openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: Fake Key "delegationMode" in documentation

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Root Cause

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Bug type

Crash (process/app exits or hangs)

Beta release blocker

No

Summary

https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/subagents#delegation-prompt-mode

this "delegationMode" key does not exist

Steps to reproduce

  1. set the "delegationMode" key in the openclaw.json in the documented place
  2. restart the gateway

Expected behavior

the setting should theoretically make the agent spawn subagents without prompting

Actual behavior

gateway fails to start, this key is hallucinated

OpenClaw version

2026.5.7

Operating system

Ubuntu 24.04

Install method

npm gloabl

Model

gemma 4 31b

Provider / routing chain

google

Additional provider/model setup details

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the setting should theoretically make the agent spawn subagents without prompting

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