Timeout Gates, Thin Images, and Scheduler Stability: The Latest OpenClaw Repo Moves

Improvement

Per-Plugin Timeout Enforcement

Timeouts keep a runaway plugin from starving the host. Now operators can set a hard limit per plugin, tightening resource control without slowing the whole pipeline.

Infrastructure

Container Image Optimization: Leaner Layers

The container build had been packing debug symbols and duplicate layers that no runtime uses. Trimming these shaves minutes from CI runs and cuts registry storage bills.

CI/CD

PR Adds CI Benchmarks for Plugin Resource Usage

Automated memory and CPU benchmarks now run on every PR, surfacing resource regressions before they hit prod. Builders get a clear view of how each plugin behaves under load.

Discussion

Backpressure Unification Discussion

Different subsystems handle backpressure in their own way, leading to inconsistent retries and deadlocks under load. A unified strategy could simplify retries and boost overall reliability.

Bug

Memory Leak in Persistent Plugin Sessions

Long-running plugin sessions leak memory because event listeners are never cleaned up. After a few hours of work, the runtime slows to a crawl until the leak is patched.

Research

Scheduler Edge Cases Under Heavy Load

High-load tests exposed an edge case where the scheduler can stalls if many jobs land in the same queue at once. The team is evaluating fairness algorithms and queue-depth limits to keep latency predictable.