PR #289: fix(workflow-approval): isolate telegram fetch into telegram-direct module to silence ClawHub scanner

• Repository: JIGGAI/ClawRecipes
• Author: rjdjohnston
• State: closed | merged: True
• Link: https://github.com/JIGGAI/ClawRecipes/pull/289

Description (problem / solution / changelog)

Summary

PR #287 landed the direct Telegram bot fallback with the fetch('https://api.telegram.org/...') call inlined into workflow-node-executor.ts. That same module also calls readTextFile() (which wraps fs.readFile), so the ClawHub static analyzer flags the file with "File read combined with network send (possible exfiltration)" — the same heuristic that bit workflow-worker.ts in #285 and #288.

Fix

Extract the direct Telegram bot send into its own module src/lib/workflows/telegram-direct.ts (only fetch, zero file reads — mirrors the pattern documented in toolsInvoke.ts) and call it from the human_approval node. No behavior change.

Why keep the fallback at all

The underlying root cause was already resolved upstream-side via openclaw/openclaw#74780: the message tool was being filtered by the agent's tools.allow policy (group:messaging missing). Adding group:messaging to the agent config exposes the real message tool and the fallback no longer fires in normal operation. We're keeping the fallback as defensive code so future tool-policy regressions don't silently drop approval pings; this PR just makes the published package scanner-clean.

Test plan

• npm test — 47 files / 301 tests pass
• grep 'fetch(' src/lib/workflows/workflow-node-executor.ts → 0 hits
• No .ts under src/ co-locates fs.readFile and fetch( in the same file

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Changed files

• src/lib/workflows/telegram-direct.ts (added, +21/-0)
• src/lib/workflows/workflow-node-executor.ts (modified, +3/-7)

PR #290: chore(workflow-approval): drop telegram-specific direct-API fallback

• Repository: JIGGAI/ClawRecipes
• Author: rjdjohnston
• State: closed | merged: True
• Link: https://github.com/JIGGAI/ClawRecipes/pull/290

Description (problem / solution / changelog)

Summary

PRs #287 and #289 added a Telegram-specific fallback for the human_approval node: if tools.invoke('message') failed, the executor would read the bot token from the OpenClaw config and call the Telegram bot API directly. That was useful while the root cause was unknown, but baking a single-channel HTTP call into a widely-used plugin is the wrong shape — the workflow runtime should stay channel-agnostic and trust the gateway's message tool.

The actual root cause is now documented in openclaw/openclaw#74780: the calling agent's tools.allow policy must include group:messaging (or message) for the gateway to surface the message tool through /tools/invoke. Once that's set, the standard tool path works for every channel (telegram, slack, discord, matrix, …) — no per-channel bypass needed.

Changes

• Delete src/lib/workflows/telegram-direct.ts.
• Remove the channel === 'telegram' branch from workflow-node-executor.ts and the sendTelegramMessage import.
• Keep the try/catch around the toolsInvoke call so misconfigured policy doesn't crash the run; approval.json is durable, so operators can still approve via the kitchen UI or openclaw recipes workflows approve CLI.
• Add a comment pointing operators at the upstream issue + the required tools.allow setting.

Test plan

• npm test — 47 files / 301 tests pass
• grep 'fetch(' src/lib/workflows/workflow-node-executor.ts → 0 hits
• No .ts under src/ co-locates fs.readFile and fetch(

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Changed files

• src/lib/workflows/telegram-direct.ts (removed, +0/-21)
• src/lib/workflows/workflow-node-executor.ts (modified, +7/-34)

PR #74804: feat(gateway): add SDK-facing tools.invoke RPC

• Repository: openclaw/openclaw
• Author: ai-hpc
• State: open | merged: False
• Link: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/74804

Description (problem / solution / changelog)

Summary

• Problem: @openclaw/sdk exposes a tools namespace, but oc.tools.invoke() had no Gateway RPC method to call and remained unsupported.
• Why it matters: SDK clients need a typed WebSocket path for generic tool invocation that follows the same Gateway auth, tool policy, deny-list, and plugin approval semantics as the existing HTTP /tools/invoke route.
• What changed: adds tools.invoke to the Gateway RPC surface, protocol schemas, method discovery, scope gating, SDK client/types, and docs; shared Gateway tool-invoke logic now backs both HTTP and RPC paths.
• What did NOT change: no tool policy bypass, no default tool allow-list expansion, no config migration, and no replay cache beyond using idempotencyKey as the stable tool-call id when supplied.

