The gateway rejected the device identity because the device ID did not match.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Re-pair this iPhone",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/pairing"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authTailscaleIdentityMissing:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .tailscaleIdentityMissing,
+                owner: .network,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Tailscale identity check failed",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "This connection expected Tailscale identity headers, but they were not available.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Turn on Tailscale",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/tailscale"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authTailscaleProxyMissing:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .tailscaleProxyMissing,
+                owner: .network,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Tailscale identity check failed",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The gateway expected a Tailscale auth proxy, but it was not configured.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Review Tailscale setup",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/tailscale"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authTailscaleWhoisFailed:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .tailscaleWhoisFailed,
+                owner: .network,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Tailscale identity check failed",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The gateway could not verify this Tailscale client identity.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Review Tailscale setup",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/tailscale"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authTailscaleIdentityMismatch:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .tailscaleIdentityMismatch,
+                owner: .network,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Tailscale identity check failed",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The forwarded Tailscale identity did not match the verified identity.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Review Tailscale setup",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/tailscale"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authRateLimited:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .authRateLimited,
+                owner: .gateway,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Too many failed attempts",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The gateway is temporarily refusing new auth attempts after repeated failures.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Wait and retry",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting"),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case .authRequired, .authUnauthorized, .none:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .unknown,
+                owner: authError.ownerRaw.flatMap { self.owner(from: $0) } ?? .unknown,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Gateway rejected the connection",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride ?? authError.message,
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel,
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: nil),
+                requestId: authError.requestId,
+                retryable: authError.retryableOverride ?? false,
+                pauseReconnect: authError.pauseReconnectOverride ?? authError.isNonRecoverable,
+                authError: authError)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static func map(_ responseError: GatewayResponseError) -> GatewayConnectionProblem? {
+        let code = responseError.code.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).uppercased()
+        if code == "NOT_PAIRED" || responseError.detailsReason == "not-paired" {
+            let authError = GatewayConnectAuthError(
+                message: responseError.message,
+                detailCodeRaw: GatewayConnectAuthDetailCode.pairingRequired.rawValue,
+                canRetryWithDeviceToken: false,
+                recommendedNextStepRaw: nil,
+                requestId: self.stringValue(responseError.details["requestId"]?.value),
+                detailsReason: responseError.detailsReason,
+                ownerRaw: nil,
+                titleOverride: nil,
+                userMessageOverride: nil,
+                actionLabel: nil,
+                actionCommand: nil,
+                docsURLString: nil,
+                retryableOverride: nil,
+                pauseReconnectOverride: nil)
+            return self.map(authError)
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    private static func mapTransportError(_ error: Error) -> GatewayConnectionProblem? {
+        let nsError = error as NSError
+        let rawMessage = nsError.userInfo[NSLocalizedDescriptionKey] as? String ?? nsError.localizedDescription
+        let lower = rawMessage.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).lowercased()
+        if lower.isEmpty {
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        let urlErrorCode = URLError.Code(rawValue: nsError.code)
+        if nsError.domain == URLError.errorDomain {
+            switch urlErrorCode {
+            case .timedOut:
+                return GatewayConnectionProblem(
+                    kind: .timeout,
+                    owner: .network,
+                    title: "Connection timed out",
+                    message: "The gateway did not respond before the connection timed out.",
+                    actionLabel: "Retry",
+                    actionCommand: nil,
+                    docsURL: URL(string: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting"),
+                    retryable: true,
+                    pauseReconnect: false,
+                    technicalDetails: rawMessage)
+            case .cannotConnectToHost:
+                return GatewayConnectionProblem(
+                    kind: .connectionRefused,
+                    owner: .network,
+                    title: "Gateway refused the connection",
+                    message: "The gateway host was reachable, but it refused the connection.",
+                    actionLabel: "Retry",
+                    actionCommand: nil,
+                    docsURL: URL(string: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting"),
+                    retryable: true,
+                    pauseReconnect: false,
+                    technicalDetails: rawMessage)
+            case .cannotFindHost, .dnsLookupFailed, .notConnectedToInternet, .networkConnectionLost, .internationalRoamingOff, .callIsActive, .dataNotAllowed:
+                return GatewayConnectionProblem(
+                    kind: .reachabilityFailed,
+                    owner: .network,
+                    title: "Gateway is not reachable",
+                    message: "OpenClaw could not reach the gateway over the current network.",
+                    actionLabel: "Check network",
+                    actionCommand: nil,
+                    docsURL: URL(string: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting"),
+                    retryable: true,
+                    pauseReconnect: false,
+                    technicalDetails: rawMessage)
+            case .cancelled:
+                return GatewayConnectionProblem(
+                    kind: .websocketCancelled,
+                    owner: .network,
+                    title: "Connection interrupted",
+                    message: "The connection to the gateway was interrupted before setup completed.",
+                    actionLabel: "Retry",
+                    actionCommand: nil,
+                    docsURL: URL(string: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting"),
+                    retryable: true,
+                    pauseReconnect: false,
+                    technicalDetails: rawMessage)
+            default:
+                break
+            }
+        }
+
+        if lower.contains("timed out") {
+            return GatewayConnectionProblem(
+                kind: .timeout,
+                owner: .network,
+                title: "Connection timed out",
+                message: "The gateway did not respond before the connection timed out.",
+                actionLabel: "Retry",
+                actionCommand: nil,
+                docsURL: URL(string: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting"),
+                retryable: true,
+                pauseReconnect: false,
+                technicalDetails: rawMessage)
+        }
+        if lower.contains("connection refused") || lower.contains("refused") {
+            return GatewayConnectionProblem(
+                kind: .connectionRefused,
+                owner: .network,
+                title: "Gateway refused the connection",
+                message: "The gateway host was reachable, but it refused the connection.",
+                actionLabel: "Retry",
+                actionCommand: nil,
+                docsURL: URL(string: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting"),
+                retryable: true,
+                pauseReconnect: false,
+                technicalDetails: rawMessage)
+        }
+        if lower.contains("cannot find host") || lower.contains("could not connect") || lower.contains("network is unreachable") {
+            return GatewayConnectionProblem(
+                kind: .reachabilityFailed,
+                owner: .network,
+                title: "Gateway is not reachable",
+                message: "OpenClaw could not reach the gateway over the current network.",
+                actionLabel: "Check network",
+                actionCommand: nil,
+                docsURL: URL(string: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting"),
+                retryable: true,
+                pauseReconnect: false,
+                technicalDetails: rawMessage)
+        }
+        if lower.contains("cancelled") || lower.contains("canceled") {
+            return GatewayConnectionProblem(
+                kind: .websocketCancelled,
+                owner: .network,
+                title: "Connection interrupted",
+                message: "The connection to the gateway was interrupted before setup completed.",
+                actionLabel: "Retry",
+                actionCommand: nil,
+                docsURL: URL(string: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting"),
+                retryable: true,
+                pauseReconnect: false,
+                technicalDetails: rawMessage)
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    private static func pairingProblem(for authError: GatewayConnectAuthError) -> GatewayConnectionProblem {
+        let requestId = authError.requestId
+        let pairingCommand = self.approvalCommand(requestId: requestId)
+
+        switch authError.detailsReason {
+        case "role-upgrade":
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .pairingRoleUpgradeRequired,
+                owner: .gateway,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Additional approval required",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "This iPhone is already paired, but it is requesting a new role that was not previously approved.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Approve on gateway",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand ?? pairingCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/pairing"),
+                requestId: requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case "scope-upgrade":
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .pairingScopeUpgradeRequired,
+                owner: .gateway,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Additional permissions required",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "This iPhone is already paired, but it is requesting new permissions that require approval.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Approve on gateway",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand ?? pairingCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/pairing"),
+                requestId: requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        case "metadata-upgrade":
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .pairingMetadataUpgradeRequired,
+                owner: .gateway,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "Device approval needs refresh",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The gateway detected a change in this device's approved identity metadata and requires re-approval.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Approve on gateway",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand ?? pairingCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/pairing"),
+                requestId: requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        default:
+            return self.problem(
+                kind: .pairingRequired,
+                owner: .gateway,
+                title: authError.titleOverride ?? "This iPhone is not approved yet",
+                message: authError.userMessageOverride
+                    ?? "The gateway received the connection request, but this device must be approved first.",
+                actionLabel: authError.actionLabel ?? "Approve on gateway",
+                actionCommand: authError.actionCommand ?? pairingCommand,
+                docsURL: self.docsURL(authError.docsURLString, fallback: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/pairing"),
+                requestId: requestId,
+                retryable: false,
+                pauseReconnect: true,
+                authError: authError)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static func problem(
+        kind: GatewayConnectionProblem.Kind,
+        owner: GatewayConnectionProblem.Owner,
+        title: String,
+        message: String,
+        actionLabel: String?,
+        actionCommand: String?,
+        docsURL: URL?,
+        requestId: String?,
+        retryable: Bool,
+        pauseReconnect: Bool,
+        authError: GatewayConnectAuthError)
+        -> GatewayConnectionProblem
+    {
+        GatewayConnectionProblem(
+            kind: kind,
+            owner: authError.ownerRaw.flatMap(self.owner(from:)) ?? owner,
+            title: title,
+            message: message,
+            actionLabel: actionLabel,
+            actionCommand: actionCommand,
+            docsURL: docsURL,
+            requestId: requestId,
+            retryable: authError.retryableOverride ?? retryable,
+            pauseReconnect: authError.pauseReconnectOverride ?? pauseReconnect,
+            technicalDetails: self.technicalDetails(for: authError))
+    }
+
+    private static func approvalCommand(requestId: String?) -> String {
+        if let requestId = self.nonEmpty(requestId) {
+            return "openclaw devices approve \(requestId)"
+        }
+        return "openclaw devices list"
+    }
+
+    private static func technicalDetails(for authError: GatewayConnectAuthError) -> String? {
+        var parts: [String] = []
+        if let detail = self.nonEmpty(authError.detailCodeRaw) {
+            parts.append(detail)
+        }
+        if let reason = self.nonEmpty(authError.detailsReason) {
+            parts.append("reason=\(reason)")
+        }
+        if let requestId = self.nonEmpty(authError.requestId) {
+            parts.append("requestId=\(requestId)")
+        }
+        if let nextStep = self.nonEmpty(authError.recommendedNextStepRaw) {
+            parts.append("next=\(nextStep)")
+        }
+        if authError.canRetryWithDeviceToken {
+            parts.append("deviceTokenRetry=true")
+        }
+        return parts.isEmpty ? nil : parts.joined(separator: " · ")
+    }
+
+    private static func docsURL(_ preferred: String?, fallback: String?) -> URL? {
+        if let preferred = self.nonEmpty(preferred), let url = URL(string: preferred) {
+            return url
+        }
+        if let fallback = self.nonEmpty(fallback), let url = URL(string: fallback) {
+            return url
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    private static func owner(from raw: String) -> GatewayConnectionProblem.Owner? {
+        switch raw.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).lowercased() {
+        case "gateway":
+            return .gateway
+        case "iphone", "ios", "device":
+            return .iphone
+        case "both":
+            return .both
+        case "network":
+            return .network
+        case "unknown", "":
+            return .unknown
+        default:
+            return nil
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static func stringValue(_ value: Any?) -> String? {
+        self.nonEmpty(value as? String)
+    }
+
+    private static func nonEmpty(_ value: String?) -> String? {
+        let trimmed = value?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines) ?? ""
+        return trimmed.isEmpty ? nil : trimmed
+    }
+}

apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawKit/GatewayErrors.swift

@@ -43,12 +43,32 @@ public struct GatewayConnectAuthError: LocalizedError, Sendable {
     public let detailCodeRaw: String?
     public let recommendedNextStepRaw: String?
     public let canRetryWithDeviceToken: Bool
+    public let requestId: String?
+    public let detailsReason: String?
+    public let ownerRaw: String?
+    public let titleOverride: String?
+    public let userMessageOverride: String?
+    public let actionLabel: String?
+    public let actionCommand: String?
+    public let docsURLString: String?
+    public let retryableOverride: Bool?
+    public let pauseReconnectOverride: Bool?
 
     public init(
         message: String,
         detailCodeRaw: String?,
         canRetryWithDeviceToken: Bool,
-        recommendedNextStepRaw: String? = nil)
+        recommendedNextStepRaw: String? = nil,
+        requestId: String? = nil,
+        detailsReason: String? = nil,
+        ownerRaw: String? = nil,
+        titleOverride: String? = nil,
+        userMessageOverride: String? = nil,
+        actionLabel: String? = nil,
+        actionCommand: String? = nil,
+        docsURLString: String? = nil,
+        retryableOverride: Bool? = nil,
+        pauseReconnectOverride: Bool? = nil)
     {
         let trimmedMessage = message.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
         let trimmedDetailCode = detailCodeRaw?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
@@ -59,19 +79,54 @@ public struct GatewayConnectAuthError: LocalizedError, Sendable {
         self.canRetryWithDeviceToken = canRetryWithDeviceToken
         self.recommendedNextStepRaw =
             trimmedRecommendedNextStep?.isEmpty == false ? trimmedRecommendedNextStep : nil
+        self.requestId = Self.trimmedOrNil(requestId)
+        self.detailsReason = Self.trimmedOrNil(detailsReason)
+        self.ownerRaw = Self.trimmedOrNil(ownerRaw)
+        self.titleOverride = Self.trimmedOrNil(titleOverride)
+        self.userMessageOverride = Self.trimmedOrNil(userMessageOverride)
+        self.actionLabel = Self.trimmedOrNil(actionLabel)
+        self.actionCommand = Self.trimmedOrNil(actionCommand)
+        self.docsURLString = Self.trimmedOrNil(docsURLString)
+        self.retryableOverride = retryableOverride
+        self.pauseReconnectOverride = pauseReconnectOverride
     }
 
     public init(
         message: String,
         detailCode: String?,
         canRetryWithDeviceToken: Bool,
-        recommendedNextStep: String? = nil)
+        recommendedNextStep: String? = nil,
+        requestId: String? = nil,
+        detailsReason: String? = nil,
+        ownerRaw: String? = nil,
+        titleOverride: String? = nil,
+        userMessageOverride: String? = nil,
+        actionLabel: String? = nil,
+        actionCommand: String? = nil,
+        docsURLString: String? = nil,
+        retryableOverride: Bool? = nil,
+        pauseReconnectOverride: Bool? = nil)
     {
         self.init(
             message: message,
             detailCodeRaw: detailCode,
             canRetryWithDeviceToken: canRetryWithDeviceToken,
-            recommendedNextStepRaw: recommendedNextStep)
+            recommendedNextStepRaw: recommendedNextStep,
+            requestId: requestId,
+            detailsReason: detailsReason,
+            ownerRaw: ownerRaw,
+            titleOverride: titleOverride,
+            userMessageOverride: userMessageOverride,
+            actionLabel: actionLabel,
+            actionCommand: actionCommand,
+            docsURLString: docsURLString,
+            retryableOverride: retryableOverride,
+            pauseReconnectOverride: pauseReconnectOverride)
+    }
+
+    private static func trimmedOrNil(_ value: String?) -> String? {
+        let trimmed = value?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines) ?? ""
+        return trimmed.isEmpty ? nil : trimmed
     }
 
     public var detailCode: String? { self.detailCodeRaw }

apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawKit/Resources/tool-display.json

@@ -361,6 +361,14 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "update_plan": {
+      "emoji": "🗺️",
+      "title": "Update Plan",
+      "detailKeys": [
+        "explanation",
+        "plan.0.step"
+      ]
+    },
     "gateway": {
       "emoji": "🔌",
       "title": "Gateway",

apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawProtocol/GatewayModels.swift

@@ -537,6 +537,8 @@ public struct AgentParams: Codable, Sendable {
     public let besteffortdeliver: Bool?
     public let lane: String?
     public let extrasystemprompt: String?
+    public let bootstrapcontextmode: AnyCodable?
+    public let bootstrapcontextrunkind: AnyCodable?
     public let internalevents: [[String: AnyCodable]]?
     public let inputprovenance: [String: AnyCodable]?
     public let idempotencykey: String
@@ -566,6 +568,8 @@ public struct AgentParams: Codable, Sendable {
         besteffortdeliver: Bool?,
         lane: String?,
         extrasystemprompt: String?,
+        bootstrapcontextmode: AnyCodable?,
+        bootstrapcontextrunkind: AnyCodable?,
         internalevents: [[String: AnyCodable]]?,
         inputprovenance: [String: AnyCodable]?,
         idempotencykey: String,
@@ -594,6 +598,8 @@ public struct AgentParams: Codable, Sendable {
         self.besteffortdeliver = besteffortdeliver
         self.lane = lane
         self.extrasystemprompt = extrasystemprompt
+        self.bootstrapcontextmode = bootstrapcontextmode
+        self.bootstrapcontextrunkind = bootstrapcontextrunkind
         self.internalevents = internalevents
         self.inputprovenance = inputprovenance
         self.idempotencykey = idempotencykey
@@ -624,6 +630,8 @@ public struct AgentParams: Codable, Sendable {
         case besteffortdeliver = "bestEffortDeliver"
         case lane
         case extrasystemprompt = "extraSystemPrompt"
+        case bootstrapcontextmode = "bootstrapContextMode"
+        case bootstrapcontextrunkind = "bootstrapContextRunKind"
         case internalevents = "internalEvents"
         case inputprovenance = "inputProvenance"
         case idempotencykey = "idempotencyKey"
@@ -1327,6 +1335,236 @@ public struct SessionsResolveParams: Codable, Sendable {
     }
 }
 
+public struct SessionCompactionCheckpoint: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let checkpointid: String
+    public let sessionkey: String
+    public let sessionid: String
+    public let createdat: Int
+    public let reason: AnyCodable
+    public let tokensbefore: Int?
+    public let tokensafter: Int?
+    public let summary: String?
+    public let firstkeptentryid: String?
+    public let precompaction: [String: AnyCodable]
+    public let postcompaction: [String: AnyCodable]
+
+    public init(
+        checkpointid: String,
+        sessionkey: String,
+        sessionid: String,
+        createdat: Int,
+        reason: AnyCodable,
+        tokensbefore: Int?,
+        tokensafter: Int?,
+        summary: String?,
+        firstkeptentryid: String?,
+        precompaction: [String: AnyCodable],
+        postcompaction: [String: AnyCodable])
+    {
+        self.checkpointid = checkpointid
+        self.sessionkey = sessionkey
+        self.sessionid = sessionid
+        self.createdat = createdat
+        self.reason = reason
+        self.tokensbefore = tokensbefore
+        self.tokensafter = tokensafter
+        self.summary = summary
+        self.firstkeptentryid = firstkeptentryid
+        self.precompaction = precompaction
+        self.postcompaction = postcompaction
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case checkpointid = "checkpointId"
+        case sessionkey = "sessionKey"
+        case sessionid = "sessionId"
+        case createdat = "createdAt"
+        case reason
+        case tokensbefore = "tokensBefore"
+        case tokensafter = "tokensAfter"
+        case summary
+        case firstkeptentryid = "firstKeptEntryId"
+        case precompaction = "preCompaction"
+        case postcompaction = "postCompaction"
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionListParams: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let key: String
+
+    public init(
+        key: String)
+    {
+        self.key = key
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case key
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionGetParams: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let key: String
+    public let checkpointid: String
+
+    public init(
+        key: String,
+        checkpointid: String)
+    {
+        self.key = key
+        self.checkpointid = checkpointid
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case key
+        case checkpointid = "checkpointId"
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionBranchParams: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let key: String
+    public let checkpointid: String
+
+    public init(
+        key: String,
+        checkpointid: String)
+    {
+        self.key = key
+        self.checkpointid = checkpointid
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case key
+        case checkpointid = "checkpointId"
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionRestoreParams: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let key: String
+    public let checkpointid: String
+
+    public init(
+        key: String,
+        checkpointid: String)
+    {
+        self.key = key
+        self.checkpointid = checkpointid
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case key
+        case checkpointid = "checkpointId"
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionListResult: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let ok: Bool
+    public let key: String
+    public let checkpoints: [SessionCompactionCheckpoint]
+
+    public init(
+        ok: Bool,
+        key: String,
+        checkpoints: [SessionCompactionCheckpoint])
+    {
+        self.ok = ok
+        self.key = key
+        self.checkpoints = checkpoints
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case ok
+        case key
+        case checkpoints
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionGetResult: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let ok: Bool
+    public let key: String
+    public let checkpoint: SessionCompactionCheckpoint
+
+    public init(
+        ok: Bool,
+        key: String,
+        checkpoint: SessionCompactionCheckpoint)
+    {
+        self.ok = ok
+        self.key = key
+        self.checkpoint = checkpoint
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case ok
+        case key
+        case checkpoint
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionBranchResult: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let ok: Bool
+    public let sourcekey: String
+    public let key: String
+    public let sessionid: String
+    public let checkpoint: SessionCompactionCheckpoint
+    public let entry: [String: AnyCodable]
+
+    public init(
+        ok: Bool,
+        sourcekey: String,
+        key: String,
+        sessionid: String,
+        checkpoint: SessionCompactionCheckpoint,
+        entry: [String: AnyCodable])
+    {
+        self.ok = ok
+        self.sourcekey = sourcekey
+        self.key = key
+        self.sessionid = sessionid
+        self.checkpoint = checkpoint
+        self.entry = entry
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case ok
+        case sourcekey = "sourceKey"
+        case key
+        case sessionid = "sessionId"
+        case checkpoint
+        case entry
+    }
+}
+
+public struct SessionsCompactionRestoreResult: Codable, Sendable {
+    public let ok: Bool
+    public let key: String
+    public let sessionid: String
+    public let checkpoint: SessionCompactionCheckpoint
+    public let entry: [String: AnyCodable]
+
+    public init(
+        ok: Bool,
+        key: String,
+        sessionid: String,
+        checkpoint: SessionCompactionCheckpoint,
+        entry: [String: AnyCodable])
+    {
+        self.ok = ok
+        self.key = key
+        self.sessionid = sessionid
+        self.checkpoint = checkpoint
+        self.entry = entry
+    }
+
+    private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case ok
+        case key
+        case sessionid = "sessionId"
+        case checkpoint
+        case entry
+    }
+}
+
 public struct SessionsCreateParams: Codable, Sendable {
     public let key: String?
     public let agentid: String?
@@ -2599,6 +2837,7 @@ public struct ModelChoice: Codable, Sendable {
     public let id: String
     public let name: String
     public let provider: String
+    public let alias: String?
     public let contextwindow: Int?
     public let reasoning: Bool?
 
