OpenClaw external plugins may need a post-upgrade check
A new GitHub report says upgrading from 2026.5.2 to 2026.5.3-1 via pnpm can silently drop externally installed plugins such as WhatsApp and BlueBubbles. The practical issue is not the install command itself; it is the lack of warning when primary messaging channels disappear.
ImpactRisk Sources2 Audienceoperator · developer
For always-on agents, losing a messaging plugin is a silent outage: inbound messages stop, outbound replies fail, and the operator may only notice after missed communication.
- OpenClaw GitHub issue #77266
- Reported affected path: 2026.5.2 → 2026.5.3-1 via pnpm global upgrade
- Manual reinstall restored WhatsApp and BlueBubbles immediately
- Single report should be confirmed across install methods
- External plugin state may vary by OS and package manager
- Workaround is manual and easy to forget during routine upgrades