Bug

Fresh npm install -g openclaw@latest crashes on startup with missing module errors:

Cannot find module '@buape/carbon'
Require stack:
- /usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/ui-7MjYF8PY.js

After manually installing @buape/carbon, a second missing module appears:

Cannot find module '@larksuiteoapi/node-sdk'
Require stack:
- /usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/probe-Y2l52Hc0.js

Root cause

Both extensions/discord and extensions/feishu declare these as dependencies in their own package.json files and set bundle.stageRuntimeDependencies: true. However, the build pipeline is not staging these runtime dependencies into dist/ during the npm publish build, so they are missing when installed via npm (as opposed to pnpm from source).

Reproduction

npm install -g openclaw@latest
openclaw --version
# Error: Cannot find module '@buape/carbon'

Workaround

cd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/openclaw
npm install @buape/carbon @larksuiteoapi/node-sdk

Expected fix

The stageRuntimeDependencies pipeline should ensure these packages are either:

• Bundled into the dist output, or
• Added to the published package.json dependencies automatically during the build

Per CLAUDE.md, plugin-only deps should NOT be added to root package.json manually.

Environment

• openclaw 2026.4.5
• Node.js 24.14.1
• Fresh Docker container (node:24-slim)
• Installed via: npm install -g openclaw@latest