Summary

Active Memory plugin consistently times out on every run since upgrading to v2026.4.26 (also occurred on v2026.4.25). The plugin starts, hits the 15s timeout, returns 0 summary chars, and the embedded run fails over with surface_error.

Related issues: #68825, #66708, #66157, #65159

Environment

• OpenClaw: 2026.4.26 (upgraded from 2026.4.25)
• OS: macOS 26.4.1 (arm64) Mac Mini M4
• Node: 25.8.1
• Plugin compatibility: none

Active Memory Config

{
  "active-memory": {
    "enabled": true,
    "config": {
      "enabled": true,
      "agents": ["telegram-chat"],
      "allowedChatTypes": ["direct"],
      "model": "openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite",
      "queryMode": "recent",
      "promptStyle": "recall-heavy",
      "timeoutMs": 15000,
      "maxSummaryChars": 220
    }
  }
}

Reproduction

1. Enable Active Memory plugin with OpenRouter as provider
2. Send any message via Telegram
3. Every active-memory run times out at 15s with 0 summary chars

Log Evidence

active-memory: agent=telegram-chat session=agent:telegram-chat:main activeProvider=openrouter activeModel=google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite start timeoutMs=15000 queryChars=926
active-memory: agent=telegram-chat session=agent:telegram-chat:main activeProvider=openrouter activeModel=google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite done status=timeout elapsedMs=15004 summaryChars=0
embedded_run_failover_decision: failoverReason=timeout provider=openrouter model=google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite timedOut=true aborted=true

Key Observations

1. OpenRouter API itself works fine — direct curl to the same model returns in ~0.6s
2. The timeout is in the plugin layer, not the API
3. openclaw status shows Plugin compatibility: none — may be related
4. Memory search (memorySearch) works perfectly — only active-memory plugin is affected
5. Issue persists across gateway restarts
6. Channels table in openclaw status is also empty (channels work fine via openclaw channels status)

Workaround

Disabling active-memory resolves the timeout, but removes automatic memory surfacing.

Full Status Output

Plugin compatibility: none
Memory: 965 files · 2609 chunks · sources memory · plugin memory-core · vector ready · fts ready · cache on (6290)
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