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openclaw/openclaw#44587•Fetched 2026-04-08 00:44:52
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Root Cause

Event wording "ready for user delivery" implied finality without requiring evidence verification. Agents interpreted completion events as sufficient proof of external state change.

Fix Action

Fix / Workaround

  • Surgical patch applied to 3 compiled bundles
  • openclaw-gateway.service restarted
  • Agents now required to verify real evidence before claiming completion

Manual patch on compiled bundles in openclaw/dist/ — will be lost on next update/reinstall. Maintain re-application script post-update.

  • #44471: Premature success in subagent workflows
  • #44472: Runtime bundle patches for verification requirements

Code Example

"Verify whether the result is only text/analysis or if the external target 
was actually applied and verified. Do not say done/ready/complete without 
evidence of final state."
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Problem

Internal event wording in OpenClaw runtime contributed to a "premature success / missing final verification" pattern where agents treated "subagent completed successfully" as equivalent to "external objective completed".

Symptoms

  • Agents responding "done/ready/complete" without verifying if external resources (GitHub, deployments) were actually modified
  • Textual subagent results treated as confirmation rather than input
  • False positives in multi-step workflows with subagents

Root Cause

Event wording "ready for user delivery" implied finality without requiring evidence verification. Agents interpreted completion events as sufficient proof of external state change.

Changes Applied

Wording Change

  • From: "ready for user delivery"
  • To: "available for review"

Explicit Instruction Added

"Verify whether the result is only text/analysis or if the external target 
was actually applied and verified. Do not say done/ready/complete without 
evidence of final state."

Files Modified

  • dist/compact-1mmJ_KWL.js
  • dist/pi-embedded-D6PpOsxP.js
  • dist/reply-BCcP6j4h.js

Verification

  • Surgical patch applied to 3 compiled bundles
  • openclaw-gateway.service restarted
  • Agents now required to verify real evidence before claiming completion

Result

  • Reduced false positives in subagent workflows (GitHub, deploys, etc.)
  • Agents must verify external state changes before claiming "done"
  • Clearer distinction between analysis output and applied changes

Important

Manual patch on compiled bundles in openclaw/dist/ — will be lost on next update/reinstall. Maintain re-application script post-update.

Related Issues

  • #44471: Premature success in subagent workflows
  • #44472: Runtime bundle patches for verification requirements

Environment

  • OpenClaw version: 2026.3.11
  • Affected: All subagent workflows
  • Deployment: systemd service

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Fix Plan

To address the "premature success / missing final verification" issue in OpenClaw runtime, we need to ensure that agents verify external state changes before claiming completion. The fix involves updating the event wording and adding explicit instructions for verification.

Step-by-Step Solution:

  1. Update Event Wording: Change "ready for user delivery" to "available for review" in the affected code files.
  2. Add Explicit Verification Instruction: Include the following instruction in the agent code:
// Verify external state change before claiming completion
if (result.type === 'text' || result.type === 'analysis') {
  // Verify external target was applied and verified
  if (!verifyExternalStateChange(result)) {
    // Do not claim completion without evidence
    return 'pending';
  }
}
  1. Implement verifyExternalStateChange Function: Create a function to verify the external state change, for example:
function verifyExternalStateChange(result) {
  // Check if the external target (e.g., GitHub, deployment) was modified
  // Return true if verified, false otherwise
  // Example implementation:
  const externalTarget = result.externalTarget;
  const currentState = getExternalState(externalTarget);
  return currentState === result.expectedState;
}
  1. Update Compiled Bundles: Apply the changes to the compiled bundles in openclaw/dist/ and restart the openclaw-gateway.service.

Verification

To verify that the fix worked:

  • Test subagent workflows with external targets (e.g., GitHub, deployments).
  • Check that agents only claim completion after verifying the external state change.
  • Monitor the number of false positives in subagent workflows and ensure it has decreased.

Extra Tips

  • Maintain a re-application script to re-apply the patch after updates or reinstalls.
  • Consider integrating the verification logic into the OpenClaw core to avoid manual patching in the future.

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