Symptom
After upgrading to 2026.3.12, simple commands such as openclaw gateway status and openclaw doctor crash with JavaScript heap out of memory.
Evidence what you'll see
- JavaScript heap out of memory
- Even the simplest CLI commands crash
- Worse on machines with little memory
Cause
Startup code imported a module only to normalize model IDs, and that import pulled in full provider and plugin discovery, which used up the heap.
Fix steps
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Verify the fix worked
- Run openclaw gateway status and openclaw doctor and confirm both finish without a heap error.
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