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Root Cause

Gateway cold boot also shows ~60s of high CPU at "loading configuration…" — may be related root cause.

Fix Action

Workaround

Edit ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json directly instead of using openclaw config CLI commands.

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{\"subsystem\":\"gateway\"}{\"1\":\"loading configuration…\"}
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Bug Description

Any openclaw config CLI command causes the gateway process to hang at ~98% CPU, blocking all operations. This affects both cold-start and when running the command during normal operation.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Run any openclaw config command, e.g.:
    • openclaw config list
    • openclaw config
    • openclaw gateway status
  2. Observe gateway process jumps to 98% CPU and stays there
  3. All OpenClaw operations are blocked

Expected Behavior

The CLI command should return results within seconds, gateway should remain responsive.

Actual Behavior

Gateway hangs at "loading configuration..." phase at 98% CPU. The hang is observed in logs:

{\"subsystem\":\"gateway\"}{\"1\":\"loading configuration…\"}

Environment

  • OpenClaw: 2026.5.19 (a185ca2)
  • Node.js: 25.3.0
  • Platform: macOS (darwin ARM64)
  • Gateway port: 18080

Workaround

Edit ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json directly instead of using openclaw config CLI commands.

Additional Context

Gateway cold boot also shows ~60s of high CPU at "loading configuration…" — may be related root cause.

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