# Troubleshooting

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## [All messaging channels stay offline after restoring an OpenClaw host](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/all-messaging-channels-stay-offline-after-restoring-an-openclaw-host/67)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/all-messaging-channels-stay-offline-after-restoring-an-openclaw-host/67 "2026-09-14T22:31:03Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Translated, paraphrased, and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. We migrated…

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## [Legacy config warnings prevent every command after a Windows update](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/legacy-config-warnings-prevent-every-command-after-a-windows-update/66)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/legacy-config-warnings-prevent-every-command-after-a-windows-update/66 "2026-09-14T22:31:02Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. After updating on Window…

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## [Update recovery leaves every terminal command asking for an agent owner](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/update-recovery-leaves-every-terminal-command-asking-for-an-agent-owner/65)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/update-recovery-leaves-every-terminal-command-asking-for-an-agent-owner/65 "2026-09-14T22:31:02Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. A routine update failed,…

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## [Multi-agent ownership blocks the post-update config migration](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/multi-agent-ownership-blocks-the-post-update-config-migration/64)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/multi-agent-ownership-blocks-the-post-update-config-migration/64 "2026-09-14T22:31:01Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. My update stops during D…

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## [Can the Gateway stay on my Mac while I chat from Discord on a PC?](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/can-the-gateway-stay-on-my-mac-while-i-chat-from-discord-on-a-pc/63)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/can-the-gateway-stay-on-my-mac-while-i-chat-from-discord-on-a-pc/63 "2026-09-14T22:31:00Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from September 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. My OpenClaw Gateway a…

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## [Home Assistant entities work, but generated YAML never reaches /config](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/home-assistant-entities-work-but-generated-yaml-never-reaches-config/62)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/home-assistant-entities-work-but-generated-yaml-never-reaches-config/62 "2026-09-14T22:31:00Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. OpenClaw can list and co…

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## [Gateway exits after update because Tailscale port 443 has another owner](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/gateway-exits-after-update-because-tailscale-port-443-has-another-owner/61)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/gateway-exits-after-update-because-tailscale-port-443-has-another-owner/61 "2026-09-14T22:30:59Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. After I updated, opencla…

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## [Old source checkout still has a workspace-migration bug after the fix merged](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/old-source-checkout-still-has-a-workspace-migration-bug-after-the-fix-merged/60)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/old-source-checkout-still-has-a-workspace-migration-bug-after-the-fix-merged/60 "2026-09-14T22:30:59Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. My Mac has been blocked …

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## [A tiny local model triggers compaction errors in every new session](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/a-tiny-local-model-triggers-compaction-errors-in-every-new-session/59)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/a-tiny-local-model-triggers-compaction-errors-in-every-new-session/59 "2026-09-14T22:30:58Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. My new local-model setup…

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## [Why Linux kills the Gateway even when memory looks available afterward](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/why-linux-kills-the-gateway-even-when-memory-looks-available-afterward/58)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/why-linux-kills-the-gateway-even-when-memory-looks-available-afterward/58 "2026-09-14T22:30:57Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. The Linux OOM killer occ…

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## [Custom Gateway bind fails after the Windows host changes IP](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/custom-gateway-bind-fails-after-the-windows-host-changes-ip/57)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/custom-gateway-bind-fails-after-the-windows-host-changes-ip/57 "2026-09-14T22:30:57Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. My Windows Gateway will …

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## [How do I keep project context between OpenClaw sessions?](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/how-do-i-keep-project-context-between-openclaw-sessions/56)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/how-do-i-keep-project-context-between-openclaw-sessions/56 "2026-09-14T22:30:56Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. Should OpenClaw remember…

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## [Give one trusted user full tools while keeping public channels restricted](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/give-one-trusted-user-full-tools-while-keeping-public-channels-restricted/55)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/give-one-trusted-user-full-tools-while-keeping-public-channels-restricted/55 "2026-09-14T22:30:56Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. Can I give one trusted u…

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## [Windows setup fails while publishing the WSL Gateway through Tailscale](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/windows-setup-fails-while-publishing-the-wsl-gateway-through-tailscale/54)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/windows-setup-fails-while-publishing-the-wsl-gateway-through-tailscale/54 "2026-09-14T22:30:55Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. My Windows setup with th…

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## [Move a Git checkout back to the normal stable update workflow](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/move-a-git-checkout-back-to-the-normal-stable-update-workflow/53)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/move-a-git-checkout-back-to-the-normal-stable-update-workflow/53 "2026-09-14T22:30:54Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. My OpenClaw installation…

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## [Ollama context overflows even though the model runs on a large GPU](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/ollama-context-overflows-even-though-the-model-runs-on-a-large-gpu/52)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/ollama-context-overflows-even-though-the-model-runs-on-a-large-gpu/52 "2026-09-14T22:30:53Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. OpenClaw says my Ollama …

