diff --git a/.openclaw-sync/source.json b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
index 5bda41798..c0e8cf64c 100644
--- a/.openclaw-sync/source.json
+++ b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "repository": "openclaw/openclaw",
-  "sha": "d8a600f2ad01dc8171a649c34136fb6491e099ed",
-  "syncedAt": "2026-04-29T01:22:14.088Z"
+  "sha": "1f41b8b44ba0d7bea6648cb9083c6076d92d5557",
+  "syncedAt": "2026-04-29T01:46:12.595Z"
 }
diff --git a/docs/.generated/config-baseline.sha256 b/docs/.generated/config-baseline.sha256
index 0afdb43e9..6e3695929 100644
--- a/docs/.generated/config-baseline.sha256
+++ b/docs/.generated/config-baseline.sha256
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-d4c98bce7b547349b9cbbe08ec1018eafce9900502d7794df993d07fdec0e2e0  config-baseline.json
-6ce74b2ab3544e5375009a435a2360a3095e6bd759bb7dd8114293fb8a0e2b25  config-baseline.core.json
-0e38bad86bdc96c38573f6d51ac9e6fc5306cc20fb4a454399c57c105a61ba87  config-baseline.channel.json
+7f9815a297504c75022c4db2df250ce4cc9ff5c3f69250c67ca253b89148b9f3  config-baseline.json
+8bc9fda7c1096472beaa416a61043ce51d691d4dcad9ed3e0be46e68bb70b0ce  config-baseline.core.json
+45162ff84813be8a1fe561ed8d6245a248d5c6288ef9e9af51bdf4ec05ef65ad  config-baseline.channel.json
 0dd6583fafae6c9134e46c4cf9bddee9822d6436436dcb1a6dcba6d012962e51  config-baseline.plugin.json
diff --git a/docs/gateway/configuration-reference.md b/docs/gateway/configuration-reference.md
index a687a308a..385336a51 100644
--- a/docs/gateway/configuration-reference.md
+++ b/docs/gateway/configuration-reference.md
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ See [Multiple Gateways](/gateway/multiple-gateways).
     reload: {
       mode: "hybrid", // off | restart | hot | hybrid
       debounceMs: 500,
-      deferralTimeoutMs: 0,
+      deferralTimeoutMs: 300000,
     },
   },
 }
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ See [Multiple Gateways](/gateway/multiple-gateways).
   - `"hot"`: apply changes in-process without restarting.
   - `"hybrid"` (default): try hot reload first; fall back to restart if required.
 - `debounceMs`: debounce window in ms before config changes are applied (non-negative integer).
-- `deferralTimeoutMs`: optional maximum time in ms to wait for in-flight operations before forcing a restart. Omit it or set `0` to wait indefinitely and log periodic still-pending warnings.
+- `deferralTimeoutMs`: optional maximum time in ms to wait for in-flight operations before forcing a restart. Omit it to use the default bounded wait (`300000`); set `0` to wait indefinitely and log periodic still-pending warnings.
 
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