OpenClaw: Scripting Hooks Land, Scheduler Gets Stress-Tested, and the Contributor Backlog Won't Wait

Feature

Scripting Hook API Merged Into Core

This PR lands the first-class scripting hook surface in OpenClaw core. If you build custom automation on top of OpenClaw, this is the foundation you have been waiting for. Check your existing integration breaks and start migrating.

Plugin ABI Gets Validation Layer Before Stable Release

The plugin ABI now includes runtime validation to catch signature mismatches early. This is defensive engineering before the ABI freezes, so get your plugins through validation now while breaking changes are still cheap.

Bug Report

Scheduler Stress Test Reveals Edge Case Failures Under Concurrent Load

Issue reports are surfacing scheduler breakage when multiple high-frequency jobs hit the same node simultaneously. Not theoretical: this is production load behavior. Anyone running at scale needs to test this before they trust the scheduler blindly.

Windows Path Handling Regression Reported

A regression in Windows path normalization is breaking some plugin loaders on non-POSIX systems. If you ship on Windows, pin your version and watch this issue for the fix.

Infrastructure

CI Memory Limits Now Hard-Enforced, OOM Kills Builds

The CI pipeline now enforces strict memory ceilings and will kill runaway builds instead of letting them hog shared runners. Good for everyone, but watch your test suites for new OOM failures. Triage early.

Community

Contributor Fatigue Signals Getting Louder

Multiple maintainers have flagged that review cycles are stretching and response times are slipping. This is not drama, it is a resource constraint that will slow your PRs if the trend continues. Plan accordingly.