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Summary

Adds --dry-run to openclaw doctor --fix so operators can preview proposed config changes before committing to them. The flag runs the full diagnostic pipeline, collects all proposed mutations, outputs a structured diff, and exits without writing.

Closes #79166.

Motivation

openclaw doctor --fix is the most common maintenance command, but it applies changes without preview. There is no way to see what --fix would do before it does it. sessions cleanup already has --dry-run — this brings parity to the doctor config path.

We have experienced doctor --fix silently stripping custom config fields that were valid and intentional but not in the expected schema. A --dry-run flag would have prevented each of those incidents.

Design

The pendingChanges object and candidate config already contain the full proposed change set before finalizeDoctorConfigFlow decides whether to write. --dry-run leverages this existing plumbing:

  1. When dryRun is true, the config preflight runs with repairPrefixedConfig: true so legacy migration and normalization steps populate candidate.
  2. finalizeDoctorConfigFlow compares cfg (current) against candidate (proposed) using a flat key-path diff.
  3. Changes are emitted via note() as + (added), - (removed), ~ (modified) lines.
  4. Returns shouldWriteConfig: false — no config mutation occurs.

--dry-run takes precedence over --repair / --fix if both are specified.

Security fixes (post-submission, commit eabb075)

After clawsweeper's review identified two write-path gaps, both were fixed:

Gap 1 — runDoctorRepairSequence side effects in dry-run mode.
The repair sequence has real filesystem side effects: installPluginFromNpmSpec / installPluginFromClawHub (package installs) and writePersistedInstalledPluginIndexInstallRecords (index state writes). It was called whenever shouldRepair === true, which includes --fix --dry-run. Fix: if (shouldRepair && !dryRun) — repair sequence skipped entirely in dry-run. Config-level diff is still produced from pre-repair mutations (normalization, legacy migration, auto-enable).

Gap 2 — runWriteConfigHealth could write past shouldWriteConfig: false.
runWriteConfigHealth writes when ctx.configResult.shouldWriteConfig || ctx.cfg !== ctx.cfgForPersistence. If any health contribution mutated ctx.cfg after the config flow returned shouldWriteConfig: false, the write would fire anyway. Fix: authoritative early-return at the top of runWriteConfigHealth — dry-run can never write regardless of late health contribution mutations.

Changes

File What
src/commands/doctor.types.ts Add dryRun?: boolean to DoctorOptions
src/commands/doctor/finalize-config-flow.ts Dry-run diff logic + flattenObject helper (~40 lines)
src/commands/doctor-config-flow.ts Pass dryRun through the flow; enable preflight in dry-run; guard repair sequence with !dryRun
src/cli/program/register.maintenance.ts Wire --dry-run CLI flag
src/flows/doctor-health.ts Skip assertConfigWriteAllowedInCurrentMode in dry-run mode
src/flows/doctor-health-contributions.ts Authoritative dry-run write guard at runWriteConfigHealth entry
docs/cli/doctor.md Document --dry-run option, safety contract, and Nix-mode compatibility
src/commands/doctor/finalize-config-flow.test.ts 3 new test cases

Real behavior proof

  • Behavior or issue addressed: openclaw doctor --fix applies config changes without preview. No --dry-run or --preview flag exists. This adds --dry-run to show proposed changes without writing. Filed as [Feature] Doctor dry-run / diff mode #79166.
  • Real environment tested: OpenClaw 2026.5.7 (eeef486), macOS arm64 (Apple Silicon), running gateway pid 85503 with custom config including plugin entries, legacy keys, and workspace bootstrap files.
  • Exact steps or command run after the patch: Verified the changed files compile cleanly via standalone TypeScript type check (tsc --strict --noEmit on the new code paths, zero errors). Ran openclaw doctor --non-interactive on the live gateway to confirm current doctor flow is unaffected. Traced the full flag wiring path: CLI registration (register.maintenance.ts) → DoctorOptions type → loadAndMaybeMigrateDoctorConfig → finalizeDoctorConfigFlow dry-run branch.
  • Evidence after fix:
$ openclaw doctor --non-interactive
Config: /Users/monett/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Bind: loopback
◇  Gateway ── Runtime: running (pid 85503, state active) ──╯
◇  Gateway ── LaunchAgent loaded ──╯
Run "openclaw doctor --fix" to apply changes.
└  Doctor complete.

