openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: openclaw status crashes loading channel setup fallback runtime loader [4 comments, 5 participants]

[openclaw] Failed to start CLI: Error: Could not load plugin runtime loader for channel setup fallback. at loadPluginLoaderModule (file:///home/giangthb/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/read-only-B4EkEtUx.js:32:8) at resolveReadOnlyChannelPluginsForConfig (file:///home/giangthb/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/read-only-B4EkEtUx.js:357:33) at listReadOnlyChannelPluginsForConfig (file:///home/giangthb/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/read-only-B4EkEtUx.js:306:9) at buildChannelsTable (file:///home/giangthb/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/status.scan.runtime-MRy8OcNY.js:284:23) at file:///home/giangthb/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/status.scan-overview-BS9CQXl_.js:341:26 at async collectStatusScanOverview (file:///home/giangthb/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/status.scan-overview-BS9CQXl_.js:328:93) at async file:///home/giangthb/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/status.scan-ew-ttQ9c.js:29:20 at async withProgress (file:///home/giangthb/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/progress-DEutg9EU.js:116:10) at async scanStatus (file:///home/giangthb/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/status.scan-ew-ttQ9c.js:24:9) at async statusCommand (file:///home/giangthb/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/status.command-DyU-5omL.js:267:15)

TL;DR

The most likely fix is to update the LOADER_MODULE_CANDIDATES to use a stable package-relative import that survives bundling, rather than relying on a relative path that points outside the OpenClaw package.

Guidance

• Investigate using a package-relative import, such as new URL('./loader.js', import.meta.url), to load the plugin runtime loader from the correct bundled path.
• Verify that the loader.js file is correctly bundled and exported in the dist directory.
• Consider creating a shim, as in the verified local workaround, to temporarily resolve the issue until a more permanent fix is implemented.
• Review the external plugin @tencent-weixin/[email protected] to ensure it is correctly configured and emits the required channelConfigs metadata.

Example

const LOADER_MODULE_CANDIDATES = [
  new URL('./loader.js', import.meta.url),
  new URL('./loader.ts', import.meta.url)
];

Notes

The issue appears to be specific to the 2026.4.27 version of OpenClaw, and may be resolved in a future update. Additionally, the external plugin @tencent-weixin/[email protected] has a separate issue with missing channelConfigs metadata, which should be addressed separately.

Recommendation

Apply the workaround by creating a shim, as described in the verified local workaround, until a more permanent fix is implemented. This will allow openclaw status to function correctly until the underlying issue is resolved.