Now let me update the session memory file:


ToolSearch

Question: select:Write


Question: select:Write


Bash

cat /home/ubuntu/.openclaw/workspace/memory/2026-03-05.md | tail -10

Check current state of 2026-03-05 memory file


- CUPS (print spooler): fully disabled via `sudo snap disable cups`. Was on ports 631/tcp.
- rpcbind: masked via `sudo systemctl mask rpcbind.socket --now`. Was on port 111/tcp.
- Remaining public exposure: port 22 (SSH) only. Port 443 and 58687 are Tailscale-only.
- If port 631 or 111 appear again → regression, re-disable.

## Orphaned processes found and killed
- Multiple Python HTTP servers on ports 3001–3007 from previous sessions
- Old tmux socket from March 1st Bitwarden auth session
- Stale Tailscale preview routes: `/preview/ils-demo/`, `/preview/ils-claude/`
- Tip: run `ss -tlnp | grep -E "300[0-9]"` periodically to spot leftover dev servers


cat >> /home/ubuntu/.openclaw/workspace/memory/2026-03-05.md << 'EOF'

## CLI Backend Session Transcript Fix (Claude Code session, ~03:46 UTC)

### Problem
CLI backend subagents (kimi, gemini, claude, deepseek-code) completed with `status=done` but delivered empty notifications ("✅ Subagent finished" with no output). `sessions_history` returned empty. Root cause: `runCliAgent` in `subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js` never wrote output to the session JSONL file.

### Fix applied
Two targeted patches to node_modules (requires gateway restart to activate):

1. **`/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js`** line ~11462:
   - Changed `createIfMissing: false` → `createIfMissing: true` in the `chat.inject` gateway handler
   - Allows `chat.inject` to create JSONL transcripts for sessions that don't have one yet

2. **`/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js`** line ~39821:
   - After getting `cliText` in the subagent CLI run, added:
   - `if (cliText && params.sessionKey) { try { await callGatewayTool("chat.inject", {}, {sessionKey: params.sessionKey, message: cliText}); } catch {} }`
   - This persists CLI output to the session JSONL BEFORE the lifecycle "end" event fires

### How to re-apply if openclaw is upgraded
- These patches are in compiled/minified node_modules and will be lost on npm install/upgrade
- The correct files to patch in future versions: look for `gateway-cli-*.js` that has `chat.inject` handler, and `subagent-registry-*.js` that has the `runCliAgent` call in the subagent context
- Key patterns to find: `createIfMissing: false` near `chat.inject` handler, and `const cliText = result.payloads?.[0]?.text?.trim()` in subagent runCliAgent context

### Verification
- `openclaw gateway call chat.inject --json --params '{"sessionKey":"<key>","message":"test"}'` now returns `{ok: true, messageId: "..."}` and creates JSONL
- Previously returned: `Error: failed to write transcript: transcript file not found`

### Backups
- `gateway-cli-vk3t7zJU.js.bak` — backup of WRONG file (also patched but not in use)
- `reply-DhtejUNZ.js.bak` — backup of WRONG file (also patched but not in use)
- Active files patched: `gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js` and `subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js`
EOF
echo "Memory updated"

Append fix documentation to 2026-03-05 memory file


Memory updated


Done. Here's a summary of what was accomplished:

## Fix Summary

**Root cause confirmed**: CLI backend subagents (kimi, gemini, claude, deepseek-code) used `runCliAgent` which returned output but **never wrote to session JSONL**. The announce flow's `readLatestSubagentOutput` found empty JSONL → reported "(no output)".

**Two targeted patches applied** (correct files, active gateway):

1. **`gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js`**: Changed `createIfMissing: false → true` in `chat.inject` handler so it creates the JSONL if missing.

2. **`subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js`** (line 39821): After CLI output is captured, calls `callGatewayTool("chat.inject", ...)` to persist it to the session JSONL BEFORE the lifecycle "end" event fires (which triggers the announce flow).

**Gateway restarted** via `config.apply` (non-destructive restart mechanism).

**Verified working**:
- `chat.inject` now returns `{ok: true, messageId: "..."}` and creates the JSONL
- `chat.history` can read the injected content
- The fix is timed correctly: JSONL write completes before `readLatestSubagentOutput` is called

**Next test**: Ask Pipo to spawn a kimi/claude/deepseek subagent via Telegram — the completion notification should now include the actual output instead of "(no output)".


You are acting as a senior OpenClaw runtime engineer. I need a permanent fix for intermittent CLI subagent transcript loss + timeout inconsistencies. Do not give generic advice. I need concrete root-cause analysis, verification steps, and patch-ready guidance.

# Mission

Diagnose and permanently resolve this class of failures:

1) CLI subagent finishes (or appears to finish), but transcript is empty (`sessions_history.messages: []`).
2) Gemini subagent sometimes reports `timeout` with invalid timing metadata (e.g., negative runtimeMs).
3) Completion notifications may have no usable output despite task execution.

I need a robust fix that survives operational use and future upgrades (with re-apply instructions if dist hashes change).

---

# Environment / Runtime Context

- Host: `miopenclaw-vnic` (Ubuntu 24.04 ARM64)
- OpenClaw version updated recently: `v2026.3.2`
- Runtime model stack includes:
- `claude`: `claude-sonnet-cli/default`
- `gemini`: `gemini-cli/default`
- `deepseek-code`: `deepseek-code/default`
- `kimi`: `kimi-cli/default`
- Primary orchestrator session: Telegram direct, OpenClaw agent `pipo`
- Known patched dist files (current active hashes at patch time):
- `/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js`
- `/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js`

---

# Previously Applied Patch (already done)

## Patch A (gateway chat.inject path)
In `gateway-cli-*.js`, in `chat.inject` handler:
- changed `createIfMissing: false` -> `createIfMissing: true`
Purpose: allow transcript creation when missing.

## Patch B (CLI subagent output persistence)
In `subagent-registry-*.js`, in CLI execution path after run result:
- added logic equivalent to:
- `const cliText = result.payloads?.[0]?.text?.trim()`
- `if (cliText && params.sessionKey) { await callGatewayTool("chat.inject", {}, { sessionKey: params.sessionKey, message: cliText }); }`
Purpose: persist CLI output before lifecycle end event.

Despite this, transcript retrieval is still inconsistent in recent runs.

---

# Concrete Evidence (Run Data)

## Claude probe (DONE)
- label: `postfix-probe-claude-0356`
- task:
`Respond EXACTLY with: CLAUDE_POSTFIX_OK | hora_bsas=HH:MM | fecha_bsas=YYYY-MM-DD`
- runId: `81d05c9a-6c63-4c5b-8840-7b8da7068c89`
- sessionKey: `agent:claude:subagent:ba87eb8b-9f9f-48bd-8e2a-1b3c0664d384`
- model: `claude-sonnet-cli/default`
- status from subagents list: `done`
- issue: `sessions_history` for this sessionKey returned `messages: []`

## Gemini postfix probe (TIMEOUT + bad timing)
- label: `gemini-postfix-probe-0358`
- task:
`Respond EXACTLY with: GEMINI_POSTFIX_OK | hora_bsas=HH:MM | fecha_bsas=YYYY-MM-DD`
- runId: `e96a49ba-ea3d-4967-88a5-7ea3d4295643`
- sessionKey: `agent:gemini:subagent:f13c6d2d-ab33-4e37-bc41-74d707eb6fd3`
- model: `gemini-cli/default`
- status from subagents list: `timeout`
- anomaly: runtime metadata shows invalid/negative `runtimeMs` in report

## Gemini previous probe (DONE but transcript still unreliable)
- label: `gemini-probe-time-bsas`
- task: quick health line in Buenos Aires format
- runId: `d9d67304-7c0d-4b03-a5c2-39905df70961`
- sessionKey: `agent:gemini:subagent:8af3c941-f572-4af5-a397-c95981a45a2b`
- status: `done` (runtime about 20m)
- issue: `sessions_history` also came back empty (`messages: []`)

---

# Symptoms Summary

- Subagent lifecycle says done/timeout, but session transcript absent.
- Prior fix intended to inject CLI output into transcript did not reliably solve retrieval.
- At least one run has impossible timing (`runtimeMs` negative), suggesting ordering, timestamp source, or state mutation issue.
- Potential race between:
- run completion event
- transcript write / file creation
- session registration / sessionKey lifecycle
- ending timestamps assignment

---

# What I Need From You (strict deliverable)
Give me a high-confidence, implementation-level answer in this exact structure:

## 1) Root-cause hypotheses (ranked)
- Rank by probability.
- Tie each hypothesis to observed evidence above.
- Explicitly cover:
- empty transcript despite done status
- timeout with negative runtimeMs
- possible sessionKey mismatch / transcript path mismatch / createIfMissing edge cases

## 2) Verification plan (step-by-step, observable)
For each step include:
- exact check to run
- expected “healthy” result
- expected “broken” result
- how to decide next branch

Focus on deterministic checks, not hand-wavy suggestions.

## 3) Code-level fix proposal (minimal but robust)
I need:
- pseudodiff-style patch guidance
- where to place guards/retries/ordering constraints
- how to make transcript persistence idempotent and guaranteed
- how to ensure monotonic timing and prevent negative runtimeMs
- how to avoid regressions for non-CLI subagents

If you recommend retries/backoff, define exact policy.

## 4) Dist/minified targeting strategy
Because file hashes change after upgrades, provide stable search anchors/patterns:
- pattern snippets to locate relevant code blocks in `gateway-cli-*.js` and `subagent-registry-*.js`
- how to safely reapply patch after updates
- what not to touch

## 5) Test matrix + Definition of Done
Provide a compact but complete matrix:
- Claude, Gemini, Kimi, DeepSeek CLI runs
- success, timeout, empty output, non-empty output cases
- expected transcript behavior in each case
- expected runtimeMs invariants

Include hard acceptance criteria:
- no empty transcript for completed CLI run with output
- no negative runtimeMs ever
- timeout states are coherent and reproducible

## 6) Rollback + risk notes
- rollback steps
- potential side effects
- operational monitoring signals to watch after deploy

---

# Non-negotiable constraints

- Do NOT ask me for “more logs first” as your only response.
- If more data is useful, still provide a full actionable diagnosis + patch plan now, and then list “optional additional telemetry”.
- Be explicit and concrete enough that an engineer can patch dist code directly in one pass.
- Avoid generic OpenClaw docs summary. I need engineering execution guidance.

