Kova OpenClaw Runtime Findings

Run: kova-2026-05-03T132809Z
Target: local-build:/home/runner/_work/openclaw/openclaw
Mode: execution
Platform: linux 6.5.13 (x64)

Failure Brief

Decision: FAIL
Primary blocker: agent-cold-warm-message/mock-openai-provider
Why: peak RSS 1062 MB exceeded threshold 900 MB
Evidence:
- peakRssMb: 1062
- cpuPercentMax: 240.8
- coldAgentTurnMs: 35184
- warmAgentTurnMs: 7475
- agentColdWarmDeltaMs: 27709
- cold provider was fast (2ms), but OpenClaw spent 34983ms before provider work.
- agent-cli: 1062MB RSS, 240.8% CPU
- agent-process: 1062MB RSS, 240.8% CPU
Likely owner: OpenClaw
Paste to fixer:
Investigate OpenClaw release gate failure agent-cold-warm-message/mock-openai-provider. Kova decision was FAIL on linux-x64. Primary evidence: peak RSS 1062 MB exceeded threshold 900 MB. Measurements: peakRssMb: 1062; cpuPercentMax: 240.8; coldAgentTurnMs: 35184; warmAgentTurnMs: 7475; agentColdWarmDeltaMs: 27709; cold provider was fast (2ms), but OpenClaw spent 34983ms before provider work.; agent-cli: 1062MB RSS, 240.8% CPU; agent-process: 1062MB RSS, 240.8% CPU. Dependency/plugin load errors were zero, so focus on startup, memory, CPU, gateway readiness, runtime deps staging, provider/model load, and UI asset initialization. Likely owner area: OpenClaw.

Recommended next scenario

Reason: peak RSS 1062 MB exceeded threshold 900 MB
Command: node bin/kova.mjs run --target local-build:/home/runner/_work/openclaw/openclaw --scenario agent-cold-warm-message --state mock-openai-provider --execute --profile-on-failure --retain-on-failure --json

Scenario: agent-cold-warm-message
Result: FAIL
Cleanup: destroyed
Measurements:
- startup: listening unknown; health unknown; readiness unknown; gateway disabled; restarts 0
- resources: peak RSS 1062 MB; max CPU 240.8%; samples 57; roles agent-cli 1062MB/240.8%, agent-process 1062MB/240.8%, command-tree 1062MB/240.8%, package-manager 514.9MB/173%
- agent: turn 35184ms; cold/warm 35184ms/7475ms; cold-warm delta 27709ms; pre-provider 34983ms; provider 2ms; cleanup unknown; diagnosis pre-provider-stall; leaks 0
- plugins/runtime: missing deps 0; plugin failures 0; runtime deps unknown; warm restages unknown; warm reuse unknown
- diagnostics: timeline unavailable; slowest span unknown unknown; embedded traces 0; liveness warnings 0; open spans 0 (0 required); node CPU/heap/trace 0/0/0
Violations:
- peak RSS 1062 MB exceeded threshold 900 MB
- agent-cli peak RSS 1062 MB exceeded threshold 900 MB
- agent-process peak RSS 1062 MB exceeded threshold 900 MB
- OpenClaw diagnostics timeline was required for profile 'diagnostic' on target kind 'local-build' but was not emitted
- cold agent spent 34983ms before provider work, over threshold 10000ms
- cold pre-provider latency was 34983ms, over threshold 10000ms
- cold provider was fast (2ms), but OpenClaw spent 34983ms before provider work.

Scenario: agent-cold-warm-message
Result: FAIL
Cleanup: destroyed
Measurements:
- startup: listening unknown; health unknown; readiness unknown; gateway disabled; restarts 0
- resources: peak RSS 695.8 MB; max CPU 147.8%; samples 31; roles agent-cli 695.8MB/147.8%, agent-process 695.8MB/147.8%, command-tree 695.8MB/147.8%, status-cli 494.7MB/137.7%
- agent: turn 9630ms; cold/warm 9630ms/7459ms; cold-warm delta 2171ms; pre-provider 9569ms; provider 2ms; cleanup unknown; diagnosis agent-latency-attributed; leaks 0
- plugins/runtime: missing deps 0; plugin failures 0; runtime deps unknown; warm restages unknown; warm reuse unknown
- diagnostics: timeline unavailable; slowest span unknown unknown; embedded traces 0; liveness warnings 0; open spans 0 (0 required); node CPU/heap/trace 0/0/0
Violations:
- OpenClaw diagnostics timeline was required for profile 'diagnostic' on target kind 'local-build' but was not emitted

Scenario: agent-cold-warm-message
Result: FAIL
Cleanup: destroyed
Measurements:
- startup: listening unknown; health unknown; readiness unknown; gateway disabled; restarts 0
- resources: peak RSS 743 MB; max CPU 150.8%; samples 31; roles agent-cli 743MB/150.8%, agent-process 743MB/150.8%, command-tree 743MB/150.8%, status-cli 491.3MB/136.8%
- agent: turn 9487ms; cold/warm 9487ms/7228ms; cold-warm delta 2259ms; pre-provider 9424ms; provider 1ms; cleanup unknown; diagnosis agent-latency-attributed; leaks 0
- plugins/runtime: missing deps 0; plugin failures 0; runtime deps unknown; warm restages unknown; warm reuse unknown
- diagnostics: timeline unavailable; slowest span unknown unknown; embedded traces 0; liveness warnings 0; open spans 0 (0 required); node CPU/heap/trace 0/0/0
Violations:
- OpenClaw diagnostics timeline was required for profile 'diagnostic' on target kind 'local-build' but was not emitted
