* fix: make replyToMode 'off' actually prevent threading in Slack
Three independent bugs caused Slack replies to always create threads
even when replyToMode was set to 'off':
1. Typing indicator created threads via statusThreadTs fallback (#16868)
- resolveSlackThreadTargets fell back to messageTs for statusThreadTs
- 'is typing...' was posted as thread reply, creating a thread
- Fix: remove messageTs fallback, let statusThreadTs be undefined
2. [[reply_to_current]] tags bypassed replyToMode entirely (#16080)
- Slack dock had allowExplicitReplyTagsWhenOff: true
- Reply tags from system prompt always threaded regardless of config
- Fix: set allowExplicitReplyTagsWhenOff to false for Slack
3. Contradictory replyToMode defaults in codebase (#20827)
- monitor/provider.ts defaulted to 'all'
- accounts.ts defaulted to 'off' (matching docs)
- Fix: align provider.ts default to 'off' per documentation
Fixes: openclaw/openclaw#16868, openclaw/openclaw#16080, openclaw/openclaw#20827
* fix(slack): respect replyToMode in DMs even with typing indicator thread
When replyToMode is 'off' in DMs, replies should stay in the main
conversation even when the typing indicator creates a thread context.
Previously, when incomingThreadTs was set (from the typing indicator's
thread), replyToMode was forced to 'all', causing all replies to go
into the thread.
Now, for direct messages, the user's configured replyToMode is always
respected. For channels/groups, the existing behavior is preserved
(stay in thread if already in one).
This fix:
- Keeps the typing indicator working (statusThreadTs fallback preserved)
- Prevents DM replies from being forced into threads
- Maintains channel thread continuity
Fixes#16868
* refactor(slack): eliminate redundant resolveSlackThreadContext call
- Add isThreadReply to resolveSlackThreadTargets return value
- Remove duplicate call in dispatch.ts
- Addresses greptile review feedback with cleaner DRY approach
* docs(slack): add JSDoc to resolveSlackThreadTargets
Document return values including isThreadReply distinction between
genuine user thread replies vs bot status message thread context.
* docs(changelog): record Slack replyToMode off threading fixes
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Co-authored-by: James <jamesrp13@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: theoseo <suhong.seo@gmail.com>
* docs(channels): promote Signal option setups to onboarding sections
* docs(channels): rename Microsoft Teams minimal setup section
* docs(channels): standardize onboarding option headings for Zalo and Twitch
Add a responsive, animated underline indicator for navigation tabs to
improve visual focus and active-state feedback.
- Introduce CSS for .nav-tabs, .nav-tabs-item and a .nav-tabs-underline
element, including transitions, positioning, and dark mode color.
- Hide default first h1 in #content to keep header layout consistent.
- Add docs/nav-tabs-underline.js to create and manage the underline
element, observe DOM mutations, and update underline position/width on
changes, resize, and when fonts load.
- Preserve last known underline position/width across re-initializations
to avoid visual jumps.
This change makes active tab state visible with smooth movement and
ensures the underline stays synchronized with dynamic content.
Remove references in the navigation to deployment pages that do not exist:
- railway.md
- render.md
- northflank.md
These pages were listed in docs.json but the files do not exist
in any of the languages (en, es, pt-BR, zh-CN), causing broken links
in the documentation.
Fixes issues identified in the review of PR #14415.
* Agents: add subagent orchestration controls
* Agents: add subagent orchestration controls (WIP uncommitted changes)
* feat(subagents): add depth-based spawn gating for sub-sub-agents
* feat(subagents): tool policy, registry, and announce chain for nested agents
* feat(subagents): system prompt, docs, changelog for nested sub-agents
* fix(subagents): prevent model fallback override, show model during active runs, and block context overflow fallback
Bug 1: When a session has an explicit model override (e.g., gpt/openai-codex),
the fallback candidate logic in resolveFallbackCandidates silently appended the
global primary model (opus) as a backstop. On reinjection/steer with a transient
error, the session could fall back to opus which has a smaller context window
and crash. Fix: when storedModelOverride is set, pass fallbacksOverride ?? []
instead of undefined, preventing the implicit primary backstop.
Bug 2: Active subagents showed 'model n/a' in /subagents list because
resolveModelDisplay only read entry.model/modelProvider (populated after run
completes). Fix: fall back to modelOverride/providerOverride fields which are
populated at spawn time via sessions.patch.
Bug 3: Context overflow errors (prompt too long, context_length_exceeded) could
theoretically escape runEmbeddedPiAgent and be treated as failover candidates
in runWithModelFallback, causing a switch to a model with a smaller context
window. Fix: in runWithModelFallback, detect context overflow errors via
isLikelyContextOverflowError and rethrow them immediately instead of trying the
next model candidate.