@@ -2606,12 +2845,14 @@ public struct ModelChoice: Codable, Sendable {
         id: String,
         name: String,
         provider: String,
+        alias: String?,
         contextwindow: Int?,
         reasoning: Bool?)
     {
         self.id = id
         self.name = name
         self.provider = provider
+        self.alias = alias
         self.contextwindow = contextwindow
         self.reasoning = reasoning
     }
@@ -2620,6 +2861,7 @@ public struct ModelChoice: Codable, Sendable {
         case id
         case name
         case provider
+        case alias
         case contextwindow = "contextWindow"
         case reasoning
     }

apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Tests/OpenClawKitTests/GatewayErrorsTests.swift

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import Foundation
 import OpenClawKit
 import Testing
 
@@ -11,4 +12,81 @@ import Testing
         #expect(error.isNonRecoverable)
         #expect(error.detail == .authBootstrapTokenInvalid)
     }
+
+    @Test func connectAuthErrorPreservesStructuredMetadata() {
+        let error = GatewayConnectAuthError(
+            message: "pairing required",
+            detailCode: GatewayConnectAuthDetailCode.pairingRequired.rawValue,
+            canRetryWithDeviceToken: false,
+            recommendedNextStep: "review_auth_configuration",
+            requestId: "req-123",
+            detailsReason: "scope-upgrade",
+            ownerRaw: "gateway",
+            titleOverride: "Additional permissions required",
+            userMessageOverride: "Approve the requested permissions on the gateway, then reconnect.",
+            actionLabel: "Approve on gateway",
+            actionCommand: "openclaw devices approve req-123",
+            docsURLString: "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/pairing",
+            retryableOverride: false,
+            pauseReconnectOverride: true)
+
+        #expect(error.requestId == "req-123")
+        #expect(error.detailsReason == "scope-upgrade")
+        #expect(error.ownerRaw == "gateway")
+        #expect(error.titleOverride == "Additional permissions required")
+        #expect(error.actionCommand == "openclaw devices approve req-123")
+        #expect(error.docsURLString == "https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/pairing")
+        #expect(error.pauseReconnectOverride == true)
+    }
+
+    @Test func pairingProblemUsesStructuredRequestMetadata() {
+        let error = GatewayConnectAuthError(
+            message: "pairing required",
+            detailCode: GatewayConnectAuthDetailCode.pairingRequired.rawValue,
+            canRetryWithDeviceToken: false,
+            requestId: "req-123",
+            detailsReason: "scope-upgrade")
+
+        let problem = GatewayConnectionProblemMapper.map(error: error)
+
+        #expect(problem?.kind == .pairingScopeUpgradeRequired)
+        #expect(problem?.requestId == "req-123")
+        #expect(problem?.pauseReconnect == true)
+        #expect(problem?.actionCommand == "openclaw devices approve req-123")
+    }
+
+    @Test func cancelledTransportDoesNotReplaceStructuredPairingProblem() {
+        let pairing = GatewayConnectAuthError(
+            message: "pairing required",
+            detailCode: GatewayConnectAuthDetailCode.pairingRequired.rawValue,
+            canRetryWithDeviceToken: false,
+            requestId: "req-123")
+        let previousProblem = GatewayConnectionProblemMapper.map(error: pairing)
+        let cancelled = NSError(
+            domain: URLError.errorDomain,
+            code: URLError.cancelled.rawValue,
+            userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "gateway receive: cancelled"])
+
+        let preserved = GatewayConnectionProblemMapper.map(error: cancelled, preserving: previousProblem)
+
+        #expect(preserved?.kind == .pairingRequired)
+        #expect(preserved?.requestId == "req-123")
+    }
+
+    @Test func unmappedTransportErrorClearsStaleStructuredProblem() {
+        let pairing = GatewayConnectAuthError(
+            message: "pairing required",
+            detailCode: GatewayConnectAuthDetailCode.pairingRequired.rawValue,
+            canRetryWithDeviceToken: false,
+            requestId: "req-123")
+        let previousProblem = GatewayConnectionProblemMapper.map(error: pairing)
+        let unknownTransport = NSError(
+            domain: NSURLErrorDomain,
+            code: -1202,
+            userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "certificate chain validation failed"])
+
+        let mapped = GatewayConnectionProblemMapper.map(error: unknownTransport, preserving: previousProblem)
+
+        #expect(mapped == nil)
+    }
 }

docs/.generated/config-baseline.sha256

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1c74540dd152c55dbda3e5dee1e37008ee3e6aabb0608e571292832c7a1c012c  config-baseline.json
-7e30316f2326b7d07b71d7b8a96049a74b81428921299b5c4b5aa3d080e03305  config-baseline.core.json
-66edc86a9d16db1b9e9e7dd99b7032e2d9bcfb9ff210256a21f4b4f088cb3dc1  config-baseline.channel.json
-d6ebc4948499b997c4a3727cf31849d4a598de9f1a4c197417dcc0b0ec1b734f  config-baseline.plugin.json
+0a75b57f5dbb0bb1488eacb47111ee22ff42dd3747bfe07bb69c9445d5e55c3e  config-baseline.json
+ff15bb8b4231fc80174249ae89bcb61439d7adda5ee6be95e4d304680253a59f  config-baseline.core.json
+7f42b22b46c487d64aaac46001ba9d9096cf7bf0b1c263a54d39946303ff5018  config-baseline.channel.json
+483d4f3c1d516719870ad6f2aba6779b9950f85471ee77b9994a077a7574a892  config-baseline.plugin.json

docs/.generated/plugin-sdk-api-baseline.sha256

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-08615a28ed3deb20a96c9cd8fd7237a4cbb209ceec93dca03b543979304459e4  plugin-sdk-api-baseline.json
-683c1249dc15529d8e79bc75e9c00484551cb74126befee507fffcf786e01833  plugin-sdk-api-baseline.jsonl
+087dc7fe9759330c953a00130ea20242b3d7f460eaa530d631cfb2a9f96e0370  plugin-sdk-api-baseline.json
+a84765a726e0493dc87d2799020fd454407b1fe2c4d3ad69e8c3cc3a0cde834b  plugin-sdk-api-baseline.jsonl

docs/.i18n/glossary.zh-CN.json

@@ -183,6 +183,14 @@
     "source": "Doctor",
     "target": "Doctor"
   },
+  {
+    "source": "Memory Wiki",
+    "target": "Memory Wiki"
+  },
+  {
+    "source": "wiki",
+    "target": "wiki"
+  },
   {
     "source": "Polls",
     "target": "投票"

docs/automation/tasks.md

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ The lookup token accepts a task ID, run ID, or session key. Shows the full recor
 openclaw tasks cancel <lookup>
 ```
 
-For ACP and subagent tasks, this kills the child session. Status transitions to `cancelled` and a delivery notification is sent.
+For ACP and subagent tasks, this kills the child session. For CLI-tracked tasks, cancellation is recorded in the task registry (there is no separate child runtime handle). Status transitions to `cancelled` and a delivery notification is sent when applicable.
 
 ### `tasks notify`
 

docs/channels/discord.md

@@ -1003,6 +1003,8 @@ Core examples:
 - moderation: `timeout`, `kick`, `ban`
 - presence: `setPresence`
 
+The `event-create` action accepts an optional `image` parameter (URL or local file path) to set the scheduled event cover image.
+
 Action gates live under `channels.discord.actions.*`.
 
 Default gate behavior:

docs/channels/groups.md

@@ -227,7 +227,10 @@ Quick mental model (evaluation order for group messages):
 
 Group messages require a mention unless overridden per group. Defaults live per subsystem under `*.groups."*"`.
 
-Replying to a bot message counts as an implicit mention (when the channel supports reply metadata). This applies to Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, and Microsoft Teams.
+Replying to a bot message counts as an implicit mention when the channel
+supports reply metadata. Quoting a bot message can also count as an implicit
+mention on channels that expose quote metadata. Current built-in cases include
+Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, and ZaloUser.
 
 ```json5
 {

docs/channels/matrix.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ title: "Matrix"
 
 # Matrix
 
-Matrix is the Matrix bundled channel plugin for OpenClaw.
+Matrix is a bundled channel plugin for OpenClaw.
 It uses the official `matrix-js-sdk` and supports DMs, rooms, threads, media, reactions, polls, location, and E2EE.
 
 ## Bundled plugin
@@ -53,23 +53,23 @@ openclaw channels add
 openclaw configure --section channels
 ```
 
-What the Matrix wizard actually asks for:
+The Matrix wizard asks for:
 
 - homeserver URL
 - auth method: access token or password
-- user ID only when you choose password auth
+- user ID (password auth only)
 - optional device name
 - whether to enable E2EE
-- whether to configure Matrix room access now
+- whether to configure room access and invite auto-join
 
-Wizard behavior that matters:
+Key wizard behaviors:
 
-- If Matrix auth env vars already exist for the selected account, and that account does not already have auth saved in config, the wizard offers an env shortcut and only writes `enabled: true` for that account.
-- When you add another Matrix account interactively, the entered account name is normalized into the account ID used in config and env vars. For example, `Ops Bot` becomes `ops-bot`.
-- DM allowlist prompts accept full `@user:server` values immediately. Display names only work when live directory lookup finds one exact match; otherwise the wizard asks you to retry with a full Matrix ID.
-- Room allowlist prompts accept room IDs and aliases directly. They can also resolve joined-room names live, but unresolved names are only kept as typed during setup and are ignored later by runtime allowlist resolution. Prefer `!room:server` or `#alias:server`.
-- Runtime room/session identity uses the stable Matrix room ID. Room-declared aliases are only used as lookup inputs, not as the long-term session key or stable group identity.
-- To resolve room names before saving them, use `openclaw channels resolve --channel matrix "Project Room"`.
+- If Matrix auth env vars already exist and that account does not already have auth saved in config, the wizard offers an env shortcut to keep auth in env vars.
+- Account names are normalized to the account ID. For example, `Ops Bot` becomes `ops-bot`.
+- DM allowlist entries accept `@user:server` directly; display names only work when live directory lookup finds one exact match.
+- Room allowlist entries accept room IDs and aliases directly. Prefer `!room:server` or `#alias:server`; unresolved names are ignored at runtime by allowlist resolution.
+- In invite auto-join allowlist mode, use only stable invite targets: `!roomId:server`, `#alias:server`, or `*`. Plain room names are rejected.
+- To resolve room names before saving, use `openclaw channels resolve --channel matrix "Project Room"`.
 
 <Warning>
 `channels.matrix.autoJoin` defaults to `off`.
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ Wizard behavior that matters:
 If you leave it unset, the bot will not join invited rooms or fresh DM-style invites, so it will not appear in new groups or invited DMs unless you join manually first.
 
 Set `autoJoin: "allowlist"` together with `autoJoinAllowlist` to restrict which invites it accepts, or set `autoJoin: "always"` if you want it to join every invite.
+
+In `allowlist` mode, `autoJoinAllowlist` only accepts `!roomId:server`, `#alias:server`, or `*`.
 </Warning>
 
 Allowlist example:
@@ -214,12 +216,9 @@ This is a practical baseline config with DM pairing, room allowlist, and E2EE en
 }
 ```
 
-`autoJoin` applies to Matrix invites in general, not only room/group invites.
-That includes fresh DM-style invites. At invite time, OpenClaw does not reliably know whether the
-invited room will end up being treated as a DM or a group, so all invites go through the same
-`autoJoin` decision first. `dm.policy` still applies after the bot has joined and the room is
-classified as a DM, so `autoJoin` controls join behavior while `dm.policy` controls reply/access
-behavior.
+`autoJoin` applies to all Matrix invites, including DM-style invites. OpenClaw cannot reliably
+classify an invited room as a DM or group at invite time, so all invites go through `autoJoin`
+first. `dm.policy` applies after the bot has joined and the room is classified as a DM.
 
 ## Streaming previews
 
@@ -414,11 +413,7 @@ For Tuwunel, use the same setup flow and push-rule API call shown above:
 - If normal Matrix notifications already work for that user, the user token + `pushrules` call above is the main setup step.
 - If notifications seem to disappear while the user is active on another device, check whether `suppress_push_when_active` is enabled. Tuwunel added this option in Tuwunel 1.4.2 on September 12, 2025, and it can intentionally suppress pushes to other devices while one device is active.
 
-## Encryption and verification
-
-In encrypted (E2EE) rooms, outbound image events use `thumbnail_file` so image previews are encrypted alongside the full attachment. Unencrypted rooms still use plain `thumbnail_url`. No configuration is needed — the plugin detects E2EE state automatically.
-
-### Bot to bot rooms
+## Bot-to-bot rooms
 
 By default, Matrix messages from other configured OpenClaw Matrix accounts are ignored.
 
@@ -447,6 +442,10 @@ Use `allowBots` when you intentionally want inter-agent Matrix traffic:
 
 Use strict room allowlists and mention requirements when enabling bot-to-bot traffic in shared rooms.
 
+## Encryption and verification
+
+In encrypted (E2EE) rooms, outbound image events use `thumbnail_file` so image previews are encrypted alongside the full attachment. Unencrypted rooms still use plain `thumbnail_url`. No configuration is needed — the plugin detects E2EE state automatically.
+
 Enable encryption:
 
 ```json5
@@ -487,8 +486,6 @@ Bootstrap cross-signing and verification state:
 openclaw matrix verify bootstrap
 ```
 
-Multi-account support: use `channels.matrix.accounts` with per-account credentials and optional `name`. See [Configuration reference](/gateway/configuration-reference#multi-account-all-channels) for the shared pattern.
-
 Verbose bootstrap diagnostics:
 
 ```bash
@@ -619,64 +616,11 @@ That pass tries to reuse the current secret storage and cross-signing identity f
 If startup finds broken bootstrap state and `channels.matrix.password` is configured, OpenClaw can attempt a stricter repair path.
 If the current device is already owner-signed, OpenClaw preserves that identity instead of resetting it automatically.
 
-Upgrading from the previous public Matrix plugin:
+See [Matrix migration](/install/migrating-matrix) for the full upgrade flow, limits, recovery commands, and common migration messages.
 
-- OpenClaw automatically reuses the same Matrix account, access token, and device identity when possible.
-- Before any actionable Matrix migration changes run, OpenClaw creates or reuses a recovery snapshot under `~/Backups/openclaw-migrations/`.
-- If you use multiple Matrix accounts, set `channels.matrix.defaultAccount` before upgrading from the old flat-store layout so OpenClaw knows which account should receive that shared legacy state.
-- If the previous plugin stored a Matrix room-key backup decryption key locally, startup or `openclaw doctor --fix` will import it into the new recovery-key flow automatically.
-- If the Matrix access token changed after migration was prepared, startup now scans sibling token-hash storage roots for pending legacy restore state before giving up on the automatic backup restore.
-- If the Matrix access token changes later for the same account, homeserver, and user, OpenClaw now prefers reusing the most complete existing token-hash storage root instead of starting from an empty Matrix state directory.
-- On the next gateway start, backed-up room keys are restored automatically into the new crypto store.
-- If the old plugin had local-only room keys that were never backed up, OpenClaw will warn clearly. Those keys cannot be exported automatically from the previous rust crypto store, so some old encrypted history may remain unavailable until recovered manually.
-- See [Matrix migration](/install/migrating-matrix) for the full upgrade flow, limits, recovery commands, and common migration messages.
+### Verification notices
 
-Encrypted runtime state is organized under per-account, per-user token-hash roots in
-`~/.openclaw/matrix/accounts/<account>/<homeserver>__<user>/<token-hash>/`.
-That directory contains the sync store (`bot-storage.json`), crypto store (`crypto/`),
-recovery key file (`recovery-key.json`), IndexedDB snapshot (`crypto-idb-snapshot.json`),
-thread bindings (`thread-bindings.json`), and startup verification state (`startup-verification.json`)
-when those features are in use.
-When the token changes but the account identity stays the same, OpenClaw reuses the best existing
-root for that account/homeserver/user tuple so prior sync state, crypto state, thread bindings,
-and startup verification state remain visible.
-
-### Node crypto store model
-
-Matrix E2EE in this plugin uses the official `matrix-js-sdk` Rust crypto path in Node.
-That path expects IndexedDB-backed persistence when you want crypto state to survive restarts.
-
-OpenClaw currently provides that in Node by:
-
-- using `fake-indexeddb` as the IndexedDB API shim expected by the SDK
-- restoring the Rust crypto IndexedDB contents from `crypto-idb-snapshot.json` before `initRustCrypto`
-- persisting the updated IndexedDB contents back to `crypto-idb-snapshot.json` after init and during runtime
-- serializing snapshot restore and persist against `crypto-idb-snapshot.json` with an advisory file lock so gateway runtime persistence and CLI maintenance do not race on the same snapshot file
-
-This is compatibility/storage plumbing, not a custom crypto implementation.
-The snapshot file is sensitive runtime state and is stored with restrictive file permissions.
-Under OpenClaw's security model, the gateway host and local OpenClaw state directory are already inside the trusted operator boundary, so this is primarily an operational durability concern rather than a separate remote trust boundary.
-
-Planned improvement:
-
-- add SecretRef support for persistent Matrix key material so recovery keys and related store-encryption secrets can be sourced from OpenClaw secrets providers instead of only local files
-
-## Profile management
-
-Update the Matrix self-profile for the selected account with:
-
-```bash
-openclaw matrix profile set --name "OpenClaw Assistant"
-openclaw matrix profile set --avatar-url https://cdn.example.org/avatar.png
-```
-
-Add `--account <id>` when you want to target a named Matrix account explicitly.
-
-Matrix accepts `mxc://` avatar URLs directly. When you pass an `http://` or `https://` avatar URL, OpenClaw uploads it to Matrix first and stores the resolved `mxc://` URL back into `channels.matrix.avatarUrl` (or the selected account override).
-
-## Automatic verification notices
-
-Matrix now posts verification lifecycle notices directly into the strict DM verification room as `m.notice` messages.
+Matrix posts verification lifecycle notices directly into the strict DM verification room as `m.notice` messages.
 That includes:
 
 - verification request notices
@@ -708,27 +652,31 @@ Remove stale OpenClaw-managed devices with:
 openclaw matrix devices prune-stale
 ```
 
-### Direct Room Repair
+### Crypto store
 
-If direct-message state gets out of sync, OpenClaw can end up with stale `m.direct` mappings that point at old solo rooms instead of the live DM. Inspect the current mapping for a peer with:
+Matrix E2EE uses the official `matrix-js-sdk` Rust crypto path in Node, with `fake-indexeddb` as the IndexedDB shim. Crypto state is persisted to a snapshot file (`crypto-idb-snapshot.json`) and restored on startup. The snapshot file is sensitive runtime state stored with restrictive file permissions.
+
+Encrypted runtime state lives under per-account, per-user token-hash roots in
+`~/.openclaw/matrix/accounts/<account>/<homeserver>__<user>/<token-hash>/`.
+That directory contains the sync store (`bot-storage.json`), crypto store (`crypto/`),
+recovery key file (`recovery-key.json`), IndexedDB snapshot (`crypto-idb-snapshot.json`),
+thread bindings (`thread-bindings.json`), and startup verification state (`startup-verification.json`).
+When the token changes but the account identity stays the same, OpenClaw reuses the best existing
+root for that account/homeserver/user tuple so prior sync state, crypto state, thread bindings,
+and startup verification state remain visible.
+
+## Profile management
+
+Update the Matrix self-profile for the selected account with:
 
 ```bash
-openclaw matrix direct inspect --user-id @alice:example.org
+openclaw matrix profile set --name "OpenClaw Assistant"
+openclaw matrix profile set --avatar-url https://cdn.example.org/avatar.png
 ```
 
-Repair it with:
+Add `--account <id>` when you want to target a named Matrix account explicitly.
 
