Dogfood now points at an OpenClaw commit with the broader plugin hardlink work merged, but the bundled public-surface loader still needs nix-openclaw's package-root hardlink compatibility patch. Keep that patch active for dogfood and add a package-content check that fails if the compiled loader rejects hardlinked package files again.
Tests: nix fmt --accept-flake-config; git diff --check; remote mac-mini nix build .#checks.aarch64-darwin.package-contents-dogfood --no-link; remote mac-mini nix build .#checks.aarch64-darwin.package-contents --no-link; remote mac-mini nix build .#checks.aarch64-darwin.default-instance --no-link
Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
What:\n- expose temporary dogfood package outputs pinned to an upstream OpenClaw commit with the Nix-mode fixes merged\n- let source pins disable downstream patches that are already upstream\n- build current upstream plugin assets through upstream asset hooks, while keeping the 2026.5.7 path working\n- supply the fs-safe Git dependency as an immutable Nix source for the dogfood build\n\nWhy:\n- private deployments need to dogfood upstream fixes before the next OpenClaw release without making the published stable package depend on runtime npm work\n\nTests:\n- remote Mac mini: nix build --accept-flake-config .#openclaw-gateway-dogfood --no-link\n- remote Mac mini: nix build --accept-flake-config .#openclaw-dogfood --no-link\n- remote Mac mini: nix build --accept-flake-config .#checks.aarch64-darwin.default-instance --no-link\n- remote Mac mini: nix build --accept-flake-config .#checks.aarch64-darwin.package-contents --no-link\n\nCo-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
Move the default-instance check into the common check set so Darwin evaluates the plugin/config generation path too. Keep the Linux systemd assertion and add the Darwin launchd assertion for the Home Manager module.
Tests:
- nix build --accept-flake-config .#checks.aarch64-darwin.default-instance .#checks.aarch64-darwin.package-contents .#checks.aarch64-darwin.config-validity --no-link --option narinfo-cache-negative-ttl 0
- nix build --accept-flake-config .#checks.x86_64-linux.default-instance --no-link --option narinfo-cache-negative-ttl 0
- nix build --accept-flake-config .#checks.aarch64-darwin.ci --no-link --option narinfo-cache-negative-ttl 0
- nix build --impure --accept-flake-config .#darwinConfigurations.mac-mini.system --no-link --override-input nix-openclaw path:/Users/josh/code/nix/nix-openclaw --option narinfo-cache-negative-ttl 0
Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
Keep upstream tobi/qmd as the Linux QMD package while retaining the nix-openclaw-tools Darwin repair package until upstream Darwin is fixed. This preserves the batteries-included runtime path without forking the Linux package surface.
Tests: nix build '.#checks.aarch64-darwin.qmd-runtime' --accept-flake-config --no-link; nix eval --option eval-cache false --raw '.#checks.x86_64-linux.qmd-runtime.name' --accept-flake-config; nix eval --option eval-cache false --raw '.#checks.aarch64-darwin.qmd-runtime.name' --accept-flake-config; git diff --check
What:
- consume QMD from nix-openclaw-tools instead of a separate upstream flake input
- expose QMD as an internal OpenClaw battery on Darwin and Linux
- add an opt-in Home Manager qmd model prewarm activation
- keep plugin packages off the user's shell PATH by default while preserving the runtime PATH
Why:
- nix-openclaw-tools owns reproducible tool packages and cacheable plugin metadata
- nixos-config should configure OpenClaw, not hand-wire runtime tools
Tests:
- nix build .#checks.aarch64-darwin.package-contents --accept-flake-config --no-link
- nix build .#checks.aarch64-darwin.qmd-runtime --accept-flake-config --no-link
- nix build .#checks.aarch64-darwin.bin-surface .#checks.aarch64-darwin.config-validity .#checks.aarch64-darwin.gateway-smoke --accept-flake-config --no-link
- nix eval .#checks.x86_64-linux.default-instance.drvPath --accept-flake-config
QMD currently pulls a native better-sqlite3 rebuild that fails on Garnix Darwin because node-gyp cannot find Xcode/CLT in the builder.
Keep QMD bundled and checked on Linux, but omit it from Darwin packages until the QMD package is Darwin-cacheable.
Tests: nix eval --accept-flake-config --json .#checks.aarch64-darwin --apply 'builtins.attrNames'; nix eval --accept-flake-config --json .#checks.x86_64-linux --apply 'builtins.attrNames'; nix build --accept-flake-config .#checks.aarch64-darwin.ci --no-link --print-build-logs
Make QMD the Nix-supported batteries-included local memory backend by pinning the upstream QMD flake and adding qmd to the private openclaw wrapper PATH.
Keep QMD opt-in through upstream OpenClaw config with memory.backend = qmd, and document that builtin memorySearch.provider = local remains an escape hatch rather than the primary supported Nix path.
Also point nix run .#openclaw at the batteries-included bundle so app execution gets the same internal runtime PATH as the package.
