fix: add changelog for config restart guard (#38699) (thanks @lml2468)

steipete · steipete · commit 67e22fa07f35 · 2026-03-09T05:53:42.000Z
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Matrix/DM routing: add safer fallback detection for broken `m.direct` homeservers, honor explicit room bindings over DM classification, and preserve room-bound agent selection for Matrix DM rooms. (#19736) Thanks @derbronko.
 - Cron/Telegram announce delivery: route text-only announce jobs through the real outbound adapters after finalizing descendant output so plain Telegram targets no longer report `delivered: true` when no message actually reached Telegram. (#40575) thanks @obviyus.
 - Gateway/restart timeout recovery: exit non-zero when restart-triggered shutdown drains time out so launchd/systemd restart the gateway instead of treating the failed restart as a clean stop. Landed from contributor PR #40380 by @dsantoreis. Thanks @dsantoreis.
+- Gateway/config restart guard: validate config before service start/restart and keep post-SIGUSR1 startup failures from crashing the gateway process, reducing invalid-config restart loops and macOS permission loss. Landed from contributor PR #38699 by @lml2468. Thanks @lml2468.
 
 ## 2026.3.7
 