-```bash
-openclaw matrix direct repair --user-id @alice:example.org
-```
-
-Repair keeps the Matrix-specific logic inside the plugin:
-
-- it prefers a strict 1:1 DM that is already mapped in `m.direct`
-- otherwise it falls back to any currently joined strict 1:1 DM with that user
-- if no healthy DM exists, it creates a fresh direct room and rewrites `m.direct` to point at it
-
-The repair flow does not delete old rooms automatically. It only picks the healthy DM and updates the mapping so new Matrix sends, verification notices, and other direct-message flows target the right room again.
+Matrix accepts `mxc://` avatar URLs directly. When you pass an `http://` or `https://` avatar URL, OpenClaw uploads it to Matrix first and stores the resolved `mxc://` URL back into `channels.matrix.avatarUrl` (or the selected account override).
 
 ## Threads
 
@@ -742,10 +690,10 @@ Matrix supports native Matrix threads for both automatic replies and message-too
 - `threadReplies: "always"` keeps room replies in a thread rooted at the triggering message and routes that conversation through the matching thread-scoped session from the first triggering message.
 - `dm.threadReplies` overrides the top-level setting for DMs only. For example, you can keep room threads isolated while keeping DMs flat.
 - Inbound threaded messages include the thread root message as extra agent context.
-- Message-tool sends now auto-inherit the current Matrix thread when the target is the same room, or the same DM user target, unless an explicit `threadId` is provided.
+- Message-tool sends auto-inherit the current Matrix thread when the target is the same room, or the same DM user target, unless an explicit `threadId` is provided.
 - Same-session DM user-target reuse only kicks in when the current session metadata proves the same DM peer on the same Matrix account; otherwise OpenClaw falls back to normal user-scoped routing.
 - When OpenClaw sees a Matrix DM room collide with another DM room on the same shared Matrix DM session, it posts a one-time `m.notice` in that room with the `/focus` escape hatch when thread bindings are enabled and the `dm.sessionScope` hint.
-- Runtime thread bindings are supported for Matrix. `/focus`, `/unfocus`, `/agents`, `/session idle`, `/session max-age`, and thread-bound `/acp spawn` now work in Matrix rooms and DMs.
+- Runtime thread bindings are supported for Matrix. `/focus`, `/unfocus`, `/agents`, `/session idle`, `/session max-age`, and thread-bound `/acp spawn` work in Matrix rooms and DMs.
 - Top-level Matrix room/DM `/focus` creates a new Matrix thread and binds it to the target session when `threadBindings.spawnSubagentSessions=true`.
 - Running `/focus` or `/acp spawn --thread here` inside an existing Matrix thread binds that current thread instead.
 
@@ -766,7 +714,7 @@ Notes:
 - `--bind here` does not create a child Matrix thread.
 - `threadBindings.spawnAcpSessions` is only required for `/acp spawn --thread auto|here`, where OpenClaw needs to create or bind a child Matrix thread.
 
-### Thread Binding Config
+### Thread binding config
 
 Matrix inherits global defaults from `session.threadBindings`, and also supports per-channel overrides:
 
@@ -810,16 +758,15 @@ Reaction notification mode resolves in this order:
 - `channels["matrix"].reactionNotifications`
 - default: `own`
 
-Current behavior:
+Behavior:
 
 - `reactionNotifications: "own"` forwards added `m.reaction` events when they target bot-authored Matrix messages.
 - `reactionNotifications: "off"` disables reaction system events.
-- Reaction removals are still not synthesized into system events because Matrix surfaces those as redactions, not as standalone `m.reaction` removals.
+- Reaction removals are not synthesized into system events because Matrix surfaces those as redactions, not as standalone `m.reaction` removals.
 
 ## History context
 
-- `channels.matrix.historyLimit` controls how many recent room messages are included as `InboundHistory` when a Matrix room message triggers the agent.
-- It falls back to `messages.groupChat.historyLimit`. If both are unset, the effective default is `0`, so mention-gated room messages are not buffered. Set `0` to disable.
+- `channels.matrix.historyLimit` controls how many recent room messages are included as `InboundHistory` when a Matrix room message triggers the agent. Falls back to `messages.groupChat.historyLimit`; if both are unset, the effective default is `0`. Set `0` to disable.
 - Matrix room history is room-only. DMs keep using normal session history.
 - Matrix room history is pending-only: OpenClaw buffers room messages that did not trigger a reply yet, then snapshots that window when a mention or other trigger arrives.
 - The current trigger message is not included in `InboundHistory`; it stays in the main inbound body for that turn.
@@ -836,7 +783,7 @@ Matrix supports the shared `contextVisibility` control for supplemental room con
 This setting affects supplemental context visibility, not whether the inbound message itself can trigger a reply.
 Trigger authorization still comes from `groupPolicy`, `groups`, `groupAllowFrom`, and DM policy settings.
 
-## DM and room policy example
+## DM and room policy
 
 ```json5
 {
@@ -872,9 +819,32 @@ If an unapproved Matrix user keeps messaging you before approval, OpenClaw reuse
 
 See [Pairing](/channels/pairing) for the shared DM pairing flow and storage layout.
 
+## Direct room repair
+
+If direct-message state gets out of sync, OpenClaw can end up with stale `m.direct` mappings that point at old solo rooms instead of the live DM. Inspect the current mapping for a peer with:
+
+```bash
+openclaw matrix direct inspect --user-id @alice:example.org
+```
+
+Repair it with:
+
+```bash
+openclaw matrix direct repair --user-id @alice:example.org
+```
+
+The repair flow:
+
+- prefers a strict 1:1 DM that is already mapped in `m.direct`
+- falls back to any currently joined strict 1:1 DM with that user
+- creates a fresh direct room and rewrites `m.direct` if no healthy DM exists
+
+The repair flow does not delete old rooms automatically. It only picks the healthy DM and updates the mapping so new Matrix sends, verification notices, and other direct-message flows target the right room again.
+
 ## Exec approvals
 
-Matrix can act as an exec approval client for a Matrix account.
+Matrix can act as a native approval client for a Matrix account. The native
+DM/channel routing knobs still live under exec approval config:
 
 - `channels.matrix.execApprovals.enabled`
 - `channels.matrix.execApprovals.approvers` (optional; falls back to `channels.matrix.dm.allowFrom`)
@@ -882,13 +852,14 @@ Matrix can act as an exec approval client for a Matrix account.
 - `channels.matrix.execApprovals.agentFilter`
 - `channels.matrix.execApprovals.sessionFilter`
 
-Approvers must be Matrix user IDs such as `@owner:example.org`. Matrix auto-enables native exec approvals when `enabled` is unset or `"auto"` and at least one approver can be resolved, either from `execApprovals.approvers` or from `channels.matrix.dm.allowFrom`. Set `enabled: false` to disable Matrix as a native approval client explicitly. Approval requests otherwise fall back to other configured approval routes or the exec approval fallback policy.
+Approvers must be Matrix user IDs such as `@owner:example.org`. Matrix auto-enables native approvals when `enabled` is unset or `"auto"` and at least one approver can be resolved. Exec approvals use `execApprovals.approvers` first and can fall back to `channels.matrix.dm.allowFrom`. Plugin approvals authorize through `channels.matrix.dm.allowFrom`. Set `enabled: false` to disable Matrix as a native approval client explicitly. Approval requests otherwise fall back to other configured approval routes or the approval fallback policy.
 
-Native Matrix routing is exec-only today:
+Matrix native routing supports both approval kinds:
 
-- `channels.matrix.execApprovals.*` controls native DM/channel routing for exec approvals only.
-- Plugin approvals still use shared same-chat `/approve` plus any configured `approvals.plugin` forwarding.
-- Matrix can still reuse `channels.matrix.dm.allowFrom` for plugin-approval authorization when it can infer approvers safely, but it does not expose a separate native plugin-approval DM/channel fanout path.
+- `channels.matrix.execApprovals.*` controls the native DM/channel fanout mode for Matrix approval prompts.
+- Exec approvals use the exec approver set from `execApprovals.approvers` or `channels.matrix.dm.allowFrom`.
+- Plugin approvals use the Matrix DM allowlist from `channels.matrix.dm.allowFrom`.
+- Matrix reaction shortcuts and message updates apply to both exec and plugin approvals.
 
 Delivery rules:
 
@@ -904,9 +875,7 @@ Matrix approval prompts seed reaction shortcuts on the primary approval message:
 
 Approvers can react on that message or use the fallback slash commands: `/approve <id> allow-once`, `/approve <id> allow-always`, or `/approve <id> deny`.
 
-Only resolved approvers can approve or deny. Channel delivery includes the command text, so only enable `channel` or `both` in trusted rooms.
-
-Matrix approval prompts reuse the shared core approval planner. The Matrix-specific native surface is transport only for exec approvals: room/DM routing and message send/update/delete behavior.
+Only resolved approvers can approve or deny. For exec approvals, channel delivery includes the command text, so only enable `channel` or `both` in trusted rooms.
 
 Per-account override:
 
@@ -914,7 +883,7 @@ Per-account override:
 
 Related docs: [Exec approvals](/tools/exec-approvals)
 
-## Multi-account example
+## Multi-account
 
 ```json5
 {
@@ -945,7 +914,7 @@ Related docs: [Exec approvals](/tools/exec-approvals)
 ```
 
 Top-level `channels.matrix` values act as defaults for named accounts unless an account overrides them.
-You can scope inherited room entries to one Matrix account with `groups.<room>.account` (or legacy `rooms.<room>.account`).
+You can scope inherited room entries to one Matrix account with `groups.<room>.account`.
 Entries without `account` stay shared across all Matrix accounts, and entries with `account: "default"` still work when the default account is configured directly on top-level `channels.matrix.*`.
 Partial shared auth defaults do not create a separate implicit default account by themselves. OpenClaw only synthesizes the top-level `default` account when that default has fresh auth (`homeserver` plus `accessToken`, or `homeserver` plus `userId` and `password`); named accounts can still stay discoverable from `homeserver` plus `userId` when cached credentials satisfy auth later.
 If Matrix already has exactly one named account, or `defaultAccount` points at an existing named account key, single-account-to-multi-account repair/setup promotion preserves that account instead of creating a fresh `accounts.default` entry. Only Matrix auth/bootstrap keys move into that promoted account; shared delivery-policy keys stay at the top level.
@@ -953,6 +922,8 @@ Set `defaultAccount` when you want OpenClaw to prefer one named Matrix account f
 If you configure multiple named accounts, set `defaultAccount` or pass `--account <id>` for CLI commands that rely on implicit account selection.
 Pass `--account <id>` to `openclaw matrix verify ...` and `openclaw matrix devices ...` when you want to override that implicit selection for one command.
 
+See [Configuration reference](/gateway/configuration-reference#multi-account-all-channels) for the shared multi-account pattern.
+
 ## Private/LAN homeservers
 
 By default, OpenClaw blocks private/internal Matrix homeservers for SSRF protection unless you
@@ -1034,43 +1005,42 @@ Live directory lookup uses the logged-in Matrix account:
 - `password`: password for password-based login. Plaintext values and SecretRef values are supported.
 - `deviceId`: explicit Matrix device ID.
 - `deviceName`: device display name for password login.
-- `avatarUrl`: stored self-avatar URL for profile sync and `set-profile` updates.
-- `initialSyncLimit`: startup sync event limit.
+- `avatarUrl`: stored self-avatar URL for profile sync and `profile set` updates.
+- `initialSyncLimit`: maximum number of events fetched during startup sync.
 - `encryption`: enable E2EE.
-- `allowlistOnly`: force allowlist-only behavior for DMs and rooms.
+- `allowlistOnly`: when `true`, upgrades `open` room policy to `allowlist`, and forces all active DM policies except `disabled` (including `pairing` and `open`) to `allowlist`. Does not affect `disabled` policies.
 - `allowBots`: allow messages from other configured OpenClaw Matrix accounts (`true` or `"mentions"`).
 - `groupPolicy`: `open`, `allowlist`, or `disabled`.
 - `contextVisibility`: supplemental room-context visibility mode (`all`, `allowlist`, `allowlist_quote`).
-- `groupAllowFrom`: allowlist of user IDs for room traffic.
-- `groupAllowFrom` entries should be full Matrix user IDs. Unresolved names are ignored at runtime.
+- `groupAllowFrom`: allowlist of user IDs for room traffic. Entries should be full Matrix user IDs; unresolved names are ignored at runtime.
 - `historyLimit`: max room messages to include as group history context. Falls back to `messages.groupChat.historyLimit`; if both are unset, the effective default is `0`. Set `0` to disable.
 - `replyToMode`: `off`, `first`, `all`, or `batched`.
 - `markdown`: optional Markdown rendering configuration for outbound Matrix text.
-- `streaming`: `off` (default), `partial`, `quiet`, `true`, or `false`. `partial` and `true` enable preview-first draft updates with normal Matrix text messages. `quiet` uses non-notifying preview notices for self-hosted push-rule setups.
+- `streaming`: `off` (default), `"partial"`, `"quiet"`, `true`, or `false`. `"partial"` and `true` enable preview-first draft updates with normal Matrix text messages. `"quiet"` uses non-notifying preview notices for self-hosted push-rule setups. `false` is equivalent to `"off"`.
 - `blockStreaming`: `true` enables separate progress messages for completed assistant blocks while draft preview streaming is active.
 - `threadReplies`: `off`, `inbound`, or `always`.
 - `threadBindings`: per-channel overrides for thread-bound session routing and lifecycle.
 - `startupVerification`: automatic self-verification request mode on startup (`if-unverified`, `off`).
 - `startupVerificationCooldownHours`: cooldown before retrying automatic startup verification requests.
-- `textChunkLimit`: outbound message chunk size.
-- `chunkMode`: `length` or `newline`.
-- `responsePrefix`: optional message prefix for outbound replies.
+- `textChunkLimit`: outbound message chunk size in characters (applies when `chunkMode` is `length`).
+- `chunkMode`: `length` splits messages by character count; `newline` splits at line boundaries.
+- `responsePrefix`: optional string prepended to all outbound replies for this channel.
 - `ackReaction`: optional ack reaction override for this channel/account.
 - `ackReactionScope`: optional ack reaction scope override (`group-mentions`, `group-all`, `direct`, `all`, `none`, `off`).
 - `reactionNotifications`: inbound reaction notification mode (`own`, `off`).
-- `mediaMaxMb`: media size cap in MB for Matrix media handling. It applies to outbound sends and inbound media processing.
-- `autoJoin`: invite auto-join policy (`always`, `allowlist`, `off`). Default: `off`. This applies to Matrix invites in general, including DM-style invites, not only room/group invites. OpenClaw makes this decision at invite time, before it can reliably classify the joined room as a DM or a group.
+- `mediaMaxMb`: media size cap in MB for outbound sends and inbound media processing.
+- `autoJoin`: invite auto-join policy (`always`, `allowlist`, `off`). Default: `off`. Applies to all Matrix invites, including DM-style invites.
 - `autoJoinAllowlist`: rooms/aliases allowed when `autoJoin` is `allowlist`. Alias entries are resolved to room IDs during invite handling; OpenClaw does not trust alias state claimed by the invited room.
 - `dm`: DM policy block (`enabled`, `policy`, `allowFrom`, `sessionScope`, `threadReplies`).
 - `dm.policy`: controls DM access after OpenClaw has joined the room and classified it as a DM. It does not change whether an invite is auto-joined.
-- `dm.allowFrom` entries should be full Matrix user IDs unless you already resolved them through live directory lookup.
+- `dm.allowFrom`: entries should be full Matrix user IDs unless you already resolved them through live directory lookup.
 - `dm.sessionScope`: `per-user` (default) or `per-room`. Use `per-room` when you want each Matrix DM room to keep separate context even if the peer is the same.
 - `dm.threadReplies`: DM-only thread policy override (`off`, `inbound`, `always`). It overrides the top-level `threadReplies` setting for both reply placement and session isolation in DMs.
 - `execApprovals`: Matrix-native exec approval delivery (`enabled`, `approvers`, `target`, `agentFilter`, `sessionFilter`).
 - `execApprovals.approvers`: Matrix user IDs allowed to approve exec requests. Optional when `dm.allowFrom` already identifies the approvers.
 - `execApprovals.target`: `dm | channel | both` (default: `dm`).
 - `accounts`: named per-account overrides. Top-level `channels.matrix` values act as defaults for these entries.
-- `groups`: per-room policy map. Prefer room IDs or aliases; unresolved room names are ignored at runtime. Session/group identity uses the stable room ID after resolution, while human-readable labels still come from room names.
+- `groups`: per-room policy map. Prefer room IDs or aliases; unresolved room names are ignored at runtime. Session/group identity uses the stable room ID after resolution.
 - `groups.<room>.account`: restrict one inherited room entry to a specific Matrix account in multi-account setups.
 - `groups.<room>.allowBots`: room-level override for configured-bot senders (`true` or `"mentions"`).
 - `groups.<room>.users`: per-room sender allowlist.

docs/channels/slack.md

@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ Current Slack message actions include `send`, `upload-file`, `download-file`, `r
 
     - explicit app mention (`<@botId>`)
     - mention regex patterns (`agents.list[].groupChat.mentionPatterns`, fallback `messages.groupChat.mentionPatterns`)
-    - implicit reply-to-bot thread behavior
+    - implicit reply-to-bot thread behavior (disabled when `thread.requireExplicitMention` is `true`)
 
     Per-channel controls (`channels.slack.channels.<id>`; names only via startup resolution or `dangerouslyAllowNameMatching`):
 
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ Current Slack message actions include `send`, `upload-file`, `download-file`, `r
 - Thread replies can create thread session suffixes (`:thread:<threadTs>`) when applicable.
 - `channels.slack.thread.historyScope` default is `thread`; `thread.inheritParent` default is `false`.
 - `channels.slack.thread.initialHistoryLimit` controls how many existing thread messages are fetched when a new thread session starts (default `20`; set `0` to disable).
+- `channels.slack.thread.requireExplicitMention` (default `false`): when `true`, suppress implicit thread mentions so the bot only responds to explicit `@bot` mentions inside threads, even when the bot already participated in the thread. Without this, replies in a bot-participated thread bypass `requireMention` gating.
 
 Reply threading controls:
 
@@ -462,9 +463,11 @@ Notes:
 - `block`: append chunked preview updates.
 - `progress`: show progress status text while generating, then send final text.
 
-`channels.slack.nativeStreaming` controls Slack native text streaming when `streaming` is `partial` (default: `true`).
+`channels.slack.streaming.nativeTransport` controls Slack native text streaming when `channels.slack.streaming.mode` is `partial` (default: `true`).
 
-- A reply thread must be available for native text streaming to appear. Thread selection still follows `replyToMode`. Without one, the normal draft preview is used.
+- A reply thread must be available for native text streaming and Slack assistant thread status to appear. Thread selection still follows `replyToMode`.
+- Channel and group-chat roots can still use the normal draft preview when native streaming is unavailable.
+- Top-level Slack DMs stay off-thread by default, so they do not show the thread-style preview; use thread replies or `typingReaction` if you want visible progress there.
 - Media and non-text payloads fall back to normal delivery.
 - If streaming fails mid-reply, OpenClaw falls back to normal delivery for remaining payloads.
 
@@ -474,8 +477,10 @@ Use draft preview instead of Slack native text streaming:
 {
   channels: {
     slack: {
-      streaming: "partial",
-      nativeStreaming: false,
+      streaming: {
+        mode: "partial",
+        nativeTransport: false,
+      },
     },
   },
 }
@@ -483,8 +488,9 @@ Use draft preview instead of Slack native text streaming:
 
 Legacy keys:
 
-- `channels.slack.streamMode` (`replace | status_final | append`) is auto-migrated to `channels.slack.streaming`.
-- boolean `channels.slack.streaming` is auto-migrated to `channels.slack.nativeStreaming`.
+- `channels.slack.streamMode` (`replace | status_final | append`) is auto-migrated to `channels.slack.streaming.mode`.
+- boolean `channels.slack.streaming` is auto-migrated to `channels.slack.streaming.mode` and `channels.slack.streaming.nativeTransport`.
+- legacy `channels.slack.nativeStreaming` is auto-migrated to `channels.slack.streaming.nativeTransport`.
 
 ## Typing reaction fallback
 
@@ -686,7 +692,7 @@ Primary reference:
   - compatibility toggle: `dangerouslyAllowNameMatching` (break-glass; keep off unless needed)
   - channel access: `groupPolicy`, `channels.*`, `channels.*.users`, `channels.*.requireMention`
   - threading/history: `replyToMode`, `replyToModeByChatType`, `thread.*`, `historyLimit`, `dmHistoryLimit`, `dms.*.historyLimit`
-  - delivery: `textChunkLimit`, `chunkMode`, `mediaMaxMb`, `streaming`, `nativeStreaming`
+  - delivery: `textChunkLimit`, `chunkMode`, `mediaMaxMb`, `streaming`, `streaming.nativeTransport`
   - ops/features: `configWrites`, `commands.native`, `slashCommand.*`, `actions.*`, `userToken`, `userTokenReadOnly`
 
 ## Troubleshooting

docs/channels/zalouser.md

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ Example:
 - `channels.zalouser.groups.<group>.requireMention` controls whether group replies require a mention.
 - Resolution order: exact group id/name -> normalized group slug -> `*` -> default (`true`).
 - This applies both to allowlisted groups and open group mode.
+- Quoting a bot message counts as an implicit mention for group activation.
 - Authorized control commands (for example `/new`) can bypass mention gating.
 - When a group message is skipped because mention is required, OpenClaw stores it as pending group history and includes it on the next processed group message.
 - Group history limit defaults to `messages.groupChat.historyLimit` (fallback `50`). You can override per account with `channels.zalouser.historyLimit`.

docs/ci.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The CI runs on every push to `main` and every pull request. It uses smart scopin
 | `checks-fast-extensions` | Aggregate the extension shard lanes after `checks-fast-extensions-shard` completes       | Node-relevant changes               |
 | `extension-fast`         | Focused tests for only the changed bundled plugins                                       | When extension changes are detected |
 | `check`                  | Main local gate in CI: `pnpm check` plus `pnpm build:strict-smoke`                       | Node-relevant changes               |
-| `check-additional`       | Architecture and boundary guards plus the gateway watch regression harness               | Node-relevant changes               |
+| `check-additional`       | Architecture, boundary, import-cycle guards plus the gateway watch regression harness    | Node-relevant changes               |
 | `build-smoke`            | Built-CLI smoke tests and startup-memory smoke                                           | Node-relevant changes               |
 | `checks`                 | Heavier Linux Node lanes: full tests, channel tests, and push-only Node 22 compatibility | Node-relevant changes               |
 | `check-docs`             | Docs formatting, lint, and broken-link checks                                            | Docs changed                        |
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ On pushes, the `checks` matrix adds the push-only `compat-node22` lane. On pull
 ```bash
 pnpm check          # types + lint + format
 pnpm build:strict-smoke
+pnpm check:import-cycles
 pnpm test:gateway:watch-regression
 pnpm test           # vitest tests
 pnpm test:channels

