openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix Bug: tasks cancel fails because dist/task-registry-control.runtime.js is missing from published package [1 comments, 2 participants]

Summary

openclaw tasks cancel fails because the installed package is missing dist/task-registry-control.runtime.js.

Affected versions observed

• Installed locally: openclaw 2026.4.23
• Also checked published [email protected] tarball contents and the same file appeared to be missing there as well.

Actual behavior

Running task cancellation reaches the gateway, but then fails with:

Failed to load task registry control runtime.

Expected behavior

openclaw tasks cancel <lookup> should load its control runtime normally and proceed with task cancellation.

Root cause observed

The installed dist code expects a sibling control runtime module:

• consumer: dist/task-registry-DfxdgLn1.js
• expected import target: ./task-registry-control.runtime.js (or .ts)

But dist/task-registry-control.runtime.js is missing from the installed package.

Reproduction

1. Install/update OpenClaw from npm.
2. Use a task flow that requires openclaw tasks cancel <lookup>.
3. Run cancellation.
4. Observe failure: Failed to load task registry control runtime.

Local workaround

Creating the missing file restores the code path:

Path:

<openclaw install>/dist/task-registry-control.runtime.js

Shim used locally:

export { getAcpSessionManager } from "./dispatch-acp-manager.runtime-GYllz5Wn.js";
export { a as killSubagentRunAdmin } from "./subagent-control-D8p7XiG6.js";

Obviously the hashed filenames may vary between builds, but after creating the shim with the current artifact names, openclaw tasks cancel no longer dies on missing-runtime load and proceeds into normal task logic.

Notes

This looks like a packaging/publish omission rather than a runtime logic issue.