* fix(subagents): track spawn depth in session store and fix announce routing for nested agents
* Fix compaction status tracking and dedupe overflow compaction triggers
* fix(subagents): enforce depth block via session store and implement cascade kill
* fix: inject group chat context into system prompt
* fix(subagents): always write model to session store at spawn time
* Preserve spawnDepth when agent handler rewrites session entry
* fix(subagents): suppress announce on steer-restart
* fix(subagents): fallback spawned session model to runtime default
* fix(subagents): enforce spawn depth when caller key resolves by sessionId
* feat(subagents): implement active-first ordering for numeric targets and enhance task display
- Added a test to verify that subagents with numeric targets follow an active-first list ordering.
- Updated `resolveSubagentTarget` to sort subagent runs based on active status and recent activity.
- Enhanced task display in command responses to prevent truncation of long task descriptions.
- Introduced new utility functions for compacting task text and managing subagent run states.
* fix(subagents): show model for active runs via run record fallback
When the spawned model matches the agent's default model, the session
store's override fields are intentionally cleared (isDefault: true).
The model/modelProvider fields are only populated after the run
completes. This left active subagents showing 'model n/a'.
Fix: store the resolved model on SubagentRunRecord at registration
time, and use it as a fallback in both display paths (subagents tool
and /subagents command) when the session store entry has no model info.
Changes:
- SubagentRunRecord: add optional model field
- registerSubagentRun: accept and persist model param
- sessions-spawn-tool: pass resolvedModel to registerSubagentRun
- subagents-tool: pass run record model as fallback to resolveModelDisplay
- commands-subagents: pass run record model as fallback to resolveModelDisplay
* feat(chat): implement session key resolution and reset on sidebar navigation
- Added functions to resolve the main session key and reset chat state when switching sessions from the sidebar.
- Updated the `renderTab` function to handle session key changes when navigating to the chat tab.
- Introduced a test to verify that the session resets to "main" when opening chat from the sidebar navigation.
* fix: subagent timeout=0 passthrough and fallback prompt duplication
Bug 1: runTimeoutSeconds=0 now means 'no timeout' instead of applying 600s default
- sessions-spawn-tool: default to undefined (not 0) when neither timeout param
is provided; use != null check so explicit 0 passes through to gateway
- agent.ts: accept 0 as valid timeout (resolveAgentTimeoutMs already handles
0 → MAX_SAFE_TIMEOUT_MS)
Bug 2: model fallback no longer re-injects the original prompt as a duplicate
- agent.ts: track fallback attempt index; on retries use a short continuation
message instead of the full original prompt since the session file already
contains it from the first attempt
- Also skip re-sending images on fallback retries (already in session)
* feat(subagents): truncate long task descriptions in subagents command output
- Introduced a new utility function to format task previews, limiting their length to improve readability.
- Updated the command handler to use the new formatting function, ensuring task descriptions are truncated appropriately.
- Adjusted related tests to verify that long task descriptions are now truncated in the output.
* refactor(subagents): update subagent registry path resolution and improve command output formatting
- Replaced direct import of STATE_DIR with a utility function to resolve the state directory dynamically.
- Enhanced the formatting of command output for active and recent subagents, adding separators for better readability.
- Updated related tests to reflect changes in command output structure.
* fix(subagent): default sessions_spawn to no timeout when runTimeoutSeconds omitted
The previous fix (75a791106) correctly handled the case where
runTimeoutSeconds was explicitly set to 0 ("no timeout"). However,
when models omit the parameter entirely (which is common since the
schema marks it as optional), runTimeoutSeconds resolved to undefined.
undefined flowed through the chain as:
sessions_spawn → timeout: undefined (since undefined != null is false)
→ gateway agent handler → agentCommand opts.timeout: undefined
→ resolveAgentTimeoutMs({ overrideSeconds: undefined })
→ DEFAULT_AGENT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS (600s = 10 minutes)
This caused subagents to be killed at exactly 10 minutes even though
the user's intent (via TOOLS.md) was for subagents to run without a
timeout.
Fix: default runTimeoutSeconds to 0 (no timeout) when neither
runTimeoutSeconds nor timeoutSeconds is provided by the caller.
Subagent spawns are long-running by design and should not inherit the
600s agent-command default timeout.
* fix(subagent): accept timeout=0 in agent-via-gateway path (second 600s default)
* fix: thread timeout override through getReplyFromConfig dispatch path
getReplyFromConfig called resolveAgentTimeoutMs({ cfg }) with no override,
always falling back to the config default (600s). Add timeoutOverrideSeconds
to GetReplyOptions and pass it through as overrideSeconds so callers of the
dispatch chain can specify a custom timeout (0 = no timeout).
This complements the existing timeout threading in agentCommand and the
cron isolated-agent runner, which already pass overrideSeconds correctly.
* feat(model-fallback): normalize OpenAI Codex model references and enhance fallback handling
- Added normalization for OpenAI Codex model references, specifically converting "gpt-5.3-codex" to "openai-codex" before execution.
- Updated the `resolveFallbackCandidates` function to utilize the new normalization logic.
- Enhanced tests to verify the correct behavior of model normalization and fallback mechanisms.
- Introduced a new test case to ensure that the normalization process works as expected for various input formats.
* feat(tests): add unit tests for steer failure behavior in openclaw-tools
- Introduced a new test file to validate the behavior of subagents when steer replacement dispatch fails.