docs/cli/capability.md

@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
----
-summary: "Capability-first CLI for provider-backed model, media, web, and embedding workflows"
-read_when:
-  - Adding or modifying `openclaw capability` commands
-  - Designing stable headless capability automation
-title: "Capability CLI"
----
-
-# Capability CLI
-
-`openclaw capability` is the canonical headless surface for provider-backed capabilities.
-
-It intentionally exposes capability families, not raw gateway RPC names and not raw agent tool ids.
-
-## Command tree
-
-```text
-openclaw capability
-  list
-  inspect
-
-  model
-    run
-    list
-    inspect
-    providers
-    auth login
-    auth logout
-    auth status
-
-  media
-    image
-      generate
-      edit
-      describe
-      describe-many
-      providers
-    audio
-      transcribe
-      providers
-    tts
-      convert
-      voices
-      providers
-      status
-      enable
-      disable
-      set-provider
-    video
-      generate
-      describe
-      providers
-
-  web
-    search
-    fetch
-    providers
-
-  memory
-    embedding
-      create
-      providers
-```
-
-## Transport
-
-Supported transport flags:
-
-- `--local`
-- `--gateway`
-
-Default transport is implicit auto at the command-family level:
-
-- Stateless execution commands default to local.
-- Gateway-managed state commands default to gateway.
-
-Examples:
-
-```bash
-openclaw capability model run --prompt "hello" --json
-openclaw capability media image generate --prompt "friendly lobster" --json
-openclaw capability media tts status --json
-openclaw capability embedding create --text "hello world" --json
-```
-
-## JSON output
-
-Capability commands normalize JSON output under a shared envelope:
-
-```json
-{
-  "ok": true,
-  "capability": "media.image.generate",
-  "transport": "local",
-  "provider": "openai",
-  "model": "gpt-image-1",
-  "attempts": [],
-  "outputs": []
-}
-```
-
-Top-level fields are stable:
-
-- `ok`
-- `capability`
-- `transport`
-- `provider`
-- `model`
-- `attempts`
-- `outputs`
-- `error`
-
-## Notes
-
-- `model run` reuses the agent runtime so provider/model overrides behave like normal agent execution.
-- `media tts status` defaults to gateway because it reflects gateway-managed TTS state.

docs/cli/index.md

@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ This page describes the current CLI behavior. If commands change, update this do
 - [`logs`](/cli/logs)
 - [`system`](/cli/system)
 - [`models`](/cli/models)
-- [`capability`](/cli/capability)
+- [`infer`](/cli/infer)
 - [`memory`](/cli/memory)
+- [`wiki`](/cli/wiki)
 - [`directory`](/cli/directory)
 - [`nodes`](/cli/nodes)
 - [`devices`](/cli/devices)
@@ -162,6 +163,19 @@ openclaw [--dev] [--profile <name>] <command>
     status
     index
     search
+  wiki
+    status
+    doctor
+    init
+    ingest
+    compile
+    lint
+    search
+    get
+    apply
+    bridge import
+    unsafe-local import
+    obsidian status|search|open|command|daily
   message
     send
     broadcast
@@ -249,14 +263,14 @@ openclaw [--dev] [--profile <name>] <command>
     fallbacks list|add|remove|clear
     image-fallbacks list|add|remove|clear
     scan
-  capability
+  infer (alias: capability)
     list
     inspect
     model run|list|inspect|providers|auth login|logout|status
-    media image generate|edit|describe|describe-many|providers
-    media audio transcribe|providers
-    media tts convert|voices|providers|status|enable|disable|set-provider
-    media video generate|describe|providers
+    image generate|edit|describe|describe-many|providers
+    audio transcribe|providers
+    tts convert|voices|providers|status|enable|disable|set-provider
+    video generate|describe|providers
     web search|fetch|providers
     embedding create|providers
     auth add|login|login-github-copilot|setup-token|paste-token

docs/cli/infer.md

@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+---
+summary: "Infer-first CLI for provider-backed model, image, audio, TTS, video, web, and embedding workflows"
+read_when:
+  - Adding or modifying `openclaw infer` commands
+  - Designing stable headless capability automation
+title: "Inference CLI"
+---
+
+# Inference CLI
+
+`openclaw infer` is the canonical headless surface for provider-backed inference workflows.
+
+It intentionally exposes capability families, not raw gateway RPC names and not raw agent tool ids.
+
+## Turn infer into a skill
+
+Copy and paste this to an agent:
+
+```text
+Read https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/infer, then create a skill that routes my common workflows to `openclaw infer`.
+Focus on model runs, image generation, video generation, audio transcription, TTS, web search, and embeddings.
+```
+
+A good infer-based skill should:
+
+- map common user intents to the correct infer subcommand
+- include a few canonical infer examples for the workflows it covers
+- prefer `openclaw infer ...` in examples and suggestions
+- avoid re-documenting the entire infer surface inside the skill body
+
+Typical infer-focused skill coverage:
+
+- `openclaw infer model run`
+- `openclaw infer image generate`
+- `openclaw infer audio transcribe`
+- `openclaw infer tts convert`
+- `openclaw infer web search`
+- `openclaw infer embedding create`
+
+## Why use infer
+
+`openclaw infer` provides one consistent CLI for provider-backed inference tasks inside OpenClaw.
+
+Benefits:
+
+- Use the providers and models already configured in OpenClaw instead of wiring up one-off wrappers for each backend.
+- Keep model, image, audio transcription, TTS, video, web, and embedding workflows under one command tree.
+- Use a stable `--json` output shape for scripts, automation, and agent-driven workflows.
+- Prefer a first-party OpenClaw surface when the task is fundamentally "run inference."
+- Use the normal local path without requiring the gateway for most infer commands.
+
+## Command tree
+
+```text
+ openclaw infer
+  list
+  inspect
+
+  model
+    run
+    list
+    inspect
+    providers
+    auth login
+    auth logout
+    auth status
+
+  image
+    generate
+    edit
+    describe
+    describe-many
+    providers
+
+  audio
+    transcribe
+    providers
+
+  tts
+    convert
+    voices
+    providers
+    status
+    enable
+    disable
+    set-provider
+
+  video
+    generate
+    describe
+    providers
+
+  web
+    search
+    fetch
+    providers
+
+  embedding
+    create
+    providers
+```
+
+## Common tasks
+
+This table maps common inference tasks to the corresponding infer command.
+
+| Task                    | Command                                                                | Notes                                                |
+| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
+| Run a text/model prompt | `openclaw infer model run --prompt "..." --json`                       | Uses the normal local path by default                |
+| Generate an image       | `openclaw infer image generate --prompt "..." --json`                  | Use `image edit` when starting from an existing file |
+| Describe an image file  | `openclaw infer image describe --file ./image.png --json`              | `--model` must be `<provider/model>`                 |
+| Transcribe audio        | `openclaw infer audio transcribe --file ./memo.m4a --json`             | `--model` must be `<provider/model>`                 |
+| Synthesize speech       | `openclaw infer tts convert --text "..." --output ./speech.mp3 --json` | `tts status` is gateway-oriented                     |
+| Generate a video        | `openclaw infer video generate --prompt "..." --json`                  |                                                      |
+| Describe a video file   | `openclaw infer video describe --file ./clip.mp4 --json`               | `--model` must be `<provider/model>`                 |
+| Search the web          | `openclaw infer web search --query "..." --json`                       |                                                      |
+| Fetch a web page        | `openclaw infer web fetch --url https://example.com --json`            |                                                      |
+| Create embeddings       | `openclaw infer embedding create --text "..." --json`                  |                                                      |
+
+## Behavior
+
+- `openclaw infer ...` is the primary CLI surface for these workflows.
+- Use `--json` when the output will be consumed by another command or script.
+- Use `--provider` or `--model provider/model` when a specific backend is required.
+- For `image describe`, `audio transcribe`, and `video describe`, `--model` must use the form `<provider/model>`.
+- Stateless execution commands default to local.
+- Gateway-managed state commands default to gateway.
+- The normal local path does not require the gateway to be running.
+
+## Model
+
+Use `model` for provider-backed text inference and model/provider inspection.
+
+```bash
+openclaw infer model run --prompt "Reply with exactly: smoke-ok" --json
+openclaw infer model run --prompt "Summarize this changelog entry" --provider openai --json
+openclaw infer model providers --json
+openclaw infer model inspect --name gpt-5.4 --json
+```
+
+Notes:
+
+- `model run` reuses the agent runtime so provider/model overrides behave like normal agent execution.
+- `model auth login`, `model auth logout`, and `model auth status` manage saved provider auth state.
+
+## Image
+
+Use `image` for generation, edit, and description.
+
+```bash
+openclaw infer image generate --prompt "friendly lobster illustration" --json
+openclaw infer image generate --prompt "cinematic product photo of headphones" --json
+openclaw infer image describe --file ./photo.jpg --json
+openclaw infer image describe --file ./ui-screenshot.png --model openai/gpt-4.1-mini --json
+```
+
+Notes:
+
+- Use `image edit` when starting from existing input files.
+- For `image describe`, `--model` must be `<provider/model>`.
+
+## Audio
+
+Use `audio` for file transcription.
+
+```bash
+openclaw infer audio transcribe --file ./memo.m4a --json
+openclaw infer audio transcribe --file ./team-sync.m4a --language en --prompt "Focus on names and action items" --json
+openclaw infer audio transcribe --file ./memo.m4a --model openai/whisper-1 --json
+```
+
+Notes:
+
+- `audio transcribe` is for file transcription, not realtime session management.
+- `--model` must be `<provider/model>`.
+
+## TTS
+
+Use `tts` for speech synthesis and TTS provider state.
+
+```bash
+openclaw infer tts convert --text "hello from openclaw" --output ./hello.mp3 --json
+openclaw infer tts convert --text "Your build is complete" --output ./build-complete.mp3 --json
+openclaw infer tts providers --json
+openclaw infer tts status --json
+```
+
+Notes:
+
+- `tts status` defaults to gateway because it reflects gateway-managed TTS state.
+- Use `tts providers`, `tts voices`, and `tts set-provider` to inspect and configure TTS behavior.
+
+## Video
+
+Use `video` for generation and description.
+
+```bash
+openclaw infer video generate --prompt "cinematic sunset over the ocean" --json
+openclaw infer video generate --prompt "slow drone shot over a forest lake" --json
+openclaw infer video describe --file ./clip.mp4 --json
+openclaw infer video describe --file ./clip.mp4 --model openai/gpt-4.1-mini --json
+```
+
+Notes:
+
+- `--model` must be `<provider/model>` for `video describe`.
+
+## Web
+
+Use `web` for search and fetch workflows.
+
+```bash
+openclaw infer web search --query "OpenClaw docs" --json
+openclaw infer web search --query "OpenClaw infer web providers" --json
+openclaw infer web fetch --url https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/infer --json
+openclaw infer web providers --json
+```
+
+Notes:
+
+- Use `web providers` to inspect available, configured, and selected providers.
+
+## Embedding
+
+Use `embedding` for vector creation and embedding provider inspection.
+
+```bash
+openclaw infer embedding create --text "friendly lobster" --json
+openclaw infer embedding create --text "customer support ticket: delayed shipment" --model openai/text-embedding-3-large --json
+openclaw infer embedding providers --json
+```
+
+## JSON output
+
+Infer commands normalize JSON output under a shared envelope:
+
+```json
+{
+  "ok": true,
+  "capability": "image.generate",
+  "transport": "local",
+  "provider": "openai",
+  "model": "gpt-image-1",
+  "attempts": [],
+  "outputs": []
+}
+```
+
+Top-level fields are stable:
+
+- `ok`
+- `capability`
+- `transport`
+- `provider`
+- `model`
+- `attempts`
+- `outputs`
+- `error`
+
+## Common pitfalls
+
+```bash
+# Bad
+openclaw infer media image generate --prompt "friendly lobster"
+
+# Good
+openclaw infer image generate --prompt "friendly lobster"
+```
+
+```bash
+# Bad
+openclaw infer audio transcribe --file ./memo.m4a --model whisper-1 --json
+
+# Good
+openclaw infer audio transcribe --file ./memo.m4a --model openai/whisper-1 --json
+```
+
+## Notes
+
+- `openclaw capability ...` is an alias for `openclaw infer ...`.

docs/cli/memory.md

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Provided by the active memory plugin (default: `memory-core`; set `plugins.slots
 Related:
 
 - Memory concept: [Memory](/concepts/memory)
+- Memory wiki: [Memory Wiki](/plugins/memory-wiki)
+- Wiki CLI: [wiki](/cli/wiki)
 - Plugins: [Plugins](/tools/plugin)
 
 ## Examples
@@ -165,4 +167,8 @@ Notes:
 - If effectively active memory remote API key fields are configured as SecretRefs, the command resolves those values from the active gateway snapshot. If gateway is unavailable, the command fails fast.
 - Gateway version skew note: this command path requires a gateway that supports `secrets.resolve`; older gateways return an unknown-method error.
 - Tune scheduled sweep cadence with `dreaming.frequency`. Deep promotion policy is otherwise internal; use CLI flags on `memory promote` when you need one-off manual overrides.
+- `memory rem-harness --path <file-or-dir> --grounded` previews grounded `What Happened`, `Reflections`, and `Possible Lasting Updates` from historical daily notes without writing anything.
+- `memory rem-backfill --path <file-or-dir>` writes reversible grounded diary entries into `DREAMS.md` for UI review.
+- `memory rem-backfill --path <file-or-dir> --stage-short-term` also seeds grounded durable candidates into the live short-term promotion store so the normal deep phase can rank them.
+- `memory rem-backfill --rollback` removes previously written grounded diary entries, and `memory rem-backfill --rollback-short-term` removes previously staged grounded short-term candidates.
 - See [Dreaming](/concepts/dreaming) for full phase descriptions and configuration reference.

docs/cli/onboard.md

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Interactive onboarding behavior with reference mode:
 
 Non-interactive Z.AI endpoint choices:
 
