chore: land openclaw#39056 Node version hint sync (thanks @onstash)

steipete · onstash · steipete · commit c6472c189f83 · 2026-03-07T17:51:54.000Z
Land contributor change from openclaw#39056 and append changelog credit for @onstash. Co-authored-by: Santosh Venkatraman <santosh.venk@gmail.com>
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - CLI/Docs memory help accuracy: clarify `openclaw memory status --deep` behavior and align memory command examples/docs with the current search options. (#31803) Thanks @JasonOA888 and @Avi974.
 - Auto-reply/allowlist store account scoping: keep `/allowlist ... --store` writes scoped to the selected account and clear legacy unscoped entries when removing default-account store access, preventing cross-account default allowlist bleed-through from legacy pairing-store reads. Thanks @tdjackey for reporting and @vincentkoc for the fix.
 - Security/Nostr: harden profile mutation/import loopback guards by failing closed on non-loopback forwarded client headers (`x-forwarded-for` / `x-real-ip`) and rejecting `sec-fetch-site: cross-site`; adds regression coverage for proxy-forwarded and browser cross-site mutation attempts.
+- CLI/bootstrap Node version hint maintenance: replace hardcoded nvm `22` instructions in `openclaw.mjs` with `MIN_NODE_MAJOR` interpolation so future minimum-Node bumps keep startup guidance in sync automatically. (#39056) Thanks @onstash.
 
 ## 2026.3.2
 
diff --git a/openclaw.mjs b/openclaw.mjs
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ const ensureSupportedNodeVersion = () => {
   process.stderr.write(
     `openclaw: Node.js v${MIN_NODE_VERSION}+ is required (current: v${process.versions.node}).\n` +
       "If you use nvm, run:\n" +
-      "  nvm install 22\n" +
-      "  nvm use 22\n" +
-      "  nvm alias default 22\n",
+      `  nvm install ${MIN_NODE_MAJOR}\n` +
+      `  nvm use ${MIN_NODE_MAJOR}\n` +
+      `  nvm alias default ${MIN_NODE_MAJOR}\n`,
   );
   process.exit(1);
 };