- Implemented tests to ensure that the announce behavior is restored correctly and that the suppression reason is cleared as expected.
- Enhanced the subagent registry with a new function to clear steer restart suppression.
- Updated related components to support the new test scenarios.
* fix(subagents): replace stop command with kill in slash commands and documentation
- Updated the `/subagents` command to replace `stop` with `kill` for consistency in controlling sub-agent runs.
- Modified related documentation to reflect the change in command usage.
- Removed legacy timeoutSeconds references from the sessions-spawn-tool schema and tests to streamline timeout handling.
- Enhanced tests to ensure correct behavior of the updated commands and their interactions.
* feat(tests): add unit tests for readLatestAssistantReply function
- Introduced a new test file for the `readLatestAssistantReply` function to validate its behavior with various message scenarios.
- Implemented tests to ensure the function correctly retrieves the latest assistant message and handles cases where the latest message has no text.
- Mocked the gateway call to simulate different message histories for comprehensive testing.
* feat(tests): enhance subagent kill-all cascade tests and announce formatting
- Added a new test to verify that the `kill-all` command cascades through ended parents to active descendants in subagents.
- Updated the subagent announce formatting tests to reflect changes in message structure, including the replacement of "Findings:" with "Result:" and the addition of new expectations for message content.
- Improved the handling of long findings and stats in the announce formatting logic to ensure concise output.
- Refactored related functions to enhance clarity and maintainability in the subagent registry and tools.
* refactor(subagent): update announce formatting and remove unused constants
- Modified the subagent announce formatting to replace "Findings:" with "Result:" and adjusted related expectations in tests.
- Removed constants for maximum announce findings characters and summary words, simplifying the announcement logic.
- Updated the handling of findings to retain full content instead of truncating, ensuring more informative outputs.
- Cleaned up unused imports in the commands-subagents file to enhance code clarity.
* feat(tests): enhance billing error handling in user-facing text
- Added tests to ensure that normal text mentioning billing plans is not rewritten, preserving user context.
- Updated the `isBillingErrorMessage` and `sanitizeUserFacingText` functions to improve handling of billing-related messages.
- Introduced new test cases for various scenarios involving billing messages to ensure accurate processing and output.
- Enhanced the subagent announce flow to correctly manage active descendant runs, preventing premature announcements.
* feat(subagent): enhance workflow guidance and auto-announcement clarity
- Added a new guideline in the subagent system prompt to emphasize trust in push-based completion, discouraging busy polling for status updates.
- Updated documentation to clarify that sub-agents will automatically announce their results, improving user understanding of the workflow.
- Enhanced tests to verify the new guidance on avoiding polling loops and to ensure the accuracy of the updated prompts.
* fix(cron): avoid announcing interim subagent spawn acks
* chore: clean post-rebase imports
* fix(cron): fall back to child replies when parent stays interim
* fix(subagents): make active-run guidance advisory
* fix(subagents): update announce flow to handle active descendants and enhance test coverage
- Modified the announce flow to defer announcements when active descendant runs are present, ensuring accurate status reporting.
- Updated tests to verify the new behavior, including scenarios where no fallback requester is available and ensuring proper handling of finished subagents.
- Enhanced the announce formatting to include an `expectFinal` flag for better clarity in the announcement process.
* fix(subagents): enhance announce flow and formatting for user updates
- Updated the announce flow to provide clearer instructions for user updates based on active subagent runs and requester context.
- Refactored the announcement logic to improve clarity and ensure internal context remains private.
- Enhanced tests to verify the new message expectations and formatting, including updated prompts for user-facing updates.
- Introduced a new function to build reply instructions based on session context, improving the overall announcement process.
* fix: resolve prep blockers and changelog placement (#14447) (thanks @tyler6204)
* fix: restore cron delivery-plan import after rebase (#14447) (thanks @tyler6204)
* fix: resolve test failures from rebase conflicts (#14447) (thanks @tyler6204)
* fix: apply formatting after rebase (#14447) (thanks @tyler6204)
* feat(podman): add optional Podman setup and documentation
- Introduced `setup-podman.sh` for one-time host setup of OpenClaw in a rootless Podman environment, including user creation, image building, and launch script installation.
- Added `run-openclaw-podman.sh` for running the OpenClaw gateway as a Podman container.
- Created `openclaw.podman.env` for environment variable configuration.
- Updated documentation to include Podman installation instructions and a new dedicated Podman guide.
- Added a systemd Quadlet unit for managing the OpenClaw service as a user service.
* fix: harden Podman setup and docs (#16273) (thanks @DarwinsBuddy)
* style: format cli credentials
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* feat(sandbox): add separate browser.binds config for browser containers
Allow configuring bind mounts independently for browser containers via
sandbox.browser.binds. When set, browser containers use browser-specific
binds instead of inheriting docker.binds. Falls back to docker.binds
when browser.binds is not configured for backwards compatibility.
Closes#14614
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(sandbox): honor empty browser binds override (#16230) (thanks @seheepeak)
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Co-authored-by: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
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