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openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: The UI fails to correctly update the provider prefix when switching models across different providers, resulting in invalid model paths. [2 comments, 3 participants]

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openclaw/openclaw#52233•Fetched 2026-04-08 01:13:54
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The UI fails to correctly update the provider prefix when switching models across different providers, resulting in invalid model paths.

Root Cause

The UI fails to correctly update the provider prefix when switching models across different providers, resulting in invalid model paths.

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Bug type

Regression (worked before, now fails)

Summary

The UI fails to correctly update the provider prefix when switching models across different providers, resulting in invalid model paths.

Steps to reproduce

The UI fails to correctly update the provider prefix when switching models across different providers, resulting in invalid model paths.

Expected behavior

The UI fails to correctly update the provider prefix when switching models across different providers, resulting in invalid model paths.

Actual behavior

The UI fails to correctly update the provider prefix when switching models across different providers, resulting in invalid model paths.

OpenClaw version

2026.3.12

Operating system

macOS11

Install method

npm

Model

minimax

Provider / routing chain

open claw

Additional provider/model setup details

No response

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Impact and severity

No response

Additional information

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Fix Plan

To resolve the issue of the UI failing to update the provider prefix when switching models, we need to update the code that handles model switching.

  • Update the modelSwitcher.js file to correctly update the provider prefix:
// modelSwitcher.js
function switchModel(newModel, newProvider) {
  // ...
  const updatedPrefix = getProviderPrefix(newProvider);
  updateModelPath(updatedPrefix, newModel);
  // ...
}

function getProviderPrefix(provider) {
  // Return the correct prefix for the given provider
  // For example:
  if (provider === 'openclaw') {
    return 'oc-';
  } else {
    return 'default-';
  }
}

function updateModelPath(prefix, model) {
  // Update the model path with the new prefix
  const newPath = `${prefix}${model}`;
  // Update the UI with the new path
  // ...
}
  • Ensure that the getProviderPrefix function returns the correct prefix for each provider.
  • Verify that the updateModelPath function correctly updates the model path with the new prefix.

Verification

To verify that the fix worked, switch between different models and providers in the UI and check that the model path is correctly updated with the new provider prefix.

Extra Tips

  • Make sure to test the fix with different providers and models to ensure that it works correctly in all cases.
  • Consider adding logging or debugging statements to help diagnose any future issues with model switching.

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The UI fails to correctly update the provider prefix when switching models across different providers, resulting in invalid model paths.

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