fix: update macOS node service to use current CLI command shape (closes #43171) (#46843)

Merged via squash.

Prepared head SHA: dbf2edd6f4fdc89aea865bec631f7a289a4dcbd1
Co-authored-by: Br1an67 <29810238+Br1an67@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: ImLukeF <92253590+ImLukeF@users.noreply.github.com>
Reviewed-by: @ImLukeF

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 - Agents/bootstrap warnings: move bootstrap truncation warnings out of the system prompt and into the per-turn prompt body so prompt-cache reuse stays stable when truncation warnings appear or disappear. (#48753) Thanks @scoootscooob and @obviyus.
 - Telegram/DM topic session keys: route named-account DM topics through the same per-account base session key across inbound messages, native commands, and session-state lookups so `/status` and thread recovery stop creating phantom `agent:main:main:thread:...` sessions. (#48204) Thanks @vincentkoc.
+- macOS/node service startup: use `openclaw node start/stop --json` from the Mac app instead of the removed `openclaw service node ...` command shape, so current CLI installs expose the full node exec surface again. (#46843) Fixes #43171. Thanks @Br1an67.
 
 ## 2026.3.13
 

apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/NodeServiceManager.swift

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ enum NodeServiceManager {
 
     static func start() async -> String? {
         let result = await self.runServiceCommandResult(
-            ["node", "start"],
+            ["start"],
             timeout: 20,
             quiet: false)
         if let error = self.errorMessage(from: result, treatNotLoadedAsError: true) {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ enum NodeServiceManager {
 
     static func stop() async -> String? {
         let result = await self.runServiceCommandResult(
-            ["node", "stop"],
+            ["stop"],
             timeout: 15,
             quiet: false)
         if let error = self.errorMessage(from: result, treatNotLoadedAsError: false) {
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ enum NodeServiceManager {
 }
 
 extension NodeServiceManager {
+    private static func serviceCommand(_ args: [String]) -> [String] {
+        CommandResolver.openclawCommand(
+            subcommand: "node",
+            extraArgs: self.withJsonFlag(args),
+            // Service management must always run locally, even if remote mode is configured.
+            configRoot: ["gateway": ["mode": "local"]])
+    }
+
     private struct CommandResult {
         let success: Bool
         let payload: Data?
@@ -52,11 +60,7 @@ extension NodeServiceManager {
         timeout: Double,
         quiet: Bool) async -> CommandResult
     {
-        let command = CommandResolver.openclawCommand(
-            subcommand: "service",
-            extraArgs: self.withJsonFlag(args),
-            // Service management must always run locally, even if remote mode is configured.
-            configRoot: ["gateway": ["mode": "local"]])
+        let command = self.serviceCommand(args)
         var env = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment
         env["PATH"] = CommandResolver.preferredPaths().joined(separator: ":")
         let response = await ShellExecutor.runDetailed(command: command, cwd: nil, env: env, timeout: timeout)
@@ -136,3 +140,11 @@ extension NodeServiceManager {
         TextSummarySupport.summarizeLastLine(text)
     }
 }
+
+#if DEBUG
+extension NodeServiceManager {
+    static func _testServiceCommand(_ args: [String]) -> [String] {
+        self.serviceCommand(args)
+    }
+}
+#endif

apps/macos/Tests/OpenClawIPCTests/NodeServiceManagerTests.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import Foundation
+import Testing
+@testable import OpenClaw
+
+@Suite(.serialized) struct NodeServiceManagerTests {
+    @Test func `builds node service commands with current CLI shape`() throws {
+        let tmp = try makeTempDirForTests()
+        CommandResolver.setProjectRoot(tmp.path)
+
+        let openclawPath = tmp.appendingPathComponent("node_modules/.bin/openclaw")
+        try makeExecutableForTests(at: openclawPath)
+
+        let start = NodeServiceManager._testServiceCommand(["start"])
+        #expect(start == [openclawPath.path, "node", "start", "--json"])
+
+        let stop = NodeServiceManager._testServiceCommand(["stop"])
+        #expect(stop == [openclawPath.path, "node", "stop", "--json"])
+    }
+}