---

Now produce the final answer in the requested 6-section format.


Output: Old PID: 594598, New PID: 595189


Output: Old PID: 594598, New PID: 595189


Output: Old PID: 594598, New PID: 595189


Output:
  "ok": true,
  "ts": 1772682673002,
  "durationMs": 2135,
  "channels": {


The user is asking me to act as a senior OpenClaw runtime engineer and provide a detailed diagnosis and fix plan for the CLI subagent transcript issues. Let me analyze the existing code, the patches already applied, and reason through the root causes based on what I've read.

Let me first check the current state of the patched files and gather more specific information about the actual code paths involved.


sed -n '39800,39840p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js

Read current CLI run path in subagent-registry


grep -n "runSubagentAnnounceFlow\|waitForCompletion\|roundOneReply\|readLatestSubagentOutput" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js | head -30

Find announce flow and transcript read path


								agentId: params.followupRun.run.agentId,
								sessionFile: params.followupRun.run.sessionFile,
								workspaceDir: params.followupRun.run.workspaceDir,
								config: params.followupRun.run.config,
								prompt: params.commandBody,
								provider,
								model,
								thinkLevel: params.followupRun.run.thinkLevel,
								timeoutMs: params.followupRun.run.timeoutMs,
								runId,
								extraSystemPrompt: params.followupRun.run.extraSystemPrompt,
								ownerNumbers: params.followupRun.run.ownerNumbers,
								cliSessionId,
								images: params.opts?.images
							});
							const cliText = result.payloads?.[0]?.text?.trim();
							if (cliText) emitAgentEvent({
								runId,
								stream: "assistant",
								data: { text: cliText }
							});
							if (cliText && params.sessionKey) { try { await callGatewayTool("chat.inject", {}, {sessionKey: params.sessionKey, message: cliText}); } catch {} }
							emitAgentEvent({
								runId,
								stream: "lifecycle",
								data: {
									phase: "end",
									startedAt,
									endedAt: Date.now()
								}
							});
							lifecycleTerminalEmitted = true;
							return result;
						} catch (err) {
							emitAgentEvent({
								runId,
								stream: "lifecycle",
								data: {
									phase: "error",
									startedAt,
									endedAt: Date.now(),


34775:		params.roundOneReply ? `Round 1 reply: ${params.roundOneReply}` : "Round 1 reply: (not available).",
34890:		let primaryReply = params.roundOneReply;
34891:		let latestReply = params.roundOneReply;
34951:			roundOneReply: primaryReply,
35170:			const startA2AFlow = (roundOneReply, waitRunId) => {
35179:					roundOneReply,
84222:async function readLatestSubagentOutput(sessionKey) {
84244:async function readLatestSubagentOutputWithRetry(params) {
84249:		result = await readLatestSubagentOutput(params.sessionKey);
84262:		const next = await readLatestSubagentOutput(params.sessionKey);
84677:async function runSubagentAnnounceFlow(params) {
84689:		let reply = params.roundOneReply;
84697:		if (!reply && params.waitForCompletion !== false) {
84719:			reply = await readLatestSubagentOutput(params.childSessionKey);
84721:		if (!reply) reply = await readLatestSubagentOutput(params.childSessionKey);
84722:		if (!reply?.trim()) reply = await readLatestSubagentOutputWithRetry({
85187:* Prevents infinite retry loops when `runSubagentAnnounceFlow` repeatedly
85398:	runSubagentAnnounceFlow({
85407:		waitForCompletion: false,
85939:export { dispatchInboundMessage as $, hasControlCommand as $n, persistBrowserProxyFiles as $t, resolveAgentDeliveryPlan as A, resolveChannelAccountEnabled as An, DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_ACK_MAX_CHARS as Ar, summarizeRestartSentinel as At, resolveMentionGating as B, resolveDiscordUserAllowlist as Bn, normalizePayloadToSystemText as Bt, readJsonBodyWithLimit as C, resolveUsageProviderId as Cn, getQueueSize as Cr, CHANNEL_MESSAGE_ACTION_NAMES as Ct, agentCommand as D, buildChannelAccountSnapshot as Dn, setCommandLaneConcurrency as Dr, formatDoctorNonInteractiveHint as Dt, resolveDiscordChannelAllowlist as E, buildChannelSummary as En, resetAllLanes as Er, consumeRestartSentinel as Et, resolveAgentAvatar as F, peekSystemEvents as Fn, clearAgentRunContext as Fr, normalizeCronJobPatch as Ft, resolveOpenProviderRuntimeGroupPolicy as G, DEFAULT_INPUT_TIMEOUT_MS as Gn, stripLegacyDeliveryFields as Gt, buildHistoryContextFromEntries as H, DEFAULT_INPUT_IMAGE_MAX_BYTES as Hn, migrateLegacyCronPayload as Ht, identityHasValues as I, requestHeartbeatNow as In, emitAgentEvent as Ir, inferLegacyName as It, dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher as J, normalizeMimeList as Jn, buildSafeExternalPrompt as Jt, warnMissingProviderGroupPolicyFallbackOnce as K, extractFileContentFromSource as Kn, CHANNEL_TARGETS_DESCRIPTION as Kt, loadAgentIdentityFromWorkspace as L, setHeartbeatWakeHandler as Ln, getAgentRunContext as Lr, normalizeOptionalAgentId$1 as Lt, createOutboundSendDeps as M, enqueueSystemEvent as Mn, isHeartbeatContentEffectivelyEmpty as Mr, writeRestartSentinel as Mt, createDefaultDeps as N, isSystemEventContextChanged as Nn, resolveHeartbeatPrompt as Nr, normalizeHttpWebhookUrl as Nt, agentCommandFromIngress as O, formatChannelAllowFrom as On, waitForActiveTasks as Or, formatRestartSentinelMessage as Ot, createOutboundSendDeps$1 as P, peekSystemEventEntries as Pn, stripHeartbeatToken as Pr, normalizeCronJobCreate as Pt, formatInboundEnvelope as Q, resolveSendPolicy as Qn, applyBrowserProxyPaths as Qt, parseIdentityMarkdown as R, resolveHeartbeatReasonKind as Rn, onAgentEvent as Rr, normalizeOptionalSessionKey as Rt, handleSlackHttpRequest as S, formatUsageWindowSummary as Sn, getActiveTaskCount as Sr, resetDirectoryCache as St, resolveInboundSessionEnvelopeContext as T, formatZonedTimestamp as Tn, markGatewayDraining as Tr, describeFailoverError as Tt, recordPendingHistoryEntryIfEnabled as U, DEFAULT_INPUT_IMAGE_MIMES as Un, buildDeliveryFromLegacyPayload as Ut, DEFAULT_GROUP_HISTORY_LIMIT as V, ACP_SESSION_IDENTITY_RENDERER_VERSION as Vn, normalizeRequiredName as Vt, resolveDefaultGroupPolicy as W, DEFAULT_INPUT_MAX_REDIRECTS as Wn, hasLegacyDeliveryHints as Wt, createInboundDebouncer as X, resolveAgentTimeoutMs as Xn, getHookType as Xt, provider_dispatcher_exports as Y, resolveInputFileLimits as Yn, detectSuspiciousPatterns as Yt, resolveInboundDebounceMs as Z, normalizeSendPolicy as Zn, isExternalHookSession as Zt, loadOpenClawPlugins as _, unbindThreadBindingsBySessionKey as _n, setTtsEnabled as _r, resolveHeartbeatSenderContext as _t, runSubagentAnnounceFlow as a, applyVerboseOverride as an, getAcpSessionManager as ar, appendCronStyleCurrentTimeLine as at, resolveAgentOutboundIdentity as b, loadProviderUsageSummary as bn, OPENAI_TTS_MODELS as br, resolveOutboundChannelPlugin as bt, abortEmbeddedPiRun as c, consumeGatewaySigusr1RestartAuthorization as cn, clearBootstrapSnapshot as cr, setCliSessionId as ct, applyToolPolicyPipeline as d, isGatewaySigusr1RestartExternallyAllowed as dn, isTtsProviderConfigured as dr, readLatestAssistantReply as dt, resolveSessionAuthProfileOverride as en, shouldComputeCommandAuthorized as er, createReplyDispatcher as et, buildDefaultToolPolicyPipelineSteps as f, markGatewaySigusr1RestartHandled as fn, resolveTtsApiKey as fr, resolveAnnounceTargetFromKey as ft, createPluginLoaderLogger as g, triggerOpenClawRestart as gn, resolveTtsProviderOrder as gr, resolveHeartbeatDeliveryTarget as gt, resolvePluginTools as h, setPreRestartDeferralCheck as hn, resolveTtsPrefsPath as hr, resolveOutboundSessionRoute as ht, subagent_registry_exports as i, applyModelOverrideToSessionEntry as in, normalizeMentionText as ir, BARE_SESSION_RESET_PROMPT as it, resolveAgentOutboundTarget as j, resolveCommitHash as jn, DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_EVERY as jr, trimLogTail as jt, resolveSessionKeyForRequest as k, resolveChannelAccountConfigured as kn, CommandLane as kr, readRestartSentinel as kt, getActiveEmbeddedRunCount as l, deferGatewayRestartUntilIdle as ln, getTtsProvider as lr, runCliAgent as lt, getPluginToolMeta as m, setGatewaySigusr1RestartPolicy as mn, resolveTtsConfig as mr, ensureOutboundSessionEntry as mt, initSubagentRegistry as n, buildAuthHealthSummary as nn, stopSubagentsForRequester as nr, createDedupeCache as nt, clearSessionQueues as o, parseVerboseOverride as on, resolveAgentSessionDirs as or, resolveCronStyleNow as ot, sniffMimeFromBase64 as p, scheduleGatewaySigusr1Restart as pn, resolveTtsAutoMode as pr, runMessageAction as pt, shouldAckReactionForWhatsApp as q, extractImageContentFromSource as qn, CHANNEL_TARGET_DESCRIPTION as qt, listDescendantRunsForRequester as r, formatRemainingShort as rn, buildMentionRegexes as rr, getReplyFromConfig as rt, runEmbeddedPiAgent as s, buildOutboundSessionContext as sn, resolveUserTimezone as sr, getCliSessionId as st, countActiveDescendantRuns as t, DEFAULT_OAUTH_WARN_MS as tn, isAbortRequestText as tr, getTotalPendingReplies as tt, waitForEmbeddedPiRunEnd as u, emitGatewayRestart as un, isTtsEnabled as ur, createOpenClawTools as ut, createPluginRuntime as v, normalizeGroupActivation as vn, setTtsProvider as vr, resolveOutboundTarget as vt, requestBodyErrorToText as w, maskApiKey as wn, getTotalQueueSize as wr, runWithModelFallback as wt, resolveSlackChannelAllowlist as x, formatUsageReportLines as xn, OPENAI_TTS_VOICES as xr, formatTargetDisplay as xt, deleteTelegramUpdateOffset as y, parseActivationCommand as yn, textToSpeech as yr, resolveSessionDeliveryTarget as yt, buildPairingReply as z, resolveSlackUserAllowlist as zn, registerAgentRunContext as zr, normalizeOptionalText as zt };


