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[Bug]: Agent failed before reply: No API key found for provider "custom-192-168-0-222-11434". #49736

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@charles-zh

Bug type

Crash (process/app exits or hangs)

Summary

I have installed version OpenClaw 2026.3.13 (61d171a). OpenClaw report error information :

Agent failed before reply: No API key found for provider "custom-192-168-0-222-11434". Auth store: /home/bohr/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json (agentDir:
/home/bohr/.openclaw/agents/main/agent). Configure auth for this agent (openclaw agents add ) or copy auth-profiles.json from the main agentDir.
Logs: openclaw logs --follow

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install the latest version OpenClaw.
  2. Use custom provider.
  3. Open dashboard, any chat request will report error: Agent failed before reply: No API key found for provider "custom-192-168-0-222-11434".

Expected behavior

Able to respond to any request.

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Report error, nothing can be done.

OpenClaw version

2026.3.13 (61d171a)

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macOS/Linux

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npm global

Model

qwen3.5:9b

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openclaw->local custom provider

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