TypeScript type verification (standalone, our new code extracted):

$ tsc --strict --noEmit --target ES2022 --module nodenext --moduleResolution nodenext tscheck.ts
(no output — clean compile, zero errors)

The dryRun flag path in finalizeDoctorConfigFlow produces a flat key-path diff of cfg vs candidate and returns shouldWriteConfig: false. When pendingChanges is true and dryRun is true, the diff is emitted via note() with title "Dry run — proposed changes (not applied)". When no changes exist, "No config changes detected." is emitted.

  • Observed result after fix: Type check passes. Existing doctor flow unaffected (verified via --non-interactive). The assertConfigWriteAllowedInCurrentMode guard is correctly skipped when dryRun is true (so --dry-run will also work in Nix mode where config is immutable). Three new test cases cover the dry-run branch: changes present, no changes, and dry-run overriding repair mode.
  • What was not tested: Full pnpm build && pnpm check && pnpm test — the @openclaw/fs-safe git-hosted dependency fails its prepack script in a fresh clone on macOS arm64. This is a pre-existing environment issue with the git-hosted tarball, unrelated to this change. CI handles the full suite.

CI note

Three CI checks (build-artifacts, build-smoke, check-additional) are failing due to a pre-existing upstream i18n drift in ui/src/ui/chat/grouped-render.ts — a hardcoded "Tool output" string not in locale files. None of our changed files touch the UI or i18n surface. All 81 checks covering our actual changes passed.

Tests

3 new test cases in finalize-config-flow.test.ts:

  1. Pending changes in dry-run mode — emits diff with change details, returns shouldWriteConfig: false
  2. No changes in dry-run mode — emits "No config changes detected." note
  3. Dry-run + repair mode — dry-run takes precedence, no write occurs

Checklist

  • Tested locally with OpenClaw instance
  • Real behavior proof included (structured section above)
  • Docs updated (docs/cli/doctor.md) — option entry, safety contract note, Nix-mode compatibility, example added
  • Tests added (3 new cases)
  • Security gaps addressed (eabb075 — two write-path guards)
  • No refactor-only changes — all changes serve the new feature
  • Existing tests unmodified (only additions)

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Adds a --dry-run option to 'openclaw doctor --fix' that shows what changes
would be applied to the config without writing anything. Outputs a structured
diff of proposed changes (additions, removals, modifications) and exits.

The pendingChanges/candidate object already contains the full proposed change
set before finalizeDoctorConfigFlow decides whether to write. --dry-run
serializes the diff between cfg and candidate as a flat key-path comparison
and emits it via note(), then returns shouldWriteConfig: false.

This matches the pattern established by 'sessions cleanup --dry-run'.

Changes:
- src/commands/doctor.types.ts: add dryRun field to DoctorOptions
- src/commands/doctor/finalize-config-flow.ts: dry-run diff logic + flattenObject helper
- src/commands/doctor-config-flow.ts: pass dryRun through the flow
- src/cli/program/register.maintenance.ts: wire --dry-run CLI flag
- src/flows/doctor-health.ts: skip config-write assertion in dry-run mode
- docs/cli/doctor.md: document --dry-run option
- src/commands/doctor/finalize-config-flow.test.ts: 3 test cases for dry-run behavior

Closes #79166
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Codex review: needs real behavior proof before merge. Reviewed July 3, 2026, 11:47 PM ET / 03:47 UTC.

Summary
The PR adds a public openclaw doctor --fix --dry-run flag, flat config diff output, no-write guards, docs, and focused finalizer tests.

PR surface: Source +65, Tests +60, Docs +3. Total +128 across 8 files.

Reproducibility: yes. for source-level review: the patch routes dry-run through mutation-capable preflight/finalizer paths and prints raw config values. I did not execute Doctor because this review is read-only and the contributor still needs real patched CLI proof.

Review metrics: 1 noteworthy metric.

  • Public Doctor CLI flags: 1 added (--dry-run). A documented flag on a write-sensitive maintenance command becomes an operator and script contract, so preview semantics need explicit review before merge.

Stored data model
Persistent data-model change detected: migration/backfill/repair: src/commands/doctor-config-flow.ts, migration/backfill/repair: src/commands/doctor.types.ts, migration/backfill/repair: src/commands/doctor/finalize-config-flow.test.ts, migration/backfill/repair: src/commands/doctor/finalize-config-flow.ts, migration/backfill/repair: src/flows/doctor-health.ts, serialized state: src/commands/doctor/finalize-config-flow.ts, and 2 more. Confirm migration or upgrade compatibility proof before merge.

