SafeBump / update failures / doctor-failed
doctor-faileddoctor-failed: 52 reports, 3 still openWhat it means: The Doctor maintenance step found something it couldn't fix during the update.
What to do: Run openclaw doctor on the Gateway host, resolve what it reports, then retry. Don't delete lock files to force it through.
The OpenClaw maintainer answered similar reports: #168593, #167840, #142681, #143070. These replies usually list exactly what to collect and the known fix for your version.
Stuck on 2026.9.3 or 2026.9.4? The OpenClaw maintainer's own recipe (#165706) is one manual hop to the current release, then a Doctor pass: npm install -g [email protected] --allow-scripts=openclaw, then openclaw doctor --fix, then openclaw gateway restart. From 2026.9.8 onward, openclaw update handles the rest. On npm 11.15 or older, drop --allow-scripts=openclaw. Back up first with openclaw backup create --verify.
Before you retry, openclaw update status --json shows the unredacted failing step on your machine, and openclaw gateway status --deep shows what is actually serving. A retry overwrites that history.
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Gateway stuck in health: starting, a crash loop after openclaw update, Doctor refusing your workspace, memory or CPU running away, or a Telegram, WhatsApp or Discord channel gone silent. We get you back to a stable, pinned version with your sessions, memory and channels intact, then write down the pin and a safe update routine for your setup.
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