Start idx: 3022929
function runSubagentAnnounceDispatch(params) {
	const phases = [];
	const appendPhase = (phase, result) => {
		phases.push({
			phase,
			delivered: result.delivered,
			path: result.path,
			error: result.error
		});
	};
	const withPhases = (result) => ({
		...result,
		phases
	});
	if (params.signal?.aborted) return withPhases({
		delivered: false,
		path: "none"
	});
	if (!params.expectsCompletionMessage) {
		const primaryQueue = mapQueueOutcomeToDeliveryResult(await params.queue());
		appendPhase("queue-primary", primaryQueue);
		if (primaryQueue.delivered) return withPhases(primaryQueue);
		const primaryDirect = await params.direct();
		appendPhase("direct-primary", primaryDirect);
		return withPhases(primaryDirect);
	}
	const primaryDirect = await params.direct();
	appendPhase("direct-primary", primaryDirect);
	if (primaryDirect.delivered) return withPhases(primaryDirect);
	if (params.signal?.aborted) return withPhases({
		delivered: false,
		path: "none"
	});
	const fallbackQueue = mapQueueOutcomeToDeliveryResult(await params.queue());
	appendPhase("queue-fallback", fallbackQueue);
	if (fallbackQueue.delivered) return withPhases(fallbackQueue);
	return withPhases(primaryDirect);
}

//#endregion
//#region src/agents/subagent-announce.ts
const FAST_TEST_MODE = process.env.OPENCLAW_TEST_FAST === "1";
const FAST_TEST_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS = 8;
const FAST_TEST_REPLY_CHANGE_WAIT_MS = 20;
const DEFAULT_SUBAGENT_ANNOUNCE_TIMEOUT_MS = 6e4;
const MAX_TIMER_SAFE_TIMEOUT_MS = 2147e6;
const DIRECT_ANNOUNCE_TRANSIENT_RETRY_DELAYS_MS = FAST_TEST_MODE ? [
	8,
	16,
	32
] : [
	5e3,
	1e4,
	2e4
];
function resolveSubagentAnnounceTimeoutMs(cfg) {
	const configured = cfg.agents?.defaults?.subagents?.announceTimeoutMs;
	if (typeof configured !== "number" || !Number.isFinite(configured)) return DEFAULT_SUBAGENT_ANNOUNCE_TIMEOUT_MS;
	return Math.min(Math.max(1, Math.floor(configured)), MAX_TIMER_SAFE_TIMEOUT_MS);
}
function buildCompletionDeliveryMessage(params) {
	const findingsText = params.findings.trim();
	if (isAnnounceSkip(findingsText)) return "";
	const hasFindings = findingsText.length > 0 && findingsText !== "(no output)";
	if (params.announceType === "cron job") return hasFindings ? findingsText : "";
	const header = (() => {
		if (params.outcome?.status === "error") return params.spawnMode === "session" ? `❌ Subagent ${params.subagentName} failed this task (session remains active)` : `❌ Subagent ${params.subagentName} failed`;
		if (params.outcome?.status === "timeout") return params.spawnMode === "session" ? `⏱ Subagent ${params.subagentName} timed out on this task (session remains active)` : `⏱ Subagent ${params.subagentName} timed out`;
		return params.spawnMode === "session" ? `✅ Subagent ${params.subagentName} completed this task (session remains active)` : `✅ Subagent ${params.subagentName} finished`;
	})();
	if (!hasFindings) return header;
	return `${header}\n\n${findingsText}`;
}
function summarizeDeliveryError(error) {
	if (error instanceof Err


Bash

python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find buildCompletionDeliveryMessage usage and what 'findings' contains
# Also find where the subagent session messages are used to build findings
idx = content.find('findings')
count = 0
while idx >= 0 and count < 15:
    snippet = content[max(0,idx-100):idx+400]
    if 'session' in snippet or 'messages' in snippet or 'history' in snippet or 'text' in snippet:
        print(f'--- at {idx} ---')
        print(snippet[:400])
        print()
        count += 1
    idx = content.find('findings', idx+1)
    if idx > 3500000: break
" 2>&1 | head -200

Find how findings text is built from subagent session messages


--- at 3024913 ---
onfigured)), MAX_TIMER_SAFE_TIMEOUT_MS);
}
function buildCompletionDeliveryMessage(params) {
	const findingsText = params.findings.trim();
	if (isAnnounceSkip(findingsText)) return "";
	const hasFindings = findingsText.length > 0 && findingsText !== "(no output)";
	if (params.announceType === "cron job") return hasFindings ? findingsText : "";
	const header = (() => {
		if (params.outcome?.status

--- at 3024935 ---
_SAFE_TIMEOUT_MS);
}
function buildCompletionDeliveryMessage(params) {
	const findingsText = params.findings.trim();
	if (isAnnounceSkip(findingsText)) return "";
	const hasFindings = findingsText.length > 0 && findingsText !== "(no output)";
	if (params.announceType === "cron job") return hasFindings ? findingsText : "";
	const header = (() => {
		if (params.outcome?.status === "error") return pa

--- at 3024972 ---
mpletionDeliveryMessage(params) {
	const findingsText = params.findings.trim();
	if (isAnnounceSkip(findingsText)) return "";
	const hasFindings = findingsText.length > 0 && findingsText !== "(no output)";
	if (params.announceType === "cron job") return hasFindings ? findingsText : "";
	const header = (() => {
		if (params.outcome?.status === "error") return params.spawnMode === "session" ? `❌ Sub

--- at 3025019 ---
gsText = params.findings.trim();
	if (isAnnounceSkip(findingsText)) return "";
	const hasFindings = findingsText.length > 0 && findingsText !== "(no output)";
	if (params.announceType === "cron job") return hasFindings ? findingsText : "";
	const header = (() => {
		if (params.outcome?.status === "error") return params.spawnMode === "session" ? `❌ Subagent ${params.subagentName} failed this task (

--- at 3025046 ---
im();
	if (isAnnounceSkip(findingsText)) return "";
	const hasFindings = findingsText.length > 0 && findingsText !== "(no output)";
	if (params.announceType === "cron job") return hasFindings ? findingsText : "";
	const header = (() => {
		if (params.outcome?.status === "error") return params.spawnMode === "session" ? `❌ Subagent ${params.subagentName} failed this task (session remains active)` :

--- at 3025140 ---
 0 && findingsText !== "(no output)";
	if (params.announceType === "cron job") return hasFindings ? findingsText : "";
	const header = (() => {
		if (params.outcome?.status === "error") return params.spawnMode === "session" ? `❌ Subagent ${params.subagentName} failed this task (session remains active)` : `❌ Subagent ${params.subagentName} failed`;
		if (params.outcome?.status === "timeout") return


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find where findings is ASSIGNED/BUILT before buildCompletionDeliveryMessage
# Search for findings: and findings =
for pattern in ['findings:', 'findings =', 'extractFindings', 'buildFindings', 'getFindings']:
    idx = content.find(pattern, 3000000)
    count = 0
    while idx >= 0 and count < 5:
        snippet = content[max(0,idx-100):idx+500]
        print(f'--- {pattern} at {idx} ---')
        print(snippet[:400])
        print()
        count += 1
        idx = content.find(pattern, idx+1)
        if idx > 3500000: break
" 2>&1 | head -200

Find where findings text is constructed


--- findings = at 3056463 ---
essionKey(params.childSessionKey);
		const announceSessionId = childSessionId || "unknown";
		const findings = reply || "(no output)";
		let completionMessage = "";
		let triggerMessage = "";
		let steerMessage = "";
		let internalEvents = [];
		let requesterIsSubagent = requesterDepth >= 1;
		if (requesterIsSubagent) {
			const { isSubagentSessionRunActive, resolveRequesterForChildSession } = awa


Now I see the key: `findings = reply || "(no output)"`. So `reply` is what contains the actual output. Let me find where `reply` comes from in the subagent session context.


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Get wider context around findings = reply || '(no output)'
idx = content.find('findings = reply || \"(no output)\"')
print(content[max(0,idx-2000):idx+200])
" 2>&1 | head -100

Read the full context where reply is set before findings assignment


stSubagentOutput(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;
			return false;
		}
		if (requesterDepth >= 1 && reply?.trim()) {
			const minReplyChangeWaitMs = FAST_TEST_MODE ? FAST_TEST_REPLY_CHANGE_WAIT_MS : 250;
			reply = await waitForSubagentOutputChange({
				sessionKey: params.childSessionKey,
				baselineReply: reply,
				maxWaitMs: Math.max(minReplyChangeWaitMs, Math.min(params.timeoutMs, 2e3))
			});
		}
		const statusLabel = outcome.status === "ok" ? "completed successfully" : outcome.status === "timeout" ? "timed out" : outcome.status === "error" ? `failed: ${outcome.error || "unknown error"}` : "finished with unknown status";
		const announceType = params.announceType ?? "subagent task";
		const taskLabel = params.label || params.task || "task";
		const subagentName = resolveAgentIdFromSessionKey(params.childSessionKey);
		const announceSessionId = childSessionId || "unknown";
		const findings = reply || "(no output)";
		let completionMessage = "";
		let triggerMessage = "";
		let steerMessage = "";
		let internalEvents = [];
		let requesterIsSubagent = requesterDepth >= 1;
		if (r


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find readLatestSubagentOutput function
idx = content.find('function readLatestSubagentOutput')
if idx < 0:
    idx = content.find('readLatestSubagentOutput')
print(f'at {idx}')
print(content[max(0,idx-50):idx+1500])
" 2>&1 | head -100

Read readLatestSubagentOutput function to understand how it gets reply text


at 3030224
nlineTextContent(content);
	}
	return "";
}
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 (n


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find readLatestAssistantReply function
idx = content.find('function readLatestAssistantReply')
if idx < 0:
    idx = content.find('readLatestAssistantReply')
print(f'at {idx}')
print(content[max(0,idx-50):idx+1000])
" 2>&1

Read readLatestAssistantReply function


at 1265296
on
//#region src/agents/tools/agent-step.ts
async function readLatestAssistantReply(params) {
	const history = await callGateway({
		method: "chat.history",
		params: {
			sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
			limit: params.limit ?? 50
		}
	});
	const filtered = stripToolMessages(Array.isArray(history?.messages) ? history.messages : []);
	for (let i = filtered.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
		const candidate = filtered[i];
		if (!candidate || typeof candidate !== "object") continue;
		if (candidate.role !== "assistant") continue;
		const text = extractAssistantText(candidate);
		if (!text?.trim()) continue;
		return text;
	}
}
async function runAgentStep(params) {
	const stepIdem = crypto.randomUUID();
	const response = await callGateway({
		method: "agent",
		params: {
			message: params.message,
			sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
			idempotencyKey: stepIdem,
			deliver: false,
			channel: params.channel ?? INTERNAL_MESSAGE_CHANNEL,
			lane: params.lane ?? AGENT_LANE_NESTED,
			extraSystemPrompt: params.extraSystemPrompt,
			inputProvenanc


Now I understand the full picture. `readLatestAssistantReply` calls `chat.history` (the gateway RPC) to read session messages. This reads from the JSONL session file. If the JSONL file doesn't exist (as we saw for kimi, deepseek-code, claude, gemini), there are no messages, so `reply` is empty.

The question is: **why don't the CLI backend sessions write their messages to the JSONL file?**

For clawrouter (which works with `blockrun/auto`), the gateway processes the API response and writes it to the JSONL. But for CLI backends, the response comes from the CLI process... Let me look at where the CLI backend result gets written to the session store.

So the CLI backend returns the payloads from the model runner, but I need to trace where those payloads actually get persisted to the session file. Let me search for the code that writes these responses to storage.