sed -n '84677,84740p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js

Read runSubagentAnnounceFlow full timing and reply logic


sed -n '84222,84275p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js

Read readLatestSubagentOutput and retry logic


async function runSubagentAnnounceFlow(params) {
	let didAnnounce = false;
	const expectsCompletionMessage = params.expectsCompletionMessage === true;
	let shouldDeleteChildSession = params.cleanup === "delete";
	try {
		let targetRequesterSessionKey = params.requesterSessionKey;
		let targetRequesterOrigin = normalizeDeliveryContext(params.requesterOrigin);
		const childSessionId = (() => {
			const entry = loadSessionEntryByKey(params.childSessionKey);
			return typeof entry?.sessionId === "string" && entry.sessionId.trim() ? entry.sessionId.trim() : void 0;
		})();
		const settleTimeoutMs = Math.min(Math.max(params.timeoutMs, 1), 12e4);
		let reply = params.roundOneReply;
		let outcome = params.outcome;
		if (childSessionId && isEmbeddedPiRunActive(childSessionId)) {
			if (!await waitForEmbeddedPiRunEnd(childSessionId, settleTimeoutMs) && isEmbeddedPiRunActive(childSessionId)) {
				shouldDeleteChildSession = false;
				return false;
			}
		}
		if (!reply && params.waitForCompletion !== false) {
			const waitMs = settleTimeoutMs;
			const wait = await callGateway({
				method: "agent.wait",
				params: {
					runId: params.childRunId,
					timeoutMs: waitMs
				},
				timeoutMs: waitMs + 2e3
			});
			const waitError = typeof wait?.error === "string" ? wait.error : void 0;
			if (wait?.status === "timeout") outcome = { status: "timeout" };
			else if (wait?.status === "error") outcome = {
				status: "error",
				error: waitError
			};
			else if (wait?.status === "ok") outcome = { status: "ok" };
			if (typeof wait?.startedAt === "number" && !params.startedAt) params.startedAt = wait.startedAt;
			if (typeof wait?.endedAt === "number" && !params.endedAt) params.endedAt = wait.endedAt;
			if (wait?.status === "timeout") {
				if (!outcome) outcome = { status: "timeout" };
			}
			reply = await readLatestSubagentOutput(params.childSessionKey);
		}
		if (!reply) reply = await readLatestSubagentOutput(params.childSessionKey);
		if (!reply?.trim()) reply = await readLatestSubagentOutputWithRetry({
			sessionKey: params.childSessionKey,
			maxWaitMs: params.timeoutMs
		});
		if (!expectsCompletionMessage && !reply?.trim() && childSessionId && isEmbeddedPiRunActive(childSessionId)) {
			shouldDeleteChildSession = false;
			return false;
		}
		if (isAnnounceSkip(reply)) return true;
		if (isSilentReplyText(reply, SILENT_REPLY_TOKEN)) return true;
		if (!outcome) outcome = { status: "unknown" };
		let requesterDepth = getSubagentDepthFromSessionStore(targetRequesterSessionKey);
		let pendingChildDescendantRuns = 0;
		try {
			const { countPendingDescendantRuns, countActiveDescendantRuns } = await Promise.resolve().then(() => subagent_registry_exports);
			pendingChildDescendantRuns = Math.max(0, typeof countPendingDescendantRuns === "function" ? countPendingDescendantRuns(params.childSessionKey) : countActiveDescendantRuns(params.childSessionKey));
		} catch {}
		if (pendingChildDescendantRuns > 0) {
			shouldDeleteChildSession = false;


async function readLatestSubagentOutput(sessionKey) {
	try {
		const latestAssistant = await readLatestAssistantReply({
			sessionKey,
			limit: 50
		});
		if (latestAssistant?.trim()) return latestAssistant;
	} catch {}
	const history = await callGateway({
		method: "chat.history",
		params: {
			sessionKey,
			limit: 50
		}
	});
	const messages = Array.isArray(history?.messages) ? history.messages : [];
	for (let i = messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
		const msg = messages[i];
		const text = extractSubagentOutputText(msg);
		if (text) return text;
	}
}
async function readLatestSubagentOutputWithRetry(params) {
	const RETRY_INTERVAL_MS = FAST_TEST_MODE ? FAST_TEST_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS : 100;
	const deadline = Date.now() + Math.max(0, Math.min(params.maxWaitMs, 15e3));
	let result;
	while (Date.now() < deadline) {
		result = await readLatestSubagentOutput(params.sessionKey);
		if (result?.trim()) return result;
		await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, RETRY_INTERVAL_MS));
	}
	return result;
}
async function waitForSubagentOutputChange(params) {
	const baseline = params.baselineReply.trim();
	if (!baseline) return params.baselineReply;
	const RETRY_INTERVAL_MS = FAST_TEST_MODE ? FAST_TEST_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS : 100;
	const deadline = Date.now() + Math.max(0, Math.min(params.maxWaitMs, 5e3));
	let latest = params.baselineReply;
	while (Date.now() < deadline) {
		const next = await readLatestSubagentOutput(params.sessionKey);
		if (next?.trim()) {
			latest = next;
			if (next.trim() !== baseline) return next;
		}
		await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, RETRY_INTERVAL_MS));
	}
	return latest;
}
function formatDurationShort(valueMs) {
	if (!valueMs || !Number.isFinite(valueMs) || valueMs <= 0) return "n/a";
	const totalSeconds = Math.round(valueMs / 1e3);
	const hours = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 3600);
	const minutes = Math.floor(totalSeconds % 3600 / 60);


# Check the timing of startedAt/endedAt in the announce flow and where runtimeMs is computed
grep -n "runtimeMs\|startedAt\|endedAt\|buildCompactAnnounce" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js | head -30

Find runtimeMs calculation and timing fields


grep -n "startedAt\|endedAt" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js | grep -E "^8[45][0-9]{3}:" | head -20

Find startedAt/endedAt handling in announce flow area


5768:				this.recordTurnCompletion({ startedAt: turnStartedAt });
5782:					startedAt: turnStartedAt,
6085:		const durationMs = Math.max(0, Date.now() - params.startedAt);
7107:		if (!run.endedAt) {
9348:	if (!entry.endedAt) return "running";
9354:		const aTime = a.startedAt ?? a.createdAt ?? 0;
9355:		return (b.startedAt ?? b.createdAt ?? 0) - aTime;
9364:	const numericOrder = [...sorted.filter((entry) => !entry.endedAt), ...sorted.filter((entry) => !!entry.endedAt && (entry.endedAt ?? 0) >= recentCutoff)];
9442:	const runtime = formatDurationCompact(params.runtimeMs);
11801:		startedAt: session.startedAt,
11802:		endedAt: Date.now(),
11859:	for (const [id, session] of finishedSessions.entries()) if (session.endedAt < cutoff) finishedSessions.delete(id);
12735:		const startedAtMs = Date.now();
12742:			startedAtMs,
12743:			lastOutputAtMs: startedAtMs,
12744:			createdAtMs: startedAtMs,
12745:			updatedAtMs: startedAtMs
12832:					durationMs: Date.now() - startedAtMs,
12847:					durationMs: Date.now() - startedAtMs,
12876:				startedAtMs,
13201:	const startedAt = Date.now();
13220:		startedAt,
13251:				startedAt,
13376:		const durationMs = Date.now() - startedAt;
13415:			durationMs: Date.now() - startedAt,
13423:		startedAt,
14148:	const startedAt = Date.now();
14165:			durationMs: Date.now() - startedAt,
14437:						startedAt: run.startedAt,
14783:					startedAt: s.startedAt,


