[Bug]: openclaw cron list times out when running a long-running cron task #10445
Description
Summary
What went wrong?
Steps to reproduce
- Create an isolated cron task. E.g.:
{
"id": "9a1e8e81-22dd-433f-bb1a-62ab0c2ef6c0",
"agentId": "dexter",
"name": "Daily OpenClaw Research",
"enabled": true,
"createdAtMs": 1770351694905,
"updatedAtMs": 1770352377853,
"schedule": {
"kind": "cron",
"expr": "0 7 * * *",
"tz": "America/New_York"
},
"sessionTarget": "isolated",
"wakeMode": "next-heartbeat",
"payload": {
"kind": "agentTurn",
"message": "Research and summarize the changes made to OpenClaw in the last 24 hours. Look at recent commits to the main repository (https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw), check the changelog, and report on any significant updates, bug fixes, features, or breaking changes. Include links to relevant PRs/commits.\n\nWrite the results to projects/github/openclaw/YYYY-MM-DD.md (use today's date in your workspace). Include: summary section, key changes table, details for each change, and sources."
},
"delivery": {
"mode": "none"
},
"state": {
"nextRunAtMs": 1770465600000,
"lastRunAtMs": 1770351929118,
"lastStatus": "ok",
"lastDurationMs": 257951
}
},- Wait for the cron to start.
- Try to run
openclaw cron list
Expected behavior
Crons are listed.
Actual behavior
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Error: gateway timeout after 30000ms
Gateway target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Source: local loopback
Config: /Users/clutch/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Bind: loopbackEnvironment
- Clawdbot version: On bccdc95
- OS: macOS 26.2
- Install method (pnpm/npx/docker/etc): built from source (
pnpm install && pnpm ui:build && pnpm build)