-Note: `--auth-choice zai-api-key` now auto-detects the best Z.AI endpoint for your key (prefers the general API with `zai/glm-5`).
+Note: `--auth-choice zai-api-key` now auto-detects the best Z.AI endpoint for your key (prefers the general API with `zai/glm-5.1`).
 If you specifically want the GLM Coding Plan endpoints, pick `zai-coding-global` or `zai-coding-cn`.
 
 ```bash

docs/cli/wiki.md

@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+---
+summary: "CLI reference for `openclaw wiki` (memory-wiki vault status, search, compile, lint, apply, bridge, and Obsidian helpers)"
+read_when:
+  - You want to use the memory-wiki CLI
+  - You are documenting or changing `openclaw wiki`
+title: "wiki"
+---
+
+# `openclaw wiki`
+
+Inspect and maintain the `memory-wiki` vault.
+
+Provided by the bundled `memory-wiki` plugin.
+
+Related:
+
+- [Memory Wiki plugin](/plugins/memory-wiki)
+- [Memory Overview](/concepts/memory)
+- [CLI: memory](/cli/memory)
+
+## What it is for
+
+Use `openclaw wiki` when you want a compiled knowledge vault with:
+
+- wiki-native search and page reads
+- provenance-rich syntheses
+- contradiction and freshness reports
+- bridge imports from the active memory plugin
+- optional Obsidian CLI helpers
+
+## Common commands
+
+```bash
+openclaw wiki status
+openclaw wiki doctor
+openclaw wiki init
+openclaw wiki ingest ./notes/alpha.md
+openclaw wiki compile
+openclaw wiki lint
+openclaw wiki search "alpha"
+openclaw wiki get entity.alpha --from 1 --lines 80
+
+openclaw wiki apply synthesis "Alpha Summary" \
+  --body "Short synthesis body" \
+  --source-id source.alpha
+
+openclaw wiki apply metadata entity.alpha \
+  --source-id source.alpha \
+  --status review \
+  --question "Still active?"
+
+openclaw wiki bridge import
+openclaw wiki unsafe-local import
+
+openclaw wiki obsidian status
+openclaw wiki obsidian search "alpha"
+openclaw wiki obsidian open syntheses/alpha-summary.md
+openclaw wiki obsidian command workspace:quick-switcher
+openclaw wiki obsidian daily
+```
+
+## Commands
+
+### `wiki status`
+
+Inspect current vault mode, health, and Obsidian CLI availability.
+
+Use this first when you are unsure whether the vault is initialized, bridge mode
+is healthy, or Obsidian integration is available.
+
+### `wiki doctor`
+
+Run wiki health checks and surface configuration or vault problems.
+
+Typical issues include:
+
+- bridge mode enabled without public memory artifacts
+- invalid or missing vault layout
+- missing external Obsidian CLI when Obsidian mode is expected
+
+### `wiki init`
+
+Create the wiki vault layout and starter pages.
+
+This initializes the root structure, including top-level indexes and cache
+directories.
+
+### `wiki ingest <path-or-url>`
+
+Import content into the wiki source layer.
+
+Notes:
+
+- URL ingest is controlled by `ingest.allowUrlIngest`
+- imported source pages keep provenance in frontmatter
+- auto-compile can run after ingest when enabled
+
+### `wiki compile`
+
+Rebuild indexes, related blocks, dashboards, and compiled digests.
+
+This writes stable machine-facing artifacts under:
+
+- `.openclaw-wiki/cache/agent-digest.json`
+- `.openclaw-wiki/cache/claims.jsonl`
+
+If `render.createDashboards` is enabled, compile also refreshes report pages.
+
+### `wiki lint`
+
+Lint the vault and report:
+
+- structural issues
+- provenance gaps
+- contradictions
+- open questions
+- low-confidence pages/claims
+- stale pages/claims
+
+Run this after meaningful wiki updates.
+
+### `wiki search <query>`
+
+Search wiki content.
+
+Behavior depends on config:
+
+- `search.backend`: `shared` or `local`
+- `search.corpus`: `wiki`, `memory`, or `all`
+
+Use `wiki search` when you want wiki-specific ranking or provenance details.
+For one broad shared recall pass, prefer `openclaw memory search` when the
+active memory plugin exposes shared search.
+
+### `wiki get <lookup>`
+
+Read a wiki page by id or relative path.
+
+Examples:
+
+```bash
+openclaw wiki get entity.alpha
+openclaw wiki get syntheses/alpha-summary.md --from 1 --lines 80
+```
+
+### `wiki apply`
+
+Apply narrow mutations without freeform page surgery.
+
+Supported flows include:
+
+- create/update a synthesis page
+- update page metadata
+- attach source ids
+- add questions
+- add contradictions
+- update confidence/status
+- write structured claims
+
+This command exists so the wiki can evolve safely without manually editing
+managed blocks.
+
+### `wiki bridge import`
+
+Import public memory artifacts from the active memory plugin into bridge-backed
+source pages.
+
+Use this in `bridge` mode when you want the latest exported memory artifacts
+pulled into the wiki vault.
+
+### `wiki unsafe-local import`
+
+Import from explicitly configured local paths in `unsafe-local` mode.
+
+This is intentionally experimental and same-machine only.
+
+### `wiki obsidian ...`
+
+Obsidian helper commands for vaults running in Obsidian-friendly mode.
+
+Subcommands:
+
+- `status`
+- `search`
+- `open`
+- `command`
+- `daily`
+
+These require the official `obsidian` CLI on `PATH` when
+`obsidian.useOfficialCli` is enabled.
+
+## Practical usage guidance
+
+- Use `wiki search` + `wiki get` when provenance and page identity matter.
+- Use `wiki apply` instead of hand-editing managed generated sections.
+- Use `wiki lint` before trusting contradictory or low-confidence content.
+- Use `wiki compile` after bulk imports or source changes when you want fresh
+  dashboards and compiled digests immediately.
+- Use `wiki bridge import` when bridge mode depends on newly exported memory
+  artifacts.
+
+## Configuration tie-ins
+
+`openclaw wiki` behavior is shaped by:
+
+- `plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.vaultMode`
+- `plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.search.backend`
+- `plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.search.corpus`
+- `plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.bridge.*`
+- `plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.obsidian.*`
+- `plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.render.*`
+- `plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.context.includeCompiledDigestPrompt`
+
+See [Memory Wiki plugin](/plugins/memory-wiki) for the full config model.

docs/concepts/active-memory.md

@@ -0,0 +1,608 @@
+---
+title: "Active Memory"
+summary: "A plugin-owned blocking memory sub-agent that injects relevant memory into interactive chat sessions"
+read_when:
+  - You want to understand what active memory is for
+  - You want to turn active memory on for a conversational agent
+  - You want to tune active memory behavior without enabling it everywhere
+---
+
+# Active Memory
+
+Active memory is an optional plugin-owned blocking memory sub-agent that runs
+before the main reply for eligible conversational sessions.
+
+It exists because most memory systems are capable but reactive. They rely on
+the main agent to decide when to search memory, or on the user to say things
+like "remember this" or "search memory." By then, the moment where memory would
+have made the reply feel natural has already passed.
+
+Active memory gives the system one bounded chance to surface relevant memory
+before the main reply is generated.
+
+## Paste This Into Your Agent
+
+Paste this into your agent if you want it to enable Active Memory with a
+self-contained, safe-default setup:
+
+```json5
+{
+  plugins: {
+    entries: {
+      "active-memory": {
+        enabled: true,
+        config: {
+          enabled: true,
+          agents: ["main"],
+          allowedChatTypes: ["direct"],
+          modelFallbackPolicy: "default-remote",
+          queryMode: "recent",
+          promptStyle: "balanced",
+          timeoutMs: 15000,
+          maxSummaryChars: 220,
+          persistTranscripts: false,
+          logging: true,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
+```
+
+This turns the plugin on for the `main` agent, keeps it limited to direct-message
+style sessions by default, lets it inherit the current session model first, and
+still allows the built-in remote fallback if no explicit or inherited model is
+available.
+
+After that, restart the gateway:
+
+```bash
+node scripts/run-node.mjs gateway --profile dev
+```
+
+To inspect it live in a conversation:
+
+```text
+/verbose on
+```
+
+## Turn active memory on
+
+The safest setup is:
+
+1. enable the plugin
+2. target one conversational agent
+3. keep logging on only while tuning
+
+Start with this in `openclaw.json`:
+
+```json5
+{
+  plugins: {
+    entries: {
+      "active-memory": {
+        enabled: true,
+        config: {
+          agents: ["main"],
+          allowedChatTypes: ["direct"],
+          modelFallbackPolicy: "default-remote",
+          queryMode: "recent",
+          promptStyle: "balanced",
+          timeoutMs: 15000,
+          maxSummaryChars: 220,
+          persistTranscripts: false,
+          logging: true,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
+```
+
+Then restart the gateway:
+
+```bash
+node scripts/run-node.mjs gateway --profile dev
+```
+
+What this means:
+
+- `plugins.entries.active-memory.enabled: true` turns the plugin on
+- `config.agents: ["main"]` opts only the `main` agent into active memory
+- `config.allowedChatTypes: ["direct"]` keeps active memory on for direct-message style sessions only by default
+- if `config.model` is unset, active memory inherits the current session model first
+- `config.modelFallbackPolicy: "default-remote"` keeps the built-in remote fallback as the default when no explicit or inherited model is available
+- `config.promptStyle: "balanced"` uses the default general-purpose prompt style for `recent` mode
+- active memory still runs only on eligible interactive persistent chat sessions
+
+## How to see it
+
+Active memory injects hidden system context for the model. It does not expose
+raw `<active_memory_plugin>...</active_memory_plugin>` tags to the client.
+
+## Session toggle
+
+Use the plugin command when you want to pause or resume active memory for the
+current chat session without editing config:
+
+```text
+/active-memory status
+/active-memory off
+/active-memory on
+```
+
+This is session-scoped. It does not change
+`plugins.entries.active-memory.enabled`, agent targeting, or other global
+configuration.
+
+If you want the command to write config and pause or resume active memory for
+all sessions, use the explicit global form:
+
+```text
+/active-memory status --global
+/active-memory off --global
+/active-memory on --global
+```
+
+The global form writes `plugins.entries.active-memory.config.enabled`. It leaves
+`plugins.entries.active-memory.enabled` on so the command remains available to
+turn active memory back on later.
+
+If you want to see what active memory is doing in a live session, turn verbose
+mode on for that session:
+
+```text
+/verbose on
+```
+
+With verbose enabled, OpenClaw can show:
+
+- an active memory status line such as `Active Memory: ok 842ms recent 34 chars`
+- a readable debug summary such as `Active Memory Debug: Lemon pepper wings with blue cheese.`
+
+Those lines are derived from the same active memory pass that feeds the hidden
+system context, but they are formatted for humans instead of exposing raw prompt
+markup.
+
+By default, the blocking memory sub-agent transcript is temporary and deleted
+after the run completes.
+
+Example flow:
+
+```text
+/verbose on
+what wings should i order?
+```
+
+Expected visible reply shape:
+
+```text
+...normal assistant reply...
+
+🧩 Active Memory: ok 842ms recent 34 chars
+🔎 Active Memory Debug: Lemon pepper wings with blue cheese.
+```
+
+## When it runs
+
+Active memory uses two gates:
+
+1. **Config opt-in**
+   The plugin must be enabled, and the current agent id must appear in
+   `plugins.entries.active-memory.config.agents`.
+2. **Strict runtime eligibility**
+   Even when enabled and targeted, active memory only runs for eligible
+   interactive persistent chat sessions.
+
+The actual rule is:
+
+```text
+plugin enabled
++
+agent id targeted
++
+allowed chat type
++
+eligible interactive persistent chat session
+=
+active memory runs
+```
+
+If any of those fail, active memory does not run.
+
+## Session types
+
+`config.allowedChatTypes` controls which kinds of conversations may run Active
+Memory at all.
+
+The default is:
+
+```json5
+allowedChatTypes: ["direct"]
+```
+
+That means Active Memory runs by default in direct-message style sessions, but
+not in group or channel sessions unless you opt them in explicitly.
+
+Examples:
+
+```json5
+allowedChatTypes: ["direct"]
+```
+
+```json5
+allowedChatTypes: ["direct", "group"]
+```
+
+```json5
+allowedChatTypes: ["direct", "group", "channel"]
+```
+
+## Where it runs
+
+Active memory is a conversational enrichment feature, not a platform-wide
+inference feature.
+
+| Surface                                                             | Runs active memory?                                     |
+| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Control UI / web chat persistent sessions                           | Yes, if the plugin is enabled and the agent is targeted |
+| Other interactive channel sessions on the same persistent chat path | Yes, if the plugin is enabled and the agent is targeted |
+| Headless one-shot runs                                              | No                                                      |
+| Heartbeat/background runs                                           | No                                                      |
+| Generic internal `agent-command` paths                              | No                                                      |
+| Sub-agent/internal helper execution                                 | No                                                      |
+
+## Why use it
+
+Use active memory when:
+
+- the session is persistent and user-facing
+- the agent has meaningful long-term memory to search
+- continuity and personalization matter more than raw prompt determinism
+
+It works especially well for:
+
+- stable preferences
+- recurring habits
+- long-term user context that should surface naturally
+
+It is a poor fit for:
+
+- automation
+- internal workers
+- one-shot API tasks
+- places where hidden personalization would be surprising
+
+## How it works
+
+The runtime shape is:
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+  U["User Message"] --> Q["Build Memory Query"]
+  Q --> R["Active Memory Blocking Memory Sub-Agent"]
+  R -->|NONE or empty| M["Main Reply"]
+  R -->|relevant summary| I["Append Hidden active_memory_plugin System Context"]
+  I --> M["Main Reply"]
+```
+
+The blocking memory sub-agent can use only:
+
+- `memory_search`
+- `memory_get`
+
+If the connection is weak, it should return `NONE`.
+
+## Query modes
+
+`config.queryMode` controls how much conversation the blocking memory sub-agent sees.
+
+## Prompt styles
+
+`config.promptStyle` controls how eager or strict the blocking memory sub-agent is
+when deciding whether to return memory.
+
+Available styles:
+
+- `balanced`: general-purpose default for `recent` mode
+- `strict`: least eager; best when you want very little bleed from nearby context
+- `contextual`: most continuity-friendly; best when conversation history should matter more
+- `recall-heavy`: more willing to surface memory on softer but still plausible matches
+- `precision-heavy`: aggressively prefers `NONE` unless the match is obvious
+- `preference-only`: optimized for favorites, habits, routines, taste, and recurring personal facts
+
+Default mapping when `config.promptStyle` is unset:
+
+```text
+message -> strict
+recent -> balanced
+full -> contextual
+```
+
+If you set `config.promptStyle` explicitly, that override wins.
+
+Example:
+
+```json5
+promptStyle: "preference-only"
+```
+
+## Model fallback policy
+
+If `config.model` is unset, Active Memory tries to resolve a model in this order:
+
+```text
+explicit plugin model
+-> current session model
+-> agent primary model
+-> optional built-in remote fallback
+```
+
+`config.modelFallbackPolicy` controls the last step.
+
+Default:
+
+```json5
+modelFallbackPolicy: "default-remote"
+```
+
+Other option:
+
+```json5
+modelFallbackPolicy: "resolved-only"
+```
+
+Use `resolved-only` if you want Active Memory to skip recall instead of falling
+back to the built-in remote default when no explicit or inherited model is
+available.
+
+## Advanced escape hatches
+
+These options are intentionally not part of the recommended setup.
+
+`config.thinking` can override the blocking memory sub-agent thinking level:
+
+```json5
+thinking: "medium"
+```
+
+Default:
+
+```json5
+thinking: "off"
+```
+
+Do not enable this by default. Active Memory runs in the reply path, so extra
+thinking time directly increases user-visible latency.
+
+`config.promptAppend` adds extra operator instructions after the default Active
+Memory prompt and before the conversation context:
+
+```json5
+promptAppend: "Prefer stable long-term preferences over one-off events."
+```
+
+`config.promptOverride` replaces the default Active Memory prompt. OpenClaw
+still appends the conversation context afterward:
+
+```json5
+promptOverride: "You are a memory search agent. Return NONE or one compact user fact."
+```
+
+Prompt customization is not recommended unless you are deliberately testing a
+different recall contract. The default prompt is tuned to return either `NONE`
+or compact user-fact context for the main model.
+
+### `message`
+
+Only the latest user message is sent.
+
+```text
+Latest user message only
+```
+
+Use this when:
+
+- you want the fastest behavior
+- you want the strongest bias toward stable preference recall
+- follow-up turns do not need conversational context
+
+Recommended timeout:
+
+- start around `3000` to `5000` ms
+
+### `recent`
+
+The latest user message plus a small recent conversational tail is sent.
+
+```text
+Recent conversation tail:
+user: ...
+assistant: ...
+user: ...
+
+Latest user message:
+...
+```
+
+Use this when:
+
+- you want a better balance of speed and conversational grounding
+- follow-up questions often depend on the last few turns
+
+Recommended timeout:
+
+- start around `15000` ms
+
+### `full`
+
+The full conversation is sent to the blocking memory sub-agent.
+
+```text
+Full conversation context:
+user: ...
+assistant: ...
+user: ...
+...
+```
+
+Use this when:
+
+- the strongest recall quality matters more than latency
+- the conversation contains important setup far back in the thread
+
+Recommended timeout:
+
+- increase it substantially compared with `message` or `recent`
+- start around `15000` ms or higher depending on thread size
+
+In general, timeout should increase with context size:
+
+```text
+message < recent < full
+```
+
+## Transcript persistence
+
+Active memory blocking memory sub-agent runs create a real `session.jsonl`
+transcript during the blocking memory sub-agent call.
+
+By default, that transcript is temporary:
+
+- it is written to a temp directory
+- it is used only for the blocking memory sub-agent run
+- it is deleted immediately after the run finishes
+
+If you want to keep those blocking memory sub-agent transcripts on disk for debugging or
+inspection, turn persistence on explicitly:
+
+```json5
+{
+  plugins: {
+    entries: {
+      "active-memory": {
+        enabled: true,
+        config: {
+          agents: ["main"],
+          persistTranscripts: true,
+          transcriptDir: "active-memory",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
+```
+
+When enabled, active memory stores transcripts in a separate directory under the
+target agent's sessions folder, not in the main user conversation transcript
+path.
+
+The default layout is conceptually:
+
+```text
+agents/<agent>/sessions/active-memory/<blocking-memory-sub-agent-session-id>.jsonl
+```
+
+You can change the relative subdirectory with `config.transcriptDir`.
+
+Use this carefully:
+
+- blocking memory sub-agent transcripts can accumulate quickly on busy sessions
+- `full` query mode can duplicate a lot of conversation context
+- these transcripts contain hidden prompt context and recalled memories
+
+## Configuration
+
+All active memory configuration lives under:
+
+```text
+plugins.entries.active-memory
+```
+
+The most important fields are:
+
+| Key                         | Type                                                                                                 | Meaning                                                                                                |
+| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `enabled`                   | `boolean`                                                                                            | Enables the plugin itself                                                                              |
+| `config.agents`             | `string[]`                                                                                           | Agent ids that may use active memory                                                                   |
+| `config.model`              | `string`                                                                                             | Optional blocking memory sub-agent model ref; when unset, active memory uses the current session model |
+| `config.queryMode`          | `"message" \| "recent" \| "full"`                                                                    | Controls how much conversation the blocking memory sub-agent sees                                      |
+| `config.promptStyle`        | `"balanced" \| "strict" \| "contextual" \| "recall-heavy" \| "precision-heavy" \| "preference-only"` | Controls how eager or strict the blocking memory sub-agent is when deciding whether to return memory   |
+| `config.thinking`           | `"off" \| "minimal" \| "low" \| "medium" \| "high" \| "xhigh" \| "adaptive"`                         | Advanced thinking override for the blocking memory sub-agent; default `off` for speed                  |
+| `config.promptOverride`     | `string`                                                                                             | Advanced full prompt replacement; not recommended for normal use                                       |
+| `config.promptAppend`       | `string`                                                                                             | Advanced extra instructions appended to the default or overridden prompt                               |
+| `config.timeoutMs`          | `number`                                                                                             | Hard timeout for the blocking memory sub-agent                                                         |
+| `config.maxSummaryChars`    | `number`                                                                                             | Maximum total characters allowed in the active-memory summary                                          |
+| `config.logging`            | `boolean`                                                                                            | Emits active memory logs while tuning                                                                  |
+| `config.persistTranscripts` | `boolean`                                                                                            | Keeps blocking memory sub-agent transcripts on disk instead of deleting temp files                     |
+| `config.transcriptDir`      | `string`                                                                                             | Relative blocking memory sub-agent transcript directory under the agent sessions folder                |
+
+Useful tuning fields:
+
+| Key                           | Type     | Meaning                                                       |
+| ----------------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `config.maxSummaryChars`      | `number` | Maximum total characters allowed in the active-memory summary |
+| `config.recentUserTurns`      | `number` | Prior user turns to include when `queryMode` is `recent`      |
+| `config.recentAssistantTurns` | `number` | Prior assistant turns to include when `queryMode` is `recent` |
+| `config.recentUserChars`      | `number` | Max chars per recent user turn                                |
+| `config.recentAssistantChars` | `number` | Max chars per recent assistant turn                           |
+| `config.cacheTtlMs`           | `number` | Cache reuse for repeated identical queries                    |
+
+## Recommended setup
+
+Start with `recent`.
+
+```json5
+{
+  plugins: {
+    entries: {
+      "active-memory": {
+        enabled: true,
+        config: {
+          agents: ["main"],
+          queryMode: "recent",
+          promptStyle: "balanced",
+          timeoutMs: 15000,
+          maxSummaryChars: 220,
+          logging: true,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
+```
+
+If you want to inspect live behavior while tuning, use `/verbose on` in the
+session instead of looking for a separate active-memory debug command.
+
+Then move to:
+
+- `message` if you want lower latency
+- `full` if you decide extra context is worth the slower blocking memory sub-agent
+
+## Debugging
+
+If active memory is not showing up where you expect:
+
+1. Confirm the plugin is enabled under `plugins.entries.active-memory.enabled`.
+2. Confirm the current agent id is listed in `config.agents`.
+3. Confirm you are testing through an interactive persistent chat session.
+4. Turn on `config.logging: true` and watch the gateway logs.
+5. Verify memory search itself works with `openclaw memory status --deep`.
+
+If memory hits are noisy, tighten:
+
+- `maxSummaryChars`
+
+If active memory is too slow:
+
+- lower `queryMode`
+- lower `timeoutMs`
+- reduce recent turn counts
+- reduce per-turn char caps
+
+## Related pages
+
+- [Memory Search](/concepts/memory-search)
+- [Memory configuration reference](/reference/memory-config)
+- [Plugin SDK setup](/plugins/sdk-setup)

docs/concepts/agent-loop.md

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ See [Plugin hooks](/plugins/architecture#provider-runtime-hooks) for the hook AP
 
 - `agent.wait` default: 30s (just the wait). `timeoutMs` param overrides.
 - Agent runtime: `agents.defaults.timeoutSeconds` default 172800s (48 hours); enforced in `runEmbeddedPiAgent` abort timer.
+- LLM idle timeout: `agents.defaults.llm.idleTimeoutSeconds` aborts a model request when no response chunks arrive before the idle window. Set it explicitly for slow local models or reasoning/tool-call providers; set it to 0 to disable. If it is not set, OpenClaw uses `agents.defaults.timeoutSeconds` when configured, otherwise 60s. Cron-triggered runs with no explicit LLM or agent timeout disable the idle watchdog and rely on the cron outer timeout.
 
 ## Where things can end early
 

docs/concepts/compaction.md

@@ -41,6 +41,71 @@ Before compacting, OpenClaw automatically reminds the agent to save important
 notes to [memory](/concepts/memory) files. This prevents context loss.
 </Info>
 
+Use the `agents.defaults.compaction` setting in your `openclaw.json` to configure compaction behavior (mode, target tokens, etc.).
+Compaction summarization preserves opaque identifiers by default (`identifierPolicy: "strict"`). You can override this with `identifierPolicy: "off"` or provide custom text with `identifierPolicy: "custom"` and `identifierInstructions`.
+
+You can optionally specify a different model for compaction summarization via `agents.defaults.compaction.model`. This is useful when your primary model is a local or small model and you want compaction summaries produced by a more capable model. The override accepts any `provider/model-id` string:
+
+```json
+{
+  "agents": {
+    "defaults": {
+      "compaction": {
+        "model": "openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+This also works with local models, for example a second Ollama model dedicated to summarization or a fine-tuned compaction specialist:
+
+```json
+{
+  "agents": {
+    "defaults": {
+      "compaction": {
+        "model": "ollama/llama3.1:8b"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+When unset, compaction uses the agent’s primary model.
+
+## Pluggable compaction providers
+
+Plugins can register a custom compaction provider via `registerCompactionProvider()` on the plugin API. When a provider is registered and configured, OpenClaw delegates summarization to it instead of the built-in LLM pipeline.
+
+To use a registered provider, set the provider id in your config:
+
+```json
+{
+  "agents": {
+    "defaults": {
+      "compaction": {
+        "provider": "my-provider"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Setting a `provider` automatically forces `mode: "safeguard"`. Providers receive the same compaction instructions and identifier-preservation policy as the built-in path, and OpenClaw still preserves recent-turn and split-turn suffix context after provider output. If the provider fails or returns an empty result, OpenClaw falls back to built-in LLM summarization.
+
+## Auto-compaction (default on)
+
+When a session nears or exceeds the model’s context window, OpenClaw triggers auto-compaction and may retry the original request using the compacted context.
+
+You’ll see:
+
+- `🧹 Auto-compaction complete` in verbose mode
+- `/status` showing `🧹 Compactions: <count>`
+
+Before compaction, OpenClaw can run a **silent memory flush** turn to store
+durable notes to disk. See [Memory](/concepts/memory) for details and config.
+
 ## Manual compaction
 
 Type `/compact` in any chat to force a compaction. Add instructions to guide

docs/concepts/context-engine.md

@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ engine is used automatically.
 A plugin can register a context engine using the plugin API:
 
