From b569f5d3131407a74fe37d8589fcdbb304524327 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 16:25:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: normalize local npm publish tarball paths

---
 scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh b/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh
index b1b2876cf43..6a7e2411fff 100644
--- a/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/openclaw-npm-publish.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ if [[ "${mode}" != "--publish" ]]; then
   exit 2
 fi
 
+if [[ -n "${publish_target}" && -f "${publish_target}" ]]; then
+  case "${publish_target}" in
+    /*|./*|../*) ;;
+    *) publish_target="./${publish_target}" ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
 package_version="$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")"
 current_beta_version="$(npm view openclaw dist-tags.beta 2>/dev/null || true)"
 mapfile -t publish_plan < <(