Marvinthebored
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* fix: exec timeout field does not state its unit, so callers pass milliseconds
`exec.timeout` is in seconds, but its sibling `yieldMs` is in milliseconds and
the `process` tool's identically named `timeout` is also in milliseconds. Those
two tools are used together in one workflow: exec backgrounds a long command,
then process polls it.
The unit exists only in the field description, and code mode deliberately defers
descriptions - the model sees `timeout?: number` and nothing else. A caller that
guesses milliseconds passes 900000 intending 15 minutes and gets ~10 days, so
the command never times out.
Add `timeoutSeconds` as the canonical field, matching the convention already
used by the config default (`tools.exec.timeoutSeconds`) and the sibling
(`yieldMs`). Keep `timeout` as a deprecated alias; `timeoutSeconds` wins when
both are supplied. Project the new field onto `nodeExecSchema`, which
hand-picks its properties.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XQojYRCUdXhcKFeu4QW5Gh
* fix(ci): satisfy test-type and dependency checks
Two CI failures from the test approach, not the change itself.
- check-test-types: TypeBox's TOptional does not surface `description` on its
static type, so the schema assertions failed under tsgo. Read it through a
narrow accessor instead.
- check-dependencies: knip flagged resolveExecTimeoutSeconds as an unused
export because only the test imported it. Move it beside the schema it
resolves, where the exec runtime imports it, so it is production-reachable.
Verified with the same commands CI runs: `run-tsgo.mjs -p
test/tsconfig/tsconfig.core.test.json` reports no errors in these files, and
knip --production reports no unused exports.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XQojYRCUdXhcKFeu4QW5Gh
* fix(ci): fit the exec description budget and satisfy oxlint
- `agent-tools.schema.test.ts` enforces a 550-char budget on the exec tool's
model-facing descriptions; the two new ones pushed it to 640. Shortened both.
The rename is what makes this possible: the unit now lives in the field name,
so the description no longer has to carry it. Extended that budget test to
pin `timeoutSeconds` alongside `timeout`.
- oxlint `no-base-to-string`: the test's description accessor typed the field as
`unknown` and stringified it. Typed as `string | undefined` instead.
Verified: budget test passes (137 tests green across both suites), and all six
behavior tests still fail against origin/main.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XQojYRCUdXhcKFeu4QW5Gh
* fix: remove the unit-ambiguous exec timeout field instead of deprecating it
Owner decision on the review's "ambiguous model-visible alias" finding: drop
`timeout` entirely rather than keep it as a deprecated alias.
Keeping it visible defeated the purpose. Code mode renders property names and
types and defers descriptions, so a model would still be offered a bare
`timeout` sitting next to a millisecond-based `yieldMs` and could still pick it.
A deprecation marker in a description the model never sees changes nothing.
Backward compatibility is not required here: every tool call is constructed
fresh by the model from the current schema, and a repository search found no
internal caller passing `timeout` to the exec tool. `timeoutSeconds` is now the
only exec timeout field, on both the main and node-only surfaces.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XQojYRCUdXhcKFeu4QW5Gh
* fix: migrate the internal exec callers to timeoutSeconds
Removing `timeout` from the exec schema broke three real internal callers that
the earlier survey missed, plus two test files and the runtime's own reads.
`check-test-types` caught it; my local search had filtered `timeout:` matches to
lines mentioning "exec" and discarded these.
- src/auto-reply/reply/bash-command.ts
- src/auto-reply/reply/commands-diagnostics.ts
- src/auto-reply/reply/commands-export-trajectory.ts
all passed `timeout: timeoutSec` and now pass `timeoutSeconds: timeoutSec`.
- bash-tools.exec-run.ts reads the field through the same typeof narrowing the
third call site already used; `params` is loosely typed, so a raw read is
`unknown`.
- Test fixtures updated. A vitest `waitFor({ timeout })` option in
background-abort.test.ts is NOT an exec param and was left alone.
`run-tsgo.mjs -p test/tsconfig/tsconfig.core.test.json` now reports zero errors
in changed files; the 5 remaining `rejectSymlinks` errors are pre-existing on
main. 148 tests pass across the affected suites.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XQojYRCUdXhcKFeu4QW5Gh
* docs: synchronize the exec config table with timeoutSeconds
Addresses the P2 finding. The tools.exec.timeoutSeconds row still described the
per-call override as `timeout` and `timeout: 0`, which no longer exist. The
only remaining bare `timeout` reference in this page is the deliberate
contrast with the process tool's millisecond field.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XQojYRCUdXhcKFeu4QW5Gh
* fix: migrate the QA lifecycle caller and the shared ExecToolArgs contract
Two findings from the re-review of 6e8c3560e7, both real.
[P1] test/e2e/qa-lab/runtime/openclaw-exec-process-lifecycle.e2e.test.ts:174
still passed `timeout: 0.05`. After the removal that field is accepted and
ignored, so the call silently used the default timeout and could not produce
the asserted 50 ms `overall-timeout` result. Migrated.
