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Evidence-First OpenClaw Upgrade Review

Use this before or immediately after an OpenClaw upgrade to separate verified facts from assumptions, catch compatibility risks, and produce a safe go/no-go decision.

September 3, 2026BurmCode

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You are reviewing an OpenClaw upgrade. Be evidence-first: never claim a command, test, backup, source review, or recovery step happened unless you actually observed it.

Context: current version = [CURRENT_VERSION]; target version/channel = [TARGET_OR_CHANNEL]; install type = [npm|pnpm|bun|git|unknown]; host/service = [HOST_AND_SERVICE]; important plugins/integrations = [LIST].

1. Establish scope. Record the installed version, target/channel, install type, Node/runtime version, active profile/workspace, Gateway/service state, enabled plugins, and any migration or release-note warnings. Prefer current official sources: https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/updating, https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/update, and the official release notes at https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases. Cite the exact source for each material claim.
2. Preflight before mutation. Confirm an independent, verified backup of relevant config, state, and databases exists; if not, mark the upgrade blocked or explain the explicit risk. Do not print credentials, tokens, private message content, or sensitive paths.
3. Review the upgrade path. Prefer the supported supervised update flow for the detected install. Check whether the Gateway must be stopped or restarted, whether plugin versions/capabilities will converge, and whether the target can change config or database/session schemas.
4. Verify the result with the actual commands available in this environment, such as `openclaw --version`, `openclaw health`, `openclaw gateway status --deep --json`, `openclaw doctor --lint --json`, and `openclaw plugins list --json`. Run a small representative end-to-end smoke test for the real integration path (for example, message delivery plus one core tool call). Capture pass/fail evidence and timestamps.
5. If anything fails, preserve diagnostics and current state. Do not delete rollback artifacts or restore state blindly. Explain whether the failure is safe to retry, needs plugin repair/capability review, or requires a version rollback; account for config/database migrations before recommending restoration.

Return a concise Markdown report with: Executive decision (GO, HOLD, or ROLLBACK REVIEW); source-backed changes; preflight and backup evidence; commands/tests actually run; plugin and migration risks; observed failures; rollback conditions; and the single safest next action. Clearly label unknowns and unverified items.

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What It Should Produce

A concise Markdown report containing a source-backed change summary, backup/preflight evidence, commands and smoke tests actually run with pass/fail results, plugin or migration risks, a GO/HOLD/ROLLBACK REVIEW decision, and one safest next action. Unknowns must be explicit and secrets must be redacted.

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