Summary

Discord voice can crash on /vc join with:

Error: Cannot utilize the DAVE protocol as the @snazzah/davey package has not been installed.
Use the generateDependencyReport() function for more information.

This appears to be a regression where @snazzah/davey was added for Discord VC support, then later removed by dependency cleanup.

Regression details

• Discord VC feature landed in: 4ab946eeb ("Discord VC: voice channels, transcription, and TTS")
  • This commit adds @snazzah/davey to root dependencies.
• Later removed in: d3bb92470 ("chore(deadcode): add deadcode scanning and remove unused lockfile deps")
  • This commit removes @snazzah/davey from root dependencies.

So current builds can include VC code paths that require DAVE, but miss the DAVE dependency at runtime.

Environment

• OpenClaw: 2026.2.21
• Channel: Discord (/vc join path)
• Node: v25.x
• @discordjs/voice: 0.19.0

Repro steps

1. Install/start OpenClaw on a revision that includes Discord VC support.
2. Configure channels.discord.voice.enabled: true.
3. Run /vc join in Discord.
4. Observe gateway crash / uncaught exception above.

Actual behavior

Gateway throws uncaught exception and VC join fails due to missing @snazzah/davey.

Expected behavior

Discord VC join should not crash due to missing dependencies.

Workaround

Manually install dependency in workspace root:

pnpm add -w @snazzah/davey

After this, generateDependencyReport() shows DAVE library present.

Related

• Discord voice: audio cuts off after 2-3 words (DAVE decryption error) #22961 tracks a separate post-join decryption/playback issue (DecryptionFailed(UnencryptedWhenPassthroughDisabled)) that appears after this dependency issue is worked around.