Summary

After updating to OpenClaw 2026.5.26 (10ad3aa) on macOS/darwin, the native hook relay intermittently becomes unavailable and blocks native tools before command execution. The symptom looks like a runtime/native hook relay failure rather than memory database corruption.

Environment

• OpenClaw: 2026.5.26 (10ad3aa)
• Platform: macOS / darwin
• Affected area: native shell/filesystem tool execution, memory file read/write checks, gh/native command usage

Symptoms

• Native shell/filesystem commands intermittently fail before execution with:

Native hook relay unavailable

• When this happens, memory file read/write checks are blocked because the native filesystem path cannot execute.
• gh/native command usage is also blocked by the same pre-execution failure.
• Browser-based GitHub navigation was blocked by policy in the parent session, so the issue could not be filed through the GitHub UI from that path.

Recovery/diagnostics observed

• Restarting the gateway alone did not recover the native relay.
• A full OpenClaw hard restart temporarily recovered native shell/filesystem access.
• After the hard restart, current workspace memory reads/writes succeeded.
• The failure recurred minutes later after the temporary recovery.
• The memory database itself appears healthy when native hook execution works: sqlite PRAGMA integrity_check returned ok.
• This suggests the durable memory store/files are not the primary failure point; the failure appears to be in the runtime/native hook relay path.

Request

Could maintainers help distinguish this from memory corruption and confirm whether this is a runtime/native hook relay regression in 2026.5.26?

Useful guidance would include:

• Recommended diagnostics to capture when Native hook relay unavailable recurs.
• Whether gateway logs, hook registry state, session generation IDs, or app-server state are most relevant.
• A supported recovery path short of a full OpenClaw hard restart.
• Whether this is related to recently closed native hook relay issues, or a separate recurrence involving memory/filesystem tool access.