 ```ts
+import { buildMemorySystemPromptAddition } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/core";
+
 export default function register(api) {
   api.registerContextEngine("my-engine", () => ({
     info: {
@@ -128,12 +130,15 @@ export default function register(api) {
       return { ingested: true };
     },
 
-    async assemble({ sessionId, messages, tokenBudget }) {
+    async assemble({ sessionId, messages, tokenBudget, availableTools, citationsMode }) {
       // Return messages that fit the budget
       return {
         messages: buildContext(messages, tokenBudget),
         estimatedTokens: countTokens(messages),
-        systemPromptAddition: "Use lcm_grep to search history...",
+        systemPromptAddition: buildMemorySystemPromptAddition({
+          availableTools: availableTools ?? new Set(),
+          citationsMode,
+        }),
       };
     },
 
@@ -248,7 +253,13 @@ OpenClaw resolves when it needs a context engine.
 - **Memory plugins** (`plugins.slots.memory`) are separate from context engines.
   Memory plugins provide search/retrieval; context engines control what the
   model sees. They can work together — a context engine might use memory
-  plugin data during assembly.
+  plugin data during assembly. Plugin engines that want the active memory
+  prompt path should prefer `buildMemorySystemPromptAddition(...)` from
+  `openclaw/plugin-sdk/core`, which converts the active memory prompt sections
+  into a ready-to-prepend `systemPromptAddition`. If an engine needs lower-level
+  control, it can still pull raw lines from
+  `openclaw/plugin-sdk/memory-host-core` via
+  `buildActiveMemoryPromptSection(...)`.
 - **Session pruning** (trimming old tool results in-memory) still runs
   regardless of which context engine is active.
 

docs/concepts/dreaming.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ These phases are internal implementation details, not separate user-configured
 Light phase ingests recent daily memory signals and recall traces, dedupes them,
 and stages candidate lines.
 
-- Reads from short-term recall state and recent daily memory files.
+- Reads from short-term recall state, recent daily memory files, and redacted session transcripts when available.
 - Writes a managed `## Light Sleep` block when storage includes inline output.
 - Records reinforcement signals for later deep ranking.
 - Never writes to `MEMORY.md`.
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ REM phase extracts patterns and reflective signals.
 - Records REM reinforcement signals used by deep ranking.
 - Never writes to `MEMORY.md`.
 
+## Session transcript ingestion
+
+Dreaming can ingest redacted session transcripts into the dreaming corpus. When
+transcripts are available, they are fed into the light phase alongside daily
+memory signals and recall traces. Personal and sensitive content is redacted
+before ingestion.
+
 ## Dream Diary
 
 Dreaming also keeps a narrative **Dream Diary** in `DREAMS.md`.
@@ -74,6 +81,20 @@ subagent turn (using the default runtime model) and appends a short diary entry.
 
 This diary is for human reading in the Dreams UI, not a promotion source.
 
+There is also a grounded historical backfill lane for review and recovery work:
+
+- `memory rem-harness --path ... --grounded` previews grounded diary output from historical `YYYY-MM-DD.md` notes.
+- `memory rem-backfill --path ...` writes reversible grounded diary entries into `DREAMS.md`.
+- `memory rem-backfill --path ... --stage-short-term` stages grounded durable candidates into the same short-term evidence store the normal deep phase already uses.
+- `memory rem-backfill --rollback` and `--rollback-short-term` remove those staged backfill artifacts without touching ordinary diary entries or live short-term recall.
+
+The Control UI exposes the same diary backfill/reset flow so you can inspect
+results in the Dreams scene before deciding whether the grounded candidates
+deserve promotion. The Scene also shows a distinct grounded lane so you can see
+which staged short-term entries came from historical replay, which promoted
+items were grounded-led, and clear only grounded-only staged entries without
+touching ordinary live short-term state.
+
 ## Deep ranking signals
 
 Deep ranking uses six weighted base signals plus phase reinforcement:
@@ -200,8 +221,9 @@ When enabled, the Gateway **Dreams** tab shows:
 
 - current dreaming enabled state
 - phase-level status and managed-sweep presence
-- short-term, long-term, and promoted-today counts
+- short-term, grounded, signal, and promoted-today counts
 - next scheduled run timing
+- a distinct grounded Scene lane for staged historical replay entries
 - an expandable Dream Diary reader backed by `doctor.memory.dreamDiary`
 
 ## Related

docs/concepts/memory-search.md

@@ -138,5 +138,6 @@ earlier conversations. This is opt-in via
 
 ## Further reading
 
+- [Active Memory](/concepts/active-memory) -- sub-agent memory for interactive chat sessions
 - [Memory](/concepts/memory) -- file layout, backends, tools
 - [Memory configuration reference](/reference/memory-config) -- all config knobs

docs/concepts/memory.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Your agent has three memory-related files:
 - **`memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md`** -- daily notes. Running context and observations.
   Today and yesterday's notes are loaded automatically.
 - **`DREAMS.md`** (experimental, optional) -- Dream Diary and dreaming sweep
-  summaries for human review.
+  summaries for human review, including grounded historical backfill entries.
 
 These files live in the agent workspace (default `~/.openclaw/workspace`).
 
@@ -40,6 +40,26 @@ The agent has two tools for working with memory:
 
 Both tools are provided by the active memory plugin (default: `memory-core`).
 
+## Memory Wiki companion plugin
+
+If you want durable memory to behave more like a maintained knowledge base than
+just raw notes, use the bundled `memory-wiki` plugin.
+
+`memory-wiki` compiles durable knowledge into a wiki vault with:
+
+- deterministic page structure
+- structured claims and evidence
+- contradiction and freshness tracking
+- generated dashboards
+- compiled digests for agent/runtime consumers
+- wiki-native tools like `wiki_search`, `wiki_get`, `wiki_apply`, and `wiki_lint`
+
+It does not replace the active memory plugin. The active memory plugin still
+owns recall, promotion, and dreaming. `memory-wiki` adds a provenance-rich
+knowledge layer beside it.
+
+See [Memory Wiki](/plugins/memory-wiki).
+
 ## Memory search
 
 When an embedding provider is configured, `memory_search` uses **hybrid
@@ -73,6 +93,15 @@ multi-agent awareness. Plugin install.
 </Card>
 </CardGroup>
 
+## Knowledge wiki layer
+
+<CardGroup cols={1}>
+<Card title="Memory Wiki" icon="book" href="/plugins/memory-wiki">
+Compiles durable memory into a provenance-rich wiki vault with claims,
+dashboards, bridge mode, and Obsidian-friendly workflows.
+</Card>
+</CardGroup>
+
 ## Automatic memory flush
 
 Before [compaction](/concepts/compaction) summarizes your conversation, OpenClaw
@@ -104,6 +133,41 @@ It is designed to keep long-term memory high signal:
 For phase behavior, scoring signals, and Dream Diary details, see
 [Dreaming (experimental)](/concepts/dreaming).
 