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find where payloads (from CLI run) are written to session JSONL
# Looking for where appendMessage or session write happens with CLI result
for pattern in ['payloads', 'payload.text', 'payloads[0]']:
    idx = content.find(pattern, 1420000)
    count = 0
    while idx >= 0 and count < 8:
        snippet = content[max(0,idx-100):idx+400]
        if 'session' in snippet or 'append' in snippet or 'write' in snippet or 'message' in snippet:
            print(f'--- {pattern} at {idx} ---')
            print(snippet[:400])
            print()
            count += 1
        idx = content.find(pattern, idx+1)
        if idx > 2000000: break
" 2>&1 | head -200

Find where CLI payloads are written to session store


--- payloads at 1424081 ---
bel} in / ${outputLabel} out${costLabel ? ` · est ${costLabel}` : ""}`;
};
const appendUsageLine = (payloads, line) => {
	let index = -1;
	for (let i = payloads.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) if (payloads[i]?.text) {
		index = i;
		break;
	}
	if (index === -1) return [...payloads, { text: line }];
	const existing = payloads[index];
	const existingText = existing.text ?? "";
	const separator = existin

--- payloads at 1424133 ---
costLabel}` : ""}`;
};
const appendUsageLine = (payloads, line) => {
	let index = -1;
	for (let i = payloads.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) if (payloads[i]?.text) {
		index = i;
		break;
	}
	if (index === -1) return [...payloads, { text: line }];
	const existing = payloads[index];
	const existingText = existing.text ?? "";
	const separator = existingText.endsWith("\n") ? "" : "\n";
	const next = {

--- payloads at 1452159 ---
w` }
		};
	}
	const finalEmbeddedError = runResult?.meta?.error;
	const hasPayloadText = runResult?.payloads?.some((p) => p.text?.trim());
	if (finalEmbeddedError && isContextOverflowError(finalEmbeddedError.message) && !hasPayloadText) return {
		kind: "final",
		payload: { text: "⚠ Context overflow — this conversation is too large for the model. Use /new to start a fresh session." }
	};
	return

--- payloads at 1453904 ---
duleFollowupDrain(queueKey, runFollowupTurn);
	return value;
};
const signalTypingIfNeeded = async (payloads, typingSignals) => {
	if (payloads.some((payload) => {
		if (payload.text?.trim()) return true;
		if (payload.mediaUrl) return true;
		if (payload.mediaUrls && payload.mediaUrls.length > 0) return true;
		return false;
	})) await typingSignals.signalRunStart();
};

//#endregion
//#region sr

--- payloads at 1453939 ---
owupTurn);
	return value;
};
const signalTypingIfNeeded = async (payloads, typingSignals) => {
	if (payloads.some((payload) => {
		if (payload.text?.trim()) return true;
		if (payload.mediaUrl) return true;
		if (payload.mediaUrls && payload.mediaUrls.length > 0) return true;
		return false;
	})) await typingSignals.signalRunStart();
};

//#endregion
//#region src/agents/session-transcript-repair.

--- payloads at 1491007 ---
gHeartbeatStrip = params.didLogHeartbeatStrip;
	const replyTaggedPayloads = applyReplyThreading({
		payloads: params.isHeartbeat ? params.payloads : params.payloads.flatMap((payload) => {
			let text = payload.text;
			if (payload.isError && text && isBunFetchSocketError(text)) text = formatBunFetchSocketError(text);
			if (!text || !text.includes("HEARTBEAT_OK")) return [{
				...payload,
				tex

--- payloads at 1491045 ---
atStrip;
	const replyTaggedPayloads = applyReplyThreading({
		payloads: params.isHeartbeat ? params.payloads : params.payloads.flatMap((payload) => {
			let text = payload.text;
			if (payload.isError && text && isBunFetchSocketError(text)) text = formatBunFetchSocketError(text);
			if (!text || !text.includes("HEARTBEAT_OK")) return [{
				...payload,
				text
			}];
			const stripped = stripHear

--- payloads at 1491063 ---
plyTaggedPayloads = applyReplyThreading({
		payloads: params.isHeartbeat ? params.payloads : params.payloads.flatMap((payload) => {
			let text = payload.text;
			if (payload.isError && text && isBunFetchSocketError(text)) text = formatBunFetchSocketError(text);
			if (!text || !text.includes("HEARTBEAT_OK")) return [{
				...payload,
				text
			}];
			const stripped = stripHeartbeatToken(text, {

--- payload.text at 1439093 ---
ttpError = 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");

--- payload.text at 1453974 ---
signalTypingIfNeeded = async (payloads, typingSignals) => {
	if (payloads.some((payload) => {
		if (payload.text?.trim()) return true;
		if (payload.mediaUrl) return true;
		if (payload.mediaUrls && payload.mediaUrls.length > 0) return true;
		return false;
	})) await typingSignals.signalRunStart();
};

//#endregion
//#region src/agents/session-transcript-repair.ts
const TOOL_CALL_NAME_MAX_CHARS =

--- payload.text at 1491109 ---
yloads: params.isHeartbeat ? params.payloads : params.payloads.flatMap((payload) => {
			let text = payload.text;
			if (payload.isError && text && isBunFetchSocketError(text)) text = formatBunFetchSocketError(text);
			if (!text || !text.includes("HEARTBEAT_OK")) return [{
				...payload,
				text
			}];
			const stripped = stripHeartbeatToken(text, { mode: "message" });
			if (stripped.didStrip

--- payload.text at 1495223 ---
t appended = false;
	return payloads.map((payload) => {
		if (appended || payload.isError || typeof payload.text !== "string") return payload;
		if (!hasUnbackedReminderCommitment(payload.text)) return payload;
		appended = true;
		const trimmed = payload.text.trimEnd();
		return {
			...payload,
			text: `${trimmed}\n\n${UNSCHEDULED_REMINDER_NOTE}`
		};
	});
}

//#endregion
//#region src/auto-rep

--- payload.text at 1495303 ---
d.isError || typeof payload.text !== "string") return payload;
		if (!hasUnbackedReminderCommitment(payload.text)) return payload;
		appended = true;
		const trimmed = payload.text.trimEnd();
		return {
			...payload,
			text: `${trimmed}\n\n${UNSCHEDULED_REMINDER_NOTE}`
		};
	});
}

//#endregion
//#region src/auto-reply/reply/session-usage.ts
function applyCliSessionIdToSessionPatch(params, entry

--- payload.text at 1495371 ---
(!hasUnbackedReminderCommitment(payload.text)) return payload;
		appended = true;
		const trimmed = payload.text.trimEnd();
		return {
			...payload,
			text: `${trimmed}\n\n${UNSCHEDULED_REMINDER_NOTE}`
		};
	});
}

//#endregion
//#region src/auto-reply/reply/session-usage.ts
function applyCliSessionIdToSessionPatch(params, entry, patch) {
	const cliProvider = params.providerUsed ?? entry.modelPr

--- payload.text at 1502614 ---
load?.text && !payload?.mediaUrl && !payload?.mediaUrls?.length) continue;
			if (isSilentReplyText(payload.text, SILENT_REPLY_TOKEN) && !payload.mediaUrl && !payload.mediaUrls?.length) continue;
			await typingSignals.signalTextDelta(payload.text);
			if (shouldRouteToOriginating) {
				const result = await routeReply({
					payload,


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find where the session is written after the agent run completes
# Look at runAgentTurn or runTurn that handles CLI backend output
# And where it calls appendMessage/sessionManager for the assistant reply
idx = content.find('appendMessage', 2700000)
count = 0
while idx >= 0 and count < 10:
    snippet = content[max(0,idx-200):idx+400]
    if 'assistant' in snippet or 'payload' in snippet or 'cli' in snippet.lower():
        print(f'--- at {idx} ---')
        print(snippet[:500])
        print()
        count += 1
    idx = content.find('appendMessage', idx+1)
    if idx > 3200000: break
" 2>&1 | head -200

Find where assistant messages are appended to session after CLI run


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Look at where runSubagentSession is defined and what it does
# find the subagent execution function
for term in ['runSubagentSession', 'executeSubagentRun', 'handleSubagentTask', 'startSubagentRun']:
    idx = content.find(term)
    while idx >= 0 and idx < 3500000:
        print(f'=== {term} at {idx} ===')
        print(content[max(0,idx-50):idx+600])
        print()
        idx = content.find(term, idx+1)
" 2>&1 | head -200

Find the core subagent session execution function


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Look at the subagentRuns map - where are runs added to it?
idx = content.find('subagentRuns.set', 3000000)
count = 0
while idx >= 0 and count < 5:
    snippet = content[max(0,idx-300):idx+1000]
    print(f'--- at {idx} ---')
    print(snippet[:1000])
    print()
    count += 1
    idx = content.find('subagentRuns.set', idx+1)
    if idx > 3500000: break
" 2>&1 | head -200

Find where subagent runs are registered


--- at 3092434 ---
 now,
		endedAt: void 0,
		endedReason: void 0,
		endedHookEmittedAt: void 0,
		outcome: void 0,
		cleanupCompletedAt: void 0,
		cleanupHandled: false,
		suppressAnnounceReason: void 0,
		announceRetryCount: void 0,
		lastAnnounceRetryAt: void 0,
		spawnMode,
		archiveAtMs,
		runTimeoutSeconds
	};
	subagentRuns.set(nextRunId, next);
	ensureListener();
	persistSubagentRuns();
	if (archiveAtMs) startSweeper();
	waitForSubagentCompletion(nextRunId, waitTimeoutMs);
	return true;
}
function registerSubagentRun(params) {
	const now = Date.now();
	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.requeste

--- at 3093145 ---
tMs = 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) s


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find waitForSubagentCompletion and how it tracks the completion
idx = content.find('function waitForSubagentCompletion')
if idx < 0:
    idx = content.find('waitForSubagentCompletion')
print(f'at {idx}')
print(content[idx:idx+3000])
" 2>&1 | head -100

Read waitForSubagentCompletion to understand the CLI backend run flow


at 3093925
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);
	if (!resolved) return null;
	return {
		requesterSessionKey: resolved.requesterSessionKey,
		requesterOrigin: normalizeDeliveryContext(resolved.requesterOrigin)
	};
}
function isSubagentSessionRunActive(childSessionKey) {
	const runIds = findRunIdsByChildSessionKey(childSessionKey);
	for (const runId of runIds) {
		const entry = subagentRuns.get(runId);
		if (!entry) continue;
		if (typeof entry.endedAt !== "number") return true;
	}
	return false;
}
function markSubagentRunTerminated(params) {
	const runIds = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
	if (typeof params.runId === "string" && params.runId.trim()) runIds.add(params.runId.trim());
	if (typeof params.childSessionKey === "string" && params.childSessionKey.trim()) for (const runId of findRunIdsByChildSessionKey(params.childSessionKey)) runIds.add(runId);
	if (runIds.size === 0) return 0;
	const now = Date.now();
	const reason = params.reason?.trim() || "killed";
	let updated = 0;
	const entriesByChildSessionKey = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
	for (const runId of runIds) {
		clearPendingLifecycleError(runId);
		const entry = subagentRuns.get(runId);
		if (!entry) continue;
		if (typeof entry.endedAt === "number") continue;
		entry.endedAt = now;
		entry.outcome = {
			status: "error",
			error: reason
		};
		entry.endedReaso


The `waitForSubagentCompletion` calls `agent.wait` via the gateway RPC. This waits for the agent run to complete. Once done, it calls `completeSubagentRun` which triggers the announce flow. The announce flow calls `readLatestSubagentOutput` which calls `chat.history` to get the session messages.

The key insight is: the CLI backend run happens via `agent.run` (the gateway RPC call that executes the agent turn). For API-based agents (codex, clawrouter), the gateway processes the model response and writes it to the session JSONL via `sessionManager.appendMessage`.