84302:	const parts = [`runtime ${formatDurationShort(typeof params.startedAt === "number" && typeof params.endedAt === "number" ? Math.max(0, params.endedAt - params.startedAt) : void 0)}`, `tokens ${formatTokenCount(ioTotal)} (in ${formatTokenCount(input)} / out ${formatTokenCount(output)})`];
84714:			if (typeof wait?.startedAt === "number" && !params.startedAt) params.startedAt = wait.startedAt;
84715:			if (typeof wait?.endedAt === "number" && !params.endedAt) params.endedAt = wait.endedAt;
84792:			startedAt: params.startedAt,
84793:			endedAt: params.endedAt
84908:	return typeof entry.endedAt === "number" ? now - entry.endedAt : 0;
84967:			endedAt: params.entry.endedAt,
85019:		if (typeof entry.endedAt === "number") continue;
85046:		if (typeof entry.endedAt !== "number") count += 1;
85054:		const runEnded = typeof entry.endedAt === "number";
85214:	const endedAgoMs = typeof entry.endedAt === "number" ? Math.max(0, Date.now() - entry.endedAt) : void 0;
85250:	if (typeof params.entry.endedAt !== "number") {
85251:		params.entry.endedAt = now;
85318:			endedAt: pending.endedAt,
85332:		endedAt: params.endedAt,
85366:	const endedAt = typeof params.endedAt === "number" ? params.endedAt : Date.now();
85367:	if (entry.endedAt !== endedAt) {
85368:		entry.endedAt = endedAt;
85408:		startedAt: entry.startedAt,
85409:		endedAt: entry.endedAt,


sed -n '84295,84315p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js

Read buildCompactAnnounceStatsLine timing formula


sed -n '85240,85280p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js

Read startSubagentAnnounceCleanupFlow and entry timing fields


		if (!FAST_TEST_MODE) await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 150));
		entry = loadSessionStore(storePath)[params.sessionKey];
	}
	const input = typeof entry?.inputTokens === "number" ? entry.inputTokens : 0;
	const output = typeof entry?.outputTokens === "number" ? entry.outputTokens : 0;
	const ioTotal = input + output;
	const promptCache = typeof entry?.totalTokens === "number" ? entry.totalTokens : void 0;
	const parts = [`runtime ${formatDurationShort(typeof params.startedAt === "number" && typeof params.endedAt === "number" ? Math.max(0, params.endedAt - params.startedAt) : void 0)}`, `tokens ${formatTokenCount(ioTotal)} (in ${formatTokenCount(input)} / out ${formatTokenCount(output)})`];
	if (typeof promptCache === "number" && promptCache > ioTotal) parts.push(`prompt/cache ${formatTokenCount(promptCache)}`);
	return `Stats: ${parts.join(" • ")}`;
}
function resolveAnnounceOrigin(entry, requesterOrigin) {
	const normalizedRequester = normalizeDeliveryContext(requesterOrigin);
	const normalizedEntry = deliveryContextFromSession(entry);
	if (normalizedRequester?.channel && isInternalMessageChannel(normalizedRequester.channel)) return mergeDeliveryContext({
		accountId: normalizedRequester.accountId,
		threadId: normalizedRequester.threadId
	}, normalizedEntry);
	return mergeDeliveryContext(normalizedRequester, normalizedRequester?.to && normalizedRequester.threadId == null && normalizedEntry?.threadId != null ? (() => {
		const { threadId: _ignore, ...rest } = normalizedEntry;
		return rest;


		if (!sessionEntry) return "missing-session-entry";
		if (typeof sessionEntry.sessionId !== "string" || !sessionEntry.sessionId.trim()) return "missing-session-id";
		return null;
	} catch {
		return null;
	}
}
function reconcileOrphanedRun(params) {
	const now = Date.now();
	let changed = false;
	if (typeof params.entry.endedAt !== "number") {
		params.entry.endedAt = now;
		changed = true;
	}
	const orphanOutcome = {
		status: "error",
		error: `orphaned subagent run (${params.reason})`
	};
	if (!runOutcomesEqual(params.entry.outcome, orphanOutcome)) {
		params.entry.outcome = orphanOutcome;
		changed = true;
	}
	if (params.entry.endedReason !== SUBAGENT_ENDED_REASON_ERROR) {
		params.entry.endedReason = SUBAGENT_ENDED_REASON_ERROR;
		changed = true;
	}
	if (params.entry.cleanupHandled !== true) {
		params.entry.cleanupHandled = true;
		changed = true;
	}
	if (typeof params.entry.cleanupCompletedAt !== "number") {
		params.entry.cleanupCompletedAt = now;
		changed = true;
	}
	const removed = subagentRuns.delete(params.runId);
	resumedRuns.delete(params.runId);
	if (!removed && !changed) return false;
	defaultRuntime.log(`[warn] Subagent orphan run pruned source=${params.source} run=${params.runId} child=${params.entry.childSessionKey} reason=${params.reason}`);
	return true;
}
function reconcileOrphanedRestoredRuns() {


sed -n '85370,85420p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js

Read completeSubagentRun with timing assignment


grep -n "entry.startedAt\|startedAt.*entry\|entry.createdAt\|spawnedAt" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js | grep -E "^8[45][0-9]{3}:" | head -20

Find where startedAt is set on the subagent entry


	}
	if (!runOutcomesEqual(entry.outcome, params.outcome)) {
		entry.outcome = params.outcome;
		mutated = true;
	}
	if (entry.endedReason !== params.reason) {
		entry.endedReason = params.reason;
		mutated = true;
	}
	if (mutated) persistSubagentRuns();
	const suppressedForSteerRestart = suppressAnnounceForSteerRestart(entry);
	const shouldEmitEndedHook = !suppressedForSteerRestart && shouldEmitEndedHookForRun({
		entry,
		reason: params.reason
	});
	if (!(shouldEmitEndedHook && params.triggerCleanup && entry.expectsCompletionMessage === true && !suppressedForSteerRestart) && shouldEmitEndedHook) await emitSubagentEndedHookForRun({
		entry,
		reason: params.reason,
		sendFarewell: params.sendFarewell,
		accountId: params.accountId
	});
	if (!params.triggerCleanup) return;
	if (suppressedForSteerRestart) return;
	startSubagentAnnounceCleanupFlow(params.runId, entry);
}
function startSubagentAnnounceCleanupFlow(runId, entry) {
	if (!beginSubagentCleanup(runId)) return false;
	const requesterOrigin = normalizeDeliveryContext(entry.requesterOrigin);
	runSubagentAnnounceFlow({
		childSessionKey: entry.childSessionKey,
		childRunId: entry.runId,
		requesterSessionKey: entry.requesterSessionKey,
		requesterOrigin,
		requesterDisplayKey: entry.requesterDisplayKey,
		task: entry.task,
		timeoutMs: SUBAGENT_ANNOUNCE_TIMEOUT_MS,
		cleanup: entry.cleanup,
		waitForCompletion: false,
		startedAt: entry.startedAt,
		endedAt: entry.endedAt,
		label: entry.label,
		outcome: entry.outcome,
		spawnMode: entry.spawnMode,
		expectsCompletionMessage: entry.expectsCompletionMessage
	}).then((didAnnounce) => {
		finalizeSubagentCleanup(runId, entry.cleanup, didAnnounce);
	}).catch((error) => {
		defaultRuntime.log(`[warn] Subagent announce flow failed during cleanup for run ${runId}: ${String(error)}`);
		finalizeSubagentCleanup(runId, entry.cleanup, false);
	});
	return true;


85005:		if (!best || entry.createdAt > best.createdAt) best = entry;
85408:		startedAt: entry.startedAt,
85548:					entry.startedAt = startedAt;
85824:			entry.startedAt = wait.startedAt;


sed -n '85540,85560p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js && sed -n '85815,85835p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js

Read where startedAt gets set on entry (from lifecycle start event)


			if (!evt || evt.stream !== "lifecycle") return;
			const entry = subagentRuns.get(evt.runId);
			if (!entry) return;
			const phase = evt.data?.phase;
			if (phase === "start") {
				clearPendingLifecycleError(evt.runId);
				const startedAt = typeof evt.data?.startedAt === "number" ? evt.data.startedAt : void 0;
				if (startedAt) {
					entry.startedAt = startedAt;
					persistSubagentRuns();
				}
				return;
			}
			if (phase !== "end" && phase !== "error") return;
			const endedAt = typeof evt.data?.endedAt === "number" ? evt.data.endedAt : Date.now();
			const error = typeof evt.data?.error === "string" ? evt.data.error : void 0;
			if (phase === "error") {
				schedulePendingLifecycleError({
					runId: evt.runId,
					endedAt,
					error
				timeoutMs
			},
			timeoutMs: timeoutMs + 1e4
		});
		if (wait?.status !== "ok" && wait?.status !== "error" && wait?.status !== "timeout") return;
		const entry = subagentRuns.get(runId);
		if (!entry) return;
		let mutated = false;
		if (typeof wait.startedAt === "number") {
			entry.startedAt = wait.startedAt;
			mutated = true;
		}
		if (typeof wait.endedAt === "number") {
			entry.endedAt = wait.endedAt;
			mutated = true;
		}
		if (!entry.endedAt) {
			entry.endedAt = Date.now();
			mutated = true;
		}
		const waitError = typeof wait.error === "string" ? wait.error : void 0;


# Check the sweeper / orphan resolution path which may have different startedAt handling
sed -n '85800,85860p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js

Read sweeper/orphan resolution path with startedAt


# Find where a subagent run entry is created and check initial startedAt
grep -n "subagentRuns.set\|createdAt\|startedAt.*Date.now\|new subagent" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js | grep -E "^8[4-9][0-9]{3}:|^[79][0-9]{4}:" | head -20

Find where subagent run entry is created with initial timestamps


		attachmentsRootDir: params.attachmentsRootDir,
		retainAttachmentsOnKeep: params.retainAttachmentsOnKeep
	});
	ensureListener();
	persistSubagentRuns();
	if (archiveAtMs) startSweeper();
	waitForSubagentCompletion(params.runId, waitTimeoutMs);
}
async function waitForSubagentCompletion(runId, waitTimeoutMs) {
	try {
		const timeoutMs = Math.max(1, Math.floor(waitTimeoutMs));
		const wait = await callGateway({
			method: "agent.wait",
			params: {
				runId,
				timeoutMs
			},
			timeoutMs: timeoutMs + 1e4
		});
		if (wait?.status !== "ok" && wait?.status !== "error" && wait?.status !== "timeout") return;
		const entry = subagentRuns.get(runId);
		if (!entry) return;
		let mutated = false;
		if (typeof wait.startedAt === "number") {
			entry.startedAt = wait.startedAt;
			mutated = true;
		}
		if (typeof wait.endedAt === "number") {
			entry.endedAt = wait.endedAt;
			mutated = true;
		}
		if (!entry.endedAt) {
			entry.endedAt = Date.now();
			mutated = true;
		}
		const waitError = typeof wait.error === "string" ? wait.error : void 0;
		const outcome = wait.status === "error" ? {
			status: "error",
			error: waitError
		} : wait.status === "timeout" ? { status: "timeout" } : { status: "ok" };
		if (!runOutcomesEqual(entry.outcome, outcome)) {
			entry.outcome = outcome;
			mutated = true;
		}
		if (mutated) persistSubagentRuns();
		await completeSubagentRun({
			runId,
			endedAt: entry.endedAt,
			outcome,
			reason: wait.status === "error" ? SUBAGENT_ENDED_REASON_ERROR : SUBAGENT_ENDED_REASON_COMPLETE,
			sendFarewell: true,
			accountId: entry.requesterOrigin?.accountId,
			triggerCleanup: true
		});
	} catch {}
}
function findRunIdsByChildSessionKey(childSessionKey) {
	return findRunIdsByChildSessionKeyFromRuns(subagentRuns, childSessionKey);
}
function resolveRequesterForChildSession(childSessionKey) {
	const resolved = resolveRequesterForChildSessionFromRuns(getSubagentRunsSnapshotForRead(subagentRuns), childSessionKey);