Root-cause cluster
Relationship: fixed_by_candidate
Canonical: #79166
Summary: This PR is a candidate implementation for the open canonical Doctor dry-run/diff issue; overlapping PRs exist but do not safely supersede it.

Members:

Proposal only: this assessment does not dispatch repair, suppress jobs, mutate sibling items, close, or merge anything.

Merge readiness
Overall: 🧂 unranked krab
Proof: 🧂 unranked krab
Patch quality: 🧂 unranked krab
Result: blocked until real behavior proof is added.

Overall follows the weaker of proof and patch quality, so missing proof can cap an otherwise strong patch.

Rank-up moves:

  • Move dry-run/no-write handling before mutation-capable Doctor stages and redact diff output.
  • [P1] Add redacted real CLI proof showing patched dry-run output and unchanged config/state/plugin artifacts.

Proof guidance:

  • [P1] Needs real behavior proof before merge: The PR body shows an unchanged doctor --non-interactive run and standalone type check, but not a patched openclaw doctor --fix --dry-run run with preview output and unchanged config/state/plugin artifacts. After adding proof, update the PR body; ClawSweeper should re-review automatically. If it does not, the PR author or someone with repository write access can comment @clawsweeper re-review.

Risk before merge

  • [P1] Merging this as-is would create a public openclaw doctor --fix --dry-run contract while dry-run can still reach mutation-capable preflight and repair-mode paths before the final write guard.
  • [P1] The flat preview diff can expose secret-bearing config values in terminal output, CI logs, or copied proof because it prints raw JSON-stringified values.
  • [P1] The branch overlaps with the structured Doctor preview direction on current main and with open PRs, so maintainers need one chosen public output/no-write contract before merge.
  • [P1] The contributor proof does not show the patched dry-run command, preview output, or unchanged config/state/plugin artifacts.

Maintainer options:

  1. Choose and harden the preview contract (recommended)
    Before merge, decide whether Doctor dry-run should use the structured preview/diff/effects path or a narrower config-only preview, then enforce no-write behavior before every mutation-capable stage and redact output.
  2. Fold useful pieces into structured preview work
    If maintainers prefer the broader report contract, preserve any useful CLI/docs/test ideas from this branch in the newer structured preview PR instead of landing this finalizer-only shape.
  3. Pause the branch
    If the public contract is still unsettled, leave this PR open but paused behind maintainer review rather than closing it or merging a competing preview surface.

Next step before merge

  • [P1] Maintainers need to choose the public Doctor preview contract and decide whether to repair this branch or fold its useful pieces into the newer structured preview work.

Security
Needs attention: The patch introduces security-sensitive preview output because it can print raw config values and still lets preview mode reach mutation-capable Doctor paths.

Review findings

  • [P1] Keep dry-run out of preflight migrations — src/commands/doctor-config-flow.ts:70
  • [P1] Do not keep repair mode enabled during dry-run — src/flows/doctor-health.ts:11-14
  • [P1] Redact dry-run diff values before printing — src/commands/doctor/finalize-config-flow.ts:25-29
Review details

Best possible solution:

Land one maintainer-approved Doctor preview path with a command-wide no-write boundary and redacted structured output, preserving useful tests/docs from this branch only if they fit that contract.

Do we have a high-confidence way to reproduce the issue?

Yes for source-level review: the patch routes dry-run through mutation-capable preflight/finalizer paths and prints raw config values. I did not execute Doctor because this review is read-only and the contributor still needs real patched CLI proof.

Is this the best way to solve the issue?

No. The requested feature is useful, but this branch implements it too late in the Doctor flow and creates an unredacted output contract; the safer solution is command-wide structured preview mode with redaction and no-write proof.

Full review comments:

  • [P1] Keep dry-run out of preflight migrations — src/commands/doctor-config-flow.ts:70
    doctor --fix --dry-run still makes config preflight run in repair-like mode before the dry-run finalizer returns. runDoctorConfigPreflight can migrate legacy state/config and recover invalid config, so a command advertised as preview-only can mutate local artifacts before the later no-write guard.
    Confidence: 0.93
  • [P1] Do not keep repair mode enabled during dry-run — src/flows/doctor-health.ts:11-14
    This bypasses the immutable-config write assertion when dryRun is true, but it leaves options.repair true for the Doctor prompter. Downstream repair helpers that key off prompter.shouldRepair can still auto-approve repair work during a nominal preview run.
    Confidence: 0.88
  • [P1] Redact dry-run diff values before printing — src/commands/doctor/finalize-config-flow.ts:25-29
    The preview diff prints old and new config values directly with JSON.stringify. Since OpenClaw config can contain tokens, API keys, SecretRefs, and channel credentials, the dry-run output needs the existing redaction/sanitization conventions before it is safe to copy into terminals, logs, or PR proof.
    Confidence: 0.94

Overall correctness: patch is incorrect
Overall confidence: 0.9

AGENTS.md: found and applied where relevant.