For CLI backends like kimi, deepseek-code, claude, and gemini, I need to figure out where the subprocess output gets written to the session. The JSONL file path is recorded in `sessions.json` but the file itself doesn't seem to exist on disk, which suggests the session data might be stored differently or the output handling works through a different mechanism.


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find how agent.run or the gateway agent handler writes CLI output to session
# Look at where appendMessage happens after getting CLI output
# specifically look for 'appendMessage' near 'cli' or 'payload' or 'text'
for i in range(0, len(content), 500000):
    chunk = content[i:i+500000]
    idx = chunk.find('appendMessage')
    while idx >= 0:
        abs_idx = i + idx
        snippet = content[max(0,abs_idx-200):abs_idx+400]
        if ('payload' in snippet or 'cli' in snippet.lower() or 'text' in snippet) and 'assistant' in snippet:
            print(f'--- at {abs_idx} ---')
            print(snippet[:500])
            print()
        idx = chunk.find('appendMessage', idx+1)
" 2>&1 | head -200

Find all appendMessage calls that involve assistant/payload/cli content


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-vk3t7zJU.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

print('Length:', len(content))
# Look for how CLI backend sessions are handled
for pattern in ['cliBackend', 'appendMessage', 'sessionFile', 'subagent', 'writeSession', 'payload']:
    idx = content.find(pattern)
    if idx >= 0:
        print(f'=== {pattern} at {idx} ===')
        print(content[max(0,idx-100):idx+300])
        print()
" 2>&1 | head -100

Check gateway-cli file for session write paths


Length: 838105
=== appendMessage at 387545 ===
 } : {}
	};
	try {
		return {
			ok: true,
			messageId: SessionManager.open(params.transcriptPath).appendMessage(messageBody),
			message: messageBody
		};
	} catch (err) {
		return {
			ok: false,
			error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
		};
	}
}

//#endregion
//#region src/gateway/server-methods/chat.ts
const CHAT_HISTORY_TEXT_MAX_CHARS = 12e3;
const CHAT_HISTORY_MAX_SINGLE_M

=== sessionFile at 161553 ===
backModel = model;
	const runStartedAt = Date.now();
	let runEndedAt = runStartedAt;
	try {
		const sessionFile = resolveSessionTranscriptPath(cronSession.sessionEntry.sessionId, agentId);
		const resolvedVerboseLevel = normalizeVerboseLevel(cronSession.sessionEntry.verboseLevel) ?? normalizeVerboseLevel(agentCfg?.verboseDefault) ?? "off";
		registerAgentRunContext(cronSession.sessionEntry.session

=== subagent at 136482 ===
EARTBEAT_ACK_MAX_CHARS;
	return Math.max(0, raw);
}

//#endregion
//#region src/cron/isolated-agent/subagent-followup.ts
const CRON_SUBAGENT_WAIT_POLL_MS = 500;
const CRON_SUBAGENT_WAIT_MIN_MS = 3e4;
const CRON_SUBAGENT_FINAL_REPLY_GRACE_MS = 5e3;
function isLikelyInterimCronMessage(value) {
	const text = value.trim();
	if (!text) return true;
	const normalized = text.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g,

=== payload at 59924 ===
				channel,
				to: target.to,
				accountId: target.accountId,
				threadId: target.threadId,
				payloads: [{ text: params.text }]
			});
		} catch (err) {
			log$5.error(`exec approvals: failed to deliver to ${channel}:${target.to}: ${String(err)}`);
		}
	});
	await Promise.allSettled(deliveries);
}
function resolveForwardTargets(params) {
	const mode = normalizeMode(params.config?.mode);
	con


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-vk3t7zJU.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find how CLI backend agent runs write session transcripts
# Look for where the CLI text gets written to the session file
idx = content.find('sessionFile', 150000)
count = 0
while idx >= 0 and count < 10:
    snippet = content[max(0,idx-200):idx+500]
    if 'append' in snippet or 'write' in snippet or 'cli' in snippet.lower() or 'backend' in snippet:
        print(f'--- at {idx} ---')
        print(snippet[:500])
        print()
        count += 1
    idx = content.find('sessionFile', idx+1)
    if idx > 700000: break
" 2>&1 | head -200

Find CLI backend session file write in gateway-cli


--- at 162792 ---
0 : getCliSessionId(cronSession.sessionEntry, providerOverride);
					return runCliAgent({
						sessionId: cronSession.sessionEntry.sessionId,
						sessionKey: agentSessionKey,
						agentId,
						sessionFile,
						workspaceDir,
						config: cfgWithAgentDefaults,
						prompt: commandBody,
						provider: providerOverride,
						model: modelOverride,
						thinkLevel,
						timeoutMs,
						runId: cronSession.sessionEntry.sessionId,
						cliSessionId
					});
				}
				return runEmbeddedPi

--- at 333641 ---

				totalTokens: 0,
				totalTokensFresh: true
			};
			store[primaryKey] = nextEntry;
			return nextEntry;
		});
		archiveSessionTranscriptsForSession({
			sessionId: oldSessionId,
			storePath,
			sessionFile: oldSessionFile,
			agentId: target.agentId,
			reason: "reset"
		});
		if (hadExistingEntry) await emitSessionUnboundLifecycleEvent({
			targetSessionKey: target.canonicalKey ?? key,
			reason: "session-reset"
		});
		respond(true, {
			ok: true,
			key: target.canonicalKey,
			entry: n

--- at 395841 ---
se;
	} catch {
		return false;
	}
}
function appendAssistantTranscriptMessage(params) {
	const transcriptPath = resolveTranscriptPath({
		sessionId: params.sessionId,
		storePath: params.storePath,
		sessionFile: params.sessionFile,
		agentId: params.agentId
	});
	if (!transcriptPath) return {
		ok: false,
		error: "transcript path not resolved"
	};
	if (!fs.existsSync(transcriptPath)) {
		if (!params.createIfMissing) return {
			ok: false,
			error: "transcript file not found"
		};
		const ensu

--- at 395861 ---
urn false;
	}
}
function appendAssistantTranscriptMessage(params) {
	const transcriptPath = resolveTranscriptPath({
		sessionId: params.sessionId,
		storePath: params.storePath,
		sessionFile: params.sessionFile,
		agentId: params.agentId
	});
	if (!transcriptPath) return {
		ok: false,
		error: "transcript path not resolved"
	};
	if (!fs.existsSync(transcriptPath)) {
		if (!params.createIfMissing) return {
			ok: false,
			error: "transcript file not found"
		};
		const ensured = ensureTranscri

--- at 397437 ---
pshots) {
		const sessionId = entry?.sessionId ?? snapshot.sessionId ?? snapshot.runId;
		const appended = appendAssistantTranscriptMessage({
			message: snapshot.text,
			sessionId,
			storePath,
			sessionFile: entry?.sessionFile,
			createIfMissing: true,
			idempotencyKey: `${snapshot.runId}:assistant`,
			abortMeta: {
				aborted: true,
				origin: snapshot.abortOrigin,
				runId: snapshot.runId
			}
		});
		if (!appended.ok) params.context.logGateway.warn(`chat.abort transcript append fail

--- at 397457 ---
ssionId = entry?.sessionId ?? snapshot.sessionId ?? snapshot.runId;
		const appended = appendAssistantTranscriptMessage({
			message: snapshot.text,
			sessionId,
			storePath,
			sessionFile: entry?.sessionFile,
			createIfMissing: true,
			idempotencyKey: `${snapshot.runId}:assistant`,
			abortMeta: {
				aborted: true,
				origin: snapshot.abortOrigin,
				runId: snapshot.runId
			}
		});
		if (!appended.ok) params.context.logGateway.warn(`chat.abort transcript append failed: ${appended.error

--- at 410315 ---
nst appended = appendAssistantTranscriptMessage({
							message: combinedReply,
							sessionId: latestEntry?.sessionId ?? entry?.sessionId ?? clientRunId,
							storePath: latestStorePath,
							sessionFile: latestEntry?.sessionFile,
							agentId,
							createIfMissing: true
						});
						if (appended.ok) message = appended.message;
						else {
							context.logGateway.warn(`webchat transcript append failed: ${appended.error ?? "unknown error"}`);
							message = {
								role: "as

--- at 410341 ---
tantTranscriptMessage({
							message: combinedReply,
							sessionId: latestEntry?.sessionId ?? entry?.sessionId ?? clientRunId,
							storePath: latestStorePath,
							sessionFile: latestEntry?.sessionFile,
							agentId,
							createIfMissing: true
						});
						if (appended.ok) message = appended.message;
						else {
							context.logGateway.warn(`webchat transcript append failed: ${appended.error ?? "unknown error"}`);
							message = {
								role: "assistant",
								content:

--- at 412783 ---
rShape(ErrorCodes.INVALID_REQUEST, "session not found"));
			return;
		}
		const appended = appendAssistantTranscriptMessage({
			message: p.message,
			label: p.label,
			sessionId,
			storePath,
			sessionFile: entry?.sessionFile,
			agentId: resolveSessionAgentId({
				sessionKey: rawSessionKey,
				config: cfg
			}),
			createIfMissing: false
		});
		if (!appended.ok || !appended.messageId || !appended.message) {
			respond(false, void 0, errorShape(ErrorCodes.UNAVAILABLE, `failed to write t

--- at 412803 ---
VALID_REQUEST, "session not found"));
			return;
		}
		const appended = appendAssistantTranscriptMessage({
			message: p.message,
			label: p.label,
			sessionId,
			storePath,
			sessionFile: entry?.sessionFile,
			agentId: resolveSessionAgentId({
				sessionKey: rawSessionKey,
				config: cfg
			}),
			createIfMissing: false
		});
		if (!appended.ok || !appended.messageId || !appended.message) {
			respond(false, void 0, errorShape(ErrorCodes.UNAVAILABLE, `failed to write transcript: ${appende


Now I found a key function: `appendAssistantTranscriptMessage`. This is what writes the result to the session JSONL file. Notice `createIfMissing: true` in some cases. Let me look at line 410315 more carefully - this seems to be in the `webchat` context. What about the CLI backend context?

I need to find where the CLI backend response gets written to the session file after the run completes. Let me look at the agent run handler that processes CLI backend results.

Let me search more specifically for where the CLI backend result gets appended to the session - there should be a call to `appendAssistantTranscriptMessage` after the CLI run.


