Reconnect to the correct chat session when initialSessionId is provided instead of always picking the latest, and pass through the subagent sessionKey for clickable subagent cards.
Save expanded file tree paths to localStorage so they survive page reloads, and surface an onColumnVisibilityChanged callback from DataTable/ObjectTable.
Move the workspace shell from /workspace to / and introduce a typed URL state codec (parseUrlState/serializeUrlState) for deep-linkable workspace params. Legacy /workspace URLs are still recognized for backward compatibility.
Bootstrap posthog-js with the persisted install ID from the server, forward distinctId to API routes, and restructure feedback traces to use chronological conversation order.
Use the session key directly as the PostHog trace ID so feedback and generation events share the same trace. Extract non-assistant messages from conversations for $ai_input.
A random UUID is generated on first run and stored in ~/.openclaw-dench/telemetry.json, replacing the SHA-256 hostname hash that could theoretically be reversed.
Introduce a `noOpen` option across various web runtime commands to control automatic browser opening. Implement a prompt to ask users if they want to open the web UI, enhancing user experience and flexibility during command execution.
Enhance the installBundledPlugins function to set the plugins.load.paths configuration for posthog-analytics using OpenClaw. This addition allows for dynamic loading of plugin paths, improving plugin management during the bootstrap process.
Add extractUsageFromMessages and normalizeOutputForPostHog to pull actual
token counts and cost from OpenClaw per-message usage metadata, and convert
Anthropic-style tool call blocks to OpenAI format for PostHog AI observability.
Integrate gateway daemon restart (stop → install → start) into both the
update and start web runtime commands so the gateway stays in sync with
runtime upgrades.
Switch TraceContextManager from runId to sessionId-based indexing so
tool spans share the same trace_id as their parent generation. Extract
tool names from agent_end messages for the PostHog Tools tab. Guard
against sending $0 cost and null token counts.
Integrate PostHog LLM Analytics via a bundled OpenClaw plugin that captures
$ai_generation, $ai_span, and $ai_trace events with configurable privacy
mode (content redaction on by default). Add like/dislike feedback buttons
to the web chat UI backed by a /api/feedback route. Extend the CLI with
`telemetry privacy on|off` subcommands and fix command delegation so
telemetry subcommands aren't forwarded to OpenClaw. Harden the web runtime
installer to auto-flatten pnpm standalone deps and dereference dangling
symlinks, preventing "Cannot find module 'next'" crashes in dev. Move
plugin installation before onboard in bootstrap so the gateway starts
with plugins.allow already configured.
Client-side posthog-js was using a random anonymous ID (reset every
page load) while server-side posthog-node used a deterministic
SHA256(hostname:username) hash. Bootstrap the client with the server's
anonymous ID so both sides share the same per-machine-per-user identity.
- New src/config/paths.test.ts: 11 tests covering resolveGatewayPort
profile-aware precedence (env > config > profile > global default)
- Extend bootstrap-external.test.ts: 15 new tests for
readExistingGatewayPort (config reading, fallback, edge cases) and
isPersistedPortAcceptable (18789 rejection guard, end-to-end composition)
- Extend web-runtime-command.test.ts: 2 new tests verifying the fallback
returns 19001 when manifest has no lastGatewayPort or is null
- Update test fixtures across all test files to expect port 19001
All 5 critical mutations verified: removing profile check, removing
18789 guard, reverting fallback, changing constant, breaking config
reader -- each caught by at least 2 tests.
The bootstrap port selection logic tried OpenClaw's default port (18789)
before the DenchClaw range (19001+). If OpenClaw was temporarily down
during bootstrap, DenchClaw would claim 18789 and persist it to config
and the LaunchAgent plist, killing OpenClaw on every subsequent restart.
- Remove the DEFAULT_GATEWAY_PORT (18789) branch from bootstrap; always
start from DENCHCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT_START (19001)
- Read previously persisted config port and reuse it (unless it is 18789)
- Extract isPersistedPortAcceptable guard to reject corrupted 18789 state
- Add DENCHCLAW_DEFAULT_GATEWAY_PORT constant and make resolveGatewayPort
profile-aware so the "dench" profile falls back to 19001
- Fix hardcoded 18789 fallback in web-runtime-command.ts
pnpm's standalone output uses symlinks that npm pack silently drops, breaking require('next') on user machines. This flattens the virtual store into a standard node_modules layout.
Always pass --skip-ui and --accept-risk to openclaw onboard so the
wizard never prompts for TUI/Web UI selection — bootstrap manages the
web UI lifecycle itself. Add a post-onboard spinner to eliminate the
silent gap while config-set calls, gateway probing, and web runtime
startup run. Fix remediation messages to use `npx denchclaw`.
- Fix bootstrap-command test: mock ensureManagedWebRuntime to probe
directly instead of requiring standalone build on disk
- Add PostHog telemetry to CLI and web app with opt-out support
- Add dench alias package (npm rejects name; kept for future use)
- Bump version to 2.0.4 and publish to npm
- Bump version of denchclaw to 2.0.2 in package.json.
- Add posthog-node and posthog-js dependencies with specified versions.
- Update chokidar dependency in web package.json.
- Modify deploy script to publish an alias package (dench) alongside denchclaw.
Refactor bootstrap to use a managed web runtime lifecycle instead of
ad-hoc standalone server spawning. The managed runtime copies packaged
Next.js assets into ~/.openclaw-dench/web-runtime/, tracks deployment
state via manifest/process metadata, and cleanly separates Dench-owned
processes from foreign listeners on the target port.
- Fix false-negative web readiness when /api/profiles returns null
activeProfile (first-run regression).
- Add `dench start` (start without updating assets), `dench stop`
(terminate only Dench-managed web server), and `dench update`
(refresh web runtime with major-version OpenClaw update gate).
- Major-version transitions (e.g. v2->v3) require mandatory OpenClaw
update; non-interactive mode fails closed without --yes.
- All lifecycle commands show the ASCII banner/logo animation.
- Deploy smoke checks now verify update/stop/start --help paths.
