OpenClaw Upgrade Silently Drops External Plugins: WhatsApp and iMessage Go Offline Without Warning

GitHub issue #77266: Upgrading OpenClaw from 2026.5.2 to 2026.5.3-1 silently drops externally-installed plugins. Messaging channels go offline with no error or warning. High severity.

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A CLI tool that dry-runs OpenClaw upgrades against your live config, flags plugin drops, gateway regressions, and memory corruption before you commit

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OpenClaw ships 13+ point releases per month and upgrades regularly break production. v2026.4.29 crashed gateways and trapped installs in plugin repair loops. v2026.5.3 silently dropped WhatsApp and iMessage plugins with zero warning. A thousand-deploy analysis found memory breaks unpredictably mid-task. This tool snapshots your running OpenClaw state (plugins, channels, memory, gateway health), simulates the target version upgrade in an isolated container, and reports exactly what will break before you touch production.

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