openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix DeepSeek V4 Pro: model-call-started timeout on isolated cron sessions (OpenClaw 2026.5.20)

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Workaround

All 9 cron agents switched to Flash model.

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cron: job execution timed out (last phase: model-call-started)
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Environment

  • OpenClaw: 2026.5.20 (e510042)
  • Model: DeepSeek V4 Pro (deepseek-v4-pro) via OpenAI-compatible provider
  • Session type: isolated cron agent (lightContext: true)
  • Server: Ubuntu 22.04, 19GB RAM, 4 cores

Symptoms

All 9 cron agents running on fail with:

cron: job execution timed out (last phase: model-call-started)

Timeout is consistent regardless of timeoutSeconds (tested: 120, 180, 300, 420).

What works

  • deepseek-v4-flash on isolated sessions — always works
  • deepseek-v4-pro on main (non-isolated) session — works fine
  • Direct API calls to DeepSeek Pro — 200 OK in < 2 seconds

Workaround

All 9 cron agents switched to Flash model.

Related

  • #46049 (locked)
  • #60203 (hardcoded 60s timeout)

Hypothesis

Internal HTTP request timeout for the DeepSeek provider (~60s) is not being overridden by cron job timeoutSeconds. Pro takes longer than Flash to process even a simple prompt in an isolated (cold-start) session, exceeding the internal limit.

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