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
Subagents now use the same ActiveRun infrastructure as parent sessions:
- startSubscribeRun() creates a subscribe-only ActiveRun when sessions_spawn
tool results are detected, using the same event buffering, persistence,
and SSE reconnection as parent runs
- Stream/stop/chat routes no longer branch on subagent vs parent; both
use getActiveRun/subscribeToRun with the session key as map key
- hasRunningSubagentsForParent moved into active-runs.ts to check the
unified activeRuns map (+ disk registry fallback)
- Deferred finalization on lifecycle/end with 5s safety timeout
- ev.data.text fallback for assistant events without delta field
- 24h cleanup grace for subscribe-only runs (vs 30s for parent)
Reverts the broken childSessionKey registration from 32cfcf14f.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
- Removed unused functions related to session index management.
- Added DELETE endpoint to remove a web chat session and its associated file.
- Added PATCH endpoint to update session metadata, including renaming sessions.
- Streamlined file writing for new session creation.
Bug 1: Subagent events from gateway broadcasts were processed as parent
events because the sessionKey filter was accidentally removed during the
subagent decoupling refactor. Re-add the filter in wireChildProcess.
Bug 2: Creating workspaces at custom paths failed because:
- mkdir API rejected absolute paths outside workspace root
- Directory picker started at workspace root, not home
- Error responses from mkdir were silently swallowed
Add absolute path support to mkdir, handle errors in picker UI,
start picker at home dir, and normalize init route paths.
Restore backend/logic features that were incorrectly auto-merged from the
design branch:
- Spreadsheet viewer (xlsx, csv, ods, etc.) and xlsx dependency
- HTML iframe viewer with source toggle
- Directory picker modal for workspace creation
- Workspace registry for custom-path workspaces
- Session auto-discovery for orphaned sessions
- Workspace init seeding (CRM objects, DuckDB, templates, bootstrap files)
- Symlink resolution and showHidden in tree/browse routes
- Upload to workspace assets/ instead of hidden ~/.ironclaw/uploads/
- Webpack dev watcher config (next.config.ts)
- router.push for back-button navigation history
- Cards are draggable between columns via @dnd-kit with optimistic updates
- Clicking a card opens the EntryDetailModal (parity with table view)
- Double-click column headers to rename enum values inline
- New API endpoint for renaming enum values with cascading entry updates
Syntax highlighting & code viewer:
- Add shiki for syntax-highlighted fenced code blocks in chat messages
- New SyntaxBlock component (lazy shiki, dual light/dark theme)
- New CodeViewer for workspace file panel (routes code files via isCodeFile())
- API routes (browse-file, virtual-file) now return "code" type for known extensions
Diff rendering:
- New DiffCard component for rendering unified diffs with add/remove colors
- diff-blocks.ts parser to extract fenced blocks from markdown
- Chain-of-thought tool steps show inline diffs for edit/write tools
(synthetic from old_string/new_string or direct from tool output)
- Agent runner passes through diff/firstChangedLine from edit tool results
- Document view handles diff blocks alongside report blocks
Rich chat editor (Tiptap):
- Replace plain textarea with Tiptap-based ChatEditor
- File mention extension (@-mention files with autocomplete dropdown)
- File mention list with keyboard navigation and search via suggest-files API
- New suggest-files API endpoint for fuzzy file search
File search & navigation:
- FileSearch component in workspace sidebar (debounced search, keyboard nav)
- Search results navigate sidebar to file location and open in panel
- File picker modal for browsing/selecting workspace files
Drag & drop:
- File tree nodes support native HTML5 drag (application/x-file-mention)
for cross-component drops (e.g. dragging files into chat editor)
Chat attachments reworked:
- Switch from browser File objects to path-based references (name + path)
- Simplified attachment strip (no media previews, shows shortened paths)
Also adds software-engineering skill and related CSS for code blocks/shiki.