+## Grounded backfill and live promotion
+
+The dreaming system now has two closely related review lanes:
+
+- **Live dreaming** works from the short-term dreaming store under
+  `memory/.dreams/` and is what the normal deep phase uses when deciding what
+  can graduate into `MEMORY.md`.
+- **Grounded backfill** reads historical `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` notes as
+  standalone day files and writes structured review output into `DREAMS.md`.
+
+Grounded backfill is useful when you want to replay older notes and inspect what
+the system thinks is durable without manually editing `MEMORY.md`.
+
+When you use:
+
+```bash
+openclaw memory rem-backfill --path ./memory --stage-short-term
+```
+
+the grounded durable candidates are not promoted directly. They are staged into
+the same short-term dreaming store the normal deep phase already uses. That
+means:
+
+- `DREAMS.md` stays the human review surface.
+- the short-term store stays the machine-facing ranking surface.
+- `MEMORY.md` is still only written by deep promotion.
+
+If you decide the replay was not useful, you can remove the staged artifacts
+without touching ordinary diary entries or normal recall state:
+
+```bash
+openclaw memory rem-backfill --rollback
+openclaw memory rem-backfill --rollback-short-term
+```
+
 ## CLI
 
 ```bash
@@ -117,6 +181,7 @@ openclaw memory index --force   # Rebuild the index
 - [Builtin Memory Engine](/concepts/memory-builtin) -- default SQLite backend
 - [QMD Memory Engine](/concepts/memory-qmd) -- advanced local-first sidecar
 - [Honcho Memory](/concepts/memory-honcho) -- AI-native cross-session memory
+- [Memory Wiki](/plugins/memory-wiki) -- compiled knowledge vault and wiki-native tools
 - [Memory Search](/concepts/memory-search) -- search pipeline, providers, and
   tuning
 - [Dreaming (experimental)](/concepts/dreaming) -- background promotion

docs/concepts/model-providers.md

@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ For model selection rules, see [/concepts/models](/concepts/models).
 - Provider plugins can inject model catalogs via `registerProvider({ catalog })`;
   OpenClaw merges that output into `models.providers` before writing
   `models.json`.
-- Provider manifests can declare `providerAuthEnvVars` so generic env-based
-  auth probes do not need to load plugin runtime. The remaining core env-var
-  map is now just for non-plugin/core providers and a few generic-precedence
-  cases such as Anthropic API-key-first onboarding.
+- Provider manifests can declare `providerAuthEnvVars` and
+  `providerAuthAliases` so generic env-based auth probes and provider variants
+  do not need to load plugin runtime. The remaining core env-var map is now
+  just for non-plugin/core providers and a few generic-precedence cases such
+  as Anthropic API-key-first onboarding.
 - Provider plugins can also own provider runtime behavior via
   `normalizeModelId`, `normalizeTransport`, `normalizeConfig`,
   `applyNativeStreamingUsageCompat`, `resolveConfigApiKey`,
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ OpenClaw ships with the pi‑ai catalog. These providers require **no**
     - or `npm install -g @google/gemini-cli`
   - Enable: `openclaw plugins enable google`
   - Login: `openclaw models auth login --provider google-gemini-cli --set-default`
-  - Default model: `google-gemini-cli/gemini-3.1-pro-preview`
+  - Default model: `google-gemini-cli/gemini-3-flash-preview`
   - Note: you do **not** paste a client id or secret into `openclaw.json`. The CLI login flow stores
     tokens in auth profiles on the gateway host.
   - If requests fail after login, set `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT` or `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT_ID` on the gateway host.
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ OpenClaw ships with the pi‑ai catalog. These providers require **no**
 
 - Provider: `zai`
 - Auth: `ZAI_API_KEY`
-- Example model: `zai/glm-5`
+- Example model: `zai/glm-5.1`
 - CLI: `openclaw onboard --auth-choice zai-api-key`
   - Aliases: `z.ai/*` and `z-ai/*` normalize to `zai/*`
   - `zai-api-key` auto-detects the matching Z.AI endpoint; `zai-coding-global`, `zai-coding-cn`, `zai-global`, and `zai-cn` force a specific surface

docs/concepts/qa-e2e-automation.md

@@ -37,12 +37,42 @@ QA Lab page where an operator or automation loop can give the agent a QA
 mission, observe real channel behavior, and record what worked, failed, or
 stayed blocked.
 
+For faster QA Lab UI iteration without rebuilding the Docker image each time,
+start the stack with a bind-mounted QA Lab bundle:
+
+```bash
+pnpm openclaw qa docker-build-image
+pnpm qa:lab:build
+pnpm qa:lab:up:fast
+pnpm qa:lab:watch
+```
+
+`qa:lab:up:fast` keeps the Docker services on a prebuilt image and bind-mounts
+`extensions/qa-lab/web/dist` into the `qa-lab` container. `qa:lab:watch`
+rebuilds that bundle on change, and the browser auto-reloads when the QA Lab
+asset hash changes.
+
+For a disposable Linux VM lane without bringing Docker into the QA path, run:
+
+```bash
+pnpm openclaw qa suite --runner multipass --scenario channel-chat-baseline
+```
+
+This boots a fresh Multipass guest, installs dependencies, builds OpenClaw
+inside the guest, runs `qa suite`, then copies the normal QA report and
+summary back into `.artifacts/qa-e2e/...` on the host.
+It reuses the same scenario-selection behavior as `qa suite` on the host.
+Live runs forward the supported QA auth inputs that are practical for the
+guest: env-based provider keys, the QA live provider config path, and
+`CODEX_HOME` when present. Keep `--output-dir` under the repo root so the guest
+can write back through the mounted workspace.
+
 ## Repo-backed seeds
 
 Seed assets live in `qa/`:
 
-- `qa/QA_KICKOFF_TASK.md`
-- `qa/seed-scenarios.json`
+- `qa/scenarios/index.md`
+- `qa/scenarios/*.md`
 
 These are intentionally in git so the QA plan is visible to both humans and the
 agent. The baseline list should stay broad enough to cover:
@@ -67,6 +97,59 @@ The report should answer:
 - What stayed blocked
 - What follow-up scenarios are worth adding
 
+For character and style checks, run the same scenario across multiple live model
+refs and write a judged Markdown report:
+
+```bash
+pnpm openclaw qa character-eval \
+  --model openai/gpt-5.4,thinking=xhigh \
+  --model openai/gpt-5.2,thinking=xhigh \
+  --model openai/gpt-5,thinking=xhigh \
+  --model anthropic/claude-opus-4-6,thinking=high \
+  --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6,thinking=high \
+  --model zai/glm-5.1,thinking=high \
+  --model moonshot/kimi-k2.5,thinking=high \
+  --model google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview,thinking=high \
+  --judge-model openai/gpt-5.4,thinking=xhigh,fast \
+  --judge-model anthropic/claude-opus-4-6,thinking=high \
+  --blind-judge-models \
+  --concurrency 16 \
+  --judge-concurrency 16
+```
+
+The command runs local QA gateway child processes, not Docker. Character eval
+scenarios should set the persona through `SOUL.md`, then run ordinary user turns
+such as chat, workspace help, and small file tasks. The candidate model should
+not be told that it is being evaluated. The command preserves each full
+transcript, records basic run stats, then asks the judge models in fast mode with
+`xhigh` reasoning to rank the runs by naturalness, vibe, and humor.
+Use `--blind-judge-models` when comparing providers: the judge prompt still gets
+every transcript and run status, but candidate refs are replaced with neutral
+labels such as `candidate-01`; the report maps rankings back to real refs after
+parsing.
+Candidate runs default to `high` thinking, with `xhigh` for OpenAI models that
+support it. Override a specific candidate inline with
+`--model provider/model,thinking=<level>`. `--thinking <level>` still sets a
+global fallback, and the older `--model-thinking <provider/model=level>` form is
+kept for compatibility.
+OpenAI candidate refs default to fast mode so priority processing is used where
+the provider supports it. Add `,fast`, `,no-fast`, or `,fast=false` inline when a
+single candidate or judge needs an override. Pass `--fast` only when you want to
+force fast mode on for every candidate model. Candidate and judge durations are
+recorded in the report for benchmark analysis, but judge prompts explicitly say
+not to rank by speed.
+Candidate and judge model runs both default to concurrency 16. Lower
+`--concurrency` or `--judge-concurrency` when provider limits or local gateway
+pressure make a run too noisy.
+When no candidate `--model` is passed, the character eval defaults to
+`openai/gpt-5.4`, `openai/gpt-5.2`, `openai/gpt-5`, `anthropic/claude-opus-4-6`,
+`anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6`, `zai/glm-5.1`,
+`moonshot/kimi-k2.5`, and
+`google/gemini-3.1-pro-preview` when no `--model` is passed.
+When no `--judge-model` is passed, the judges default to
+`openai/gpt-5.4,thinking=xhigh,fast` and
+`anthropic/claude-opus-4-6,thinking=high`.
+
 ## Related docs
 
 - [Testing](/help/testing)

docs/concepts/streaming.md

@@ -126,13 +126,14 @@ Modes:
 
 Slack-only:
 
-- `channels.slack.nativeStreaming` toggles Slack native streaming API calls when `streaming=partial` (default: `true`).
+- `channels.slack.streaming.nativeTransport` toggles Slack native streaming API calls when `channels.slack.streaming.mode="partial"` (default: `true`).
+- Slack native streaming and Slack assistant thread status require a reply thread target; top-level DMs do not show that thread-style preview.
 
 Legacy key migration:
 
 - Telegram: `streamMode` + boolean `streaming` auto-migrate to `streaming` enum.
 - Discord: `streamMode` + boolean `streaming` auto-migrate to `streaming` enum.
-- Slack: `streamMode` auto-migrates to `streaming` enum; boolean `streaming` auto-migrates to `nativeStreaming`.
+- Slack: `streamMode` auto-migrates to `streaming.mode`; boolean `streaming` auto-migrates to `streaming.mode` plus `streaming.nativeTransport`; legacy `nativeStreaming` auto-migrates to `streaming.nativeTransport`.
 
 ### Runtime behavior
 

docs/concepts/system-prompt.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ The prompt is intentionally compact and uses fixed sections:
 - **Sandbox** (when enabled): indicates sandboxed runtime, sandbox paths, and whether elevated exec is available.
 - **Current Date & Time**: user-local time, timezone, and time format.
 - **Reply Tags**: optional reply tag syntax for supported providers.
-- **Heartbeats**: heartbeat prompt and ack behavior.
+- **Heartbeats**: heartbeat prompt and ack behavior, when heartbeats are enabled for the default agent.
 - **Runtime**: host, OS, node, model, repo root (when detected), thinking level (one line).
 - **Reasoning**: current visibility level + /reasoning toggle hint.
 
@@ -103,10 +103,12 @@ Bootstrap files are trimmed and appended under **Project Context** so the model
 - `BOOTSTRAP.md` (only on brand-new workspaces)
 - `MEMORY.md` when present, otherwise `memory.md` as a lowercase fallback
 
-All of these files are **injected into the context window** on every turn, which
-means they consume tokens. Keep them concise — especially `MEMORY.md`, which can
-grow over time and lead to unexpectedly high context usage and more frequent
-compaction.
+All of these files are **injected into the context window** on every turn unless
+a file-specific gate applies. `HEARTBEAT.md` is omitted on normal runs when
+heartbeats are disabled for the default agent or
+`agents.defaults.heartbeat.includeSystemPromptSection` is false. Keep injected
+files concise — especially `MEMORY.md`, which can grow over time and lead to
+unexpectedly high context usage and more frequent compaction.
 
 > **Note:** `memory/*.md` daily files are **not** injected automatically. They
 > are accessed on demand via the `memory_search` and `memory_get` tools, so they

docs/docs.json

@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
       "source": "/plugins/agent-tools",
       "destination": "/plugins/building-plugins#registering-agent-tools"
     },
+    {
+      "source": "/cli/capability",
+      "destination": "/cli/infer"
+    },
     {
       "source": "/tools/capability-cookbook",
       "destination": "/plugins/architecture"

docs/gateway/cli-backends.md

@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ The provider id becomes the left side of your model ref:
           sessionMode: "existing",
           sessionIdFields: ["session_id", "conversation_id"],
           systemPromptArg: "--system",
+          // Codex-style CLIs can point at a prompt file instead:
+          // systemPromptFileConfigArg: "-c",
+          // systemPromptFileConfigKey: "model_instructions_file",
           systemPromptWhen: "first",
           imageArg: "--image",
           imageMode: "repeat",
@@ -150,6 +153,12 @@ told us OpenClaw-style Claude CLI usage is allowed again, so OpenClaw treats
 a new policy.
 </Note>
 
+The bundled OpenAI `codex-cli` backend passes OpenClaw's system prompt through
+Codex's `model_instructions_file` config override (`-c
+model_instructions_file="..."`). Codex does not expose a Claude-style
+`--append-system-prompt` flag, so OpenClaw writes the assembled prompt to a
+temporary file for each fresh Codex CLI session.
+
 ## Sessions
 
 - If the CLI supports sessions, set `sessionArg` (e.g. `--session-id`) or
@@ -214,8 +223,10 @@ The bundled OpenAI plugin also registers a default for `codex-cli`:
 The bundled Google plugin also registers a default for `google-gemini-cli`:
 
 - `command: "gemini"`
-- `args: ["--prompt", "--output-format", "json"]`
-- `resumeArgs: ["--resume", "{sessionId}", "--prompt", "--output-format", "json"]`
+- `args: ["--output-format", "json", "--prompt", "{prompt}"]`
+- `resumeArgs: ["--resume", "{sessionId}", "--output-format", "json", "--prompt", "{prompt}"]`
+- `imageArg: "@"`
+- `imagePathScope: "workspace"`
 - `modelArg: "--model"`
 - `sessionMode: "existing"`
 - `sessionIdFields: ["session_id", "sessionId"]`
@@ -251,8 +262,9 @@ opt into a generated MCP config overlay with `bundleMcp: true`.
 
 Current bundled behavior:
 
-- `codex-cli`: no bundle MCP overlay
-- `google-gemini-cli`: no bundle MCP overlay
+- `claude-cli`: generated strict MCP config file
+- `codex-cli`: inline config overrides for `mcp_servers`
+- `google-gemini-cli`: generated Gemini system settings file
 
 When bundle MCP is enabled, OpenClaw:
 
@@ -260,8 +272,8 @@ When bundle MCP is enabled, OpenClaw:
 - authenticates the bridge with a per-session token (`OPENCLAW_MCP_TOKEN`)
 - scopes tool access to the current session, account, and channel context
 - loads enabled bundle-MCP servers for the current workspace
-- merges them with any existing backend `--mcp-config`
-- rewrites the CLI args to pass `--strict-mcp-config --mcp-config <generated-file>`
+- merges them with any existing backend MCP config/settings shape
+- rewrites the launch config using the backend-owned integration mode from the owning extension
 
 If no MCP servers are enabled, OpenClaw still injects a strict config when a
 backend opts into bundle MCP so background runs stay isolated.

docs/gateway/configuration-reference.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: "Configuration Reference"
-summary: "Complete reference for every OpenClaw config key, defaults, and channel settings"
+summary: "Gateway config reference for core OpenClaw keys, defaults, and links to dedicated subsystem references"
 read_when:
   - You need exact field-level config semantics or defaults
   - You are validating channel, model, gateway, or tool config blocks
@@ -8,7 +8,21 @@ read_when:
 
 # Configuration Reference
 
-Every field available in `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`. For a task-oriented overview, see [Configuration](/gateway/configuration).
+Core config reference for `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`. For a task-oriented overview, see [Configuration](/gateway/configuration).
+
+This page covers the main OpenClaw config surfaces and links out when a subsystem has its own deeper reference. It does **not** try to inline every channel/plugin-owned command catalog or every deep memory/QMD knob on one page.
+
+Code truth:
+
+- `openclaw config schema` prints the live JSON Schema used for validation and Control UI, with bundled/plugin/channel metadata merged in when available
+- `config.schema.lookup` returns one path-scoped schema node for drill-down tooling
+- `pnpm config:docs:check` / `pnpm config:docs:gen` validate the config-doc baseline hash against the current schema surface
+
+Dedicated deep references:
+
+- [Memory configuration reference](/reference/memory-config) for `agents.defaults.memorySearch.*`, `memory.qmd.*`, `memory.citations`, and dreaming config under `plugins.entries.memory-core.config.dreaming`
+- [Slash Commands](/tools/slash-commands) for the current built-in + bundled command catalog
+- owning channel/plugin pages for channel-specific command surfaces
 
 Config format is **JSON5** (comments + trailing commas allowed). All fields are optional — OpenClaw uses safe defaults when omitted.
 
@@ -426,8 +440,10 @@ WhatsApp runs through the gateway's web channel (Baileys Web). It starts automat
       typingReaction: "hourglass_flowing_sand",
       textChunkLimit: 4000,
       chunkMode: "length",
-      streaming: "partial", // off | partial | block | progress (preview mode)
-      nativeStreaming: true, // use Slack native streaming API when streaming=partial
+      streaming: {
+        mode: "partial", // off | partial | block | progress
+        nativeTransport: true, // use Slack native streaming API when mode=partial
+      },
       mediaMaxMb: 20,
       execApprovals: {
         enabled: "auto", // true | false | "auto"
@@ -452,13 +468,14 @@ WhatsApp runs through the gateway's web channel (Baileys Web). It starts automat
   resolve the secret value.
 - `configWrites: false` blocks Slack-initiated config writes.
 - Optional `channels.slack.defaultAccount` overrides default account selection when it matches a configured account id.
-- `channels.slack.streaming` is the canonical stream mode key. Legacy `streamMode` and boolean `streaming` values are auto-migrated.
+- `channels.slack.streaming.mode` is the canonical Slack stream mode key. `channels.slack.streaming.nativeTransport` controls Slack's native streaming transport. Legacy `streamMode`, boolean `streaming`, and `nativeStreaming` values are auto-migrated.
 - Use `user:<id>` (DM) or `channel:<id>` for delivery targets.
 
 **Reaction notification modes:** `off`, `own` (default), `all`, `allowlist` (from `reactionAllowlist`).
 
 **Thread session isolation:** `thread.historyScope` is per-thread (default) or shared across channel. `thread.inheritParent` copies parent channel transcript to new threads.
 
+- Slack native streaming plus the Slack assistant-style "is typing..." thread status require a reply thread target. Top-level DMs stay off-thread by default, so they use `typingReaction` or normal delivery instead of the thread-style preview.
 - `typingReaction` adds a temporary reaction to the inbound Slack message while a reply is running, then removes it on completion. Use a Slack emoji shortcode such as `"hourglass_flowing_sand"`.
 - `channels.slack.execApprovals`: Slack-native exec approval delivery and approver authorization. Same schema as Discord: `enabled` (`true`/`false`/`"auto"`), `approvers` (Slack user IDs), `agentFilter`, `sessionFilter`, and `target` (`"dm"`, `"channel"`, or `"both"`).
 
@@ -814,12 +831,18 @@ Include your own number in `allowFrom` to enable self-chat mode (ignores native
 {
   commands: {
     native: "auto", // register native commands when supported
+    nativeSkills: "auto", // register native skill commands when supported
     text: true, // parse /commands in chat messages
     bash: false, // allow ! (alias: /bash)
     bashForegroundMs: 2000,
     config: false, // allow /config
+    mcp: false, // allow /mcp
+    plugins: false, // allow /plugins
     debug: false, // allow /debug
-    restart: false, // allow /restart + gateway restart tool
+    restart: true, // allow /restart + gateway restart tool
+    ownerAllowFrom: ["discord:123456789012345678"],
+    ownerDisplay: "raw", // raw | hash
+    ownerDisplaySecret: "${OWNER_ID_HASH_SECRET}",
     allowFrom: {
       "*": ["user1"],
       discord: ["user:123"],
@@ -831,16 +854,32 @@ Include your own number in `allowFrom` to enable self-chat mode (ignores native
 
 <Accordion title="Command details">
 
+- This block configures command surfaces. For the current built-in + bundled command catalog, see [Slash Commands](/tools/slash-commands).
+- This page is a **config-key reference**, not the full command catalog. Channel/plugin-owned commands such as QQ Bot `/bot-ping` `/bot-help` `/bot-logs`, LINE `/card`, device-pair `/pair`, memory `/dreaming`, phone-control `/phone`, and Talk `/voice` are documented in their channel/plugin pages plus [Slash Commands](/tools/slash-commands).
 - Text commands must be **standalone** messages with leading `/`.
 - `native: "auto"` turns on native commands for Discord/Telegram, leaves Slack off.
+- `nativeSkills: "auto"` turns on native skill commands for Discord/Telegram, leaves Slack off.
 - Override per channel: `channels.discord.commands.native` (bool or `"auto"`). `false` clears previously registered commands.
+- Override native skill registration per channel with `channels.<provider>.commands.nativeSkills`.
 - `channels.telegram.customCommands` adds extra Telegram bot menu entries.
 - `bash: true` enables `! <cmd>` for host shell. Requires `tools.elevated.enabled` and sender in `tools.elevated.allowFrom.<channel>`.
 - `config: true` enables `/config` (reads/writes `openclaw.json`). For gateway `chat.send` clients, persistent `/config set|unset` writes also require `operator.admin`; read-only `/config show` stays available to normal write-scoped operator clients.
+- `mcp: true` enables `/mcp` for OpenClaw-managed MCP server config under `mcp.servers`.
+- `plugins: true` enables `/plugins` for plugin discovery, install, and enable/disable controls.
 - `channels.<provider>.configWrites` gates config mutations per channel (default: true).
 - For multi-account channels, `channels.<provider>.accounts.<id>.configWrites` also gates writes that target that account (for example `/allowlist --config --account <id>` or `/config set channels.<provider>.accounts.<id>...`).
+- `restart: false` disables `/restart` and gateway restart tool actions. Default: `true`.
+- `ownerAllowFrom` is the explicit owner allowlist for owner-only commands/tools. It is separate from `allowFrom`.
+- `ownerDisplay: "hash"` hashes owner ids in the system prompt. Set `ownerDisplaySecret` to control hashing.
 - `allowFrom` is per-provider. When set, it is the **only** authorization source (channel allowlists/pairing and `useAccessGroups` are ignored).
 - `useAccessGroups: false` allows commands to bypass access-group policies when `allowFrom` is not set.
+- Command docs map:
+  - built-in + bundled catalog: [Slash Commands](/tools/slash-commands)
+  - channel-specific command surfaces: [Channels](/channels)
+  - QQ Bot commands: [QQ Bot](/channels/qqbot)
+  - pairing commands: [Pairing](/channels/pairing)
+  - LINE card command: [LINE](/channels/line)
+  - memory dreaming: [Dreaming](/concepts/dreaming)
 
 </Accordion>
 
@@ -1049,7 +1088,7 @@ Time format in system prompt. Default: `auto` (OS preference).
   - Typical values: `qwen/wan2.6-t2v`, `qwen/wan2.6-i2v`, `qwen/wan2.6-r2v`, `qwen/wan2.6-r2v-flash`, or `qwen/wan2.7-r2v`.
   - If omitted, `video_generate` can still infer an auth-backed provider default. It tries the current default provider first, then the remaining registered video-generation providers in provider-id order.
   - If you select a provider/model directly, configure the matching provider auth/API key too.
-  - The bundled Qwen video-generation provider currently supports up to 1 output video, 1 input image, 4 input videos, 10 seconds duration, and provider-level `size`, `aspectRatio`, `resolution`, `audio`, and `watermark` options.
+  - The bundled Qwen video-generation provider supports up to 1 output video, 1 input image, 4 input videos, 10 seconds duration, and provider-level `size`, `aspectRatio`, `resolution`, `audio`, and `watermark` options.
 - `pdfModel`: accepts either a string (`"provider/model"`) or an object (`{ primary, fallbacks }`).
   - Used by the `pdf` tool for model routing.
   - If omitted, the PDF tool falls back to `imageModel`, then to the resolved session/default model.
@@ -1117,6 +1156,20 @@ Optional CLI backends for text-only fallback runs (no tool calls). Useful as a b
 - Sessions supported when `sessionArg` is set.
 - Image pass-through supported when `imageArg` accepts file paths.
 
+### `agents.defaults.systemPromptOverride`
+
+Replace the entire OpenClaw-assembled system prompt with a fixed string. Set at the default level (`agents.defaults.systemPromptOverride`) or per agent (`agents.list[].systemPromptOverride`). Per-agent values take precedence; an empty or whitespace-only value is ignored. Useful for controlled prompt experiments.
+
+```json5
+{
+  agents: {
+    defaults: {
+      systemPromptOverride: "You are a helpful assistant.",
+    },
+  },
+}
+```
+
 ### `agents.defaults.heartbeat`
 
 Periodic heartbeat runs.
@@ -1129,6 +1182,7 @@ Periodic heartbeat runs.
         every: "30m", // 0m disables
         model: "openai/gpt-5.4-mini",
         includeReasoning: false,
+        includeSystemPromptSection: true, // default: true; false omits the Heartbeat section from the system prompt
         lightContext: false, // default: false; true keeps only HEARTBEAT.md from workspace bootstrap files
         isolatedSession: false, // default: false; true runs each heartbeat in a fresh session (no conversation history)
         session: "main",
@@ -1145,6 +1199,7 @@ Periodic heartbeat runs.
 ```
 
 - `every`: duration string (ms/s/m/h). Default: `30m` (API-key auth) or `1h` (OAuth auth). Set to `0m` to disable.
+- `includeSystemPromptSection`: when false, omits the Heartbeat section from the system prompt and skips `HEARTBEAT.md` injection into bootstrap context. Default: `true`.
 - `suppressToolErrorWarnings`: when true, suppresses tool error warning payloads during heartbeat runs.
 - `directPolicy`: direct/DM delivery policy. `allow` (default) permits direct-target delivery. `block` suppresses direct-target delivery and emits `reason=dm-blocked`.
 - `lightContext`: when true, heartbeat runs use lightweight bootstrap context and keep only `HEARTBEAT.md` from workspace bootstrap files.
@@ -1160,6 +1215,7 @@ Periodic heartbeat runs.
     defaults: {
       compaction: {
         mode: "safeguard", // default | safeguard
+        provider: "my-provider", // id of a registered compaction provider plugin (optional)
         timeoutSeconds: 900,
         reserveTokensFloor: 24000,
         identifierPolicy: "strict", // strict | off | custom
@@ -1180,6 +1236,7 @@ Periodic heartbeat runs.
 ```
 
 - `mode`: `default` or `safeguard` (chunked summarization for long histories). See [Compaction](/concepts/compaction).
+- `provider`: id of a registered compaction provider plugin. When set, the provider's `summarize()` is called instead of built-in LLM summarization. Falls back to built-in on failure. Setting a provider forces `mode: "safeguard"`. See [Compaction](/concepts/compaction).
 - `timeoutSeconds`: maximum seconds allowed for a single compaction operation before OpenClaw aborts it. Default: `900`.
 - `identifierPolicy`: `strict` (default), `off`, or `custom`. `strict` prepends built-in opaque identifier retention guidance during compaction summarization.
 - `identifierInstructions`: optional custom identifier-preservation text used when `identifierPolicy=custom`.
@@ -1501,7 +1558,7 @@ noVNC observer access uses VNC auth by default and OpenClaw emits a short-lived
 
 </Accordion>
 
-Browser sandboxing and `sandbox.docker.binds` are currently Docker-only.
+Browser sandboxing and `sandbox.docker.binds` are Docker-only.
 
 Build images:
 
@@ -1778,7 +1835,7 @@ See [Multi-Agent Sandbox & Tools](/tools/multi-agent-sandbox-tools) for preceden
 - **`parentForkMaxTokens`**: max parent-session `totalTokens` allowed when creating a forked thread session (default `100000`).
   - If parent `totalTokens` is above this value, OpenClaw starts a fresh thread session instead of inheriting parent transcript history.
   - Set `0` to disable this guard and always allow parent forking.
-- **`mainKey`**: legacy field. Runtime now always uses `"main"` for the main direct-chat bucket.
+- **`mainKey`**: legacy field. Runtime always uses `"main"` for the main direct-chat bucket.
 - **`agentToAgent.maxPingPongTurns`**: maximum reply-back turns between agents during agent-to-agent exchanges (integer, range: `0`–`5`). `0` disables ping-pong chaining.
 - **`sendPolicy`**: match by `channel`, `chatType` (`direct|group|channel`, with legacy `dm` alias), `keyPrefix`, or `rawKeyPrefix`. First deny wins.
 - **`maintenance`**: session-store cleanup + retention controls.
@@ -1902,7 +1959,7 @@ Batches rapid text-only messages from the same sender into a single agent turn.
 }
 ```
 
-- `auto` controls auto-TTS. `/tts off|always|inbound|tagged` overrides per session.
+- `auto` controls the default auto-TTS mode: `off`, `always`, `inbound`, or `tagged`. `/tts on|off` can override local prefs, and `/tts status` shows the effective state.
 - `summaryModel` overrides `agents.defaults.model.primary` for auto-summary.
 - `modelOverrides` is enabled by default; `modelOverrides.allowProvider` defaults to `false` (opt-in).
 - API keys fall back to `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY`/`XI_API_KEY` and `OPENAI_API_KEY`.
@@ -2257,7 +2314,7 @@ Experimental built-in tool flags. Default off unless a runtime-specific auto-ena
 Notes:
 
 - `planTool`: enables the structured `update_plan` tool for non-trivial multi-step work tracking.
-- Default: `false` for non-OpenAI providers. OpenAI and OpenAI Codex runs auto-enable it.
+- Default: `false` for non-OpenAI providers. OpenAI and OpenAI Codex runs auto-enable it when unset; set `false` to disable that auto-enable.
 - When enabled, the system prompt also adds usage guidance so the model only uses it for substantial work and keeps at most one step `in_progress`.
 
