Bug

The device identity module hardcodes ~/.openclaw/identity instead of respecting
OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR.

Expected: All state should go to $OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR when set.
Actual: ~/.openclaw/identity/device.json and ~/.openclaw/agents/ are created regardless.

Location

src/infra/device-identity.ts:

const DEFAULT_DIR = path.join(os.homedir(), ".openclaw", "identity");                            

This pattern appears in multiple built files:

• dist/client-Cb1nog5C.js
• dist/client-BEiMC6c_.js
• dist/extensionAPI.js
• dist/plugin-sdk/index.js

Suggested fix

  const OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR = process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR || path.join(os.homedir(),             
".openclaw");                                                                                      
  const DEFAULT_DIR = path.join(OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR, "identity");                                   

Same pattern should be applied to agents directory resolution.

Environment

• macOS (arm64)
• OpenClaw installed via npm
• OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR=/Users/jeffgreenberg/Eliza

                                                                                        
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