openclaw-lighthouse

Skills not executing after OpenClaw 3.2 / 3.7 upgrade (English)

Problem

After upgrading to OpenClaw 2026.3.2 or 2026.3.7, skills may appear to stop running. Typical symptoms:

• Agent says it cannot run shell/git/exec tools
• Skill triggers are detected, but execution steps do nothing
• Commands that worked before upgrade stop working

Root cause (likely)

1. Effective tool policy is stricter after upgrade (especially profile + exec policy).
2. In some setups, runtime is sandboxed and too minimal for expected workflow.
3. CLI config context and running service context may diverge; checks from one context can mislead.

Fix / workaround

Step 1 — set explicit tool policy

openclaw config set tools.profile coding
openclaw config set tools.exec.security full
openclaw config set tools.exec.ask off
openclaw gateway restart

Step 2 — if still blocked by sandbox limits

openclaw config set agents.defaults.sandbox.mode off
openclaw gateway restart
openclaw sandbox recreate --all

Only disable sandbox if you understand the security tradeoff.

Validation

Run:

openclaw agent --to <your-chat-target> --message "Use exec tool to run: openclaw --version"

Expected:

• Returns a version string (for example 2026.3.7), which confirms exec/tool path is working.

Extra checks

openclaw config get tools.profile
openclaw config get tools.exec.security
openclaw config get tools.exec.ask
openclaw sandbox explain
openclaw gateway status

References

• 3.2-focused fix page: Agent has no shell/git/exec access after OpenClaw 3.2 fresh install
• Public report (3.7): https://x.com/imwsl90/status/2030866511943123398