 ### `agents.defaults.subagents`
@@ -2345,10 +2402,12 @@ OpenClaw uses the built-in model catalog. Add custom providers via `models.provi
   - `request.auth`: auth strategy override. Modes: `"provider-default"` (use provider's built-in auth), `"authorization-bearer"` (with `token`), `"header"` (with `headerName`, `value`, optional `prefix`).
   - `request.proxy`: HTTP proxy override. Modes: `"env-proxy"` (use `HTTP_PROXY`/`HTTPS_PROXY` env vars), `"explicit-proxy"` (with `url`). Both modes accept an optional `tls` sub-object.
   - `request.tls`: TLS override for direct connections. Fields: `ca`, `cert`, `key`, `passphrase` (all accept SecretRef), `serverName`, `insecureSkipVerify`.
+  - `request.allowPrivateNetwork`: when `true`, allow HTTPS to `baseUrl` when DNS resolves to private, CGNAT, or similar ranges, via the provider HTTP fetch guard (operator opt-in for trusted self-hosted OpenAI-compatible endpoints). WebSocket uses the same `request` for headers/TLS but not that fetch SSRF gate. Default `false`.
 - `models.providers.*.models`: explicit provider model catalog entries.
 - `models.providers.*.models.*.contextWindow`: native model context window metadata.
 - `models.providers.*.models.*.contextTokens`: optional runtime context cap. Use this when you want a smaller effective context budget than the model's native `contextWindow`.
 - `models.providers.*.models.*.compat.supportsDeveloperRole`: optional compatibility hint. For `api: "openai-completions"` with a non-empty non-native `baseUrl` (host not `api.openai.com`), OpenClaw forces this to `false` at runtime. Empty/omitted `baseUrl` keeps default OpenAI behavior.
+- `models.providers.*.models.*.compat.requiresStringContent`: optional compatibility hint for string-only OpenAI-compatible chat endpoints. When `true`, OpenClaw flattens pure text `messages[].content` arrays into plain strings before sending the request.
 - `plugins.entries.amazon-bedrock.config.discovery`: Bedrock auto-discovery settings root.
 - `plugins.entries.amazon-bedrock.config.discovery.enabled`: turn implicit discovery on/off.
 - `plugins.entries.amazon-bedrock.config.discovery.region`: AWS region for discovery.
@@ -2473,8 +2532,8 @@ Set `ZAI_API_KEY`. `z.ai/*` and `z-ai/*` are accepted aliases. Shortcut: `opencl
 For the China endpoint: `baseUrl: "https://api.moonshot.cn/v1"` or `openclaw onboard --auth-choice moonshot-api-key-cn`.
 
 Native Moonshot endpoints advertise streaming usage compatibility on the shared
-`openai-completions` transport, and OpenClaw now keys that off endpoint
-capabilities rather than the built-in provider id alone.
+`openai-completions` transport, and OpenClaw keys that off endpoint capabilities
+rather than the built-in provider id alone.
 
 </Accordion>
 
@@ -2574,7 +2633,7 @@ Base URL should omit `/v1` (Anthropic client appends it). Shortcut: `openclaw on
 Set `MINIMAX_API_KEY`. Shortcuts:
 `openclaw onboard --auth-choice minimax-global-api` or
 `openclaw onboard --auth-choice minimax-cn-api`.
-The model catalog now defaults to M2.7 only.
+The model catalog defaults to M2.7 only.
 On the Anthropic-compatible streaming path, OpenClaw disables MiniMax thinking
 by default unless you explicitly set `thinking` yourself. `/fast on` or
 `params.fastMode: true` rewrites `MiniMax-M2.7` to
@@ -2673,6 +2732,12 @@ See [Local Models](/gateway/local-models). TL;DR: run a large local model via LM
   - `enabled`: master dreaming switch (default `false`).
   - `frequency`: cron cadence for each full dreaming sweep (`"0 3 * * *"` by default).
   - phase policy and thresholds are implementation details (not user-facing config keys).
+- Full memory config lives in [Memory configuration reference](/reference/memory-config):
+  - `agents.defaults.memorySearch.*`
+  - `memory.backend`
+  - `memory.citations`
+  - `memory.qmd.*`
+  - `plugins.entries.memory-core.config.dreaming`
 - Enabled Claude bundle plugins can also contribute embedded Pi defaults from `settings.json`; OpenClaw applies those as sanitized agent settings, not as raw OpenClaw config patches.
 - `plugins.slots.memory`: pick the active memory plugin id, or `"none"` to disable memory plugins.
 - `plugins.slots.contextEngine`: pick the active context engine plugin id; defaults to `"legacy"` unless you install and select another engine.
@@ -2794,6 +2859,7 @@ See [Plugins](/tools/plugin).
       enabled: true,
       basePath: "/openclaw",
       // root: "dist/control-ui",
+      // embedSandbox: "powerful", // powerful | isolated
       // allowedOrigins: ["https://control.example.com"], // required for non-loopback Control UI
       // dangerouslyAllowHostHeaderOriginFallback: false, // dangerous Host-header origin fallback mode
       // allowInsecureAuth: false,
@@ -3574,7 +3640,7 @@ Applies only to one-shot cron jobs. Recurring jobs use separate failure handling
 - `to`: explicit announce target or webhook URL. Required for webhook mode.
 - `accountId`: optional account override for delivery.
 - Per-job `delivery.failureDestination` overrides this global default.
-- When neither global nor per-job failure destination is set, jobs that already deliver via `announce` now fall back to that primary announce target on failure.
+- When neither global nor per-job failure destination is set, jobs that already deliver via `announce` fall back to that primary announce target on failure.
 - `delivery.failureDestination` is only supported for `sessionTarget="isolated"` jobs unless the job's primary `delivery.mode` is `"webhook"`.
 
 See [Cron Jobs](/automation/cron-jobs). Isolated cron executions are tracked as [background tasks](/automation/tasks).

docs/gateway/configuration.md

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ Schema tooling notes:
 
 - `openclaw config schema` prints the same JSON Schema family used by Control UI
   and config validation.
+- Treat that schema output as the canonical machine-readable contract for
+  `openclaw.json`; this overview and the configuration reference summarize it.
 - Field `title` and `description` values are carried into the schema output for
   editor and form tooling.
 - Nested object, wildcard (`*`), and array-item (`[]`) entries inherit the same
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ Schema tooling notes:
   summaries for drill-down tooling.
 - Runtime plugin/channel schemas are merged in when the gateway can load the
   current manifest registry.
+- `pnpm config:docs:check` detects drift between docs-facing config baseline
+  artifacts and the current schema surface.
 
 When validation fails:
 

docs/gateway/doctor.md

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ cat ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
 - Talk config migration from legacy flat `talk.*` fields into `talk.provider` + `talk.providers.<provider>`.
 - Browser migration checks for legacy Chrome extension configs and Chrome MCP readiness.
 - OpenCode provider override warnings (`models.providers.opencode` / `models.providers.opencode-go`).
+- Codex OAuth shadowing warnings (`models.providers.openai-codex`).
 - OAuth TLS prerequisites check for OpenAI Codex OAuth profiles.
 - Legacy on-disk state migration (sessions/agent dir/WhatsApp auth).
 - Legacy plugin manifest contract key migration (`speechProviders`, `realtimeTranscriptionProviders`, `realtimeVoiceProviders`, `mediaUnderstandingProviders`, `imageGenerationProviders`, `videoGenerationProviders`, `webFetchProviders`, `webSearchProviders` → `contracts`).
@@ -92,6 +93,40 @@ cat ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
 - Source install checks (pnpm workspace mismatch, missing UI assets, missing tsx binary).
 - Writes updated config + wizard metadata.
 
+## Dreams UI backfill and reset
+
+The Control UI Dreams scene includes **Backfill**, **Reset**, and **Clear Grounded**
+actions for the grounded dreaming workflow. These actions use gateway
+doctor-style RPC methods, but they are **not** part of `openclaw doctor` CLI
+repair/migration.
+
+What they do:
+
+- **Backfill** scans historical `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` files in the active
+  workspace, runs the grounded REM diary pass, and writes reversible backfill
+  entries into `DREAMS.md`.
+- **Reset** removes only those marked backfill diary entries from `DREAMS.md`.
+- **Clear Grounded** removes only staged grounded-only short-term entries that
+  came from historical replay and have not accumulated live recall or daily
+  support yet.
+
+What they do **not** do by themselves:
+
+- they do not edit `MEMORY.md`
+- they do not run full doctor migrations
+- they do not automatically stage grounded candidates into the live short-term
+  promotion store unless you explicitly run the staged CLI path first
+
+If you want grounded historical replay to influence the normal deep promotion
+lane, use the CLI flow instead:
+
+```bash
+openclaw memory rem-backfill --path ./memory --stage-short-term
+```
+
+That stages grounded durable candidates into the short-term dreaming store while
+keeping `DREAMS.md` as the review surface.
+
 ## Detailed behavior and rationale
 
 ### 0) Optional update (git installs)
@@ -212,6 +247,16 @@ doctor prints platform-specific fix guidance. On macOS with a Homebrew Node, the
 fix is usually `brew postinstall ca-certificates`. With `--deep`, the probe runs
 even if the gateway is healthy.
 
+### 2c) Codex OAuth provider overrides
+
+If you previously added legacy OpenAI transport settings under
+`models.providers.openai-codex`, they can shadow the built-in Codex OAuth
+provider path that newer releases use automatically. Doctor warns when it sees
+those old transport settings alongside Codex OAuth so you can remove or rewrite
+the stale transport override and get the built-in routing/fallback behavior
+back. Custom proxies and header-only overrides are still supported and do not
+trigger this warning.
+
 ### 3) Legacy state migrations (disk layout)
 
 Doctor can migrate older on-disk layouts into the current structure:
@@ -312,6 +357,11 @@ Anthropic setup-token path.
 Refresh prompts only appear when running interactively (TTY); `--non-interactive`
 skips refresh attempts.
 
+When an OAuth refresh fails permanently (for example `refresh_token_reused`,
+`invalid_grant`, or a provider telling you to sign in again), doctor reports
+that re-auth is required and prints the exact `openclaw models auth login --provider ...`
+command to run.
+
 Doctor also reports auth profiles that are temporarily unusable due to:
 
 - short cooldowns (rate limits/timeouts/auth failures)

docs/gateway/heartbeat.md

@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ Example config:
 - Prompt body (configurable via `agents.defaults.heartbeat.prompt`):
   `Read HEARTBEAT.md if it exists (workspace context). Follow it strictly. Do not infer or repeat old tasks from prior chats. If nothing needs attention, reply HEARTBEAT_OK.`
 - The heartbeat prompt is sent **verbatim** as the user message. The system
-  prompt includes a “Heartbeat” section and the run is flagged internally.
+  prompt includes a “Heartbeat” section only when heartbeats are enabled for the
+  default agent, and the run is flagged internally.
+- When heartbeats are disabled with `0m`, normal runs also omit `HEARTBEAT.md`
+  from bootstrap context so the model does not see heartbeat-only instructions.
 - Active hours (`heartbeat.activeHours`) are checked in the configured timezone.
   Outside the window, heartbeats are skipped until the next tick inside the window.
 
@@ -330,6 +333,11 @@ If a `HEARTBEAT.md` file exists in the workspace, the default prompt tells the
 agent to read it. Think of it as your “heartbeat checklist”: small, stable, and
 safe to include every 30 minutes.
 
+On normal runs, `HEARTBEAT.md` is only injected when heartbeat guidance is
+enabled for the default agent. Disabling the heartbeat cadence with `0m` or
+setting `includeSystemPromptSection: false` omits it from normal bootstrap
+context.
+
 If `HEARTBEAT.md` exists but is effectively empty (only blank lines and markdown
 headers like `# Heading`), OpenClaw skips the heartbeat run to save API calls.
 That skip is reported as `reason=empty-heartbeat-file`.

docs/gateway/local-models.md

@@ -155,9 +155,30 @@ Behavior note for local/proxied `/v1` backends:
 - hidden OpenClaw attribution headers (`originator`, `version`, `User-Agent`)
   are not injected on these custom proxy URLs
 
+Compatibility notes for stricter OpenAI-compatible backends:
+
+- Some servers accept only string `messages[].content` on Chat Completions, not
+  structured content-part arrays. Set
+  `models.providers.<provider>.models[].compat.requiresStringContent: true` for
+  those endpoints.
+- Some smaller or stricter local backends are unstable with OpenClaw's full
+  agent-runtime prompt shape, especially when tool schemas are included. If the
+  backend works for tiny direct `/v1/chat/completions` calls but fails on normal
+  OpenClaw agent turns, try
+  `models.providers.<provider>.models[].compat.supportsTools: false` first.
+- If the backend still fails only on larger OpenClaw runs, the remaining issue
+  is usually upstream model/server capacity or a backend bug, not OpenClaw's
+  transport layer.
+
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 - Gateway can reach the proxy? `curl http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1/models`.
 - LM Studio model unloaded? Reload; cold start is a common “hanging” cause.
 - Context errors? Lower `contextWindow` or raise your server limit.
+- OpenAI-compatible server returns `messages[].content ... expected a string`?
+  Add `compat.requiresStringContent: true` on that model entry.
+- Direct tiny `/v1/chat/completions` calls work, but `openclaw infer model run`
+  fails on Gemma or another local model? Disable tool schemas first with
+  `compat.supportsTools: false`, then retest. If the server still crashes only
+  on larger OpenClaw prompts, treat it as an upstream server/model limitation.
 - Safety: local models skip provider-side filters; keep agents narrow and compaction on to limit prompt injection blast radius.

docs/gateway/protocol.md

@@ -381,16 +381,18 @@ implemented in `src/gateway/server-methods/*.ts`.
 
 #### Approval families
 
-- `exec.approval.request` and `exec.approval.resolve` cover one-shot exec
-  approval requests.
+- `exec.approval.request`, `exec.approval.get`, `exec.approval.list`, and
+  `exec.approval.resolve` cover one-shot exec approval requests plus pending
+  approval lookup/replay.
 - `exec.approval.waitDecision` waits on one pending exec approval and returns
   the final decision (or `null` on timeout).
 - `exec.approvals.get` and `exec.approvals.set` manage gateway exec approval
   policy snapshots.
 - `exec.approvals.node.get` and `exec.approvals.node.set` manage node-local exec
   approval policy via node relay commands.
-- `plugin.approval.request`, `plugin.approval.waitDecision`, and
-  `plugin.approval.resolve` cover plugin-defined approval flows.
+- `plugin.approval.request`, `plugin.approval.list`,
+  `plugin.approval.waitDecision`, and `plugin.approval.resolve` cover
+  plugin-defined approval flows.
 
 #### Other major families
 

docs/gateway/troubleshooting.md

@@ -59,6 +59,61 @@ Related:
 - [/reference/token-use](/reference/token-use)
 - [/help/faq#why-am-i-seeing-http-429-ratelimiterror-from-anthropic](/help/faq#why-am-i-seeing-http-429-ratelimiterror-from-anthropic)
 
+## Local OpenAI-compatible backend passes direct probes but agent runs fail
+
+Use this when:
+
+- `curl ... /v1/models` works
+- tiny direct `/v1/chat/completions` calls work
+- OpenClaw model runs fail only on normal agent turns
+
+```bash
+curl http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1/models
+curl http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1/chat/completions \
+  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
+  -d '{"model":"<id>","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hi"}],"stream":false}'
+openclaw infer model run --model <provider/model> --prompt "hi" --json
+openclaw logs --follow
+```
+
+Look for:
+
+- direct tiny calls succeed, but OpenClaw runs fail only on larger prompts
+- backend errors about `messages[].content` expecting a string
+- backend crashes that appear only with larger prompt-token counts or full agent
+  runtime prompts
+
+Common signatures:
+
+- `messages[...].content: invalid type: sequence, expected a string` → backend
+  rejects structured Chat Completions content parts. Fix: set
+  `models.providers.<provider>.models[].compat.requiresStringContent: true`.
+- direct tiny requests succeed, but OpenClaw agent runs fail with backend/model
+  crashes (for example Gemma on some `inferrs` builds) → OpenClaw transport is
+  likely already correct; the backend is failing on the larger agent-runtime
+  prompt shape.
+- failures shrink after disabling tools but do not disappear → tool schemas were
+  part of the pressure, but the remaining issue is still upstream model/server
+  capacity or a backend bug.
+
+Fix options:
+
+1. Set `compat.requiresStringContent: true` for string-only Chat Completions backends.
+2. Set `compat.supportsTools: false` for models/backends that cannot handle
+   OpenClaw's tool schema surface reliably.
+3. Lower prompt pressure where possible: smaller workspace bootstrap, shorter
+   session history, lighter local model, or a backend with stronger long-context
+   support.
+4. If tiny direct requests keep passing while OpenClaw agent turns still crash
+   inside the backend, treat it as an upstream server/model limitation and file
+   a repro there with the accepted payload shape.
+
+Related:
+
+- [/gateway/local-models](/gateway/local-models)
+- [/gateway/configuration#models](/gateway/configuration#models)
+- [/gateway/configuration-reference#openai-compatible-endpoints](/gateway/configuration-reference#openai-compatible-endpoints)
+
 ## No replies
 
 If channels are up but nothing answers, check routing and policy before reconnecting anything.

docs/help/faq.md

@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ for usage/billing and raise limits as needed.
        - npm: `npm install -g @google/gemini-cli`
     2. Enable the plugin: `openclaw plugins enable google`
     3. Login: `openclaw models auth login --provider google-gemini-cli --set-default`
-    4. Default model after login: `google-gemini-cli/gemini-3.1-pro-preview`
+    4. Default model after login: `google-gemini-cli/gemini-3-flash-preview`
     5. If requests fail, set `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT` or `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT_ID` on the gateway host
 
     This stores OAuth tokens in auth profiles on the gateway host. Details: [Model providers](/concepts/model-providers).
@@ -1816,8 +1816,8 @@ for usage/billing and raise limits as needed.
 
     - `config.schema.lookup`: inspect one config subtree with its shallow schema node, matched UI hint, and immediate child summaries before writing
     - `config.get`: fetch the current snapshot + hash
-    - `config.patch`: safe partial update (preferred for most RPC edits)
-    - `config.apply`: validate + replace the full config, then restart
+    - `config.patch`: safe partial update (preferred for most RPC edits); hot-reloads when possible and restarts when required
+    - `config.apply`: validate + replace the full config; hot-reloads when possible and restarts when required
     - The owner-only `gateway` runtime tool still refuses to rewrite `tools.exec.ask` / `tools.exec.security`; legacy `tools.bash.*` aliases normalize to the same protected exec paths
 
   </Accordion>
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ for usage/billing and raise limits as needed.
     Quickest setup:
 
     1. Install Ollama from `https://ollama.com/download`
-    2. Pull a local model such as `ollama pull glm-4.7-flash`
+    2. Pull a local model such as `ollama pull gemma4`
     3. If you want cloud models too, run `ollama signin`
     4. Run `openclaw onboard` and choose `Ollama`
     5. Pick `Local` or `Cloud + Local`