openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix Post-update hook: auto-reinstall and restart LaunchAgent after auto-updates [1 participants]

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openclaw/openclaw#58579Fetched 2026-04-08 02:00:43
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Root Cause

This was a contributing factor in a multi-hour outage. The gateway went down and stayed down because no one was awake to manually restart it.

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openclaw gateway install && openclaw daemon restart
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Problem

Every time OpenClaw auto-updates, the LaunchAgent gets unloaded. The gateway goes down silently and requires manual intervention:

openclaw gateway install && openclaw daemon restart

This means any auto-update during off-hours (overnight, weekends) results in extended downtime until the user notices and manually recovers.

Expected Behavior

After an auto-update completes, OpenClaw should automatically reinstall and restart the LaunchAgent so the gateway comes back up without manual intervention.

Proposed Fix

Add a post-update hook that runs openclaw gateway install && openclaw daemon restart (or equivalent) after every successful auto-update.

Impact

This was a contributing factor in a multi-hour outage. The gateway went down and stayed down because no one was awake to manually restart it.

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TL;DR

Implement a post-update hook to automatically reinstall and restart the LaunchAgent after every successful auto-update.

Guidance

  • Identify the auto-update mechanism used by OpenClaw to determine the best way to integrate the post-update hook.
  • Verify that the proposed fix command openclaw gateway install && openclaw daemon restart works as expected in a controlled environment.
  • Consider adding logging or monitoring to detect when the gateway goes down to facilitate quicker manual intervention until the automated fix is in place.
  • Test the post-update hook in a staging environment to ensure it does not introduce new issues.

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No code snippet is provided as the issue does not contain specific implementation details.

Notes

The proposed fix assumes that the openclaw gateway install && openclaw daemon restart command is sufficient to restart the LaunchAgent and bring the gateway back up. Additional error handling or checks may be necessary to ensure the gateway is properly restarted.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Implement the proposed post-update hook to automatically reinstall and restart the LaunchAgent, as this directly addresses the identified issue of manual intervention being required after auto-updates.

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