fix: support OpenClaw 2026.8.1

.changeset/alcode-exec-timeout-param.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@paleo/alcode": patch
+---
+
+Updated the OpenClaw delegation guide to OpenClaw 2026.8's exec tool parameter: `timeoutSeconds: 0` instead of the removed `timeout: 0`.

.changeset/openclaw-channel-mocks-2026-8.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@paleo/openclaw-channel-mock-core": minor
+"@paleo/openclaw-discord-mock": patch
+"@paleo/openclaw-slack-mock": patch
+---
+
+OpenClaw 2026.8 compatibility. The core package now requires `zod` as a peer dependency (pinned to OpenClaw's version) and no longer provides the `messaging.parseExplicitTarget` handler.

.changeset/openclaw-test-transcript-reading.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@paleo/openclaw-test": minor
+---
+
+OpenClaw 2026.8 support. `ctx.getAgentToolCalls()` is now async, each cell archives `transcripts.json` instead of a `trajectory/` directory, `waitForOutbound`'s CLI-silence fail-fast default grew from 30s to 60s, and model-selected runs reject the retired `agents.list` config shape — migrate to `agents.entries`.

alignfirst-developer-tests/Dockerfile

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 ARG OPENCLAW_TEST_BASE_TAG=__SET_VIA_OPENCLAW_TEST_CLI__
 FROM paleo/openclaw-test-base:${OPENCLAW_TEST_BASE_TAG}
-ARG TARGETARCH
 
 USER root
 
@@ -63,17 +62,20 @@ COPY --chown=claw:claw package.json package-lock.json /opt/openclaw-test/src/
 COPY --chown=claw:claw vendor/ /opt/openclaw-test/src/vendor/
 COPY --chown=claw:claw openclaw.json /home/claw/.openclaw/openclaw.json
 
+# OpenClaw 2026.8.1 verifies managed plugin dependencies and capabilities at
+# gateway startup. Install the exact official artifacts instead of copying the
+# local package directory, which omits its runtime dependencies. Z.AI backs the
+# configured GLM model; Perplexity is auto-selected when OpenRouter is present.
 RUN npm ci --include=dev && \
-    case "${TARGETARCH}" in \
-      amd64) codex_platform=codex-linux-x64 ;; \
-      arm64) codex_platform=codex-linux-arm64 ;; \
-      *) echo "Unsupported Docker architecture: ${TARGETARCH}" >&2; exit 1 ;; \
-    esac && \
-    find /opt/openclaw-test/src/node_modules/@openclaw/codex/node_modules/@openai \
-      -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -name codex ! -name "${codex_platform}" \
-      -exec rm -rf {} + && \
     OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH=/home/claw/.openclaw/openclaw.json \
-      npx openclaw plugins install /opt/openclaw-test/src/node_modules/@openclaw/codex && \
+      npx openclaw plugins install --force --accept-capabilities \
+        npm:@openclaw/codex@2026.8.1 && \
+    OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH=/home/claw/.openclaw/openclaw.json \
+      npx openclaw plugins install --force --accept-capabilities \
+        npm:@openclaw/zai-provider@2026.8.1 && \
+    OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH=/home/claw/.openclaw/openclaw.json \
+      npx openclaw plugins install --force --accept-capabilities \
+        npm:@openclaw/perplexity-plugin@2026.8.1 && \
     OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH=/home/claw/.openclaw/openclaw.json \
       npx openclaw plugins registry --refresh && \
     npm cache clean --force

alignfirst-developer-tests/README.md

@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ This harness always tests the **local** `@paleo/openclaw-*` sources, never npmjs
 - `vendor/` (gitignored) — locally-built `@paleo/openclaw-*` tarballs, regenerated by `npm run vendor`.
 - `.env.local` (gitignored) — API keys, workspace/skill/alcode paths, and `ALIGNFIRST_CODE_AGENT`.
 - `artifacts/` (gitignored) — per-run outputs.
-- `.gateway-logs/` (gitignored) — `trajectory/<sessionId>.jsonl` (always, provider-neutral), `raw-stream.jsonl` (opt-in).
+- `.gateway-logs/` (gitignored) — `raw-stream.jsonl` (opt-in). Session transcripts live in the gateway's SQLite store; each cell's artifact dir archives them as `transcripts.json`.

alignfirst-developer-tests/openclaw.json

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
   },
   "tools": {
     "profile": "coding",
-    "alsoAllow": ["message", "browser"]
+    "alsoAllow": ["message", "browser"],
+    "deny": ["ask_user"]
   },
   "models": {
     "providers": {
@@ -83,21 +84,20 @@
       "skills": ["alignfirst", "alignfirst-setup-guide", "alignfirst-developer-openclaw-playbook"],
       "heartbeat": {
         "every": "24h",
-        "includeSystemPromptSection": false,
+        "target": "last",
         "prompt": "Read HEARTBEAT.md if it exists (workspace context). Follow it strictly. Do not infer or repeat old tasks from prior chats. If nothing needs attention, reply exactly NO_REPLY."
       },
       "blockStreamingDefault": "on",
       "blockStreamingBreak": "text_end",
       "blockStreamingCoalesce": { "minChars": 1, "idleMs": 100 }
     },
-    "list": [
-      {
-        "id": "main",
+    "entries": {
+      "main": {
         "name": "OpenClaw Main",
         "model": "custom-anthropic/claude-sonnet-5",
         "workspace": "/home/claw/.openclaw/workspace"
       }
-    ]
+    }
   },
   "channels": {
     "discord-mock": {