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-vk3t7zJU.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find runCliAgent function - this is what runs CLI backends
idx = content.find('function runCliAgent')
if idx < 0:
    idx = content.find('runCliAgent')
print(f'at {idx}')
print(content[idx:idx+3000])
" 2>&1 | head -120

Read the runCliAgent function implementation


at 2591
runCliAgent, W as summarizeRestartSentinel, Wn as runSubagentAnnounceFlow, Wr as DEFAULT_INPUT_IMAGE_MAX_BYTES, Wt as applyModelOverrideToSessionEntry, X as inferLegacyName, Xn as emitAgentEvent, Xr as normalizeMimeList, Xt as resolveAgentAvatar, Y as normalizeCronJobPatch, Yn as clearAgentRunContext, Yr as extractImageContentFromSource, Yt as resolveSessionAuthProfileOverride, Z as normalizeOptionalAgentId, Zn as getAgentRunContext, Zr as resolveInputFileLimits, _ as applyToolPolicyPipeline, _r as getTotalQueueSize, ar as resolveTtsApiKey, at as stripLegacyDeliveryFields, b as createOpenClawTools, bn as dispatchInboundMessage, br as setCommandLaneConcurrency, cn as buildHistoryContextFromEntries, cr as resolveTtsPrefsPath, ct as getPluginToolMeta, dr as setTtsProvider, dt as loadOpenClawPlugins, en as buildSafeExternalPrompt, er as resolveUserTimezone, et as normalizePayloadToSystemText, fr as textToSpeech, ft as createPluginRuntime, g as waitForEmbeddedPiRunEnd, gt as loadProviderUsageSummary, h as getActiveEmbeddedRunCount, hr as getActiveTaskCount, i as resolveCronStyleNow, in as unbindThreadBindingsBySessionKey, ir as isTtsProviderConfigured, it as hasLegacyDeliveryHints, j as consumeGatewaySigusr1RestartAuthorization, jn as resolveOutboundChannelPlugin, jr as isSystemEventContextChanged, jt as resolveAgentDeliveryPlan, k as resolveSessionModelRef, kn as resolveOutboundTarget, kt as agentCommandFromIngress, lr as resolveTtsProviderOrder, lt as resolvePluginTools, m as abortEmbeddedPiRun, mr as OPENAI_TTS_VOICES, mt as normalizeGroupActivation, n as BARE_SESSION_RESET_PROMPT, nn as getHookType, nr as getTtsProvider, nt as migrateLegacyCronPayload, or as resolveTtsAutoMode, ot as applyBrowserProxyPaths, p as runEmbeddedPiAgent, pr as OPENAI_TTS_MODELS, q as normalizeHttpWebhookUrl, qn as clearSessionQueues, qr as DEFAULT_INPUT_TIMEOUT_MS, qt as computeBackoff, rn as isExternalHookSession, rr as isTtsEnabled, rt as buildDeliveryFromLegacyPayload, sr as resolveTtsConfig, st as persistBrowserProxyFiles, tn as detectSuspiciousPatterns, tr as clearBootstrapSnapshot, tt as normalizeRequiredName, ur as setTtsEnabled, v as buildDefaultToolPolicyPipelineSteps, vr as markGatewayDraining, w as listSessionsFromStore, wt as readJsonBodyWithLimit, x as canonicalizeSpawnedByForAgent, xn as createReplyDispatcher, xr as waitForActiveTasks, xt as resolveAgentOutboundIdentity, yn as formatZonedTimestamp, yr as resetAllLanes, z as triggerOpenClawRestart, zn as stopSubagentsForRequester, zr as ACP_SESSION_IDENTITY_RENDERER_VERSION, zt as getCliSessionId } from "./reply-DhtejUNZ.js";
import { A as resolveDefaultAgentWorkspaceDir, C as DEFAULT_SOUL_FILENAME, E as ensureAgentWorkspace, O as isWorkspaceOnboardingCompleted, S as DEFAULT_MEMORY_FILENAME, T as DEFAULT_USER_FILENAME, a as resolveAgentDir, b as DEFAULT_IDENTITY_FILENAME, c as resolveAgentModelFallbacksOverride, d as resolveDefaultAgentId, g as DEFAULT_AGENTS_FILENAME, i as resolveAgentConfig, j as resolveW


The `runCliAgent` is exported from `reply-DhtejUNZ.js`. Let me look at that file.


ls /usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply*.js 2>/dev/null | head -5

Find the reply JS file with runCliAgent


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

print('Length:', len(content))

# Find runCliAgent function
idx = content.find('function runCliAgent')
if idx < 0:
    idx = content.find('runCliAgent')

print(f'runCliAgent at {idx}')
print(content[idx:idx+4000])
" 2>&1 | head -150

Read runCliAgent function in reply file


Length: 3131635
runCliAgent at 1267341
function runCliAgent(params) {
	const started = Date.now();
	const workspaceResolution = resolveRunWorkspaceDir({
		workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
		sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
		agentId: params.agentId,
		config: params.config
	});
	const resolvedWorkspace = workspaceResolution.workspaceDir;
	const redactedSessionId = redactRunIdentifier(params.sessionId);
	const redactedSessionKey = redactRunIdentifier(params.sessionKey);
	const redactedWorkspace = redactRunIdentifier(resolvedWorkspace);
	if (workspaceResolution.usedFallback) log$12.warn(`[workspace-fallback] caller=runCliAgent reason=${workspaceResolution.fallbackReason} run=${params.runId} session=${redactedSessionId} sessionKey=${redactedSessionKey} agent=${workspaceResolution.agentId} workspace=${redactedWorkspace}`);
	const workspaceDir = resolvedWorkspace;
	const backendResolved = resolveCliBackendConfig(params.provider, params.config);
	if (!backendResolved) throw new Error(`Unknown CLI backend: ${params.provider}`);
	const backend = backendResolved.config;
	const modelId = (params.model ?? "default").trim() || "default";
	const normalizedModel = normalizeCliModel(modelId, backend);
	const modelDisplay = `${params.provider}/${modelId}`;
	const extraSystemPrompt = [params.extraSystemPrompt?.trim(), "Tools are disabled in this session. Do not call tools."].filter(Boolean).join("\n");
	const sessionLabel = params.sessionKey ?? params.sessionId;
	const { contextFiles } = await resolveBootstrapContextForRun({
		workspaceDir,
		config: params.config,
		sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
		sessionId: params.sessionId,
		warn: makeBootstrapWarn({
			sessionLabel,
			warn: (message) => log$12.warn(message)
		})
	});
	const { defaultAgentId, sessionAgentId } = resolveSessionAgentIds({
		sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
		config: params.config,
		agentId: params.agentId
	});
	const heartbeatPrompt = sessionAgentId === defaultAgentId ? resolveHeartbeatPrompt(params.config?.agents?.defaults?.heartbeat?.prompt) : void 0;
	const docsPath = await resolveOpenClawDocsPath({
		workspaceDir,
		argv1: process.argv[1],
		cwd: process.cwd(),
		moduleUrl: import.meta.url
	});
	const systemPrompt = buildSystemPrompt({
		workspaceDir,
		config: params.config,
		defaultThinkLevel: params.thinkLevel,
		extraSystemPrompt,
		ownerNumbers: params.ownerNumbers,
		heartbeatPrompt,
		docsPath: docsPath ?? void 0,
		tools: [],
		contextFiles,
		modelDisplay,
		agentId: sessionAgentId
	});
	const executeCliWithSession = async (cliSessionIdToUse) => {
		const { sessionId: resolvedSessionId, isNew } = resolveSessionIdToSend({
			backend,
			cliSessionId: cliSessionIdToUse
		});
		const useResume = Boolean(cliSessionIdToUse && resolvedSessionId && backend.resumeArgs && backend.resumeArgs.length > 0);
		const systemPromptArg = resolveSystemPromptUsage({
			backend,
			isNewSession: isNew,
			systemPrompt
		});
		let imagePaths;
		let cleanupImages;
		let prompt = params.prompt;
		if (params.images && params.images.length > 0) {
			const imagePayload = await writeCliImages(params.images);
			imagePaths = imagePayload.paths;
			cleanupImages = imagePayload.cleanup;
			if (!backend.imageArg) prompt = appendImagePathsToPrompt(prompt, imagePaths);
		}
		const { argsPrompt, stdin } = resolvePromptInput({
			backend,
			prompt
		});
		const stdinPayload = stdin ?? "";
		const baseArgs = useResume ? backend.resumeArgs ?? backend.args ?? [] : backend.args ?? [];
		const args = buildCliArgs({
			backend,
			baseArgs: useResume ? baseArgs.map((entry) => entry.replaceAll("{sessionId}", resolvedSessionId ?? "")) : baseArgs,
			modelId: normalizedModel,
			sessionId: resolvedSessionId,
			systemPrompt: systemPromptArg,
			imagePaths,
			promptArg: argsPrompt,
			useResume
		});
		const queueKey = backend.serialize ?? true ? backendResolved.id : `${backendResolved.id}:${params.runId}`;
		try {
			return await enqueueCliRun(queueKey, async () => {
				log$12.info(`cli exec: provider=${params.provider} model=${normalizedMo


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Get the rest of runCliAgent - how it handles the text result and writes session
idx = content.find('function runCliAgent')
# Find where the function body ends and what it does with the result
# Look for where payloads are returned and whether there's a session write
func_content = content[idx:idx+8000]
print(func_content)
" 2>&1 | head -200