77329:	const startedAt = Date.now();
79518:			startedAt: Date.now()
85005:		if (!best || entry.createdAt > best.createdAt) best = entry;
85766:	subagentRuns.set(nextRunId, next);
85782:	subagentRuns.set(params.runId, {
85795:		createdAt: now,


sed -n '85775,85815p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js

Read subagentRuns entry creation with initial fields


# Check what agent.wait returns for startedAt/endedAt
grep -n "agent.wait\|startedAt.*response\|wait.*startedAt\|waitResult\|waitStatus" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js | head -20

Find agent.wait handler and what it returns for timing


	const cfg = loadConfig();
	const archiveAfterMs = resolveArchiveAfterMs(cfg);
	const spawnMode = params.spawnMode === "session" ? "session" : "run";
	const archiveAtMs = spawnMode === "session" ? void 0 : archiveAfterMs ? now + archiveAfterMs : void 0;
	const runTimeoutSeconds = params.runTimeoutSeconds ?? 0;
	const waitTimeoutMs = resolveSubagentWaitTimeoutMs(cfg, runTimeoutSeconds);
	const requesterOrigin = normalizeDeliveryContext(params.requesterOrigin);
	subagentRuns.set(params.runId, {
		runId: params.runId,
		childSessionKey: params.childSessionKey,
		requesterSessionKey: params.requesterSessionKey,
		requesterOrigin,
		requesterDisplayKey: params.requesterDisplayKey,
		task: params.task,
		cleanup: params.cleanup,
		expectsCompletionMessage: params.expectsCompletionMessage,
		spawnMode,
		label: params.label,
		model: params.model,
		runTimeoutSeconds,
		createdAt: now,
		startedAt: now,
		archiveAtMs,
		cleanupHandled: false,
		attachmentsDir: params.attachmentsDir,
		attachmentsRootDir: params.attachmentsRootDir,
		retainAttachmentsOnKeep: params.retainAttachmentsOnKeep
	});
	ensureListener();
	persistSubagentRuns();
	if (archiveAtMs) startSweeper();
	waitForSubagentCompletion(params.runId, waitTimeoutMs);
}
async function waitForSubagentCompletion(runId, waitTimeoutMs) {
	try {
		const timeoutMs = Math.max(1, Math.floor(waitTimeoutMs));
		const wait = await callGateway({
			method: "agent.wait",
			params: {
				runId,
				timeoutMs


8012:	"agent.wait",
9700:	"agent.wait": async ({ params, respond }) => {
9702:			respond(false, void 0, errorShape(ErrorCodes.INVALID_REQUEST, `invalid agent.wait params: ${formatValidationErrors(validateAgentWaitParams.errors)}`));


sed -n '9700,9760p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js

Read agent.wait handler - what it returns for startedAt/endedAt


# Look at how gemini-cli wrapper works - does it have specific timeout behavior?
cat /home/ubuntu/.local/bin/gemini-cli-openclaw

Read gemini CLI wrapper script


	"agent.wait": async ({ params, respond }) => {
		if (!validateAgentWaitParams(params)) {
			respond(false, void 0, errorShape(ErrorCodes.INVALID_REQUEST, `invalid agent.wait params: ${formatValidationErrors(validateAgentWaitParams.errors)}`));
			return;
		}
		const p = params;
		const runId = (p.runId ?? "").trim();
		const snapshot = await waitForAgentJob({
			runId,
			timeoutMs: typeof p.timeoutMs === "number" && Number.isFinite(p.timeoutMs) ? Math.max(0, Math.floor(p.timeoutMs)) : 3e4
		});
		if (!snapshot) {
			respond(true, {
				runId,
				status: "timeout"
			});
			return;
		}
		respond(true, {
			runId,
			status: snapshot.status,
			startedAt: snapshot.startedAt,
			endedAt: snapshot.endedAt,
			error: snapshot.error
		});
	}
};

//#endregion
//#region src/gateway/server-methods/agents.ts
const BOOTSTRAP_FILE_NAMES = [
	DEFAULT_AGENTS_FILENAME,
	DEFAULT_SOUL_FILENAME,
	DEFAULT_TOOLS_FILENAME,
	DEFAULT_IDENTITY_FILENAME,
	DEFAULT_USER_FILENAME,
	DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_FILENAME,
	DEFAULT_BOOTSTRAP_FILENAME
];
const BOOTSTRAP_FILE_NAMES_POST_ONBOARDING = BOOTSTRAP_FILE_NAMES.filter((name) => name !== DEFAULT_BOOTSTRAP_FILENAME);
const MEMORY_FILE_NAMES = [DEFAULT_MEMORY_FILENAME, DEFAULT_MEMORY_ALT_FILENAME];
const ALLOWED_FILE_NAMES = new Set([...BOOTSTRAP_FILE_NAMES, ...MEMORY_FILE_NAMES]);
function resolveAgentWorkspaceFileOrRespondError(params, respond) {
	const cfg = loadConfig();
	const rawAgentId = params.agentId;
	const agentId = resolveAgentIdOrError(typeof rawAgentId === "string" || typeof rawAgentId === "number" ? String(rawAgentId) : "", cfg);
	if (!agentId) {
		respond(false, void 0, errorShape(ErrorCodes.INVALID_REQUEST, "unknown agent id"));
		return null;
	}
	const rawName = params.name;
	const name = (typeof rawName === "string" || typeof rawName === "number" ? String(rawName) : "").trim();
	if (!ALLOWED_FILE_NAMES.has(name)) {
		respond(false, void 0, errorShape(ErrorCodes.INVALID_REQUEST, `unsupported file "${name}"`));
		return null;
	}
	return {
		cfg,
		agentId,
		workspaceDir: resolveAgentWorkspaceDir(cfg, agentId),
		name


#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "Usage: gemini-cli-openclaw <prompt>" >&2
  exit 1
fi

exec /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/gemini -p "$*"


# Check the waitForAgentJob function to understand what startedAt/endedAt it returns
grep -n "waitForAgentJob\|function waitForAgent\|agentJobStart\|agentJobEnd\|jobStart\|jobEnd" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js | head -15

Find waitForAgentJob and job timing tracking


grep -n "snapshot.startedAt\|startedAt.*job\|job.*startedAt\|startedAt.*snapshot\|jobSnapshot\|runSnapshot" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js | head -15

Find how startedAt is set in the job/run snapshot


8299:async function waitForAgentJob(params) {
9707:		const snapshot = await waitForAgentJob({


5868:	job.state.lastRunAtMs = result.startedAt;
5871:	job.state.lastDurationMs = Math.max(0, result.endedAt - result.startedAt);
5991:	emitJobFinished(state, job, result, result.startedAt);
6074:			job.state.runningAtMs = startedAt;
9721:			startedAt: snapshot.startedAt,


sed -n '8299,8360p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js

Read waitForAgentJob full implementation


# Check what runs/jobs track for startedAt on the gateway side
grep -n "runs.set\|startedAt.*now\|activeRunStartedAt\|runStartedAt" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js | head -20

Find where runs are tracked with startedAt on gateway side


async function waitForAgentJob(params) {
	const { runId, timeoutMs } = params;
	ensureAgentRunListener();
	const cached = getCachedAgentRun(runId);
	if (cached) return cached;
	if (timeoutMs <= 0) return null;
	return await new Promise((resolve) => {
		let settled = false;
		let pendingErrorTimer;
		const clearPendingErrorTimer = () => {
			if (!pendingErrorTimer) return;
			clearTimeout(pendingErrorTimer);
			pendingErrorTimer = void 0;
		};
		const finish = (entry) => {
			if (settled) return;
			settled = true;
			clearTimeout(timer);
			clearPendingErrorTimer();
			unsubscribe();
			resolve(entry);
		};
		const scheduleErrorFinish = (snapshot, delayMs = AGENT_RUN_ERROR_RETRY_GRACE_MS) => {
			clearPendingErrorTimer();
			const effectiveDelay = Math.max(1, Math.min(Math.floor(delayMs), 2147483647));
			pendingErrorTimer = setTimeout(() => {
				const latest = getCachedAgentRun(runId);
				if (latest) {
					finish(latest);
					return;
				}
				recordAgentRunSnapshot(snapshot);
				finish(snapshot);
			}, effectiveDelay);
			pendingErrorTimer.unref?.();
		};
		const pending = getPendingAgentRunError(runId);
		if (pending) scheduleErrorFinish(pending.snapshot, pending.dueAt - Date.now());
		const unsubscribe = onAgentEvent((evt) => {
			if (!evt || evt.stream !== "lifecycle") return;
			if (evt.runId !== runId) return;
			const phase = evt.data?.phase;
			if (phase === "start") {
				clearPendingErrorTimer();
				return;
			}
			if (phase !== "end" && phase !== "error") return;
			const latest = getCachedAgentRun(runId);
			if (latest) {
				finish(latest);
				return;
			}
			const snapshot = createSnapshotFromLifecycleEvent({
				runId: evt.runId,
				phase,
				data: evt.data
			});
			if (phase === "error") {
				scheduleErrorFinish(snapshot);
				return;
			}
			recordAgentRunSnapshot(snapshot);


