Bug type

Regression (worked before, now fails)

Beta release blocker

No

Summary

After upgrading from 2026.5.18 → 2026.6.1, the gateway fails to start with:

run error: Unable to resolve bundled plugin public surface speech-core/runtime-api.js

Rollback to 2026.5.6 resolves the issue. The error appears on every gateway start
attempt after the upgrade. No config changes were made between versions.

Steps to reproduce

OpenClaw version: 2026.6.1
Previous version (working): 2026.5.18
OS: Windows 11 + WSL2 Ubuntu (Linux 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2)
Node: v22.22.2

1. Run openclaw update from 2026.5.18
2. Gateway restarts automatically
3. Error appears immediately on startup

Workaround
Rolled back to 2026.5.6 via:
npm install -g [email protected]
OPENCLAW_ALLOW_OLDER_BINARY_DESTRUCTIVE_ACTIONS=1 systemctl --user restart openclaw-gateway.service

Expected behavior

Gateway starts cleanly. speech-core plugin loads without error.

Actual behavior

Gateway fails to start. speech-core/runtime-api.js cannot be resolved.

OpenClaw version

2026.6.1

Operating system

Windows 11

Install method

npm

Model

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6

Provider / routing chain

openclaw -> anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6 (direct API key, no proxy)

Additional provider/model setup details

No response

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

Impact and severity

No response

Additional information

Workaround
Rolled back to 2026.5.6 via:
npm install -g [email protected]
OPENCLAW_ALLOW_OLDER_BINARY_DESTRUCTIVE_ACTIONS=1 systemctl --user restart openclaw-gateway.service