Kova OpenClaw Runtime Findings

Run: kova-2026-05-03T132838Z
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: OpenClaw diagnostics timeline was required for profile 'diagnostic' on target kind 'local-build' but was not emitted
Evidence:
- peakRssMb: 680
- cpuPercentMax: 156.3
- coldAgentTurnMs: 11031
- warmAgentTurnMs: 7962
- agentColdWarmDeltaMs: 3069
- cold provider was fast (2ms), but OpenClaw spent 10914ms before provider work.
- agent-cli: 680MB RSS, 155.2% CPU
- agent-process: 680MB RSS, 155.2% 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: OpenClaw diagnostics timeline was required for profile 'diagnostic' on target kind 'local-build' but was not emitted. Measurements: peakRssMb: 680; cpuPercentMax: 156.3; coldAgentTurnMs: 11031; warmAgentTurnMs: 7962; agentColdWarmDeltaMs: 3069; cold provider was fast (2ms), but OpenClaw spent 10914ms before provider work.; agent-cli: 680MB RSS, 155.2% CPU; agent-process: 680MB RSS, 155.2% 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: OpenClaw diagnostics timeline was required for profile 'diagnostic' on target kind 'local-build' but was not emitted
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 680 MB; max CPU 156.3%; samples 33; roles agent-cli 680MB/155.2%, agent-process 680MB/155.2%, command-tree 680MB/156.3%, status-cli 621.8MB/156.3%
- agent: turn 11031ms; cold/warm 11031ms/7962ms; cold-warm delta 3069ms; pre-provider 10914ms; 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:
- OpenClaw diagnostics timeline was required for profile 'diagnostic' on target kind 'local-build' but was not emitted
- cold agent spent 10914ms before provider work, over threshold 10000ms
- cold pre-provider latency was 10914ms, over threshold 10000ms
- cold provider was fast (2ms), but OpenClaw spent 10914ms 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 677.6 MB; max CPU 165.1%; samples 35; roles agent-cli 677.6MB/165.1%, agent-process 677.6MB/165.1%, command-tree 677.6MB/165.1%, status-cli 619.9MB/158.3%
- agent: turn 11243ms; cold/warm 11243ms/9031ms; cold-warm delta 2212ms; pre-provider 11188ms; provider 1ms; 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:
- OpenClaw diagnostics timeline was required for profile 'diagnostic' on target kind 'local-build' but was not emitted
- cold agent spent 11188ms before provider work, over threshold 10000ms
- cold pre-provider latency was 11188ms, over threshold 10000ms
- cold provider was fast (1ms), but OpenClaw spent 11188ms 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 679 MB; max CPU 156.2%; samples 33; roles agent-cli 679MB/156.2%, agent-process 679MB/156.2%, command-tree 679MB/156.2%, status-cli 616.9MB/155.2%
- agent: turn 10401ms; cold/warm 10401ms/7945ms; cold-warm delta 2456ms; pre-provider 10348ms; 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:
- OpenClaw diagnostics timeline was required for profile 'diagnostic' on target kind 'local-build' but was not emitted
- cold agent spent 10348ms before provider work, over threshold 10000ms
- cold pre-provider latency was 10348ms, over threshold 10000ms
- cold provider was fast (2ms), but OpenClaw spent 10348ms before provider work.
