openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: WhatsApp plugin install fails on Windows native (Node 22, npm 10.9.3) [1 comments, 2 participants]

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@openclaw/[email protected] fails to install via openclaw plugins install. npm error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec') at updateNodes (reify.js:1302:44)

Environment:

  • Windows 10/11
  • Node v22.20.0
  • npm v10.9.3
  • openclaw 2026.5.5 (b1abf9d)

Global install via npm install -g @openclaw/whatsapp succeeds (130 packages added), but OpenClaw's own plugin install into .openclaw/npm/ fails at npm reify phase.

Suspected: [email protected] dependency or peer-dep resolution issue. Full debug log: [paste log link or excerpt]

Error Message

npm error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec') npm error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec') npm error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec') npm error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec')

Root Cause

@openclaw/[email protected] fails to install via openclaw plugins install. npm error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec') at updateNodes (reify.js:1302:44)

Environment:

  • Windows 10/11
  • Node v22.20.0
  • npm v10.9.3
  • openclaw 2026.5.5 (b1abf9d)

Global install via npm install -g @openclaw/whatsapp succeeds (130 packages added), but OpenClaw's own plugin install into .openclaw/npm/ fails at npm reify phase.

Suspected: [email protected] dependency or peer-dep resolution issue. Full debug log: [paste log link or excerpt]

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Bug type

Regression (worked before, now fails)

Beta release blocker

No

Summary

@openclaw/[email protected] fails to install via openclaw plugins install. npm error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec') at updateNodes (reify.js:1302:44)

Environment:

  • Windows 10/11
  • Node v22.20.0
  • npm v10.9.3
  • openclaw 2026.5.5 (b1abf9d)

Global install via npm install -g @openclaw/whatsapp succeeds (130 packages added), but OpenClaw's own plugin install into .openclaw/npm/ fails at npm reify phase.

Suspected: [email protected] dependency or peer-dep resolution issue. Full debug log: [paste log link or excerpt]

Steps to reproduce

@openclaw/[email protected] fails to install via openclaw plugins install. npm error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec') at updateNodes (reify.js:1302:44)

Environment:

  • Windows 10/11
  • Node v22.20.0
  • npm v10.9.3
  • openclaw 2026.5.5 (b1abf9d)

Global install via npm install -g @openclaw/whatsapp succeeds (130 packages added), but OpenClaw's own plugin install into .openclaw/npm/ fails at npm reify phase.

Suspected: [email protected] dependency or peer-dep resolution issue. Full debug log: [paste log link or excerpt]

Expected behavior

@openclaw/[email protected] fails to install via openclaw plugins install. npm error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec') at updateNodes (reify.js:1302:44)

Environment:

  • Windows 10/11
  • Node v22.20.0
  • npm v10.9.3
  • openclaw 2026.5.5 (b1abf9d)

Global install via npm install -g @openclaw/whatsapp succeeds (130 packages added), but OpenClaw's own plugin install into .openclaw/npm/ fails at npm reify phase.

Suspected: [email protected] dependency or peer-dep resolution issue. Full debug log: [paste log link or excerpt]

Actual behavior

@openclaw/[email protected] fails to install via openclaw plugins install. npm error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec') at updateNodes (reify.js:1302:44)

Environment:

  • Windows 10/11
  • Node v22.20.0
  • npm v10.9.3
  • openclaw 2026.5.5 (b1abf9d)

Global install via npm install -g @openclaw/whatsapp succeeds (130 packages added), but OpenClaw's own plugin install into .openclaw/npm/ fails at npm reify phase.

Suspected: [email protected] dependency or peer-dep resolution issue. Full debug log: [paste log link or excerpt]

OpenClaw version

  • Windows 10/11 - Node v22.20.0 - npm v10.9.3 - openclaw 2026.5.5 (b1abf9d)

Operating system

  • Windows 10/11 - Node v22.20.0 - npm v10.9.3 - openclaw 2026.5.5 (b1abf9d)

Install method

  • npm v10.9.3

Model

  • openclaw 2026.5.5 (b1abf9d)

Provider / routing chain

  • openclaw 2026.5.5 (b1abf9d)

Additional provider/model setup details

No response

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Impact and severity

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Additional information

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@openclaw/[email protected] fails to install via openclaw plugins install. npm error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spec') at updateNodes (reify.js:1302:44)

Environment:

  • Windows 10/11
  • Node v22.20.0
  • npm v10.9.3
  • openclaw 2026.5.5 (b1abf9d)

Global install via npm install -g @openclaw/whatsapp succeeds (130 packages added), but OpenClaw's own plugin install into .openclaw/npm/ fails at npm reify phase.

Suspected: [email protected] dependency or peer-dep resolution issue. Full debug log: [paste log link or excerpt]

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