openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: Comprehensive issues: CLI exit code 1, memory leak, crash dumps not uploaded, skill-interceptor auto-recovery [1 comments, 1 participants]

Bug type

Crash (process/app exits or hangs)

Beta release blocker

No

Summary

Multiple critical issues in QClaw 2026.3.13 on Windows: CLI returns exit code 1 on every command, 5 crash dumps (~33MB each) not uploaded for 2 weeks, memory leak ~1.5GB, and skill-interceptor auto-reenables after every update blocking 17 commonly-used skills.

Steps to reproduce

1. Install or upgrade to QClaw 2026.3.13 on Windows Server 2025 (10.0.26200 x64)
2. Run any CLI command: openclaw status, openclaw cron list, openclaw gateway status
3. Observe: all commands return exit code 1 even when gateway is functioning
4. Check Crashpad reports directory: find 5 crash dump files (~33MB each) from 2026-03-28 to 2026-04-10, none uploaded
5. Check memory: main QClaw process uses 1.5GB+ RAM
6. Disable skill-interceptor plugin, then upgrade QClaw: plugin auto-reenables, blocking 17 skills again

Expected behavior

1. CLI commands should return exit code 0 when gateway is functioning normally
2. Crash dumps should be automatically uploaded to the server after each crash
3. Memory usage should remain stable (not leak to 1.5GB+)
4. skill-interceptor should stay disabled once user disables it; updates should not override user preferences

Actual behavior

1. Every CLI command returns exit code 1 (exit code 0 expected)
2. 5 Crashpad crash dumps (~33MB each) found locally; none uploaded to server:
   • 29038b16-6873-41cf-af48-f5cff6af048c.dmp — 2026-04-03
   • 33a0bade-f1d2-4847-adca-75f4bb03a837.dmp — 2026-04-10
   • 4eead4cb-3b5b-4473-af9a-7b5e36761906.dmp — 2026-03-28
   • 8bee58a4-1887-41c1-98f8-e6cca57bbb3e.dmp — 2026-04-02
   • f26305e7-c02c-44b8-b238-35db056c9c95.dmp — 2026-04-04
3. Main QClaw process uses 1.5GB+ RAM (7 processes total ~1.7GB)
4. WeChat message delivery fails intermittently ("This operation was aborted"), ~30% failure rate
5. skill-interceptor auto-reenables after QClaw update; 17 skills blocked: tencent-docs, kdocs, notion, ima, youdaonote, weiyun, tencent-survey, tencent-meeting, imap-smtp-email, public-skill, all wecomcli plugins
6. All log files are .enc encrypted; cannot read logs for diagnosis
7. openclaw gateway restart causes Runtime: stopped; all CLI commands hang; only fix is kill gateway process

OpenClaw version

2026.3.13 (61d171a)

Operating system

Windows Server 2025 (10.0.26200 x64)

Install method

QClaw Windows installer

Model

qclaw/modelroute

Provider / routing chain

openclaw -> modelroute (qclaw/modelroute)

Additional provider/model setup details

No response

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

Config warnings on every CLI command:
- plugins.entries.imap-smtp-email: plugin not found (stale config)
- plugins.entries.memory-tencentdb: disabled but config present
- plugins.entries.openclaw-mem0: disabled but config present
- plugins.entries.skill-interceptor: disabled but config present

Gateway status: `Gateway unreachable (missing scope: operator.read)`

Crash dump files (all ~33MB, none uploaded):
- C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\QClaw\Crashpad\reports\29038b16-6873-41cf-af48-f5cff6af048c.dmp (2026-04-03)
- C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\QClaw\Crashpad\reports\33a0bade-f1d2-4847-adca-75f4bb03a837.dmp (2026-04-10)
- C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\QClaw\Crashpad\reports\4eead4cb-3b5b-4473-af9a-7b5e36761906.dmp (2026-03-28)
- C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\QClaw\Crashpad\reports\8bee58a4-1887-41c1-98f8-e6cca57bbb3e.dmp (2026-04-02)
- C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\QClaw\Crashpad\reports\f26305e7-c02c-44b8-b238-35db056c9c95.dmp (2026-04-04)

OpenClaw version: 2026.3.13 (61d171a), Node: 22.16.0

Impact and severity

Affected: Single-user QClaw installation on Windows Server 2025 Severity: Critical — CLI is broken (exit code 1 on all commands), crashes are not reported to developers, memory leak causes resource exhaustion Frequency: CLI exit code 1: always; Crash dumps not uploaded: every crash for 2 weeks; Memory leak: continuous; skill-interceptor auto-recovery: after every QClaw update Consequence: Developers receive no crash reports despite recurring crashes; CLI diagnostics are unreliable; user must manually fix skill-interceptor after every update; system memory pressure from 1.5GB+ per process

Additional information

Additional issues not listed above:

• 4 stale plugin config entries remain after uninstall/disable: imap-smtp-email, memory-tencentdb, openclaw-mem0, skill-interceptor
• Gateway restart causes Runtime failure (dangerous command on this system)
• Gateway missing operator.read scope
• WeChat channel requires periodic manual restarts to stay connected (last incident: 2026-04-17)
• Log files are .enc encrypted; some log directories locked by SYSTEM account — both prevent diagnosis
• Related issue: #68810 (submitted earlier today with additional diagnostic details)