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Question: How to fix OpenClaw config warnings and plugin installation errors after update?

Answer:

These warnings and errors come from plugin configuration issues + a failed plugin install. They are not fatal, but you should clean them up to avoid runtime problems.

Let’s go through each issue and fix them properly.

1) Duplicate plugin path warning

ignored plugins.load.paths entry that points at OpenClaw's current bundled plugin directory

✅ Cause

You manually added a plugin path that OpenClaw already includes by default.

✅ Fix

Edit your config file (likely ~/.openclaw/config.json or similar):

"plugins": {
  "load": {
    "paths": [...]
  }
}

.../openclaw/plugins

✅ Alternative (auto fix)

openclaw doctor --fix

2) openclaw-weixin missing channelConfigs

plugin openclaw-weixin: channel plugin manifest declares openclaw-weixin without channelConfigs metadata

✅ Cause

The plugin manifest (openclaw.plugin.json) is incomplete.

✅ Fix options

Option A — Update plugin (recommended)

openclaw plugins update openclaw-weixin

Option B — Manually fix (advanced)

Go to:

node_modules/openclaw-weixin/openclaw.plugin.json

Add something like:

"channelConfigs": {
  "weixin": {
    "required": [],
    "optional": []
  }
}

⚠️ Only do this if you know what you’re doing — updating is safer.

3) Stale plugin config: brave

plugin not found: brave

✅ Cause

You have a config entry for a plugin that is no longer installed.

✅ Fix

Remove it from your config:

"plugins": {
  "entries": {
    "brave": ...
  }
}

4) Critical error: missing plugin directory

Plugin install payload missing:
@openclaw/brave-plugin

❗ This is the real problem

The plugin installation failed or got corrupted.

✅ Fix (clean reinstall)

Run:

cd ~/.openclaw
rm -rf npm/node_modules
rm -rf npm/package-lock.json

openclaw plugins install

✅ If still failing

Manually install:

cd ~/.openclaw/npm
npm install @openclaw/brave-plugin

✅ Or remove it completely (simpler)

If you don’t need Brave plugin:

  1. Remove from config
  2. Then run:
openclaw plugins sync

5) Summary (clean state checklist)

After fixing, you should have:

6) Why this happened

This usually occurs when:

7) Recommended workflow (future)

After each update:

openclaw doctor --fix
openclaw plugins sync

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