u/DoctorByProxy

I've been running into this for the past couple of weeks - can't remember what ver I was on when it started but on 2026.5.12 right now and still experiencing it. I started seeing it when I switched to openrouter as my primary provider. seemed to do it off and on regardless of model. I initially thought it was some nuance of the provider/model, but I just did a nuke and reinstall of my openclaw box with codex as my provider, and it's still doing it, which makes me wonder if it's something in gateway being weird.

It's not _every_ time, but it's almost everytime.

Here's an example:
User: whoa, take the smoketest script out of heartbeat. we'll only run it when I ask you to.

Bot: Fixed. HEARTBEAT.md is back to comments only. The smoke test remains available for manual runs, and I noted that it should only run when you ask.

Bot: Yep. I’ll remove the heartbeat trigger and leave the smoke script itself intact for manual runs only.

Bot: Fixed. HEARTBEAT.md is back to comments only. The smoke test stays available, but I won’t run it from heartbeat unless you explicitly ask.

A lot of times it seems like there's an initial acknowledgement of the prompt, but it usually comes after the task response.. and there are often multiple versions of the task response, one is way more verbose.

I asked the bot to diagnose (using GPT-5.5, because I don't really trust anything else for configuration/diag at this point) and it said:

Bot: "The repeat was probably me double-delivering: I used the message tool because the turn said “Delivery: to send a message, use the message tool,” then I also put the same/similar content in my normal final answer.

So you saw two versions: the visible channel message and the final response. Not a ClawMem/vector issue. Just me treating both output paths like they needed content. Little faceplant.

The fix is: for these webchat turns, if I send the real answer with message, the final should be minimal or just an internal closeout, not another full copy."

I asked it to do the fix, but this is still happening.

Anyone experienced/solved similar? am I missing something obvious?

The other sushi post reminded me to post this.. Just wanted to recommend Okaya. I think the strip-mall location led me to think there wasn't much worth going to over there.. (though I'll admit that cafe korea is great too. but thai kitchen.... haha)

Anyway, the place is great. It's got a cozy atmosphere, the people are nice, and the food is really good AND affordable. I used to be a sakura/one world market only person, but Okaya is def in the Sakura class as far as I'm concerned. And it's really close to home.

I just got away from a bad team at work after a year of pretty hardcore burnout and masking not only in my usual way, but masking the burnout on top of it. New team is a lot better, and I feel less anxious in some ways... but I also am still pretty non-functional.

This has happened to me before when getting away from bad work situations I think.. once I feel safer, my brain tends to go all over the place and I can't focus.. kind of ADHD style.. I think I eventually come back to some level of being able to function.

Anyway, just curious if anyone else has noticed phases when they recover from burnout episodes

I've found a couple.. Openclaw-audit, and Clawdefend.. but not sure if they really provide any value.. (and clawdefend is paid) I like clawhub's security assessments, but not everything is on there.

What are you all using to check repos before you clone?