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## [How do I open a fresh session for another agent in Control UI split view?](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/how-do-i-open-a-fresh-session-for-another-agent-in-control-ui-split-view/51)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/how-do-i-open-a-fresh-session-for-another-agent-in-control-ui-split-view/51 "2026-09-14T22:30:53Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from September 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. I can see the new spl…

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## [Windows Companion reports refresh\_token\_reused after reauthentication](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/windows-companion-reports-refresh-token-reused-after-reauthentication/50)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/windows-companion-reports-refresh-token-reused-after-reauthentication/50 "2026-09-14T22:30:52Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. Every session in Windows…

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## [No model replies because Codex quota is exhausted and Ollama context is too small](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/no-model-replies-because-codex-quota-is-exhausted-and-ollama-context-is-too-small/49)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/no-model-replies-because-codex-quota-is-exhausted-and-ollama-context-is-too-small/49 "2026-09-14T22:30:51Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. My UI only says the agen…

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## [OpenClaw in WSL keeps disappearing and returning a few minutes later](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/openclaw-in-wsl-keeps-disappearing-and-returning-a-few-minutes-later/48)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/openclaw-in-wsl-keeps-disappearing-and-returning-a-few-minutes-later/48 "2026-09-14T22:30:51Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Translated, paraphrased, and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. My OpenClaw…

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## [Agent creates an audio file but will not attach it in a Discord DM](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/agent-creates-an-audio-file-but-will-not-attach-it-in-a-discord-dm/47)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/agent-creates-an-audio-file-but-will-not-attach-it-in-a-discord-dm/47 "2026-09-14T22:30:50Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Translated, paraphrased, and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. My agent cr…

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## [OpenCode models all say temporarily rate-limited while OpenCode itself works](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/opencode-models-all-say-temporarily-rate-limited-while-opencode-itself-works/46)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/opencode-models-all-say-temporarily-rate-limited-while-opencode-itself-works/46 "2026-09-14T22:30:49Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. OpenClaw says every Open…

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## [A failed agent run leaves a task timer stuck for days](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/a-failed-agent-run-leaves-a-task-timer-stuck-for-days/45)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/a-failed-agent-run-leaves-a-task-timer-stuck-for-days/45 "2026-09-14T22:30:48Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. One of my agent runs fai…

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## [OpenClaw updates USER.md instead of my Obsidian note](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/openclaw-updates-user-md-instead-of-my-obsidian-note/44)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/openclaw-updates-user-md-instead-of-my-obsidian-note/44 "2026-09-14T22:30:47Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. I indexed an Obsidian va…

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## [Doctor cannot repair an invalid persisted cron session after a beta update](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/doctor-cannot-repair-an-invalid-persisted-cron-session-after-a-beta-update/43)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/doctor-cannot-repair-an-invalid-persisted-cron-session-after-a-beta-update/43 "2026-09-14T22:30:46Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. After I updated on the b…

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## [Manual compaction is trapped in a recently-compacted guard loop](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/manual-compaction-is-trapped-in-a-recently-compacted-guard-loop/42)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/manual-compaction-is-trapped-in-a-recently-compacted-guard-loop/42 "2026-09-14T22:30:46Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. After changing my compac…

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## [NVIDIA model returns 401 even though OpenClaw says auth is configured](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/nvidia-model-returns-401-even-though-openclaw-says-auth-is-configured/41)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/nvidia-model-returns-401-even-though-openclaw-says-auth-is-configured/41 "2026-09-14T22:30:45Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from August 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. Every agent request fail…

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## [Git checkout and global OpenClaw disagree after an accidental update](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/git-checkout-and-global-openclaw-disagree-after-an-accidental-update/40)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/git-checkout-and-global-openclaw-disagree-after-an-accidental-update/40 "2026-09-14T22:30:44Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from July 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. I have used an OpenClaw Gi…

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## [Gateway keeps crash-looping after an update because a plugin cannot load](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/gateway-keeps-crash-looping-after-an-update-because-a-plugin-cannot-load/39)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/gateway-keeps-crash-looping-after-an-update-because-a-plugin-cannot-load/39 "2026-09-14T22:30:43Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from July 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. After an update, my Linux …

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## [Sessions stall after the first message and recover only after a restart](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/sessions-stall-after-the-first-message-and-recover-only-after-a-restart/38)

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**Author:** [@ArchivedMember](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/ArchivedMember)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/sessions-stall-after-the-first-message-and-recover-only-after-a-restart/38 "2026-09-14T22:30:42Z")

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Adapted community discussion: Paraphrased and condensed from an anonymized public OpenClaw Discord support conversation from June 2026. Technical guidance was reviewed for OpenClaw 2026.9.3. Since I updated, my first …

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