334:	const startedAt = Date.now();
587:	const startedAt = Date.now();
1605:	const startedAt = Date.now();
3512:	const descendants = listDescendantRunsForRequester(params.sessionKey).filter((entry) => typeof entry.endedAt === "number" && entry.endedAt >= params.runStartedAt && entry.childSessionKey.trim().length > 0).toSorted((a, b) => (a.endedAt ?? 0) - (b.endedAt ?? 0));
3677:				runStartedAt: params.runStartedAt
3715:				childRunId: `${params.job.id}:${params.runSessionId}:${params.runStartedAt}`,
3731:				startedAt: params.runStartedAt,
4144:	const runStartedAt = Date.now();
4145:	let runEndedAt = runStartedAt;
4321:		runStartedAt,
6073:			const startedAt = state.deps.nowMs();
6213:		const startedAt = state.deps.nowMs();
6691:			startedAt: now,
8275:			agentRunStarts.set(evt.runId, startedAt ?? Date.now());
11265:				startedAtMs: now,
13024:		const startedAtMs = Date.now();
13087:	const startedAtMs = Date.now();
20126:	const startedAt = Date.now();


sed -n '8260,8300p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js

Read getCachedAgentRun and createSnapshotFromLifecycleEvent


grep -n "createSnapshotFromLifecycleEvent\|agentRunStarts\|recordAgentRun\|cachedAgentRun" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js | head -15

Find snapshot creation and run starts tracking


		startedAt,
		endedAt,
		error,
		ts: Date.now()
	};
}
function ensureAgentRunListener() {
	if (agentRunListenerStarted) return;
	agentRunListenerStarted = true;
	onAgentEvent((evt) => {
		if (!evt) return;
		if (evt.stream !== "lifecycle") return;
		const phase = evt.data?.phase;
		if (phase === "start") {
			const startedAt = typeof evt.data?.startedAt === "number" ? evt.data.startedAt : void 0;
			agentRunStarts.set(evt.runId, startedAt ?? Date.now());
			clearPendingAgentRunError(evt.runId);
			agentRunCache.delete(evt.runId);
			return;
		}
		if (phase !== "end" && phase !== "error") return;
		const snapshot = createSnapshotFromLifecycleEvent({
			runId: evt.runId,
			phase,
			data: evt.data
		});
		agentRunStarts.delete(evt.runId);
		if (phase === "error") {
			schedulePendingAgentRunError(snapshot);
			return;
		}
		clearPendingAgentRunError(evt.runId);
		recordAgentRunSnapshot(snapshot);
	});
}
function getCachedAgentRun(runId) {
	pruneAgentRunCache();
	return agentRunCache.get(runId);
}
async function waitForAgentJob(params) {
	const { runId, timeoutMs } = params;


8212:const agentRunStarts = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
8218:function recordAgentRunSnapshot(entry) {
8235:		recordAgentRunSnapshot(pending.snapshot);
8252:function createSnapshotFromLifecycleEvent(params) {
8254:	const startedAt = typeof data?.startedAt === "number" ? data.startedAt : agentRunStarts.get(runId);
8275:			agentRunStarts.set(evt.runId, startedAt ?? Date.now());
8281:		const snapshot = createSnapshotFromLifecycleEvent({
8286:		agentRunStarts.delete(evt.runId);
8292:		recordAgentRunSnapshot(snapshot);
8330:				recordAgentRunSnapshot(snapshot);
8351:			const snapshot = createSnapshotFromLifecycleEvent({
8360:			recordAgentRunSnapshot(snapshot);


sed -n '8252,8270p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js

Read createSnapshotFromLifecycleEvent - the key timing source


# Check the actual timing emitted in the CLI lifecycle start event
grep -n "phase.*start\|stream.*lifecycle\|startedAt.*Date.now\|lifecycle.*start" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js | grep -E "^3[89][0-9]{3}:|^4[0-9]{4}:" | head -20

Find CLI lifecycle start event emission with startedAt


function createSnapshotFromLifecycleEvent(params) {
	const { runId, phase, data } = params;
	const startedAt = typeof data?.startedAt === "number" ? data.startedAt : agentRunStarts.get(runId);
	const endedAt = typeof data?.endedAt === "number" ? data.endedAt : void 0;
	const error = typeof data?.error === "string" ? data.error : void 0;
	return {
		runId,
		status: phase === "error" ? "error" : data?.aborted ? "timeout" : "ok",
		startedAt,
		endedAt,
		error,
		ts: Date.now()
	};
}
function ensureAgentRunListener() {
	if (agentRunListenerStarted) return;
	agentRunListenerStarted = true;
	onAgentEvent((evt) => {
		if (!evt) return;


39783:					const startedAt = Date.now();
39787:						stream: "lifecycle",
39789:							phase: "start",
39824:								stream: "lifecycle",
39836:								stream: "lifecycle",
39849:								stream: "lifecycle",
39916:						const hasLifecyclePhase = evt.stream === "lifecycle" && typeof evt.data.phase === "string";
39917:						if (evt.stream !== "lifecycle" || hasLifecyclePhase) notifyAgentRunStart();
39921:							if (phase === "start" || phase === "update") {
41939:				stream: "lifecycle",
41966:				stream: "lifecycle",
48541:	const startedAt = Date.now();


sed -n '39780,39800p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js

Read lifecycle start event emission in CLI subagent path


# Check whether chat.inject call is async-awaited correctly
# and what happens if the gateway is busy during the await (back-pressure scenario)
grep -n "resolveTranscriptPath\|ensureTranscriptFile\|SessionManager.open\|appendMessage\|createIfMissing" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js | head -20

Read transcript path resolution and JSONL creation logic


					thinkLevel: params.followupRun.run.thinkLevel
				});
				if (isCliProvider(provider, params.followupRun.run.config)) {
					const startedAt = Date.now();
					notifyAgentRunStart();
					emitAgentEvent({
						runId,
						stream: "lifecycle",
						data: {
							phase: "start",
							startedAt
						}
					});
					const cliSessionId = getCliSessionId(params.getActiveSessionEntry(), provider);
					return (async () => {
						let lifecycleTerminalEmitted = false;
						try {
							const result = await runCliAgent({
								sessionId: params.followupRun.run.sessionId,
								sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
								agentId: params.followupRun.run.agentId,


10666:			messageId: SessionManager.open(params.transcriptPath).appendMessage(messageBody),
10892:function resolveTranscriptPath(params) {
10905:function ensureTranscriptFile(params) {
10941:	const transcriptPath = resolveTranscriptPath({
10952:		if (!params.createIfMissing) return {
10956:		const ensured = ensureTranscriptFile({
10999:			createIfMissing: true,
11363:							createIfMissing: true
11462:			createIfMissing: true


sed -n '10892,10940p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-CuFEx2ht.js

Read resolveTranscriptPath and ensureTranscriptFile


# Check the sessionFile in sessions.json for a CLI subagent - does it have a sessionFile field?
python3 -c "
import json
for agent in ['kimi', 'gemini', 'claude', 'deepseek-code']:
    try:
        with open(f'/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/{agent}/sessions/sessions.json') as f:
            s = json.load(f)
        for k, v in s.items():
            print(f'{agent} | {k} | sessionId={v.get(\"sessionId\",\"?\")[:8]} | sessionFile={v.get(\"sessionFile\",\"MISSING\")}')
    except Exception as e:
        print(f'{agent}: error - {e}')
"

Check sessionFile field in CLI agent sessions.json


function resolveTranscriptPath(params) {
	const { sessionId, storePath, sessionFile, agentId } = params;
	if (!storePath && !sessionFile) return null;
	try {
		const sessionsDir = storePath ? path.dirname(storePath) : void 0;
		return resolveSessionFilePath(sessionId, sessionFile ? { sessionFile } : void 0, sessionsDir || agentId ? {
			sessionsDir,
			agentId
		} : void 0);
	} catch {
		return null;
	}
}
function ensureTranscriptFile(params) {
	if (fs.existsSync(params.transcriptPath)) return { ok: true };
	try {
		fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(params.transcriptPath), { recursive: true });
		const header = {
			type: "session",
			version: CURRENT_SESSION_VERSION,
			id: params.sessionId,
			timestamp: (/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString(),
			cwd: process.cwd()
		};
		fs.writeFileSync(params.transcriptPath, `${JSON.stringify(header)}\n`, {
			encoding: "utf-8",
			mode: 384
		});
		return { ok: true };
	} catch (err) {
		return {
			ok: false,
			error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
		};
	}
}
function transcriptHasIdempotencyKey(transcriptPath, idempotencyKey) {
	try {
		const lines = fs.readFileSync(transcriptPath, "utf-8").split(/\r?\n/);
		for (const line of lines) {
			if (!line.trim()) continue;
			if (JSON.parse(line)?.message?.idempotencyKey === idempotencyKey) return true;
		}
		return false;
	} catch {
		return false;
	}
}
function appendAssistantTranscriptMessage(params) {


