Bug type

Regression (worked before, now fails)

Summary

Assistant messages are not displayed in the terminal TUI, but they work correctly in the webchat interface (http://127.0.0.1:18789/chat).

• OpenClaw version: 2026.3.2
• Platform: Linux (systemd service)
• TUI command: openclaw tui
• Gateway URL: ws://127.0.0.1:18789

Steps to reproduce

1. Run openclaw tui in terminal
2. Send a message to the agent
3. The agent generates a reply (confirmed in session logs)
4. But the reply is NOT displayed in the TUI terminal

Expected behavior

Assistant replies should be displayed in both TUI and webchat.

Actual behavior

• Assistant replies ARE saved to session logs
• Assistant replies ARE displayed in webchat interface
• Assistant replies are NOT displayed in terminal TUI
• No error messages shown

OpenClaw version

2026.3.2

Operating system

ubuntu

Install method

No response

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

From session file (~/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/74838bc8-0804-4408-a250-2513894ee903.jsonl):
{"type":"message","id":"028d1af0","parentId":"6d8f0156","timestamp":"...","message":{"role":"assistant","content":[{"type":"text","text":"在呢！咋啦？😊"}]...}} The message exists in the session but is not shown in TUI.

Impact and severity

Additional information

Additional Notes:

• Session logs show messages are being processed correctly
• The issue persists across multiple messages
• TUI receives user messages and sends them to the agent
• Only the display of assistant responses is broken