Description

The memory.qmd.update.interval config is set to 5m in openclaw.json, but the automatic update timer never fires.

Config

"qmd": {
  "update": {
    "interval": "5m",
    "debounceMs": 15000
  }
}

Observed Behavior

• Gateway logs show qmd memory startup initialization armed for agent "xxx" on startup
• No subsequent update logs appear even after waiting 10+ minutes
• qmd status shows index was last updated 4 days ago
• Manual qmd update && qmd embed works fine

Expected Behavior

Gateway should automatically run qmd update && qmd embed every 5 minutes as configured.

Environment

• OpenClaw: 2026.3.13 (61d171a)
• qmd: 1.1.5 (4135badedd)
• OS: macOS (Darwin 25.3.0 arm64)

Workaround

Using crontab as fallback:

*/5 * * * * /opt/homebrew/bin/qmd update && /opt/homebrew/bin/qmd embed