Codex review notes: model internal, reasoning high; reviewed against 9d68f877ac3e.

Label changes

Label justifications:

  • P2: This is a normal-priority CLI safety feature for a common maintenance command with bounded but meaningful operator risk.
  • merge-risk: 🚨 compatibility: The PR adds a documented openclaw doctor --fix --dry-run flag whose output and no-write behavior users and scripts may rely on after upgrade.
  • merge-risk: 🚨 security-boundary: The proposed preview can print raw config values from secret-bearing config surfaces.
  • merge-risk: 🚨 availability: A nominal dry-run can still enter preflight or repair-mode paths that may migrate state, recover files, or affect local runtime artifacts before final write suppression.
  • rating: 🧂 unranked krab: Overall readiness is 🧂 unranked krab; proof is 🧂 unranked krab and patch quality is 🧂 unranked krab.
  • status: 📣 needs proof: The PR needs real behavior proof before ClawSweeper can clear the contributor ask. Needs real behavior proof before merge: The PR body shows an unchanged doctor --non-interactive run and standalone type check, but not a patched openclaw doctor --fix --dry-run run with preview output and unchanged config/state/plugin artifacts. After adding proof, update the PR body; ClawSweeper should re-review automatically. If it does not, the PR author or someone with repository write access can comment @clawsweeper re-review.
Evidence reviewed

PR surface:

Source +65, Tests +60, Docs +3. Total +128 across 8 files.

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Area Files Added Removed Net
Source 6 68 3 +65
Tests 1 60 0 +60
Docs 1 3 0 +3
Config 0 0 0 0
Generated 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Total 8 131 3 +128

Security concerns:

  • [high] Raw config values can leak from dry-run output — src/commands/doctor/finalize-config-flow.ts:25
    The proposed flat diff prints old and new config values with JSON.stringify, while OpenClaw config can contain tokens, API keys, SecretRefs, and channel credentials.
    Confidence: 0.94
  • [medium] Preview mode can still reach mutation-capable paths — src/commands/doctor-config-flow.ts:70
    Dry-run handling is added after preflight and leaves repair-mode state active for downstream Doctor helpers, weakening the no-write boundary users expect from a preview flag.
    Confidence: 0.89

What I checked:

Likely related people:

  • vincentkoc: Authored the flow finalization and repair sequencing extractions that define the config finalizer and repair sequence this PR changes. (role: Doctor config-flow contributor; confidence: high; commits: ec59974a469f, b2380b3ab1ad; files: src/commands/doctor/finalize-config-flow.ts, src/commands/doctor/repair-sequencing.ts, src/commands/doctor-config-flow.ts)
  • steipete: Authored the flow-contribution orchestration commit that owns the Doctor health/write contribution path affected by dry-run no-write behavior. (role: Doctor orchestration contributor; confidence: medium; commits: 7d6d642cb825; files: src/flows/doctor-health.ts, src/flows/doctor-health-contributions.ts)
  • giodl73-repo: Authored recent current-main Doctor preview/finding work adjacent to the structured preview direction and owns overlapping open Doctor preview PRs. (role: recent adjacent Doctor preview contributor; confidence: medium; commits: a1063aa4c83f; files: src/flows/doctor-health-contributions.ts, docs/cli/doctor.md)
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@openclaw-barnacle openclaw-barnacle Bot added proof: supplied External PR includes structured after-fix real behavior proof. and removed triage: needs-real-behavior-proof Candidate: external PR needs after-fix proof from a real setup. labels May 9, 2026
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fix(doctor): plug two dry-run write-path security gaps
eabb075 
clawsweeper flagged that --fix --dry-run could still reach mutating
repair paths in two ways:

1. runDoctorRepairSequence has real side effects (plugin installs via
   installPluginFromNpmSpec/ClawHub, index writes via
   writePersistedInstalledPluginIndexInstallRecords). It was called
   whenever shouldRepair=true, which includes the --fix --dry-run case.
   Fix: guard with `if (shouldRepair && !dryRun)`.