kimi | agent:kimi:subagent:23bdfdf5-1ed9-4b66-ac3e-cb2ad1db1e39 | sessionId=d8a3cf85 | sessionFile=/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/kimi/sessions/d8a3cf85-a06d-4cd4-9667-69d2ad645508.jsonl
kimi | agent:kimi:subagent:9ff02fc8-b82f-4cb6-8e0b-23cbe9f83b59 | sessionId=474474fe | sessionFile=/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/kimi/sessions/474474fe-e066-4ba8-8a16-6c8817bbf87b.jsonl
kimi | agent:kimi:subagent:baef28a4-2c31-44e8-8f0f-53af5aa5b265 | sessionId=ce6ddce5 | sessionFile=/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/kimi/sessions/ce6ddce5-da72-43d0-992b-407647879f40.jsonl
gemini | agent:gemini:acp:bc2159b4-8b9d-4bd7-866b-aacb703f5cc9 | sessionId=a211d9ad | sessionFile=MISSING
gemini | agent:gemini:acp:0d3e46c3-d8da-42fc-8ee5-95844fcff2e9 | sessionId=ecc5229a | sessionFile=MISSING
gemini | agent:gemini:subagent:8af3c941-f572-4af5-a397-c95981a45a2b | sessionId=308ed7f6 | sessionFile=/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/gemini/sessions/308ed7f6-0fe4-4542-8c19-d045a00a69d8.jsonl
gemini | agent:gemini:subagent:f13c6d2d-ab33-4e37-bc41-74d707eb6fd3 | sessionId=142eaa5e | sessionFile=/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/gemini/sessions/142eaa5e-eacc-49d9-8c80-84e428fed100.jsonl
claude | agent:claude:acp:32d62664-ff0c-470a-a4f2-de21c3fa664f | sessionId=606c438b | sessionFile=MISSING
claude | agent:claude:subagent:37770b81-5112-45ac-b7e9-223d64fac089 | sessionId=350fd3a6 | sessionFile=/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/claude/sessions/350fd3a6-8767-431f-9865-1f21778b07cb.jsonl
claude | agent:claude:subagent:ba87eb8b-9f9f-48bd-8e2a-1b3c0664d384 | sessionId=37b031ba | sessionFile=/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/claude/sessions/37b031ba-8dbb-4e7d-9fa1-f808410088d3.jsonl
deepseek-code | agent:deepseek-code:subagent:54626d5e-aa32-4de9-b308-c82cbf230c31 | sessionId=074ca1ca | sessionFile=/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/deepseek-code/sessions/074ca1ca-4ff5-4c6d-a8d2-9eaa49fc7de7.jsonl
deepseek-code | agent:deepseek-code:subagent:551572d4-cfc7-492b-9ca9-eecb767177fc | sessionId=72e60619 | sessionFile=/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/deepseek-code/sessions/72e60619-43f4-470e-a30f-20908f4c19de.jsonl


# Check which session files actually exist on disk vs what sessions.json says
python3 -c "
import json, os
for agent in ['kimi', 'gemini', 'claude', 'deepseek-code']:
    try:
        with open(f'/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/{agent}/sessions/sessions.json') as f:
            s = json.load(f)
        for k, v in s.items():
            sf = v.get('sessionFile', '')
            exists = os.path.exists(sf) if sf else False
            print(f'{agent} | {k[-20:]} | sessionFile_exists={exists} | file={sf[-40:] if sf else \"NONE\"}')
    except Exception as e:
        print(f'{agent}: error - {e}')
"

Check which sessionFile entries actually exist on disk


kimi | 66-ac3e-cb2ad1db1e39 | sessionFile_exists=False | file=a3cf85-a06d-4cd4-9667-69d2ad645508.jsonl
kimi | b6-8e0b-23cbe9f83b59 | sessionFile_exists=False | file=4474fe-e066-4ba8-8a16-6c8817bbf87b.jsonl
kimi | e8-8f0f-53af5aa5b265 | sessionFile_exists=False | file=6ddce5-da72-43d0-992b-407647879f40.jsonl
gemini | d7-866b-aacb703f5cc9 | sessionFile_exists=False | file=NONE
gemini | fc-8ee5-95844fcff2e9 | sessionFile_exists=False | file=NONE
gemini | f5-a397-c95981a45a2b | sessionFile_exists=False | file=8ed7f6-0fe4-4542-8c19-d045a00a69d8.jsonl
gemini | 37-bc41-74d707eb6fd3 | sessionFile_exists=True | file=2eaa5e-eacc-49d9-8c80-84e428fed100.jsonl
claude | 0a-a4f2-de21c3fa664f | sessionFile_exists=False | file=NONE
claude | ac-b7e9-223d64fac089 | sessionFile_exists=False | file=0fd3a6-8767-431f-9865-1f21778b07cb.jsonl
claude | bd-8e2a-1b3c0664d384 | sessionFile_exists=False | file=b031ba-8dbb-4e7d-9fa1-f808410088d3.jsonl
deepseek-code | e9-b308-c82cbf230c31 | sessionFile_exists=False | file=4ca1ca-4ff5-4c6d-a8d2-9eaa49fc7de7.jsonl
deepseek-code | 2b-9ca9-eecb767177fc | sessionFile_exists=False | file=e60619-43f4-470e-a30f-20908f4c19de.jsonl


This is a critical finding! The `sessionFile` field in `sessions.json` points to JSONL file paths that don't exist on disk. Only the `gemini:subagent:f13c6d2d` session has the file (probably because we tested it directly via `chat.inject` earlier).

Now I understand the problem. When `chat.inject` is called with `sessionKey`, the gateway resolves the `storePath` and `sessionId` from `sessions.json`, and then calls `resolveTranscriptPath`:

```js
function resolveTranscriptPath(params) {
    const { sessionId, storePath, sessionFile, agentId } = params;
    ...
    return resolveSessionFilePath(sessionId, sessionFile ? { sessionFile } : void 0, ...)
}
```

The `entry?.sessionFile` is set in sessions.json (to the path like `/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/kimi/sessions/d8a3cf85-a06d-4cd4-9667-69d2ad645508.jsonl`). When `createIfMissing: true`, `ensureTranscriptFile` is called which creates the directory and file. So `chat.inject` SHOULD work... but looking at the claude probe, the sessionKey isn't matching up with what's actually stored.

The JSONL file for this session wasn't created during the run, even though `chat.inject` should have triggered it. Either the call itself failed silently due to error handling, or the session entry didn't exist in sessions.json when `chat.inject` was invoked.

Looking at the timeline, the patch was applied around 03:46 UTC on March 5th, 2026, and the probe runs happened after that at 03:56-03:58 UTC. But I'm noticing the sessions in sessions.json were created before the patch from earlier runs, so I need to verify when the claude probe specifically was created to determine if it ran after the patch was actually in effect. I need to verify whether the session entry gets created in `sessions.json` before the `chat.inject` call happens, since the handler requires that entry to already exist with a valid `sessionId` in order to proceed.


grep -n "ensureOutboundSessionEntry\|updateSessionStore\|sessionStore\[.*\] =" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js | grep -E "^3[89][0-9]{3}:|^4[0-9]{4}:|^7[0-9]{4}:|^8[0-9]{4}:" | head -20

Find when session store entry is written before runCliAgent


# Look at the full context around where runCliAgent is called in the agent turn
# to understand what's called before it (session setup)
sed -n '39720,39800p' /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js

Read context before runCliAgent call - session setup


40029:				await updateSessionStore(params.storePath, (store) => {
40918:		if (params.sessionKey && params.sessionStore) params.sessionStore[params.sessionKey] = nextEntry;
40920:			const updatedEntry = await updateSessionStoreEntry({
40930:				if (params.sessionStore) params.sessionStore[params.sessionKey] = updatedEntry;
41003:			const updatedEntry = await updateSessionStoreEntry({
41148:			await updateSessionStoreEntry({
41184:		await updateSessionStoreEntry({
41636:		if (storePath) await updateSessionStoreEntry({
41714:			await updateSessionStore(storePath, (store) => {
41781:			if (storePath) await updateSessionStoreEntry({
41821:			if (sessionKey && storePath) await updateSessionStoreEntry({
42022:			params.sessionStore[params.sessionKey] = params.sessionEntry;
42025:				await updateSessionStore(params.storePath, (store) => {
42408:			sessionStore[sessionKey] = sessionEntry;
42409:			if (storePath) await updateSessionStore(storePath, (store) => {
42591:	sessionStore[sessionKey] = sessionEntry;
42592:	if (storePath) updateSessionStore(storePath, (store) => {
42980:	if (retiredLegacyMainDelivery) sessionStore[retiredLegacyMainDelivery.key] = retiredLegacyMainDelivery.entry;
43150:	sessionStore[sessionKey] = {
43154:	await updateSessionStore(storePath, (store) => {


	let didNotifyAgentRunStart = false;
	const notifyAgentRunStart = () => {
		if (didNotifyAgentRunStart) return;
		didNotifyAgentRunStart = true;
		params.opts?.onAgentRunStart?.(runId);
	};
	if (params.sessionKey) registerAgentRunContext(runId, {
		sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
		verboseLevel: params.resolvedVerboseLevel,
		isHeartbeat: params.isHeartbeat
	});
	let runResult;
	let fallbackProvider = params.followupRun.run.provider;
	let fallbackModel = params.followupRun.run.model;
	let fallbackAttempts = [];
	let didResetAfterCompactionFailure = false;
	let didRetryTransientHttpError = false;
	while (true) try {
		const normalizeStreamingText = (payload) => {
			let text = payload.text;
			if (!params.isHeartbeat && text?.includes("HEARTBEAT_OK")) {
				const stripped = stripHeartbeatToken(text, { mode: "message" });
				if (stripped.didStrip && !didLogHeartbeatStrip) {
					didLogHeartbeatStrip = true;
					logVerbose("Stripped stray HEARTBEAT_OK token from reply");
				}
				if (stripped.shouldSkip && (payload.mediaUrls?.length ?? 0) === 0) return { skip: true };
				text = stripped.text;
			}
			if (isSilentReplyText(text, SILENT_REPLY_TOKEN)) return { skip: true };
			if (isSilentReplyPrefixText(text, SILENT_REPLY_TOKEN) || isSilentReplyPrefixText(text, HEARTBEAT_TOKEN)) return { skip: true };
			if (!text) {
				if ((payload.mediaUrls?.length ?? 0) > 0) return {
					text: void 0,
					skip: false
				};
				return { skip: true };
			}
			const sanitized = sanitizeUserFacingText(text, { errorContext: Boolean(payload.isError) });
			if (!sanitized.trim()) return { skip: true };
			return {
				text: sanitized,
				skip: false
			};
		};
		const handlePartialForTyping = async (payload) => {
			if (isSilentReplyPrefixText(payload.text, SILENT_REPLY_TOKEN)) return;
			const { text, skip } = normalizeStreamingText(payload);
			if (skip || !text) return;
			await params.typingSignals.signalTextDelta(text);
			return text;
		};
		const blockReplyPipeline = params.blockReplyPipeline;
		const onToolResult = params.opts?.onToolResult;
		const fallbackResult = await runWithModelFallback({
			...resolveModelFallbackOptions(params.followupRun.run),
			run: (provider, model) => {
				params.opts?.onModelSelected?.({
					provider,
					model,
					thinkLevel: params.followupRun.run.thinkLevel
				});
				if (isCliProvider(provider, params.followupRun.run.config)) {
					const startedAt = Date.now();
					notifyAgentRunStart();
					emitAgentEvent({
						runId,
						stream: "lifecycle",
						data: {
							phase: "start",
							startedAt
						}
					});
					const cliSessionId = getCliSessionId(params.getActiveSessionEntry(), provider);
					return (async () => {
						let lifecycleTerminalEmitted = false;
						try {
							const result = await runCliAgent({
								sessionId: params.followupRun.run.sessionId,
								sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
								agentId: params.followupRun.run.agentId,


