What regressions shipped in OpenClaw v2026.4.9?

Three regressions: gateway memory consumption spikes from 814MB to 945MB, CLI commands hang and get killed with SIGKILL on Windows, and the openclaw update cache refresh fails due to missing qa/scenarios/index.md.

How much did gateway memory increase in v2026.4.9?

Gateway memory jumped from approximately 814MB in v2026.4.8 to 945.8MB in v2026.4.9, with CPU utilization elevated to 57.9%.

Why do CLI commands hang in OpenClaw v2026.4.9?

CLI commands like openclaw status, openclaw version, and openclaw gateway status hang and are eventually killed with SIGKILL. Users report re-entrant deadlocks when CLI commands are invoked during active agent operations.

What causes the cache refresh failure in v2026.4.9?

The update cache refresh fails because the CLI completion registration path triggers QA scenario loading at module import time, but qa/scenarios/index.md is missing from the installed build. Non-QA flows are unnecessarily coupled to QA scenario loading.

Should I downgrade from OpenClaw v2026.4.9?

Users experiencing these regressions may want to monitor for an upcoming patch release or consider downgrading to v2026.4.7 or v2026.4.8 which did not have these issues.

Which GitHub issues track OpenClaw v2026.4.9 bugs?

The main tracking issues are: #63526 (gateway memory), #63609 (CLI SIGKILL), #63768 (cache refresh failure), and #63665 (openclaw update failure).

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v2026.4.9 Ships Triple Regression: Gateway Memory Spikes to 945MB, CLI Hangs with SIGKILL, Update Cache Fails

OpenClaw v2026.4.9 released April 9 introduces three regressions: gateway memory consumption jumps from 814MB to 945MB with elevated CPU at 57.9%, CLI commands hang and get terminated with SIGKILL on Windows, and openclaw update cache refresh fails with missing qa/scenarios/index.md. Multiple independent users confirmed CLI hangs via re-entrant deadlocks during active agent operations.

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