Bug type

Regression (worked before, now fails)

Beta release blocker

No

Summary

reaming cron job times out at 10 minutes even though manual trigger completes in 2-4 minutes

Steps to reproduce

1. Leave the Memory Dreaming Promotion cron job enabled with schedule '0 3 * * *'
2. Observe the job at the next scheduled run

Expected behavior

Cron-triggered dreaming completes in 2-4 minutes like manual trigger

Actual behavior

Cron job runs for exactly 10 minutes (600050ms) then is killed with status 'error: cron: job execution timed out'

OpenClaw version

2026.4.15

Operating system

Ubuntu 24.04

Install method

From repo

Model

minimax/MiniMax-M2.7

Provider / routing chain

https://api.minimaxi.com/anthropic

Additional provider/model setup details

No response

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

Cron run history:
| Timestamp | Trigger | Status | Duration |
|-----------|---------|--------|----------|
| 4/19 03:09 | manual | ok | 13ms |
| 4/19 03:07 | cron | timeout | 600050ms |
| 4/18 03:00 | cron | timeout | 601114ms |
| 4/17 03:00 | cron | timeout | 635454ms |
| 4/15 03:00 | cron | ok | ~250s |

System: OpenClaw 2026.4.15, RAM 3.8GB (available ~2.3GB)
Job ID: cb49d29c-0dac-4dbd-9fa8-8adbb446e790
Secondary: MEMORY.md (18937 chars) is truncated to 12000 chars during bootstrap injection.

Impact and severity

• Affected: Memory promotion via dreaming cron
• Severity: Annoying, blocks workflow — nightly memory promotion fails
• Frequency: Always on scheduled cron trigger
• Consequence: Memory promotions never complete

Additional information

Regression: last known good was before upgrading to OpenClaw 4.1+. Also observed: MEMORY.md truncation (18937 chars limited to 12000) during bootstrap injection in dreaming sessions, which may affect context quality.