Agent hatching is stuck. Agent does not wake up. The TUI chat is frozen, not responding to key strokes.
Agent should hatch and wake up.
TUI is frozen and not responding to keystrokes.
I verifies the connectivity to openAI api from the host machine where OpenClaw is running it works fine.
ross@lab:~$ openclaw gateway status
🦞 OpenClaw 2026.4.29 (a448042) — We ship features faster than Apple ships calculator updates.
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Service: systemd (enabled)
File logs: /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-05-02.log
Command: /home/ross/.nvm/versions/node/v22.22.2/bin/node /home/ross/.nvm/versions/node/v22.22.2/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/index.js gateway --port 18789
Service file: ~/.config/systemd/user/openclaw-gateway.service
Service env: OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT=18789
Service config looks out of date or non-standard.
Service config issue: Gateway service PATH includes version managers or package managers; recommend a minimal PATH. (/home/ross/.nvm/versions/node/v22.22.2/bin)
Service config issue: Gateway service uses Node from a version manager; it can break after upgrades. (/home/ross/.nvm/versions/node/v22.22.2/bin/node)
Recommendation: run "openclaw doctor" (or "openclaw doctor --repair").
Config (cli): ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Config (service): ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Gateway: bind=loopback (127.0.0.1), port=18789 (service args)
Probe target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Dashboard: http://127.0.0.1:18789/
Probe note: Loopback-only gateway; only local clients can connect.
Runtime: running (pid 8788, state active, sub running, last exit 0, reason 0)
Connectivity probe: ok
Capability: connected-no-operator-scope
Listening: 127.0.0.1:18789
Troubles: run openclaw status
Troubleshooting: https://docs.openclaw.ai/troubleshooting
ross@lab:~$ curl https://api.openai.com/v1/responses \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-5.5",
"input": "hello"
}'
{
"id": "resp_0ba95a9a3e2682350069f619e67a748196837d543b3e7fa98c",
"object": "response",
"created_at": 1777736166,
"status": "completed",
"background": false,
"billing": {
"payer": "developer"
},
"completed_at": 1777736167,
"error": null,
"frequency_penalty": 0.0,
"incomplete_details": null,
"instructions": null,
"max_output_tokens": null,
"max_tool_calls": null,
"model": "gpt-5.5-2026-04-23",
"moderation": null,
"output": [
{
"id": "msg_0ba95a9a3e2682350069f619e7310c819694f44ef075717003",
"type": "message",
"status": "completed",
"content": [
{
"type": "output_text",
"annotations": [],
"logprobs": [],
"text": "Hello! How can I help you today?"
}
],
"phase": "final_answer",
"role": "assistant"
}
],
"parallel_tool_calls": true,
"presence_penalty": 0.0,
"previous_response_id": null,
"prompt_cache_key": null,
"prompt_cache_retention": "24h",
"reasoning": {
"effort": "medium",
"summary": null
},
"safety_identifier": null,
"service_tier": "default",
"store": true,
"temperature": 1.0,
"text": {
"format": {
"type": "text"
},
"verbosity": "medium"
},
"tool_choice": "auto",
"tools": [],
"top_logprobs": 0,
"top_p": 0.98,
"truncation": "disabled",
"usage": {
"input_tokens": 7,
"input_tokens_details": {
"cached_tokens": 0
},
"output_tokens": 13,
"output_tokens_details": {
"reasoning_tokens": 0
},
"total_tokens": 20
},
"user": null,
"metadata": {}
}ross@lab:~$
Bug type
Regression (worked before, now fails)
Beta release blocker
No
Summary
Agent hatching is stuck. Agent does not wake up. The TUI chat is frozen, not responding to key strokes.
Steps to reproduce
OS: Ubuntu 26
LLM Provider: OpenAI Cloud
Found in Version 2026.4.29
Node Version: tried on both Node 22 and Node 24
Expected behavior
Agent should hatch and wake up.
Actual behavior
TUI is frozen and not responding to keystrokes.
OpenClaw version
2026.4.29
Operating system
Ubuntu 26
Install method
curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash
Model
openai/chatGPT-5.5
Provider / routing chain
openclaw -> openai
Additional provider/model setup details
No response
Logs, screenshots, and evidence
Impact and severity
No response
Additional information
I verifies the connectivity to openAI api from the host machine where OpenClaw is running it works fine.
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