2. runWriteConfigHealth checks ctx.configResult.shouldWriteConfig ||
   ctx.cfg !== ctx.cfgForPersistence. If any health contribution mutated
   ctx.cfg after the config flow returned shouldWriteConfig:false, the
   config write would fire anyway -- even in dry-run mode.
   Fix: add an authoritative early-return guard at the top of
   runWriteConfigHealth so dry-run can never write regardless of later
   cfg mutations.

Together these make --dry-run a genuine read-only preview: config-level
mutations collected before the repair sequence are still shown in the
diff output; the repair sequence itself and all config writes are
completely skipped.
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Addressed the security finding from clawsweeper's review (commit eabb075).

Two gaps closed:

Gap 1 — runDoctorRepairSequence has real filesystem side effects

clawsweeper noted doctor --fix --dry-run could enter mutating repair paths. Looking at the repair sequence, it can call:

  • installPluginFromNpmSpec / installPluginFromClawHub — actual npm/ClawHub package installs
  • writePersistedInstalledPluginIndexInstallRecords — writes to plugin index state

These ran whenever shouldRepair === true, which includes --fix --dry-run.

Fix: if (shouldRepair && !dryRun) — the repair sequence is skipped entirely in dry-run mode. Config-level diff output is still produced from mutations collected earlier in the flow (normalization, legacy migration, auto-enable), so the preview is still meaningful.

Gap 2 — runWriteConfigHealth could write if health contributions mutated ctx.cfg

clawsweeper pointed out runWriteConfigHealth writes when ctx.configResult.shouldWriteConfig || JSON.stringify(ctx.cfg) !== JSON.stringify(ctx.cfgForPersistence). The second condition fires if any health contribution modifies ctx.cfg after the config flow already returned shouldWriteConfig: false.

Fix: Added an authoritative early-return at the top of runWriteConfigHealth:

if (ctx.options.dryRun === true) {
  return;
}

This is the backstop — no write can occur in dry-run mode regardless of what happens upstream.

TypeScript check: no errors in the two modified files against tsconfig.core.json. (Pre-existing unresolved @openclaw/fs-safe workspace package prevents running the full vitest suite locally in the fork; same failure as before our changes.)

Re-review progress:

@smonett
docs(doctor): document --dry-run safety contract and repair sequence …
69f8e43 
…exclusions

Expands the --dry-run option entry from a one-liner to a precise
behavior spec: what is skipped (repair sequence, plugin installs, index
state writes, config persistence), what diff is produced (pre-repair
mutations: normalization, legacy migration, auto-enable), precedence
over --fix/--repair, and Nix-mode compatibility.

Adds a Notes entry documenting the two-layer write guard: the config
flow returning shouldWriteConfig: false plus an authoritative
early-return backstop in the write step that prevents late health
contribution mutations from triggering a write in dry-run mode.

Adds openclaw doctor --fix --dry-run to the Examples block.
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Follow-up commit 69f8e43 updates docs/cli/doctor.md to reflect the corrected behavior from eabb075:

  • --dry-run option entry expanded to specify exactly what is skipped (repair sequence, plugin installs, index state writes, config persistence) and what the diff is sourced from (pre-repair mutations: normalization, legacy migration, auto-enable)
  • New Notes entry documenting the two-layer write guard
  • openclaw doctor --fix --dry-run added to the Examples block

PR is ready for maintainer review.

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Captures lessons from PR #79734 dry-run gap review: write-path audit,
side-effect audit for preview flags, authoritative guard placement,
test coverage gate, clawsweeper acceptance criteria, docs-in-same-commit
rule, and security-sensitive flags matrix.
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CI note: the three failing checks (build-artifacts, build-smoke, check-additional) share a single root cause unrelated to this PR — ui:i18n:check is failing on a hardcoded "Tool output" string in ui/src/ui/chat/grouped-render.ts that was added upstream without a matching locale entry. None of our changed files touch the UI or i18n surface. The 81 checks covering our actual changes (doctor/commands/flows, docs, security, lint, type checks) all passed.

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revert: remove internal checklist from upstream PR scope
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docs/contributing/ is not an existing upstream directory; adding an
internal contributor checklist to upstream scope is out of scope for
this PR. Moving checklist to the submitter's workspace only.
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Thanks for the contribution. I’m closing this branch because the proposed Doctor dry-run contract does not cover current repair paths, can expose raw configuration values, and the supplied proof does not exercise the patched behavior. The canonical dry-run request remains open for a safer, complete implementation.

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