Tests: sh -n nix/scripts/check-openclaw-qmd-runtime.sh; scripts/check-flake-lock-owners.sh; git diff --check; nix flake show --accept-flake-config --json; nix build .#checks.aarch64-darwin.qmd-runtime .#checks.aarch64-darwin.bin-surface .#packages.aarch64-darwin.openclaw --accept-flake-config --no-link --print-out-paths; nix build .#checks.x86_64-linux.qmd-runtime --accept-flake-config --no-link --print-out-paths; nix build .#checks.aarch64-darwin.ci --accept-flake-config --no-link --print-out-paths; nix build .#packages.x86_64-linux.openclaw .#checks.x86_64-linux.bin-surface --accept-flake-config --no-link --print-out-paths; scripts/hm-activation-macos.sh; nix build .#checks.x86_64-linux.gateway-smoke --accept-flake-config --no-link --print-out-paths; nix run .#openclaw --accept-flake-config -- --version; bash -n scripts/update-pins.sh; node --check scripts/select-openclaw-release.mjs; node --check scripts/select-openclaw-release.test.mjs; node scripts/select-openclaw-release.test.mjs
Expose only the openclaw command from the default package while keeping bundled runtime tools on the wrapper PATH. Remove the public openclaw-tools package output and document runtime tools as implementation detail.
Tests: nix build .#packages.aarch64-darwin.openclaw .#checks.aarch64-darwin.bin-surface .#packages.x86_64-linux.openclaw .#checks.x86_64-linux.bin-surface --accept-flake-config --no-link --print-out-paths; nix build .#checks.aarch64-darwin.ci --accept-flake-config --no-link --print-out-paths; git diff --check --cached
What:
- export the agent-first flake template
- remove unsupported Intel macOS setup claims
- replace stale Discord channel links with the public invite path
- simplify the advanced dual-instance example and sync plugin docs
Why:
- make the documented first-run path match the flake users actually consume
- avoid sending users toward unsupported systems or dead Discord links
Tests:
- git diff --cached --check: passed
- nix flake show --json --accept-flake-config | jq -e '.templates."agent-first"': passed
- nix flake init -t /Users/josh/code/nix-openclaw#agent-first --accept-flake-config: wrote flake.nix and documents/
- rg stale onboarding strings in README.md AGENTS.md templates/agent-first/flake.nix docs: no matches
What:
- replace the misleading gateway test check with a source-checks build/config-options check
- remove the full upstream Vitest suite from the hard Nix promotion gate
- document that yolo validates the Nix-owned package contract, not upstream source test health
Why:
- the current full packageable upstream release builds as a package but has failing upstream Vitest cases when rebuilt from source
- nix-openclaw should block on packaging, smoke startup, config generation, module activation, and app artifacts rather than an upstream-owned unit test suite
Tests:
- git diff --check
- bash -n scripts/update-pins.sh scripts/hm-activation-macos.sh nix/modules/home-manager/openclaw-launchd-relink.sh nix/scripts/source-checks-build.sh nix/scripts/source-checks-check.sh nix/scripts/config-options-check.sh
- ruby -e 'require "yaml"; YAML.load_file(".github/workflows/ci.yml"); YAML.load_file(".github/workflows/yolo-update.yml")'
- nix eval --accept-flake-config --raw .#checks.x86_64-linux.source-checks.drvPath
- nix eval --accept-flake-config --raw .#checks.x86_64-linux.ci.drvPath
- nix flake show --accept-flake-config --all-systems --json
- scripts/check-flake-lock-owners.sh
- node scripts/select-openclaw-release.test.mjs
- scripts/hm-activation-macos.sh
- nix build --accept-flake-config -L .#checks.aarch64-darwin.ci
Add a Linux nixosTest for Home Manager activation and a macOS CI workflow to run the activation script.
Wire the new Linux check into flake checks and Garnix.
Tests: not run (CI wiring).
- add first-party-plugins check to evaluate HM module
- allow openclawPlugin to be a system-scoped function
- update nix-steipete-tools pin to dbf0a31
Tests: nix build .#checks.aarch64-darwin.first-party-plugins --accept-flake-config (segfaulted)
What:
- add agent-first guide + operator reference docs
- restore flake with package/app outputs and lockfile
- align HM module defaults and sources with public repo
Why:
- make the repo agent-first and fully declarative per RFC
Tests:
- nix flake lock
What:
- remove non-RFC docs and flake scaffolding for a clean restart
- rewrite README and RFC around agent-first, declarative bootstrap
- clarify scope boundaries between public repo and personal configs
Why:
- eliminate snippet-driven docs and align with agent-first success criteria
Tests:
- not run (docs cleanup)
What:
- drop clawdis-setup/doctor packages and references
- simplify HM package list and RFC outputs
- trim docs mentioning setup/doctor
Why:
- keep onboarding agent-first and avoid extra CLI tooling
Tests:
- not run (docs/config changes only)
What: add Clawdis package overlay, HM module with launchd, flake outputs, and Telegram-first docs (zero-to-clawdis, copypasta, quickstarts).\nWhy: implement the RFC with a macOS-only, technically light onboarding path.\nTests: not run.