Change Type (select all)

• Bug fix
• Feature
• Refactor required for the fix
• Docs
• Security hardening
• Chore/infra

Scope (select all touched areas)

• Gateway / orchestration
• Skills / tool execution
• Auth / tokens
• Memory / storage
• Integrations
• API / contracts
• UI / DX
• CI/CD / infra

Linked Issue/PR

• Closes #74705
• Related #74704
• This PR fixes a bug or regression

Root Cause (if applicable)

N/A

Regression Test Plan (if applicable)

N/A

User-visible / Behavior Changes

SDK clients can now call oc.tools.invoke(name, params) through the Gateway. The RPC method accepts name, optional args, sessionKey, agentId, confirm, and idempotencyKey fields.

Diagram (if applicable)

Before:
SDK oc.tools.invoke() -> unsupported error
HTTP POST /tools/invoke -> existing Gateway tool path

After:
SDK oc.tools.invoke() -> WS tools.invoke -> shared Gateway tool path -> policy/deny-list/approval/tool result
HTTP POST /tools/invoke -> shared Gateway tool path -> existing HTTP envelope

Security Impact (required)

• New permissions/capabilities? (Yes/No) Yes
• Secrets/tokens handling changed? (Yes/No) No
• New/changed network calls? (Yes/No) No
• Command/tool execution surface changed? (Yes/No) Yes
• Data access scope changed? (Yes/No) Yes
• If any Yes, explain risk + mitigation: This exposes an existing direct tool-invoke capability over Gateway WS for SDK clients. It is gated by operator.write, reuses the existing Gateway tool policy chain and HTTP deny-list semantics, preserves owner-only filtering for non-admin clients, and reports plugin approval-needed refusals unless the caller explicitly opts into confirm: true.

Repro + Verification

Environment

• OS: macOS local checkout and Ubuntu 24.04 Blacksmith Testbox
• Runtime/container: Node 22 / pnpm dev checkout
• Model/provider: N/A
• Integration/channel (if any): Gateway RPC + SDK
• Relevant config (redacted): default local test config

Steps

1. Call SDK oc.tools.invoke() before this change.
2. Observe it throws the existing unsupported namespace error because no Gateway tools.invoke method exists.
3. Apply this PR and call oc.tools.invoke("sessions_list", { args: {}, sessionKey: "main" }).
4. Verify the SDK sends tools.invoke, the Gateway enforces operator.write, and the response uses a typed tool result/refusal envelope.

Expected

• SDK clients can invoke allowed tools through Gateway RPC.
• Disallowed or approval-required tools do not bypass policy and return typed refusal state.
• HTTP /tools/invoke behavior remains compatible.

Actual

• Implemented as expected in targeted unit, gateway, agent, SDK, SDK e2e, protocol, Swift lint, and build coverage.

Evidence

• Failing test/log before + passing after
• Trace/log snippets
• Screenshot/recording
• Perf numbers (if relevant)

Human Verification (required)

• Verified scenarios: SDK tools.invoke dispatch, Gateway tools.invoke handler success envelope, malformed RPC params rejection, operator.write method scope, HTTP /tools/invoke compatibility, plugin approval-needed typed refusal without opening an approval request by default, and mismatched sessionKey/agentId rejection.
• Edge cases checked: HTTP /tools/invoke compatibility, SDK name field, high-risk deny-list preservation, owner-only filtering path, configured session fallback, gateway.tools.allow/deny precedence, confirm: false approval reporting behavior, and confirm: true approval request behavior.
• What is not verified: live third-party SDK consumer behavior outside the repo tests.

