Bug type

Regression (worked before, now fails)

Beta release blocker

No

Summary

📋 Description

After updating OpenClaw from 2026.4.23 to 2026.4.24, the gateway no longer stays running. It appears to start successfully, but then crashes due to a Bonjour/ciao probing issue.

Steps to reproduce

🔁 Steps to Reproduce

Install/update OpenClaw:

npm install -g openclaw@2026.4.24

Run:

openclaw gateway run
Wait ~2–5 minutes

Expected behavior

✅ Expected Behavior

openclaw gateway run should start and keep the gateway running normally.

Actual behavior

❌ Actual Behavior

The gateway initializes, loads plugins, and reports as “ready,” but after a few minutes:

Bonjour plugin gets stuck in probing
Watchdog attempts restart

Process throws:

Unhandled promise rejection: CIAO PROBING CANCELLED
Gateway exits back to PowerShell

OpenClaw version

OpenClaw version: 2026.4.24 (cbcfdf6)

Operating system

Windows 11 version 25

Install method

npm install -g openclaw@2026.4.24

Model

GPT 5.5

Provider / routing chain

Local Windows PowerShell → OpenClaw Gateway on 127.0.0.1:18789 → OpenAI provider/router → openai/gpt-5.5

Additional provider/model setup details

Local Windows PowerShell → OpenClaw Gateway on 127.0.0.1:18789 → OpenAI provider/router → openai/gpt-5.5

OpenClaw Gateway → OpenAI provider → model: openai/gpt-5.5

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

📄 Logs
<details> <summary>Click to expand logs</summary>
12:04:37 [gateway] ready (6 plugins: acpx, bonjour, browser, device-pair, phone-control, talk-voice; 94.4s)
12:04:37 [gateway] starting channels and sidecars...

12:07:12 [plugins] bonjour: watchdog detected non-announced service; attempting re-advertise
12:11:07 [plugins] bonjour: restarting advertiser (service stuck in probing for 235248ms)
12:11:07 [plugins] bonjour: advertised gateway fqdn=DESKTOP-6VFBFQR (OpenClaw)._openclaw-gw._tcp.local. host=openclaw.local. port=18789 state=unannounced
12:11:07 [openclaw] Unhandled promise rejection: CIAO PROBING CANCELLED
12:11:07 [openclaw] wrote stability bundle: C:\Users\DELL OPTIPLEX1i\.openclaw\logs\stability\openclaw-stability-2026-04-26T19-11-07-359Z-7848-unhandled_rejection.json

Additional warnings:

[model-pricing] OpenRouter pricing fetch failed (timeout 30s)
[model-pricing] LiteLLM pricing fetch failed (timeout 30s)
[ws] closed before connect code=1006
</details>

Impact and severity

Can Not start Openclaw gateway

Additional information

🧠 Notes / Possible Cause
Issue appears tied to bonjour plugin / @homebridge/ciao
Service gets stuck in probing state
Restart logic triggers CIAO PROBING CANCELLED as an unhandled promise rejection
Likely regression introduced in 2026.4.24