Read the full runCliAgent function body


function runCliAgent(params) {
	const started = Date.now();
	const workspaceResolution = resolveRunWorkspaceDir({
		workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
		sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
		agentId: params.agentId,
		config: params.config
	});
	const resolvedWorkspace = workspaceResolution.workspaceDir;
	const redactedSessionId = redactRunIdentifier(params.sessionId);
	const redactedSessionKey = redactRunIdentifier(params.sessionKey);
	const redactedWorkspace = redactRunIdentifier(resolvedWorkspace);
	if (workspaceResolution.usedFallback) log$12.warn(`[workspace-fallback] caller=runCliAgent reason=${workspaceResolution.fallbackReason} run=${params.runId} session=${redactedSessionId} sessionKey=${redactedSessionKey} agent=${workspaceResolution.agentId} workspace=${redactedWorkspace}`);
	const workspaceDir = resolvedWorkspace;
	const backendResolved = resolveCliBackendConfig(params.provider, params.config);
	if (!backendResolved) throw new Error(`Unknown CLI backend: ${params.provider}`);
	const backend = backendResolved.config;
	const modelId = (params.model ?? "default").trim() || "default";
	const normalizedModel = normalizeCliModel(modelId, backend);
	const modelDisplay = `${params.provider}/${modelId}`;
	const extraSystemPrompt = [params.extraSystemPrompt?.trim(), "Tools are disabled in this session. Do not call tools."].filter(Boolean).join("\n");
	const sessionLabel = params.sessionKey ?? params.sessionId;
	const { contextFiles } = await resolveBootstrapContextForRun({
		workspaceDir,
		config: params.config,
		sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
		sessionId: params.sessionId,
		warn: makeBootstrapWarn({
			sessionLabel,
			warn: (message) => log$12.warn(message)
		})
	});
	const { defaultAgentId, sessionAgentId } = resolveSessionAgentIds({
		sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
		config: params.config,
		agentId: params.agentId
	});
	const heartbeatPrompt = sessionAgentId === defaultAgentId ? resolveHeartbeatPrompt(params.config?.agents?.defaults?.heartbeat?.prompt) : void 0;
	const docsPath = await resolveOpenClawDocsPath({
		workspaceDir,
		argv1: process.argv[1],
		cwd: process.cwd(),
		moduleUrl: import.meta.url
	});
	const systemPrompt = buildSystemPrompt({
		workspaceDir,
		config: params.config,
		defaultThinkLevel: params.thinkLevel,
		extraSystemPrompt,
		ownerNumbers: params.ownerNumbers,
		heartbeatPrompt,
		docsPath: docsPath ?? void 0,
		tools: [],
		contextFiles,
		modelDisplay,
		agentId: sessionAgentId
	});
	const executeCliWithSession = async (cliSessionIdToUse) => {
		const { sessionId: resolvedSessionId, isNew } = resolveSessionIdToSend({
			backend,
			cliSessionId: cliSessionIdToUse
		});
		const useResume = Boolean(cliSessionIdToUse && resolvedSessionId && backend.resumeArgs && backend.resumeArgs.length > 0);
		const systemPromptArg = resolveSystemPromptUsage({
			backend,
			isNewSession: isNew,
			systemPrompt
		});
		let imagePaths;
		let cleanupImages;
		let prompt = params.prompt;
		if (params.images && params.images.length > 0) {
			const imagePayload = await writeCliImages(params.images);
			imagePaths = imagePayload.paths;
			cleanupImages = imagePayload.cleanup;
			if (!backend.imageArg) prompt = appendImagePathsToPrompt(prompt, imagePaths);
		}
		const { argsPrompt, stdin } = resolvePromptInput({
			backend,
			prompt
		});
		const stdinPayload = stdin ?? "";
		const baseArgs = useResume ? backend.resumeArgs ?? backend.args ?? [] : backend.args ?? [];
		const args = buildCliArgs({
			backend,
			baseArgs: useResume ? baseArgs.map((entry) => entry.replaceAll("{sessionId}", resolvedSessionId ?? "")) : baseArgs,
			modelId: normalizedModel,
			sessionId: resolvedSessionId,
			systemPrompt: systemPromptArg,
			imagePaths,
			promptArg: argsPrompt,
			useResume
		});
		const queueKey = backend.serialize ?? true ? backendResolved.id : `${backendResolved.id}:${params.runId}`;
		try {
			return await enqueueCliRun(queueKey, async () => {
				log$12.info(`cli exec: provider=${params.provider} model=${normalizedModel} promptChars=${params.prompt.length}`);
				const logOutputText = isTruthyEnvValue(process.env.OPENCLAW_CLAUDE_CLI_LOG_OUTPUT);
				if (logOutputText) {
					const logArgs = [];
					for (let i = 0; i < args.length; i += 1) {
						const arg = args[i] ?? "";
						if (arg === backend.systemPromptArg) {
							const systemPromptValue = args[i + 1] ?? "";
							logArgs.push(arg, `<systemPrompt:${systemPromptValue.length} chars>`);
							i += 1;
							continue;
						}
						if (arg === backend.sessionArg) {
							logArgs.push(arg, args[i + 1] ?? "");
							i += 1;
							continue;
						}
						if (arg === backend.modelArg) {
							logArgs.push(arg, args[i + 1] ?? "");
							i += 1;
							continue;
						}
						if (arg === backend.imageArg) {
							logArgs.push(arg, "<image>");
							i += 1;
							continue;
						}
						logArgs.push(arg);
					}
					if (argsPrompt) {
						const promptIndex = logArgs.indexOf(argsPrompt);
						if (promptIndex >= 0) logArgs[promptIndex] = `<prompt:${argsPrompt.length} chars>`;
					}
					log$12.info(`cli argv: ${backend.command} ${logArgs.join(" ")}`);
				}
				const env = (() => {
					const next = {
						...process.env,
						...backend.env
					};
					for (const key of backend.clearEnv ?? []) delete next[key];
					return next;
				})();
				const noOutputTimeoutMs = resolveCliNoOutputTimeoutMs({
					backend,
					timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
					useResume
				});
				const supervisor = getProcessSupervisor();
				const scopeKey = buildCliSupervisorScopeKey({
					backend,
					backendId: backendResolved.id,
					cliSessionId: useResume ? resolvedSessionId : void 0
				});
				const managedRun = await supervisor.spawn({
					sessionId: params.sessionId,
					backendId: backendResolved.id,
					scopeKey,
					replaceExistingScope: Boolean(useResume && scopeKey),
					mode: "child",
					argv: [backend.command, ...args],
					timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
					noOutputTimeoutMs,
					cwd: workspaceDir,
					env,
					input: stdinPayload
				});
				const result = await managedRun.wait();
				const stdout = result.stdout.trim();
				const stderr = result.stderr.trim();
				if (logOutputText) {
					if (stdout) log$12.info(`cli stdout:\n${stdout}`);
					if (stderr) log$12.info(`cli stderr:\n${stderr}`);
				}
				if (shouldLogVerbose()) {
					if (stdout) log$12.debug(`cli stdout:\n${stdout}`);
					if (stderr) log$12.debug(`cli stderr:\n${stderr}`);
				}
				if (result.exitCode !== 0 || result.reason !== "exit") {
					if (result.reason === "no-output-timeout" || result.noOutputTimedOut) {
						const timeoutReason = `CLI produced no output for ${Math.round(noOutputTimeoutMs / 1e3)}s and was terminated.`;
						log$12.warn(`cli watchdog timeout: provider=${params.provider} model=${modelId} session=${resolvedSessionId ?? params.sessionId} noOutputTimeoutMs=${noOutputTimeoutMs} pid=${managedRun.pid ?? "unknown"}`);
						throw new FailoverError(timeoutReason, {
							reason: "timeout",
							provider: params.provider,
							model: modelId,
							status: resolveFailoverStatus("timeout")
						});
					}
					if (result.reason === "overall-timeout") throw new FailoverError(`CLI exceeded timeout (${Math.round(params.timeoutMs / 1e3)}s) and was terminated.`, {
						reason: "timeout",
						provider: params.provider,
						model: modelId,
						status: resolveFailoverStatus("timeout")
					});
					const err = stderr || stdout || "CLI failed.";
					const reason = classifyFailoverReason(err) ?? "unknown";
					const status = resolveFailoverStatus(reason);
					throw new FailoverError(err, {
						reason,
						provider: params.provider,
						model: modelId,
						status
					});


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Continue reading runCliAgent after the try/catch
idx = content.find('function runCliAgent')
func_end = content.find('\nfunction ', idx+100)
func_content = content[idx:func_end]
print('Function length:', len(func_content))

# Find where in the function the result is returned and if session is written
# Look for appendAssistantTranscriptMessage or similar
for pattern in ['appendAssistantTranscript', 'sessionFile', 'sessionId.*write', 'appendMessage', 'createIfMissing']:
    pidx = func_content.find(pattern)
    if pidx >= 0:
        print(f'=== {pattern} at {pidx} ===')
        print(func_content[max(0,pidx-100):pidx+400])
        print()
    else:
        print(f'NOT FOUND: {pattern}')
" 2>&1

Check if runCliAgent writes session transcript directly


Function length: 9642
NOT FOUND: appendAssistantTranscript
NOT FOUND: sessionFile
NOT FOUND: sessionId.*write
NOT FOUND: appendMessage
NOT FOUND: createIfMissing


This confirms it: `runCliAgent` does NOT write to any session file/transcript. It only returns `{ payloads, meta }`. The session transcript writing must happen at a higher level.

Now I need to find where the caller of `runCliAgent` writes the result to the session transcript. Let me find what calls `runCliAgent` and whether it writes to the session after getting the result.


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find all callers of runCliAgent
idx = content.find('runCliAgent(')
while idx >= 0:
    print(f'--- runCliAgent called at {idx} ---')
    print(content[max(0,idx-300):idx+600])
    print()
    idx = content.find('runCliAgent(', idx+1)
" 2>&1 | head -200

Find all callers of runCliAgent to trace the session write path


--- runCliAgent called at 1267350 ---
allback workspaceDir (OC-19 hardening).");
	return {
		workspaceDir: resolveUserPath(sanitizedFallback),
		usedFallback: true,
		fallbackReason,
		agentId,
		agentIdSource
	};
}

//#endregion
//#region src/agents/cli-runner.ts
const log$12 = createSubsystemLogger("agent/claude-cli");
async function runCliAgent(params) {
	const started = Date.now();
	const workspaceResolution = resolveRunWorkspaceDir({
		workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
		sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
		agentId: params.agentId,
		config: params.config
	});
	const resolvedWorkspace = workspaceResolution.workspaceDir;
	const redactedSessionId = redactRunIdentifier(params.sessionId);
	const redactedSessionKey = redactRunIdentifier(params.sessionKey);
	const redactedWorkspace = redactRunIdentifier(resolvedWorkspace);
	if (workspaceResolution.usedFallback) log$12.warn(`[workspace-fallback] caller=runCliAgent reason=${worksp

--- runCliAgent called at 1309123 ---
rompt = resolveFallbackRetryPrompt({
		body: params.body,
		isFallbackRetry: params.isFallbackRetry
	});
	if (isCliProvider(params.providerOverride, params.cfg)) {
		const cliSessionId = getCliSessionId(params.sessionEntry, params.providerOverride);
		const runCliWithSession = (nextCliSessionId) => runCliAgent({
			sessionId: params.sessionId,
			sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
			agentId: params.sessionAgentId,
			sessionFile: params.sessionFile,
			workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
			config: params.cfg,
			prompt: effectivePrompt,
			provider: params.providerOverride,
			model: params.modelOverride,
			thinkLevel: params.resolvedThinkLevel,
			timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
			runId: params.runId,
			extraSystemPrompt: params.opts.extraSystemPrompt,
			cliSessionId: nextCliSessionId,
			images: params.isFallbackRetry ? void 0 : params.opts.images,
			streamParams: params.opts.streamPara

--- runCliAgent called at 2996688 ---
unId,
						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,
								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:


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Get context after line 1309123 - where runCliAgent returns and how result is processed
idx = 1309123
# Find the function that contains this call
# Go back to find the enclosing function name
func_start = content.rfind('async function ', 0, idx)
print(f'Enclosing function starts at {func_start}')
print(content[func_start:func_start+100])
print('...')
# Get more context around the actual call
print(content[idx:idx+3000])
" 2>&1 | head -100

Read the caller context of runCliAgent at line 1309123


Enclosing function starts at 1307844
async function persistSessionEntry$1(params) {
	const persisted = await updateSessionStore(params.st
...
runCliAgent({
			sessionId: params.sessionId,
			sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
			agentId: params.sessionAgentId,
			sessionFile: params.sessionFile,
			workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
			config: params.cfg,
			prompt: effectivePrompt,
			provider: params.providerOverride,
			model: params.modelOverride,
			thinkLevel: params.resolvedThinkLevel,
			timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
			runId: params.runId,
			extraSystemPrompt: params.opts.extraSystemPrompt,
			cliSessionId: nextCliSessionId,
			images: params.isFallbackRetry ? void 0 : params.opts.images,
			streamParams: params.opts.streamParams
		});
		return runCliWithSession(cliSessionId).catch(async (err) => {
			if (err instanceof FailoverError && err.reason === "session_expired" && cliSessionId && params.sessionKey && params.sessionStore && params.storePath) {
				log$11.warn(`CLI session expired, clearing from session store: provider=${params.providerOverride} sessionKey=${params.sessionKey}`);
				const entry = params.sessionStore[params.sessionKey];
				if (entry) {
					const updatedEntry = { ...entry };
					if (params.providerOverride === "claude-cli") delete updatedEntry.claudeCliSessionId;
					if (updatedEntry.cliSessionIds) {
						const normalizedProvider = normalizeProviderId(params.providerOverride);
						const newCliSessionIds = { ...updatedEntry.cliSessionIds };
						delete newCliSessionIds[normalizedProvider];
						updatedEntry.cliSessionIds = newCliSessionIds;
					}
					updatedEntry.updatedAt = Date.now();
					await persistSessionEntry$1({
						sessionStore: params.sessionStore,
						sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
						storePath: params.storePath,
						entry: updatedEntry
					});
					params.sessionEntry = updatedEntry;
				}
				return runCliWithSession(void 0).then(async (result) => {
					if (result.meta.agentMeta?.sessionId && params.sessionKey && params.sessionStore && params.storePath) {
						const entry = params.sessionStore[params.sessionKey];
						if (entry) {
							const updatedEntry = { ...entry };
							setCliSessionId(updatedEntry, params.providerOverride, result.meta.agentMeta.sessionId);
							updatedEntry.updatedAt = Date.now();
							await persistSessionEntry$1({
								sessionStore: params.sessionStore,
								sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
								storePath: params.storePath,
								entry: updatedEntry
							});
						}
					}
					return result;
				});
			}
			throw err;
		});
	}
	const authProfileId = params.providerOverride === params.primaryProvider ? params.sessionEntry?.authProfileOverride : void 0;
	return runEmbeddedPiAgent({
		sessionId: params.sessionId,
		sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
		agentId: params.sessionAgentId,
		trigger: "user",
		messageChannel: params.messageChannel,
		agentAccountId: params.runContext.accountId,
		messageTo: params.opts.replyTo ?? params.opts.to,
		messageThreadId: params.opts.threadId,
		groupId: params.runContext.groupId,
		groupChannel: params.runContext.groupChannel,
		groupSpace: params.ru


