- 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
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.
Make bootstrap deterministic across profile flag order and stale local runtime state so onboarding and health checks converge on the intended profile, gateway service, and web port.
BREAKING CHANGE: Convert repository to IronClaw-only package with strict
external dependency on globally installed `openclaw` runtime.
### Changes
- Remove entire OpenClaw core source from repository (src/agents/*, src/acp/*,
src/commands/*, and related modules)
- Implement CLI delegation: non-bootstrap commands now delegate to global
`openclaw` binary via external contract
- Remove local OpenClaw path resolution from web app; always spawn global
`openclaw` binary instead of local scripts
- Rename package.json scripts: `pnpm openclaw` → `pnpm ironclaw`,
`openclaw:rpc` → `ironclaw:rpc`
- Update bootstrap flow to verify and install global OpenClaw when missing
- Migrate web workspace/profile logic to align with OpenClaw state paths
- Add migration contract tests for stream-json, session subscribe, and profile
resolution behaviors
- Update build/release pipeline for IronClaw-only artifacts
- Update documentation for new peer + global installation model
### Architecture
IronClaw is now strictly a frontend/UI/bootstrap layer:
- `npx ironclaw` bootstraps OpenClaw (if missing), runs guided onboarding
- IronClaw UI serves on localhost:3100
- OpenClaw Gateway runs on standard port 18789
- Communication via stable CLI contracts and Gateway WebSocket protocol only
### Migration
Users must have `openclaw` installed globally:
npm install -g openclaw
Existing IronClaw profiles and sessions remain compatible through gateway
protocol stability.
Refs: bootstrap_dev_testing, ironclaw_frontend_split, strict-external-openclaw
* CLI: clarify config vs configure descriptions
* CLI: improve top-level command descriptions
* CLI: make direct command help more descriptive
* CLI: add commands hint to root help
* CLI: show root help hint in implicit help output
* CLI: add help example for command-specific help
* CLI: tweak root subcommand marker spacing
* CLI: mark clawbot as subcommand root in help
* CLI: derive subcommand markers from registry metadata
* CLI: escape help regex CLI name
