Summary

After upgrading from 2026.4.26 to 2026.4.27, the browser plugin fails with ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND referencing the old plugin-runtime-deps path (openclaw-2026.4.26-4eca5026e977). Running openclaw doctor --repair and multiple gateway restarts do not resolve the issue.

Error

GatewayClientRequestError: INVALID_REQUEST: Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: 
Cannot find module '/root/.openclaw/plugin-runtime-deps/openclaw-2026.4.26-4eca5026e977/dist/types.secrets-ClP-vJ-P.js' 
imported from /root/.openclaw/plugin-runtime-deps/openclaw-2026.4.26-4eca5026e977/dist/extensions/browser/register.runtime.js

Steps to reproduce

1. Running OpenClaw 2026.4.26 with browser plugin enabled
2. Upgrade to 2026.4.27 (via npm/package manager)
3. Run openclaw doctor --repair as recommended
4. Restart gateway
5. Run openclaw browser status → error above

Expected behavior

After upgrade + doctor + restart, browser plugin loads correctly using 2026.4.27 runtime deps.

Actual behavior

Gateway process still references old openclaw-2026.4.26-4eca5026e977 runtime-deps directory (which no longer exists). The file types.secrets-ClP-vJ-P.js was renamed in 4.27 (now types.secrets-BHp0Y_k0.js).

Observations

• ls ~/.openclaw/plugin-runtime-deps/ shows only openclaw-2026.4.27-4eca5026e977 — the old dir is gone
• The error persists even after multiple systemctl --user restart cycles
• openclaw doctor --repair does not clear the stale runtime path
• The gateway process appears to cache the old path in-memory and carries it across restarts
• Browser plugin packageVersion in plugins/installs.json is 2026.4.25 — may be part of the issue

Environment

• OpenClaw: 2026.4.27 (cbc2ba0)
• OS: Linux (Ubuntu), systemd user service
• Single instance setup

Related

• [Bug]: 2026.4.25: Gateway hangs/timeouts after update; plugin-runtime-deps missing packages #72992 (similar runtime-deps missing after update, now closed)
• [BUG] 4.27 multi-instance: plugin-runtime-deps hash mismatch causes ENOENT on bundled channel dist files #74963 (hash mismatch on multi-instance, still open)
• [Bug]: runtime-deps manifest still missing 9 dist bare-imports in 2026.4.26 (follow-up to #71420) #74199 (runtime-deps manifest missing dist imports in 4.26)