OpenClaw v2026.5.7 Update Wipes Entire Config: Agents, Channels, Plugins, Credentials All Lost

OpenClaw v2026.5.7 introduced a critical regression where automatic updates wiped the entire openclaw.json config file and deleted the credentials directory. Users lost all agent configurations, channel setups, plugin settings, and stored credentials. Backup files created during update already contained wiped config. Severity: critical full outage requiring manual restore.

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A CLI tool that snapshots your full OpenClaw config, credentials, and agent state before every update and rolls back automatically if the update breaks anything

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OpenClaw v2026.4.24 through v2026.5.7 shipped five updates that broke gateway stability, wiped config files, or deleted credentials. The built-in backup command (since v2026.3.8) requires manual invocation and the .bak files created during v2026.5.7 already contained the wiped config, not the original. This tool runs as a pre-update hook, captures a verified snapshot of openclaw.json, credentials directory, agent configs, and channel state, then monitors the post-update gateway for crash loops or missing config keys and auto-rolls back within 60 seconds if the update fails health checks.

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