[P2] ExecToolArgs in bash-tools.exec-request-preparation.ts:33 still declared
`timeout?: number` while the runtime reads only `timeoutSeconds`, offering
request-preparation users an accepted-but-inert argument. Renamed.
Why the typecheck missed both: ExecToolArgs is
`Record<string, unknown> & {...}`, and that index signature defeats excess
property checking, so a stale member produces no error at any call site. The
e2e file also sits outside the core test tsconfig I had been running locally.
Left alone deliberately: `processTool.execute({ action: "poll", timeout })` is
milliseconds and correct, and `createBashTool` in sessions/tools/bash.ts is a
separate tool surface with its own timeout.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XQojYRCUdXhcKFeu4QW5Gh
* fix(test): update the node exec tool property assertion to timeoutSeconds
src/gateway/tool-resolution.exclude.test.ts:413 asserts the exact property list
of the node-forced exec tool and still expected "timeout". Renamed to match
nodeExecSchema.
Found by checks-node-compact-large-5; my local core-test tsconfig does not cover
src/gateway, so it did not surface there.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XQojYRCUdXhcKFeu4QW5Gh
* fix: accept the legacy exec timeout as an undocumented alias
Removing the field from the schema does not reject it at runtime: the exec
schema accepts unknown properties, so a call built against an older schema was
accepted and then silently ignored, taking the default deadline instead of the
one it asked for.
Route every read through resolveExecTimeoutSeconds, which prefers the canonical
timeoutSeconds and falls back to a numeric timeout. The alias stays out of
execSchema, nodeExecSchema and ExecToolArgs, so no new caller can adopt it.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XQojYRCUdXhcKFeu4QW5Gh
* docs: update the background-process guide to timeoutSeconds
The exec parameter table and the inheritance note still taught `timeout` and
`timeout: 0`, which kept the retired spelling publicly discoverable and
contradicted the exec guide.
`poll`'s own millisecond `timeout` is left alone; it is a different tool and a
different unit, which is the collision this rename removes.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XQojYRCUdXhcKFeu4QW5Gh
* fix(exec): reject removed timeout field
* chore: regenerate plugin SDK API baseline
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Co-authored-by: Marvinthebored <262704729+Marvinthebored@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Patrick Erichsen <patrick.a.erichsen@gmail.com>
OpenClaw 🦞 — Your assistant, on your devices, in your chats
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant that runs on your devices and meets you in the channels you already use. It is designed for a single operator and connects models, tools, messaging channels, and optional companion apps through one Gateway.
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Install
The installer supports macOS, Linux, and Windows. It provisions a supported Node.js runtime when needed.
# macOS / Linux / WSL2
curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash
# Windows PowerShell
iwr -useb https://openclaw.ai/install.ps1 | iex
Already manage Node.js? Install the published package instead (Node 22.22.3+, 24.15+, or 25.9+):
npm install -g openclaw@latest
See the installation guide for npm 12 lifecycle-script requirements, Docker, Nix, and other deployment paths.
Quick start
openclaw onboard --install-daemon
openclaw gateway status
openclaw dashboard
Onboarding verifies model access, creates the workspace, and configures the Gateway. The last command opens the Control UI; send a message there to confirm the assistant is working. See the getting started guide for channel setup and troubleshooting.
How it fits together
- The Gateway is the local control plane for sessions, tools, events, and channel connections.
- The Control UI, CLI, and TUI connect to the Gateway.
- Channels bring the assistant to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Google Chat, Signal, iMessage, and other messaging services.
- Companion apps and nodes add voice, Canvas, camera, screen, and device-local actions on supported platforms.
OpenClaw works with hosted and local model providers. Its tools, skills, and plugins extend what an assistant can do.
Security
Treat inbound messages as untrusted input. DM-capable channels pair unknown senders by default; approve a pairing request with openclaw pairing approve <channel> <code>.
Tools run on the host for the main session unless you configure sandboxing. Read the security guide, exposure runbook, and sandboxing guide before connecting other users or exposing the Gateway remotely.
Documentation
| Goal | Start here |
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| Configure models and auth | Models · Model providers |
| Connect a messaging service | Channels |
| Add tools, skills, and plugins | Tools · Skills · Plugins · ClawHub |
| Run apps and device nodes | Platforms · Nodes |
| Use the CLI and chat commands | CLI reference · Slash commands |
| Configure or operate the Gateway | Configuration · Architecture · Updating · Release channels |
Development
The repository is a pnpm workspace. Plain npm install at the repository root is not supported.
git clone https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw.git
cd openclaw
pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm ui:build
See CONTRIBUTING.md for the contribution workflow and the source setup guide for the development loop.
Community
OpenClaw is developed in the open by the OpenClaw Foundation, a non-profit. See CONTRIBUTING.md for maintainers and contribution guidelines; AI-assisted PRs are welcome.
Use the issue chooser for bugs and feature requests, ask setup questions in Discord, and report vulnerabilities through SECURITY.md. New capabilities usually belong in plugins built on the plugin SDK and shared through ClawHub.
OpenClaw was built for Molty, a space lobster AI assistant, by Peter Steinberger and the community. Explore the project lore, soul.md, Peter's site, Star History, and @openclaw.
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