OpenClaw Signals: Concurrency Fixes, Plugin Pruning, and the Strict Mode Bet

Stability

Race Condition Fixes in Concurrent Task Handlers

PR #328 addresses a critical race condition in how concurrent tasks access shared resources. This is a stability must-have if you're running parallel workloads at scale; ignoring this is asking for ghost errors.

Architecture

Proposal: Deprecating Non-Essential Plugins in Core

A discussion is heating up (#1560) to strip non-essential plugins out of the core runtime. This is the classic lean core debate—good for maintenance speed, but it forces users to manage more external deps.

Tooling

Mandatory Schema Validation for Strict Mode

PR #327 introduces strict mode where tasks fail instantly if they don't match the schema. It trades flexibility for predictability, which is usually the right move for production environments.

Developer Tools

Addition of an Inspect Directive for Debugging

This PR adds an inspect directive to pause and dump task state mid-execution. It's a low-tech solution that saves you from drowning in telemetry logs when things go sideways.