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find what function calls into this flow and handles the CLI result
# Look for how payload text gets written to session for CLI backends
# specifically where chat.transcript.append or appendAssistantTranscriptMessage is called after CLI
idx = content.find('appendAssistantTranscriptMessage')
count = 0
while idx >= 0 and count < 10:
    snippet = content[max(0,idx-300):idx+500]
    print(f'--- at {idx} ---')
    print(snippet[:600])
    print()
    count += 1
    idx = content.find('appendAssistantTranscriptMessage', idx+1)
" 2>&1 | head -300

Find all appendAssistantTranscriptMessage calls in reply file


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find chat.transcript.append or transcript related calls
for pattern in ['transcript.append', 'chat.transcript', 'appendTranscript', 'transcript']:
    idx = content.find(pattern)
    if idx >= 0:
        print(f'=== {pattern} at {idx} ===')
        print(content[max(0,idx-100):idx+400])
        print()
        break

# Also find where the run result (payloads) from CLI gets stored in session
# Find where runCliWithSession result is used
idx = content.find('runCliWithSession(', 1309123)
print(f'runCliWithSession at {idx}')
idx2 = content.find('runCliWithSession)', idx)
print(f'closing at {idx2}')
print(content[idx2:idx2+2000])
" 2>&1 | head -100

Find session transcript write path for CLI backends


=== transcript at 10914 ===
s runAudioTranscription, u as registerUnhandledRejectionHandler, v as applyTemplate } from "./audio-transcription-runner-BoyUdfw0.js";
import { S as minimaxUnderstandImage, _ as stripThinkingTagsFromText, a as decodeDataUrl, b as isInsideCode, c as extractAssistantThinking, d as formatReasoningMessage, f as inferToolMetaFromArgs, g as stripMinimaxToolCallXml, h as stripDowngradedToolCallText, i as coerceImageModelConfig, l as extractThinkingFromTaggedStream, m as promoteThinkingTagsToBlocks, o a

runCliWithSession at 1309741
closing at -1


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find the main agent run handler - look where 'payloads' from a CLI run gets appended to session
# The key is where the TEXT result from runCliAgent gets written to the JSONL
# Check for the agent run dispatch
idx = content.find('isCliProvider')
count = 0
while idx >= 0 and count < 5:
    snippet = content[max(0,idx-100):idx+600]
    print(f'--- isCliProvider at {idx} ---')
    print(snippet[:600])
    print()
    count += 1
    idx = content.find('isCliProvider', idx+1)
" 2>&1 | head -200

Trace isCliProvider usage to understand CLI vs API session write paths


--- isCliProvider at 5094 ---
teSize, r as buildModelAliasIndex, rr as setConfigValueAtPath, rt as resolveApiKeyForProvider, s as isCliProvider, si as dedupeProfileIds, t as buildAllowedModelSet, ti as getShellPathFromLoginShell, tn as writeConfigFile, tr as getConfigValueAtPath, tt as getCustomProviderApiKey, un as resolveIMessageAttachmentRoots, v as resolveModelRefFromString, vt as isProfileInCooldown, x as resolveSubagentSpawnModelSelection, xi as resolveOpenClawAgentDir, y as resolveReasoningDefault, yt as markAuthProfileFailure } from "./model-selection-CjMYMtR0.js";
import { o as normalizeResolvedSecretInputString }

--- isCliProvider at 1303465 ---
xtTokens
	};
	setSessionRuntimeModel(next, {
		provider: providerUsed,
		model: modelUsed
	});
	if (isCliProvider(providerUsed, cfg)) {
		const cliSessionId = result.meta.agentMeta?.sessionId?.trim();
		if (cliSessionId) setCliSessionId(next, providerUsed, cliSessionId);
	}
	next.abortedLastRun = result.meta.aborted ?? false;
	if (hasNonzeroUsage(usage)) {
		const input = usage.input ?? 0;
		const output = usage.output ?? 0;
		const totalTokens = deriveSessionTotalTokens({
			usage,
			contextTokens,
			promptTokens
		});
		next.inputTokens = input;
		next.outputTokens = output;
		if (typeof t

--- isCliProvider at 1308933 ---
solveFallbackRetryPrompt({
		body: params.body,
		isFallbackRetry: params.isFallbackRetry
	});
	if (isCliProvider(params.providerOverride, params.cfg)) {
		const cliSessionId = getCliSessionId(params.sessionEntry, params.providerOverride);
		const runCliWithSession = (nextCliSessionId) => runCliAgent({
			sessionId: params.sessionId,
			sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
			agentId: params.sessionAgentId,
			sessionFile: params.sessionFile,
			workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
			config: params.cfg,
			prompt: effectivePrompt,
			provider: params.providerOverride,
			model: params.modelOverride,

--- isCliProvider at 1322531 ---
deModel);
				const key = modelKey(normalizedOverride.provider, normalizedOverride.model);
				if (!isCliProvider(normalizedOverride.provider, cfg) && !allowAnyModel && !allowedModelKeys.has(key)) {
					const { updated } = applyModelOverrideToSessionEntry({
						entry,
						selection: {
							provider: defaultProvider,
							model: defaultModel,
							isDefault: true
						}
					});
					if (updated) await persistSessionEntry$1({
						sessionStore,
						sessionKey,
						storePath,
						entry
					});
				}
			}
		}
		const storedProviderOverride = sessionEntry?.providerOverride?.tri

--- isCliProvider at 1323328 ---
dModelOverride);
			const key = modelKey(normalizedStored.provider, normalizedStored.model);
			if (isCliProvider(normalizedStored.provider, cfg) || allowAnyModel || allowedModelKeys.has(key)) {
				provider = normalizedStored.provider;
				model = normalizedStored.model;
			}
		}
		if (sessionEntry) {
			const authProfileId = sessionEntry.authProfileOverride;
			if (authProfileId) {
				const entry = sessionEntry;
				const profile = ensureAuthProfileStore().profiles[authProfileId];
				if (!profile || profile.provider !== provider) {
					if (sessionStore && sessionKey) await clearSessionAut


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Look at the full agent run handler - specifically where runResult.payloads gets written to session
# This is where the transcript should be written
# Find where 'runResult' and 'payloads' interact with session writes
idx = content.find('runResult?.payloads')
if idx < 0:
    idx = content.find('runResult.payloads')
print(f'at {idx}')
print(content[max(0,idx-500):idx+2000])
" 2>&1 | head -100

Find where runResult payloads are processed after agent run


at 3007634
age).replace(/\.\s*$/, "");
		return {
			kind: "final",
			payload: { text: isContextOverflow ? "⚠ Context overflow — prompt too large for this model. Try a shorter message or a larger-context model." : isRoleOrderingError ? "⚠ Message ordering conflict - please try again. If this persists, use /new to start a fresh session." : `⚠ Agent failed before reply: ${trimmedMessage}.\nLogs: openclaw logs --follow` }
		};
	}
	const finalEmbeddedError = runResult?.meta?.error;
	const hasPayloadText = runResult?.payloads?.some((p) => p.text?.trim());
	if (finalEmbeddedError && isContextOverflowError(finalEmbeddedError.message) && !hasPayloadText) return {
		kind: "final",
		payload: { text: "⚠ Context overflow — this conversation is too large for the model. Use /new to start a fresh session." }
	};
	return {
		kind: "success",
		runId,
		runResult,
		fallbackProvider,
		fallbackModel,
		fallbackAttempts,
		didLogHeartbeatStrip,
		autoCompactionCompleted,
		directlySentBlockKeys: directlySentBlockKeys.size > 0 ? directlySentBlockKeys : void 0
	};
}

//#endregion
//#region src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-helpers.ts
const hasAudioMedia = (urls) => Boolean(urls?.some((url) => isAudioFileName(url)));
const isAudioPayload = (payload) => hasAudioMedia(payload.mediaUrls ?? (payload.mediaUrl ? [payload.mediaUrl] : void 0));
function resolveCurrentVerboseLevel(params) {
	if (!params.sessionKey || !params.storePath) return;
	try {
		const entry = loadSessionStore(params.storePath)[params.sessionKey];
		return normalizeVerboseLevel(String(entry?.verboseLevel ?? ""));
	} catch {
		return;
	}
}
function createVerboseGate(params, shouldEmit) {
	const fallbackVerbose = normalizeVerboseLevel(String(params.resolvedVerboseLevel ?? "")) ?? "off";
	return () => {
		return shouldEmit(resolveCurrentVerboseLevel(params) ?? fallbackVerbose);
	};
}
const createShouldEmitToolResult = (params) => {
	return createVerboseGate(params, (level) => level !== "off");
};
const createShouldEmitToolOutput = (params) => {
	return createVerboseGate(params, (level) => level === "full");
};
const finalizeWithFollowup = (value, queueKey, runFollowupTurn) => {
	scheduleFollowupDrain(queueKey, runFollowupTurn);
	return value;
};
const signalTypingIfNeeded = async (payloads, typingSignals) => {
	if (payloads.some((payload) => {
		if (payload.text?.trim()) return true;
		if (payload.mediaUrl) return true;
		if (payload.mediaUrls && payload.mediaUrls.length > 0) return true;
		return false;
	})) await typin


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find where the final 'success' kind result gets the payloads delivered and session written
# Look at the main reply dispatch handler - find where 'kind: success' is handled
idx = content.find('kind.*success')
while idx < 0:
    break
idx = content.find('\"success\"')
count = 0
while idx >= 0 and count < 10:
    snippet = content[max(0,idx-100):idx+600]
    if 'payload' in snippet and ('append' in snippet or 'transcript' in snippet or 'session' in snippet.lower()):
        print(f'--- at {idx} ---')
        print(snippet[:600])
        print()
        count += 1
    idx = content.find('\"success\"', idx+1)
    if idx > 3200000: break
" 2>&1 | head -200

Find where success kind result writes to session


--- at 3007956 ---
onversation is too large for the model. Use /new to start a fresh session." }
	};
	return {
		kind: "success",
		runId,
		runResult,
		fallbackProvider,
		fallbackModel,
		fallbackAttempts,
		didLogHeartbeatStrip,
		autoCompactionCompleted,
		directlySentBlockKeys: directlySentBlockKeys.size > 0 ? directlySentBlockKeys : void 0
	};
}

//#endregion
//#region src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-helpers.ts
const hasAudioMedia = (urls) => Boolean(urls?.some((url) => isAudioFileName(url)));
const isAudioPayload = (payload) => hasAudioMedia(payload.mediaUrls ?? (payload.mediaUrl ? [payload.mediaUrl] :


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find the main runAgentAndDeliver function that processes CLI results and writes session
# This is the top-level handler
for term in ['runAgentAndDeliver', 'handleAgentRun', 'dispatchAgentRun', 'agent.run']:
    idx = content.find(f'function {term}')
    if idx >= 0:
        print(f'=== function {term} at {idx} ===')
        print(content[idx:idx+2000])
        print()
        break
" 2>&1 | head -100

Find the top-level agent run handler


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Look for where after a CLI run, the text gets committed to JSONL
# Find chat.transcript.write or similar gateway method calls
for pattern in ['chat.transcript', 'transcript.write', 'transcript.append', 'appendToTranscript']:
    idx = content.find(pattern)
    if idx >= 0:
        print(f'=== {pattern} at {idx} ===')
        print(content[max(0,idx-200):idx+500])
        print()
" 2>&1 | head -100

