openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: v2026.4.26 ships `coding-agent` skill + `codex` provider with `openai/gpt-5.5` as silent default — breaks stacks without OpenAI configured [2 comments, 3 participants]

openclaw2026-04-28 07:09:59

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[diagnostic] lane task error: error="No API key found for provider "openai". Auth store: …/auth-profiles.json (agentDir: …). Configure auth for this agent (openclaw agents add <id>) or copy auth-profiles.json from the main agentDir." [model-fallback/decision] requested=openai/gpt-5.5 candidate=openai/gpt-5.5 reason=auth next=none Embedded agent failed before reply: No API key found for provider "openai".

Root Cause

A codex provider in the agent's models.json catalog with gpt-5.5, gpt-5.4-mini, gpt-5.2
A new bundled skill coding-agent (eligible by default because claude, codex, opencode, pi are on PATH) that delegates to Codex unless explicitly disabled
A model-fallback/decision runtime that attempts openai/gpt-5.5 as a candidate

Fix Action

Fix / Workaround

Workaround (what fixed it)

Code Example

[diagnostic] lane task error: error="No API key found for provider \"openai\". Auth store: …/auth-profiles.json (agentDir: …). Configure auth for this agent (openclaw agents add <id>) or copy auth-profiles.json from the main agentDir."
[model-fallback/decision] requested=openai/gpt-5.5 candidate=openai/gpt-5.5 reason=auth next=none
Embedded agent failed before reply: No API key found for provider "openai".

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# 1. Strip codex provider from agent models.json
python3 -c "import json; p='~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/models.json'; ..." # remove 'codex' provider key

# 2. Remove openai/* from huggingface catalog
# (3 entries: openai/gpt-oss-120b, openai/gpt-oss-20b, openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b)

# 3. Disable coding-agent skill (per docs at /tools/skills-config)
#    Set skills.entries.coding-agent.enabled = false in BOTH ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
#    AND $OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR/openclaw.json

# 4. Restart gateway
openclaw gateway restart

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Bug

Upgrading to OpenClaw 2026.4.26 (verified node[…]: 2026.4.26) on a stack that never had OpenAI configured introduces:

A codex provider in the agent's models.json catalog with gpt-5.5, gpt-5.4-mini, gpt-5.2
A new bundled skill coding-agent (eligible by default because claude, codex, opencode, pi are on PATH) that delegates to Codex unless explicitly disabled
A model-fallback/decision runtime that attempts openai/gpt-5.5 as a candidate

Result on a stack with no OPENAI_API_KEY:

[diagnostic] lane task error: error="No API key found for provider \"openai\". Auth store: …/auth-profiles.json (agentDir: …). Configure auth for this agent (openclaw agents add <id>) or copy auth-profiles.json from the main agentDir."
[model-fallback/decision] requested=openai/gpt-5.5 candidate=openai/gpt-5.5 reason=auth next=none
Embedded agent failed before reply: No API key found for provider "openai".

Every chat lane fails before reply with no obvious upgrade-time prompt that an OpenAI key is now required.

Stack details (no OpenAI ever configured)

models.json providers in use: deepseek, anthropic, ollama (all keys configured)
Agents.defaults.model.primary: deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
Agents.defaults.model.fallbacks: deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro, ollama/qwen3.6:27b-heretic
No auth-profiles.json for OpenAI; user has stated repeatedly they do not use ChatGPT/Codex.

Expected

Bundled coding-agent / codex provider should NOT be enabled by default on agents that have never configured an OpenAI auth profile.
If a user has a primary + fallbacks chain that routes to non-OpenAI providers, the runtime should not synthesize an openai/gpt-5.5 candidate.
Upgrade flow should warn ("This release adds a Codex coding-agent skill — needs OpenAI auth to use") and require explicit enable.

Workaround (what fixed it)

# 1. Strip codex provider from agent models.json
python3 -c "import json; p='~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/models.json'; ..." # remove 'codex' provider key

# 2. Remove openai/* from huggingface catalog
# (3 entries: openai/gpt-oss-120b, openai/gpt-oss-20b, openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b)

# 3. Disable coding-agent skill (per docs at /tools/skills-config)
#    Set skills.entries.coding-agent.enabled = false in BOTH ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
#    AND $OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR/openclaw.json

# 4. Restart gateway
openclaw gateway restart

After this, openclaw skills check shows Disabled: 1 and the auth-failure spam stops.

Reproducibility

100% on any v2026.4.26 install where the user does not have an OpenAI key.

#71609 (device_token_mismatch rate-limit loop) — adjacent, also occurred in same session but separate root cause
#72966 ([Bug] openai-codex/gpt-5.5 hangs silently on 2026.4.25) — that issue is about Codex usage failing when invoked; this issue is about Codex being enabled silently as default even when the user has no OpenAI

Suggestion

Either (a) gate the coding-agent skill behind explicit OpenAI auth presence, (b) make Codex one peer of many in the routing decision rather than the default, or (c) require an opt-in flag during upgrade.

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TL;DR

Disable the coding-agent skill and remove OpenAI providers to prevent authentication errors after upgrading to OpenClaw 2026.4.26 without an OpenAI API key.

Guidance

To fix the issue, follow the provided workaround steps: remove the codex provider from models.json, delete OpenAI entries from the Hugging Face catalog, disable the coding-agent skill in both ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json and $OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR/openclaw.json, and restart the gateway.
Verify the fix by running openclaw skills check to ensure the coding-agent skill is disabled and checking for any remaining authentication errors.
Be aware that this issue only occurs on stacks that have never had OpenAI configured and have upgraded to OpenClaw 2026.4.26.

Example

The workaround steps include a Python command to remove the codex provider from models.json, but the exact command is truncated in the issue. A possible implementation could be:

import json
with open('~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/models.json', 'r+') as f:
    models = json.load(f)
    if 'codex' in models:
        del models['codex']
    f.seek(0)
    json.dump(models, f)
    f.truncate()

However, this is not explicitly stated in the issue and should be used with caution.

Notes

This fix assumes that the user does not intend to use the coding-agent skill or OpenAI providers. If OpenAI functionality is required, an OpenAI API key must be configured.

Recommendation

Apply the workaround to disable the coding-agent skill and remove OpenAI providers, as this is the most straightforward solution to prevent authentication errors.

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