# Find where session store entry is established for the CLI agent BEFORE run starts
# Look for ensureOutboundSessionEntry called around the run setup
grep -n "ensureOutboundSessionEntry\|persistSessionEntry\|sessionFile.*resolve\|resolveAndPersist" /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js | grep -E "^3[6-9][0-9]{3}:|^4[0-9]{4}:|^[78][0-9]{4}:" | head -15

Find session entry persistence around CLI run setup


# Check sessions.json for the actual failing sessions - do they have sessionFile set?
python3 -c "
import json, os
with open('/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/agents/claude/sessions/sessions.json') as f:
    s = json.load(f)
for k, v in s.items():
    if 'ba87eb8b' in k:
        print('claude probe session:')
        print(json.dumps(v, indent=2))
"

Check the failing claude probe session entry in detail


42427:	const sessionFile = resolveSessionFilePath(sessionIdFinal, sessionEntry, resolveSessionFilePathOptions({
43129:	const fallbackSessionFile = !sessionEntry.sessionFile ? resolveSessionTranscriptPath(sessionEntry.sessionId, agentId, ctx.MessageThreadId) : void 0;
43130:	sessionEntry = (await resolveAndPersistSessionFile({
85939:export { dispatchInboundMessage as $, hasControlCommand as $n, persistBrowserProxyFiles as $t, resolveAgentDeliveryPlan as A, resolveChannelAccountEnabled as An, DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_ACK_MAX_CHARS as Ar, summarizeRestartSentinel as At, resolveMentionGating as B, resolveDiscordUserAllowlist as Bn, normalizePayloadToSystemText as Bt, readJsonBodyWithLimit as C, resolveUsageProviderId as Cn, getQueueSize as Cr, CHANNEL_MESSAGE_ACTION_NAMES as Ct, agentCommand as D, buildChannelAccountSnapshot as Dn, setCommandLaneConcurrency as Dr, formatDoctorNonInteractiveHint as Dt, resolveDiscordChannelAllowlist as E, buildChannelSummary as En, resetAllLanes as Er, consumeRestartSentinel as Et, resolveAgentAvatar as F, peekSystemEvents as Fn, clearAgentRunContext as Fr, normalizeCronJobPatch as Ft, resolveOpenProviderRuntimeGroupPolicy as G, DEFAULT_INPUT_TIMEOUT_MS as Gn, stripLegacyDeliveryFields as Gt, buildHistoryContextFromEntries as H, DEFAULT_INPUT_IMAGE_MAX_BYTES as Hn, migrateLegacyCronPayload as Ht, identityHasValues as I, requestHeartbeatNow as In, emitAgentEvent as Ir, inferLegacyName as It, dispatchReplyWithBufferedBlockDispatcher as J, normalizeMimeList as Jn, buildSafeExternalPrompt as Jt, warnMissingProviderGroupPolicyFallbackOnce as K, extractFileContentFromSource as Kn, CHANNEL_TARGETS_DESCRIPTION as Kt, loadAgentIdentityFromWorkspace as L, setHeartbeatWakeHandler as Ln, getAgentRunContext as Lr, normalizeOptionalAgentId$1 as Lt, createOutboundSendDeps as M, enqueueSystemEvent as Mn, isHeartbeatContentEffectivelyEmpty as Mr, writeRestartSentinel as Mt, createDefaultDeps as N, isSystemEventContextChanged as Nn, resolveHeartbeatPrompt as Nr, normalizeHttpWebhookUrl as Nt, agentCommandFromIngress as O, formatChannelAllowFrom as On, waitForActiveTasks as Or, formatRestartSentinelMessage as Ot, createOutboundSendDeps$1 as P, peekSystemEventEntries as Pn, stripHeartbeatToken as Pr, normalizeCronJobCreate as Pt, formatInboundEnvelope as Q, resolveSendPolicy as Qn, applyBrowserProxyPaths as Qt, parseIdentityMarkdown as R, resolveHeartbeatReasonKind as Rn, onAgentEvent as Rr, normalizeOptionalSessionKey as Rt, handleSlackHttpRequest as S, formatUsageWindowSummary as Sn, getActiveTaskCount as Sr, resetDirectoryCache as St, resolveInboundSessionEnvelopeContext as T, formatZonedTimestamp as Tn, markGatewayDraining as Tr, describeFailoverError as Tt, recordPendingHistoryEntryIfEnabled as U, DEFAULT_INPUT_IMAGE_MIMES as Un, buildDeliveryFromLegacyPayload as Ut, DEFAULT_GROUP_HISTORY_LIMIT as V, ACP_SESSION_IDENTITY_RENDERER_VERSION as Vn, normalizeRequiredName as Vt, resolveDefaultGroupPolicy as W, DEFAULT_INPUT_MAX_REDIRECTS as Wn, hasLegacyDeliveryHints as Wt, createInboundDebouncer as X, resolveAgentTimeoutMs as Xn, getHookType as Xt, provider_dispatcher_exports as Y, resolveInputFileLimits as Yn, detectSuspiciousPatterns as Yt, resolveInboundDebounceMs as Z, normalizeSendPolicy as Zn, isExternalHookSession as Zt, loadOpenClawPlugins as _, unbindThreadBindingsBySessionKey as _n, setTtsEnabled as _r, resolveHeartbeatSenderContext as _t, runSubagentAnnounceFlow as a, applyVerboseOverride as an, getAcpSessionManager as ar, appendCronStyleCurrentTimeLine as at, resolveAgentOutboundIdentity as b, loadProviderUsageSummary as bn, OPENAI_TTS_MODELS as br, resolveOutboundChannelPlugin as bt, abortEmbeddedPiRun as c, consumeGatewaySigusr1RestartAuthorization as cn, clearBootstrapSnapshot as cr, setCliSessionId as ct, applyToolPolicyPipeline as d, isGatewaySigusr1RestartExternallyAllowed as dn, isTtsProviderConfigured as dr, readLatestAssistantReply as dt, resolveSessionAuthProfileOverride as en, shouldComputeCommandAuthorized as er, createReplyDispatcher as et, buildDefaultToolPolicyPipelineSteps as f, markGatewaySigusr1RestartHandled as fn, resolveTtsApiKey as fr, resolveAnnounceTargetFromKey as ft, createPluginLoaderLogger as g, triggerOpenClawRestart as gn, resolveTtsProviderOrder as gr, resolveHeartbeatDeliveryTarget as gt, resolvePluginTools as h, setPreRestartDeferralCheck as hn, resolveTtsPrefsPath as hr, resolveOutboundSessionRoute as ht, subagent_registry_exports as i, applyModelOverrideToSessionEntry as in, normalizeMentionText as ir, BARE_SESSION_RESET_PROMPT as it, resolveAgentOutboundTarget as j, resolveCommitHash as jn, DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT_EVERY as jr, trimLogTail as jt, resolveSessionKeyForRequest as k, resolveChannelAccountConfigured as kn, CommandLane as kr, readRestartSentinel as kt, getActiveEmbeddedRunCount as l, deferGatewayRestartUntilIdle as ln, getTtsProvider as lr, runCliAgent as lt, getPluginToolMeta as m, setGatewaySigusr1RestartPolicy as mn, resolveTtsConfig as mr, ensureOutboundSessionEntry as mt, initSubagentRegistry as n, buildAuthHealthSummary as nn, stopSubagentsForRequester as nr, createDedupeCache as nt, clearSessionQueues as o, parseVerboseOverride as on, resolveAgentSessionDirs as or, resolveCronStyleNow as ot, sniffMimeFromBase64 as p, scheduleGatewaySigusr1Restart as pn, resolveTtsAutoMode as pr, runMessageAction as pt, shouldAckReactionForWhatsApp as q, extractImageContentFromSource as qn, CHANNEL_TARGET_DESCRIPTION as qt, listDescendantRunsForRequester as r, formatRemainingShort as rn, buildMentionRegexes as rr, getReplyFromConfig as rt, runEmbeddedPiAgent as s, buildOutboundSessionContext as sn, resolveUserTimezone as sr, getCliSessionId as st, countActiveDescendantRuns as t, DEFAULT_OAUTH_WARN_MS as tn, isAbortRequestText as tr, getTotalPendingReplies as tt, waitForEmbeddedPiRunEnd as u, emitGatewayRestart as un, isTtsEnabled as ur, createOpenClawTools as ut, createPluginRuntime as v, normalizeGroupActivation as vn, setTtsProvider as vr, resolveOutboundTarget as vt, requestBodyErrorToText as w, maskApiKey as wn, getTotalQueueSize as wr, runWithModelFallback as wt, resolveSlackChannelAllowlist as x, formatUsageReportLines as xn, OPENAI_TTS_VOICES as xr, formatTargetDisplay as xt, deleteTelegramUpdateOffset as y, parseActivationCommand as yn, textToSpeech as yr, resolveSessionDeliveryTarget as yt, buildPairingReply as z, resolveSlackUserAllowlist as zn, registerAgentRunContext as zr, normalizeOptionalText as zt };