Find transcript write gateway method calls


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Look at how the embedded Pi (non-CLI) agent session gets written
# The embedded Pi runner for API models presumably DOES write session
# Find runEmbeddedPiAgent
idx = content.find('function runEmbeddedPiAgent')
if idx >= 0:
    print(content[idx:idx+1000])
else:
    # Look for where it's called and what happens after
    idx = content.find('runEmbeddedPiAgent(')
    print(f'at {idx}')
    print(content[max(0,idx-200):idx+1000])
" 2>&1 | head -80

Check runEmbeddedPiAgent for session write behavior


function runEmbeddedPiAgent(params) {
	const sessionLane = resolveSessionLane(params.sessionKey?.trim() || params.sessionId);
	const globalLane = resolveGlobalLane(params.lane);
	const enqueueGlobal = params.enqueue ?? ((task, opts) => enqueueCommandInLane(globalLane, task, opts));
	const enqueueSession = params.enqueue ?? ((task, opts) => enqueueCommandInLane(sessionLane, task, opts));
	const channelHint = params.messageChannel ?? params.messageProvider;
	const resolvedToolResultFormat = params.toolResultFormat ?? (channelHint ? isMarkdownCapableMessageChannel(channelHint) ? "markdown" : "plain" : "markdown");
	const isProbeSession = params.sessionId?.startsWith("probe-") ?? false;
	return enqueueSession(() => enqueueGlobal(async () => {
		const started = Date.now();
		const workspaceResolution = resolveRunWorkspaceDir({
			workspaceDir: params.workspaceDir,
			sessionKey: params.sessionKey,
			agentId: params.agentId,
			config: params.config
		});
		const resolvedWorkspace = workspa


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find where runEmbeddedPiAgent's sessionManager writes messages
# vs how CLI backend's text result is committed to session
# Look for where sessionManager.appendMessage appears (this is the API path)
idx = content.find('sessionManager.appendMessage')
count = 0
while idx >= 0 and count < 5:
    print(f'--- at {idx} ---')
    print(content[max(0,idx-200):idx+300])
    print()
    count += 1
    idx = content.find('sessionManager.appendMessage', idx+1)
" 2>&1 | head -200

Find sessionManager.appendMessage calls - API backend session write path


--- at 2489422 ---
essage);
					log$6.info(`[tool-result-truncation] Truncated tool result: originalEntry=${entry.id} newChars=${newLength} sessionKey=${params.sessionKey ?? params.sessionId ?? "unknown"}`);
				}
				sessionManager.appendMessage(message);
			} else if (entry.type === "compaction") sessionManager.appendCompaction(entry.summary, entry.firstKeptEntryId, entry.tokensBefore, entry.details, entry.fromHook);
			else if (entry.type === "thinking_level_change") sessionManager.appendThinkingLevelChange(en

--- at 2503574 ---

	if (typeof rawToolName === "string") return {
		...toolResult,
		toolName: "unknown"
	};
	return toolResult;
}
function installSessionToolResultGuard(sessionManager, opts) {
	const originalAppend = sessionManager.appendMessage.bind(sessionManager);
	const pendingState = createPendingToolCallState();
	const persistMessage = (message) => {
		const transformer = opts?.transformMessageForPersistence;
		return transformer ? transformer(message) : message;
	};
	const persistToolResult = (message, me

--- at 2506587 ---
sessionFile = sessionManager.getSessionFile?.();
		if (sessionFile) emitSessionTranscriptUpdate(sessionFile);
		if (toolCalls.length > 0) pendingState.trackToolCalls(toolCalls);
		return result;
	};
	sessionManager.appendMessage = guardedAppend;
	return {
		flushPendingToolResults,
		getPendingIds: pendingState.getPendingIds
	};
}

//#endregion
//#region src/agents/session-tool-result-guard-wrapper.ts
/**
* Apply the tool-result guard to a SessionManager exactly once and expose
* a flush method


Now I see the key: for API (embedded Pi) agents, messages are appended to the session via `sessionManager.appendMessage`. This writes to the JSONL. For CLI backends, `runCliAgent` just returns `{ payloads, meta }` - there's NO `sessionManager.appendMessage` call for the CLI response!

Let me now look at how the CLI result gets handled after `runCliAgent` returns its payloads. The actual writing must happen somewhere.

Wait - let me think about this differently. The `runCliAgent` function returns `{ payloads: [{ text }] }`. This goes back up the call stack to... what? Let me trace back.

Looking at the enclosing function that calls `runCliAgent`, I'm realizing the critical difference: for CLI backends, the gateway never writes the CLI text response to the session JSONL at all. The session file gets populated for embedded Pi agents through `sessionManager`, but CLI responses only exist in the returned `payloads` object - they're delivered to the chat but never persisted to disk.

This explains why `chat.history` comes back empty for CLI sessions when `readLatestSubagentOutput` tries to read from it - there's nothing in the JSONL to retrieve. I should check if there's any function like `appendCliResultToTranscript` that might be writing the response back to the session after the run completes.


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find everything that happens after runCliWithSession returns -
# specifically checking if anything calls appendAssistantTranscriptMessage
# Look for the chat.transcript method call in gateway
for pattern in ['chat.transcript.append', 'transcript-append', 'appendCliResult', 'writeCliResult']:
    idx = content.find(pattern)
    print(f'{pattern}: {idx}')

# Also check gateway-cli for this
" 2>&1

Check for CLI-specific transcript append calls


chat.transcript.append: -1
transcript-append: -1
appendCliResult: -1
writeCliResult: -1


python3 -c "
with open('/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-vk3t7zJU.js') as f:
    content = f.read()

# In gateway-cli, look for how agent.run for CLI backends gets handled
# Find the 'agent' method or agent.run handler
idx = content.find('method.*agent')
for pattern in ['agent.run', '\"agent\"', 'isCliProvider', 'cli.*session.*write', 'appendAssistantTranscript']:
    idx = content.find(pattern)
    if idx >= 0:
        print(f'=== {pattern} at {idx} ===')
        print(content[max(0,idx-100):idx+600])
        print()
" 2>&1 | head -200

Find gateway-cli agent run handler for CLI backends


=== "agent" at 82232 ===
,
	{
		prefix: "bindings",
		kind: "none"
	},
	{
		prefix: "audio",
		kind: "none"
	},
	{
		prefix: "agent",
		kind: "none"
	},
	{
		prefix: "routing",
		kind: "none"
	},
	{
		prefix: "messages",
		kind: "none"
	},
	{
		prefix: "session",
		kind: "none"
	},
	{
		prefix: "talk",
		kind: "none"
	},
	{
		prefix: "skills",
		kind: "none"
	},
	{
		prefix: "secrets",
		kind: "none"
	},
	{
		prefix: "plugins",
		kind: "restart"
	},
	{
		prefix: "ui",
		kind: "none"
	},
	{
		prefix: "gateway",
		kind: "restart"
	},
	{
		prefix: "discovery",
		kind: "restart"
	},
	{
		prefix: "canvasHost",
		kind: "restart"
	}
];
let cachedReloadRules = null;
let cachedRegistry = null;
function listReloadRules() {
	c

=== isCliProvider at 7752 ===
jectWithPlugins, p as resolveAllowedModelRef, qn as looksLikeAvatarPath, rn as OpenClawSchema, s as isCliProvider, t as buildAllowedModelSet, tn as writeConfigFile, u as normalizeModelSelection, wn as parseByteSize, zr as ensureControlUiAllowedOriginsForNonLoopbackBind } from "./model-selection-CjMYMtR0.js";
import "./github-copilot-token-b6kJVrW-.js";
import { t as formatCliCommand } from "./command-format-Gp1OUMPH.js";
import "./boolean-BsqeuxE6.js";
import { n as logAcceptedEnvOption, t as isTruthyEnvValue } from "./env-o3cHIFWK.js";
import "./host-env-security-DkAVVuaw.js";
import { i as resolveRuntimeServiceVersion, r as VERSION } from "./env-vars-Cs8xIArf.js";
import { C as clearIntern

=== appendAssistantTranscript at 395686 ===
cyKey === idempotencyKey) return true;
		}
		return false;
	} catch {
		return false;
	}
}
function appendAssistantTranscriptMessage(params) {
	const transcriptPath = resolveTranscriptPath({
		sessionId: params.sessionId,
		storePath: params.storePath,
		sessionFile: params.sessionFile,
		agentId: params.agentId
	});
	if (!transcriptPath) return {
		ok: false,
		error: "transcript path not resolved"
	};
	if (!fs.existsSync(transcriptPath)) {
		if (!params.createIfMissing) return {
			ok: false,
			error: "transcript file not found"
		};
		const ensured = ensureTranscriptFile({
			transcriptPath,
			sessionId: params.sessionId
		});
		if (!ensured.ok) return {
			ok: false,
			error: ensured.


You are debugging OpenClaw subagent result delivery for my Telegram direct-chat agent.  Critical context: - Main session is Telegram direct chat (`agent:pipo:telegram:direct:842987156`). - Subagents a…


Conversation compacted


This session is being continued from a previous conversation that ran out of context. The summary below covers the earlier portion of the conversation.

Summary:
1. Primary Request and Intent:

**Request 1 (Telegram check):** User asked to verify if their latest Telegram messages broke OpenClaw. Investigation found the gateway was healthy but Pipo's last Codex API run was aborted after ~10 minutes (`openclaw:prompt-error → error: "aborted"`) at 02:12:07 UTC on 2026-03-05. Root cause: Codex API (`gpt-5.3-codex` with `think:medium reasoning:on`) timed out while generating a complex multi-agent delegation response. Session itself was not broken.

**Request 2 (Multi-agent orchestration):** Reconfigure OpenClaw so the Telegram direct-chat agent (Pipo) can use real subagent runtime delegation with visibility and steering. Goals:
- `agents_list` must return all workers (codex, gemini, claude, deepseek-code, kimi, clawrouter)
- `sessions_spawn runtime="subagent"` must work for all workers
- `subagents list|steer|kill` must work from main Telegram chat
- Cross-agent history observability
- Minimal security footprint, no wildcard access

**Request 3 (Subagent result delivery debugging):** Debug and fix why kimi, deepseek-code, claude, and gemini subagent runs complete (`status=done`) but produce empty history and no meaningful completion notification. Specific runIds provided:
- kimi: `3c6627a3`, `da3b8933` (done, empty)
- deepseek: `d458d260` (done, empty)
- claude: `70a8de7c` (done, empty)
- clawrouter: `d4d1f22c` (working, returned payload)
- gemini: `d8b18630`, `d9d67304` (failed/timeout)

2. Key Technical Concepts:
- **OpenClaw gateway** (port 18789): WebSocket gateway managing agents, sessions, channels. Managed by Gemini CLI process — NEVER restart via CLI.
- **`agents.list[N].subagents.allowAgents`**: Per-agent config key controlling which agents appear in `agents_list` tool and can be targeted with `sessions_spawn runtime="subagent"`. This is separate from `tools.agentToAgent.allow`.
- **`sessions_spawn runtime="subagent"`**: Spawns a real subagent with session persistence, steering, and history. Different from `runtime="acp"` (external CLI harness via ACPX).
- **`subagents list|steer|kill`**: Subagent management tools available to the main session after spawning.
- **`tools.agentToAgent.allow`**: Controls cross-agent session visibility (`sessions_history`, `sessions_list`). Both requester AND target must appear in the allowlist.
- **`acp.allowedAgents`**: Controls which agents can be used via ACP harness (`runtime="acp"`).
- **CLI backends vs API backends**: CLI backends (`output: "text"`) run as external processes and return stdout. API backends (blockrun, openrouter, openai-codex via API) process responses through the gateway's session manager.
- **Session JSONL files**: Located at `~/.openclaw/agents/<agentId>/sessions/<sessionId>.jsonl`. Written by `sessionManager.appendMessage` for API backends. CLI backends do NOT write to JSONL — confirmed root cause of empty history.
- **`readLatestSubagentOutput`**: Calls `chat.history` → reads JSONL → returns last assistant message. Returns empty if JSONL doesn't exist.
- **`buildCompletionDeliveryMessage`**: Uses `findings = reply || "(no output)"`. If `reply` is empty (no JSONL), sends bare "✅ Subagent finished" with no payload.
- **`appendAssistantTranscriptMessage`**: Gateway function that writes assistant messages to session JSONL with `createIfMissing` option.
- **`config.apply` gateway RPC**: Hot-reloads config without restarting gateway. Requires current hash from `config.get`.
- **TOOLS.md**: Agent workspace file loaded into Pipo's system prompt, containing operational instructions for CLI backends, delegation patterns, deployment, etc.

