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openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [CRON_BUDGET] Failed to run daily budget check: 'openclaw usage' command not found

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[openclaw] Could not start the CLI. [openclaw] Reason: Unknown command: openclaw usage. No built-in command or plugin CLI metadata owns "usage". [openclaw] Debug: set OPENCLAW_DEBUG=1 to include the stack trace. [openclaw] Try: openclaw doctor [openclaw] Help: openclaw --help

(Command exited with code 1)

Root Cause

The scheduled daily budget check failed because the openclaw usage --period 1d --group-by model command was not recognized.

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As a result, the budget threshold check (€2.00) could not be performed, and the budget-freeze state in ~/.openclaw/workspace-main/state/dispatch-idempotency.json could not be managed, nor could a Discord alert be sent.

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[openclaw] Could not start the CLI.
[openclaw] Reason: Unknown command: openclaw usage. No built-in command or plugin CLI metadata owns "usage".
[openclaw] Debug: set OPENCLAW_DEBUG=1 to include the stack trace.
[openclaw] Try: openclaw doctor
[openclaw] Help: openclaw --help

(Command exited with code 1)
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The scheduled daily budget check failed because the openclaw usage --period 1d --group-by model command was not recognized.

Output from openclaw usage:

[openclaw] Could not start the CLI.
[openclaw] Reason: Unknown command: openclaw usage. No built-in command or plugin CLI metadata owns "usage".
[openclaw] Debug: set OPENCLAW_DEBUG=1 to include the stack trace.
[openclaw] Try: openclaw doctor
[openclaw] Help: openclaw --help

(Command exited with code 1)

Output from openclaw --help indicates that usage is not a listed subcommand.

As a result, the budget threshold check (€2.00) could not be performed, and the budget-freeze state in ~/.openclaw/workspace-main/state/dispatch-idempotency.json could not be managed, nor could a Discord alert be sent.

Action required: Investigate why openclaw usage is not available and provide an alternative method for agents to retrieve daily usage and cost data, or update the cron job definition.

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