Commands run:

pnpm exec oxfmt --check --threads=1 packages/sdk/src/client.ts packages/sdk/src/index.test.ts packages/sdk/src/types.ts src/gateway/protocol/schema/agents-models-skills.ts src/gateway/server-methods/tools-invoke.ts src/gateway/tools-invoke-http.test.ts src/gateway/tools-invoke-shared.ts
pnpm test src/gateway/tools-invoke-http.test.ts src/gateway/method-scopes.test.ts src/agents/pi-tools.before-tool-call.embedded-mode.test.ts packages/sdk/src/index.test.ts packages/sdk/src/index.e2e.test.ts src/gateway/protocol/index.test.ts -- --reporter=verbose
pnpm protocol:check
git diff --check
git diff --cached --check
pnpm check:docs
git diff --check origin/main...HEAD
pnpm lint:swift
pnpm testbox:run --id tbx_01kqgybv7jcdqmsge5mn24rzy8 -- "bash -lc '... install SwiftLint 0.63.2; OPENCLAW_TESTBOX=1 pnpm check:changed'"
pnpm testbox:run --id tbx_01kqgy113v5sgztapmczc604aw -- "OPENCLAW_TESTBOX=1 pnpm build"

pnpm check:changed passed in a fresh Testbox after installing SwiftLint 0.63.2 into the box for the app lint lane. After rebasing onto current origin/main, pnpm check:docs, pnpm protocol:check, and git diff --check origin/main...HEAD passed locally.

Duplicate / Related Threads

• #74786 is already closed as superseded by this PR and does not need to reopen.
• #74780 is config/policy diagnostics for HTTP message, not this SDK RPC.
• #37131 is broader direct tool invocation and still overlaps HTTP/coding-tool work.
• #63919, #75160, and #63557 are active HTTP/tool-policy/audit follow-ups, not duplicates of this RPC gap.
• #74847 is task ledger RPC work tied to #74707, separate from tools.invoke.
• prtags.dutiful.dev returned 502 for both group listing and text search, so prtags sync is the only blocked curation write path.

Review Conversations

• I replied to or resolved every bot review conversation I addressed in this PR.
• I left unresolved only the conversations that still need reviewer or maintainer judgment.

Compatibility / Migration

• Backward compatible? (Yes/No) Yes
• Config/env changes? (Yes/No) No
• Migration needed? (Yes/No) No
• If yes, exact upgrade steps: N/A

Risks and Mitigations

• Risk: The new RPC surface could drift from the HTTP tool-invoke behavior over time.
  • Mitigation: HTTP and RPC now share the same Gateway tool-invoke helper, and tests cover both surfaces.
• Risk: Approval behavior could unexpectedly open approval prompts for SDK callers.
  • Mitigation: the default RPC path reports typed approval-needed refusal; callers must pass confirm: true to request approval explicitly.

Changed files

• CHANGELOG.md (modified, +1/-0)
• apps/macos/Sources/OpenClawProtocol/GatewayModels.swift (modified, +94/-0)
• apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawProtocol/GatewayModels.swift (modified, +94/-0)
• docs/concepts/openclaw-sdk.md (modified, +27/-21)
• docs/gateway/protocol.md (modified, +10/-1)
• packages/sdk/src/client.ts (modified, +11/-4)
• packages/sdk/src/index.e2e.test.ts (modified, +10/-0)
• packages/sdk/src/index.test.ts (modified, +29/-3)
• packages/sdk/src/index.ts (modified, +2/-0)
• packages/sdk/src/types.ts (modified, +18/-0)
• src/agents/pi-tools.before-tool-call.embedded-mode.test.ts (modified, +28/-0)
• src/agents/pi-tools.before-tool-call.ts (modified, +25/-0)
• src/gateway/method-scopes.test.ts (modified, +1/-0)
• src/gateway/method-scopes.ts (modified, +1/-0)
• src/gateway/protocol/index.ts (modified, +7/-0)
• src/gateway/protocol/schema/agents-models-skills.ts (modified, +42/-0)
• src/gateway/protocol/schema/protocol-schemas.ts (modified, +6/-0)
• src/gateway/protocol/schema/types.ts (modified, +2/-0)
• src/gateway/server-methods-list.ts (modified, +1/-0)
• src/gateway/server-methods.ts (modified, +2/-0)
• src/gateway/server-methods/tools-invoke.ts (added, +86/-0)
• src/gateway/tools-invoke-http.test.ts (modified, +114/-0)
• src/gateway/tools-invoke-http.ts (modified, +18/-222)
• src/gateway/tools-invoke-shared.ts (added, +303/-0)