Bug type

Regression (worked before, now fails)

Summary

After upgrading OpenClaw from 2026.3.12 to 2026.3.23-2, openclaw memory index --verbose reports success but openclaw memory status remains Indexed: 0/25 files · 0 chunks with provider qmd and source MEMORY.md + ~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/*.md. Rolling back to 2026.3.12 on the same host restores normal behavior (25/25 files · 25 chunks).

Steps to reproduce

1. Upgrade from 2026.3.12 to 2026.3.23-2
2. Run:

• openclaw memory index --verbose
• openclaw memory status

3. Observe status output

Expected behavior

Non-zero indexed files/chunks (same dataset previously indexed fine)

Actual behavior

Actual on 2026.3.23-2

• Indexed: 0/25 files · 0 chunks
• Index command reports success and sqlite file is created/updated

OpenClaw version

OpenClaw: 2026.3.23-2 (7ffe7e4)

Operating system

OS: Linux 6.8.0-101-generic x64

Install method

Install method: npm global

Model

qmd

Provider / routing chain

Provider: qmd (requested: qmd), Model: qmd

Additional provider/model setup details

Environment

• OpenClaw: 2026.3.23-2 (7ffe7e4) affected
• OpenClaw: 2026.3.12 (6472949) works
• OS: Linux 6.8.0-101-generic x64
• Node: 22.22.1
• Install method: npm global
• Memory provider: qmd
• Workspace: ~/.openclaw/workspace
• Sources shown by CLI: MEMORY.md + ~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/*.md

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

Validation performed

• Memory files exist and are non-empty under ~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/*.md
• MEMORY.md exists
• Removed sqlite and reindexed:
• rm -f ~/.openclaw/agents/main/qmd/xdg-cache/qmd/index.sqlite
• openclaw memory index --verbose
• still 0 chunks

Rollback confirmation

1. openclaw gateway stop
2. npm i -g openclaw@2026.3.12
3. openclaw gateway start
4. openclaw memory index --verbose
5. openclaw memory status

After rollback: Indexed: 25/25 files · 25 chunks (working again)

Impact and severity

No response

Additional information

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