feat(compat): bump openclaw from 2026.3.11 to 2026.4.2

[ericksoa]

Summary

Bumps OpenClaw from 2026.3.11 to 2026.4.2.

• Dockerfile.base: openclaw@2026.3.11 → openclaw@2026.4.2
• Dockerfile.base: add flows/ and logs/ writable symlinks (new directories introduced since 3.11)
• blueprint.yaml: min_openclaw_version → 2026.4.2
• Test: update hardcoded version expectation

Static analysis

• Plugin registration API: only additive changes, no breaking signatures
• CLI commands (openclaw doctor --fix, openclaw plugins install, openclaw gateway run): all work
• openclaw.json config format: unchanged
• Plugin build: passes
• All 199 plugin unit tests: pass

Risks needing E2E validation

1. flows/ and logs/ symlinks — new dirs added here. Watch for EACCES errors if the gateway writes to paths not yet covered.
2. ProviderPlugin.models type shape — NemoClaw passes a non-standard shape via duck-typing. Verify inference still works end-to-end.
3. ProviderAuthMethod shape — auth is handled externally by OpenShell. Verify gateway-routed inference succeeds.

Test plan

• Build sandbox image locally with nemoclaw onboard
• openclaw tui launches and accepts input
• openclaw agent --agent main --local -m "hello" returns a response
• Gateway logs show no EACCES on .openclaw/flows or .openclaw/logs
• nemoclaw <name> policy-list works
• nemoclaw <name> connect drops into sandbox shell
• Nightly E2E passes on this branch
• If anything fails, document the failure here

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added symlinked paths to expose writable flows and logs directories.

• Chores

  • Bumped OpenClaw CLI package to version 2026.4.2.
  • Raised minimum required OpenClaw version to 2026.4.2.

• Tests

  • Updated preflight test expectation to reflect the new OpenClaw CLI version.

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📥 Commits

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• test/install-preflight.test.js

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Docker base image now creates writable flows and logs subdirectories under /sandbox/.openclaw-data/ with symlinks at /sandbox/.openclaw/..., and the OpenClaw CLI npm version and blueprint minimum version were bumped to 2026.4.2.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Docker Configuration Dockerfile.base	Add writable /sandbox/.openclaw-data/flows and /sandbox/.openclaw-data/logs and symlinks at /sandbox/.openclaw/flows and /sandbox/.openclaw/logs. Bump globally installed openclaw npm package from 2026.3.11 to 2026.4.2.
Blueprint Manifest nemoclaw-blueprint/blueprint.yaml	Update min_openclaw_version from 2026.3.0 to 2026.4.2.
Tests test/install-preflight.test.js	Adjust test expectation to reflect fallback OpenClaw version change from 2026.3.11 to 2026.4.2.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

Poem

🐰 A tiny hop, a version new and spry,
Logs and flows find homes where they can lie,
Symlinks stitched neat, the blueprint sings hooray,
OpenClaw steps forward into a brighter day! 🌿

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately and concisely describes the main change: bumping the openclaw version from 2026.3.11 to 2026.4.2, which is the primary objective across all modified files.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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✨ Finishing Touches

📝 Generate docstrings

• Create stacked PR
• Commit on current branch

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch feat/openclaw-bump-2026.4.2

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