3. Files and Code Sections:

- **`~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`** — Main OpenClaw config file. Multiple edits made:
  - `agents.list[0].subagents.allowAgents` = `["codex", "gemini", "claude", "deepseek-code", "kimi", "clawrouter"]`
  - `agents.defaults.subagents.maxConcurrent` = 4 (from 1)
  - `tools.agentToAgent.allow` = `["pipo", "codex", "gemini", "deepseek-code", "claude", "claude-opus", "kimi", "clawrouter"]`
  - `acp.allowedAgents` = `["codex", "gemini", "deepseek-code", "claude", "claude-opus", "kimi", "clawrouter"]`

- **`~/.openclaw/workspace/TOOLS.md`** — Pipo's operational instructions (part of system prompt). Updated delegation section:
```markdown
- En Telegram/direct chat, preferir orquestacion via subagente runtime: `sessions_spawn` con `runtime: "subagent"` y el `agentId` del worker.
- Workers disponibles para `sessions_spawn runtime="subagent"`: `codex`, `gemini`, `claude`, `deepseek-code`, `kimi`, `clawrouter`. Confirmar con `agents_list` antes de spawnar.
- Despues de spawnar un subagente, usar `subagents list` para ver estado, `subagents steer` para enviarle seguimiento, y `subagents kill` para cancelarlo.
- Para observar el historial de un worker: `sessions_history` con la `childSessionKey` devuelta por `sessions_spawn`.
- ACP (`runtime: "acp"`) sigue disponible para harnesses externos (codex-acp, gemini-acp); usarlo solo cuando se necesite el harness ACPX con modelo nativo, no para orquestacion general.
```

- **`/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subagent-registry-CkqrXKq4.js`** — Core subagent logic. Key findings:
  - `createAgentsListTool`: reads `resolveAgentConfig(cfg, requesterAgentId)?.subagents?.allowAgents` to filter agents
  - Sessions_spawn handler checks same `subagents.allowAgents`
  - `readLatestSubagentOutput` → `callGateway({method: "chat.history"})` → reads JSONL
  - `findings = reply || "(no output)"` in announce flow
  - `DEFAULT_SUBAGENT_ANNOUNCE_TIMEOUT_MS = 6e4` (60 seconds)

- **`/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js`** — Agent runner. Key findings:
  - `runCliAgent`: CLI backend runner. Returns `{payloads: [{text: stdout}], meta}`. **Does NOT write to session JSONL.**
  - `runEmbeddedPiAgent`: API backend runner. Uses `sessionManager.appendMessage` to write to JSONL.
  - `isCliProvider` check: routes to `runCliAgent` vs `runEmbeddedPiAgent`
  - CLI text output path: `outputMode === "text" → return {text: stdout, sessionId: void 0}`

- **`/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/gateway-cli-vk3t7zJU.js`** — Gateway CLI server. Contains:
  - `appendAssistantTranscriptMessage(params)`: writes assistant message to JSONL with `createIfMissing` option
  - Called for webchat and abort cases, but NOT called after CLI backend runs

- **`/home/ubuntu/.local/bin/kimi-openclaw`** — Node.js script calling Moonshot API, `output: "text"` (plain stdout)
- **`/home/ubuntu/.local/bin/claude-sonnet-openclaw`** — Bash wrapper: `exec claude -p "$*" --model claude-sonnet-4-6 --dangerously-skip-permissions` — **missing `--output-format json`** (DEFAULT_CLAUDE_BACKEND expects `output: "json"` with `--output-format json`)
- **`/home/ubuntu/.local/bin/deepseek-code-openclaw`** — Node.js script calling DeepSeek API, `output: "text"`
- **`/home/ubuntu/.local/bin/gemini-cli-openclaw`** — Bash wrapper: `exec gemini -p "$*"`, plain text output

- **`~/.openclaw/agents/*/sessions/sessions.json`** — Session metadata. For CLI backend subagents, references JSONL paths that don't exist on disk. For clawrouter (API), actual JSONL exists with content.

- **`~/.openclaw/agents/clawrouter/sessions/3879d793-f6b4-4ab9-956b-69ab91bd8aa8.jsonl`** — Working example. Contains full session with user prompt, thinking, tool result, and final assistant message.

4. Errors and Fixes:

- **`openclaw gateway config.schema` / `openclaw gateway config.get` not valid**: These commands don't exist. Used `openclaw config get` and `openclaw gateway call config.get --json` instead.
- **`agents.list[0].subagents` with `maxConcurrent` field failed validation**: `Unrecognized key: "maxConcurrent"` — `maxConcurrent` is only valid in `agents.defaults.subagents`, not per-agent. Removed from per-agent config.
- **`openclaw sessions list`**: `too many arguments for 'sessions'` — correct command is just `openclaw sessions` with no subcommand.
- **Hot-reload attempt with `config.reload`/`system.reload`**: Unknown methods. Discovered `config.apply` requires `raw` (config JSON) and `baseHash` params obtained from `config.get --json`.
- **`config.apply` first attempt without hash**: `"config base hash required; re-run config.get and retry"` — fetched hash from `gateway call config.get --json`, used it in subsequent call.

5. Problem Solving:

**Solved:**
- Identified root cause of Pipo's last Telegram message abort: 10-minute Codex API timeout
- Identified why `agents_list` only showed `pipo`: missing `subagents.allowAgents` in pipo's agent config
- Source-traced the exact config key from openclaw dist JS source
- Applied 4 config changes and hot-reloaded without gateway restart
- Verified: `agents_list` returns 7 agents, `sessions_spawn runtime="subagent"` works, `subagents list` works, `subagents steer` path works
- Updated TOOLS.md to instruct Pipo on new delegation approach

**In progress (Request 3 - subagent result delivery):**
Root cause identified but fix not yet applied:
- CLI backend agents (kimi, deepseek-code, claude, gemini) use `runCliAgent` which returns `{payloads: [{text}]}` but **never writes to session JSONL**
- API backend agents (codex, clawrouter) use `runEmbeddedPiAgent` which writes via `sessionManager.appendMessage`
- `readLatestSubagentOutput` calls `chat.history` → reads JSONL → gets empty result → findings = "(no output)" → bare "✅ finished" notification
- Additional specific issue: `claude-sonnet-openclaw` wrapper missing `--output-format json` flag (DEFAULT_CLAUDE_BACKEND expects json output)

6. All User Messages:
- "Hey I think my latest telegram messages broke openclaw can you check please"
- "Check why the Codex run timed out / aborted"
- Long request to reconfigure delegation for multi-agent orchestration with specific goals for agents_list, sessions_spawn runtime="subagent", subagents list|steer|kill, security requirements, and verification steps
- Long debugging request for subagent result delivery failures, providing specific failing runIds for kimi, deepseek-code, claude, gemini; describing expected behavior and asking for root cause analysis, fixes, and verification matrix

7. Pending Tasks:
- **[ACTIVE]** Complete diagnosis and fix of CLI backend subagent result delivery: ensure session JSONL is written after CLI runs so `sessions_history` and completion notifications work for kimi, deepseek-code, claude, gemini
- Fix `claude-sonnet-openclaw` wrapper to include `--output-format json` so it matches DEFAULT_CLAUDE_BACKEND expectations
- Run verification probe across all 6 agents (codex, gemini, claude, deepseek-code, kimi, clawrouter) with the "AGENT_OK | hora_bsas=HH:MM" pattern
- Document before/after matrix per agent

8. Current Work:

Investigating subagent result delivery failure for CLI-backend agents. The investigation reached the definitive root cause:

**Root cause**: `runCliAgent` in `/usr/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/reply-DhtejUNZ.js` runs the CLI subprocess and returns `{payloads: [{text: stdout}], meta}` but **never calls `appendAssistantTranscriptMessage` or `sessionManager.appendMessage`**. As a result, no JSONL session file is written for CLI backend subagents. When the announce flow calls `readLatestSubagentOutput` → `chat.history`, there's nothing in the JSONL, so `reply = undefined`, `findings = "(no output)"`, and the completion message is just the bare "✅ Subagent X finished" header with no payload.

Confirmed by filesystem inspection:
- `~/.openclaw/agents/kimi/sessions/` — only `sessions.json`, no JSONL
- `~/.openclaw/agents/deepseek-code/sessions/` — only `sessions.json`, no JSONL
- `~/.openclaw/agents/claude/sessions/` — only `sessions.json`, no JSONL
- `~/.openclaw/agents/gemini/sessions/` — only `sessions.json`, no JSONL
- `~/.openclaw/agents/clawrouter/sessions/` — has `sessions.json` AND `3879d793-f6b4-4ab9-956b-69ab91bd8aa8.jsonl` with full content

The last code investigation was tracing `appendAssistantTranscriptMessage` in `gateway-cli-vk3t7zJU.js` which IS called for webchat and abort scenarios (`createIfMissing: true`) but NOT after regular CLI backend runs.

9. Optional Next Step:

Based on the current investigation, the next step is to find the fix path for CLI backend session transcript persistence. The options identified are:

1. **Fix `claude-sonnet-openclaw`** wrapper to add `--output-format json` flag, matching DEFAULT_CLAUDE_BACKEND which expects `output: "json"`. This would allow openclaw to parse Claude's structured JSON output and potentially write it to the session.

2. **Use `openclaw config set agents.defaults.cliBackends.<backend>.output` to set json format** for backends that support it.

3. **Call `gateway call chat.transcript.append`** (or equivalent) after CLI subagent runs complete — this requires understanding if a gateway hook or config option enables post-run transcript writes.

The most recent work left off at: tracing `appendAssistantTranscriptMessage` calls in `gateway-cli-vk3t7zJU.js` (found at positions 395686, 397437, 410315, 412783) — only called for webchat streams and abort cases, confirming the gap in CLI backend session persistence.

If you need specific details from before compaction (like exact code snippets, error messages, or content you generated), read the full transcript at: /home/ubuntu/.claude/projects/-home-ubuntu/772aefe1-87f0-49fb-a06a-626c7231659e.jsonl
Continue the conversation from where it left off without asking the user any further questions. Resume directly — do not acknowledge the summary, do not recap what was happening, do not preface with "I'll continue" or similar. Pick up the last task as if the break never happened.


Let me continue from where we left off. The key issue is that CLI backend agents (kimi, deepseek-code, claude, gemini) don't write session JSONL files, so `sessions_history` and completion notifications are empty.

Let me look at the fix options:
1. Fix `claude-sonnet-openclaw` to add `--output-format json`
2. Investigate if there's a way to make CLI backends write to JSONL

Let me search for the relevant code to understand what can be done.

The summary says:
- `appendAssistantTranscriptMessage` in `gateway-cli-vk3t7zJU.js` IS called for webchat and abort scenarios but NOT after regular CLI backend runs

- I've traced the key positions in the code where this happens, so now I need to load the tools and examine the actual implementation to determine the best fix approach.


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