Kova OpenClaw Runtime Findings

Run: kova-2026-05-03T133510Z
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: 683.6
- cpuPercentMax: 147.7
- coldAgentTurnMs: 10238
- warmAgentTurnMs: 7451
- agentColdWarmDeltaMs: 2787
- cold provider was fast (1ms), but OpenClaw spent 10128ms before provider work.
- agent-cli: 683.6MB RSS, 147.7% CPU
- agent-process: 683.6MB RSS, 147.7% 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: 683.6; cpuPercentMax: 147.7; coldAgentTurnMs: 10238; warmAgentTurnMs: 7451; agentColdWarmDeltaMs: 2787; cold provider was fast (1ms), but OpenClaw spent 10128ms before provider work.; agent-cli: 683.6MB RSS, 147.7% CPU; agent-process: 683.6MB RSS, 147.7% 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 683.6 MB; max CPU 147.7%; samples 32; roles agent-cli 683.6MB/147.7%, agent-process 683.6MB/147.7%, command-tree 683.6MB/147.7%, status-cli 494.5MB/145.8%
- agent: turn 10238ms; cold/warm 10238ms/7451ms; cold-warm delta 2787ms; pre-provider 10128ms; 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 10128ms before provider work, over threshold 10000ms
- cold pre-provider latency was 10128ms, over threshold 10000ms
- cold provider was fast (1ms), but OpenClaw spent 10128ms before provider work.
- post-agent status command did not succeed

Scenario: agent-cold-warm-message
Result: FAIL
Cleanup: destroyed
Measurements:
- startup: listening unknown; health unknown; readiness unknown; gateway disabled; restarts 0
- resources: peak RSS 686.2 MB; max CPU 146.7%; samples 31; roles agent-cli 686.2MB/146.7%, agent-process 686.2MB/146.7%, command-tree 686.2MB/146.7%, status-cli 500.5MB/138.8%
- agent: turn 9819ms; cold/warm 9819ms/7458ms; cold-warm delta 2361ms; pre-provider 9766ms; 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
- post-agent status command did not succeed

Scenario: agent-cold-warm-message
Result: FAIL
Cleanup: destroyed
Measurements:
- startup: listening unknown; health unknown; readiness unknown; gateway disabled; restarts 0
- resources: peak RSS 692.4 MB; max CPU 148.7%; samples 31; roles agent-cli 692.4MB/148.7%, agent-process 692.4MB/148.7%, command-tree 692.4MB/148.7%, status-cli 499.4MB/139.7%
- agent: turn 9682ms; cold/warm 9682ms/7498ms; cold-warm delta 2184ms; pre-provider 9629ms; 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
- post-agent status command did not succeed
