Description

Description

1. Issue summary

When configuring OpenClaw’s web search provider in the sandbox, switching from Brave Search to Kimi via openclaw configure --section web leaves the old apiKey field at the top level.

Steps to reproduce:

1. after connect sandnox
2. openclaw configure --section web
   in this step choose web search provider： Brave Search
   get the config like this：

tools : {
web : {
search : {
enabled : true,
provider : brave ,
apiKey : Brave_API_Key
},
fetch : { enabled : true }
}
}

3. switch web search provider to another one ：kimi
found the config like this：

Switched to another web search provider, but the previously configured API key left residual settings, causing the new configuration to fail. the answer like this：

Environment:

• NemoClaw: v0.1.0 (main branch, commit f3430c6)
• OpenShell: 0.0.10
• Colima: 0.10.1
• Docker context: colima
• Node.js: v23.10.0, npm: 11.3.0
• macOS 26.1 (Apple M4, arm64)
• Policy presets applied: pypi, npm
• Inference: NVIDIA Cloud API (nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b)

Steps to reproduce

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[NVB# 5998131]

[NVB#5998131]