Bug type

Behavior bug (incorrect output/state without crash)

Beta release blocker

No

Summary

Description

The cron tool in OpenClaw corrupts model IDs by inserting spaces when saving cron jobs. This causes all cron jobs to fail with "model not found" errors.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a cron job with any model (e.g., custom-1/minimax/minimax-2.5-free)
2. The tool saves it with spaces: custom-1/ minimax/ minimax- m2.5- free
3. When the job runs, OpenRouter rejects the invalid model ID

Expected Behavior

Model IDs should be saved exactly as provided without modification.

Actual Behavior

Spaces are inserted into model IDs at path separators:

• Input: custom-1/minimax/minimax-2.5- free
• Saved: custom-1/ minimax/ minimax- m2.5- free

Error Message

Steps to reproduce

Affected Jobs (17 total)

All jobs with MiniMax models fail. Example job IDs:

• 7d9d17c8 (Morning Briefing)
• 0fcf7d5b (Midday Check-in)
• 62a44735 (Evening Check-in)
• d51fcd85 (Process Improvement)
• 505be948 (Daily Usage Report)
• b9d9aad9 (Weekly Habit Review)
• cd57aae5 (Customer Intel Scan)

Environment

• OpenClaw 2026.4.8
• Provider: OpenRouter (custom-1)
• Models: minimax/ minimax- m2.5, minimax/ minimax- m2.5- free
• OS: Linux

Workaround

None - cannot update/delete jobs due to same bug in the tool.

Expected behavior

the crons are not working

Actual behavior

"lastError": "FallbackSummaryError: All models failed (3):
custom-1/minimax/minimax-m2.5-free: 400 minimax/minimax-m2.5-free is not a valid model ID (format)
| anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5: No API key found for provider "anthropic".
| google/gemini-2.5-flash: No API key found for provider "google"."

Evidence:

Model ID corruption in job list:

Input model: custom-1/minimax/minimax- m2.5- free
Saved model: custom-1/ minimax/ minimax- m2.5- free (spaces inserted)
OpenRouter rejects the corrupted ID:

Error: 400 ... is not a valid model ID (format)
Cannot fix jobs - update/delete operations fail with "unknown cron job id" (tool bug prevents corrections)

Working sessions - Direct chat works fine (model: minimax/ minimax- m2.5), proving the model itself is valid and provider key works.

Root cause: The cron tool inserts spaces into model IDs when persisting jobs, making them invalid.

OpenClaw version

Version v2026.4.8

Operating system

ubuntu 24

Install method

docker

Model

am using openrouter

Provider / routing chain

You → Webchat/Telegram → OpenClaw Gateway → Model Provider (OpenRouter) → AI Model (MiniMax)

Additional provider/model setup details

No response

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

Cron job "Daily Usage Report" failed: FallbackSummaryError: All models failed (3): custom-1/minimax/minimax-m2.5-free: 400 minimax/minimax-m2.5-free is not a valid model ID (format) | anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5: No API key found for provider "anthropic". Auth store: /data/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json (agentDir: /data/.openclaw/agents/main/agent). Configure auth for this agent (openclaw agents add <id>) or copy auth-profiles.json from the main agentDir. (auth) | google/gemini-2.5-flash: No API key found for provider "google". Auth store: /data/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json (agentDir: /data/.openclaw/agents/main/agent). Configure auth for this agent (openclaw agents add <id>) or copy auth-profiles.json from the main agentDir. (auth)

Impact and severity

No response

Additional information

No response