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Session: 2026-03-03 06:07:16 UTC

  • Session Key: agent:main:telegram:direct:8367012007
  • Session ID: ac1ccc87-1469-4858-ac32-381cf6a793c8
  • Source: telegram

Conversation Summary

assistant: reply_to_current Nice — if one is sun, a clean 3-letter pair could be moon-adjacent vibes:

  • sol (Latin sun, thematic sibling)
  • sky (simple + broad)
  • ray (sunlight tie-in)
  • zen (calm/clean ops vibe)
  • orb (celestial)

My top pick: ray — short, memorable, and pairs naturally with sun. user: [media attached: /home/openclaw/.openclaw/media/inbound/file_4---12a0fccb-e89e-4772-8061-27e26145cbcc.ogg (audio/ogg; codecs=opus) | /home/openclaw/.openclaw/media/inbound/file_4---12a0fccb-e89e-4772-8061-27e26145cbcc.ogg] To send an image back, prefer the message tool (media/path/filePath). If you must inline, use MEDIA:https://example.com/image.jpg (spaces ok, quote if needed) or a safe relative path like MEDIA:./image.jpg. Avoid absolute paths (MEDIA:/...) and ~ paths — they are blocked for security. Keep caption in the text body. System: [2026-03-03 05:52:44 UTC] Model switched to openai/gpt-5.2. System: [2026-03-03 05:58:38 UTC] Compaction failed: No API key found for provider "openai". You are authenticated with OpenAI Codex OAuth. Use openai-codex/gpt-5.3-codex (OAuth) or set OPENAI_API_KEY to use openai/gpt-5.1-codex. • Context 20k/272k (7%) System: [2026-03-03 05:59:30 UTC] Model switched to openai-codex/gpt-5.3-codex. System: [2026-03-03 05:59:39 UTC] Compaction failed: Compaction cancelled • Context 20k/272k (7%) System: [2026-03-03 06:00:10 UTC] Model switched to openai/gpt-5.2.

Conversation info (untrusted metadata):

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  "timestamp": "Tue 2026-03-03 06:00 UTC"
}

media:audio assistant: reply_to_current Transcript: “Why does the compaction not work?”

Because the session was switched to openai/gpt-5.2, but this environment is authenticated via Codex OAuth (works with openai-codex/gpt-5.3-codex), not an OPENAI_API_KEY for the regular OpenAI provider.
So compaction fails when on openai/gpt-5.2; switching back to openai-codex/gpt-5.3-codex (or setting OPENAI_API_KEY) fixes it. user: [media attached: /home/openclaw/.openclaw/media/inbound/file_5---b2e95f13-dee8-4062-850b-90d4a5be013b.ogg (audio/ogg; codecs=opus) | /home/openclaw/.openclaw/media/inbound/file_5---b2e95f13-dee8-4062-850b-90d4a5be013b.ogg] To send an image back, prefer the message tool (media/path/filePath). If you must inline, use MEDIA:https://example.com/image.jpg (spaces ok, quote if needed) or a safe relative path like MEDIA:./image.jpg. Avoid absolute paths (MEDIA:/...) and ~ paths — they are blocked for security. Keep caption in the text body. System: [2026-03-03 06:01:24 UTC] Model switched to openai-codex/gpt-5.3-codex. System: [2026-03-03 06:01:34 UTC] Compaction failed: Compaction cancelled • Context 20k/272k (8%)

Conversation info (untrusted metadata):

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  "timestamp": "Tue 2026-03-03 06:01 UTC"
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media:audio assistant: reply_to_current Transcript: “You see, we still have an issue.”

Yep — this new error is different: “Compaction cancelled” (not auth). That usually means the compaction job was interrupted/aborted before finishing (manual cancel, session switch, restart, or transient backend hiccup).
If you want, I can walk you through a quick clean retry sequence to stabilize it. user: [media attached: /home/openclaw/.openclaw/media/inbound/file_6---cfa255b3-23df-4fb8-a2a5-41e63b2d0816.ogg (audio/ogg; codecs=opus) | /home/openclaw/.openclaw/media/inbound/file_6---cfa255b3-23df-4fb8-a2a5-41e63b2d0816.ogg] To send an image back, prefer the message tool (media/path/filePath). If you must inline, use MEDIA:https://example.com/image.jpg (spaces ok, quote if needed) or a safe relative path like MEDIA:./image.jpg. Avoid absolute paths (MEDIA:/...) and ~ paths — they are blocked for security. Keep caption in the text body. Conversation info (untrusted metadata):

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  "timestamp": "Tue 2026-03-03 06:02 UTC"
}

media:audio assistant: reply_to_current Transcript: “Sure, standing by.”

👍 Im here — send the next one when ready. user: [media attached: /home/openclaw/.openclaw/media/inbound/file_7---0a000a9e-7b84-45d1-8fe6-b00493c43a71.ogg (audio/ogg; codecs=opus) | /home/openclaw/.openclaw/media/inbound/file_7---0a000a9e-7b84-45d1-8fe6-b00493c43a71.ogg] To send an image back, prefer the message tool (media/path/filePath). If you must inline, use MEDIA:https://example.com/image.jpg (spaces ok, quote if needed) or a safe relative path like MEDIA:./image.jpg. Avoid absolute paths (MEDIA:/...) and ~ paths — they are blocked for security. Keep caption in the text body. Conversation info (untrusted metadata):

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  "timestamp": "Tue 2026-03-03 06:04 UTC"
}

media:audio assistant: reply_to_current Transcript: “What do you want me to do? Send what?”

Send me one screenshot or copy-paste of:

  1. the exact command/action you use to trigger compaction, and
  2. the full error line that appears right after.

If easier, just send the terminal block from the attempt and Ill pinpoint the failure fast. user: [media attached: /home/openclaw/.openclaw/media/inbound/file_8---a77195c4-0109-4c7c-bde9-27a6ae349330.ogg (audio/ogg; codecs=opus) | /home/openclaw/.openclaw/media/inbound/file_8---a77195c4-0109-4c7c-bde9-27a6ae349330.ogg] To send an image back, prefer the message tool (media/path/filePath). If you must inline, use MEDIA:https://example.com/image.jpg (spaces ok, quote if needed) or a safe relative path like MEDIA:./image.jpg. Avoid absolute paths (MEDIA:/...) and ~ paths — they are blocked for security. Keep caption in the text body. Conversation info (untrusted metadata):

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  "timestamp": "Tue 2026-03-03 06:04 UTC"
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media:audio assistant: reply_to_current Transcript: “I just used the /command/compact.”

Perfect — that helps. Try this clean sequence:

  1. switch model to openai-codex/gpt-5.3-codex
  2. wait ~10 seconds (dont send anything else)
  3. run /compact once
  4. wait until it finishes (no model switches mid-run)

If it still says “Compaction cancelled,” its likely an interrupt/bug rather than auth — send me that exact line again and Ill give you the next fix. user: [media attached: /home/openclaw/.openclaw/media/inbound/file_9---7f7fe237-03d4-4e8b-acce-b4b2939684cb.ogg (audio/ogg; codecs=opus) | /home/openclaw/.openclaw/media/inbound/file_9---7f7fe237-03d4-4e8b-acce-b4b2939684cb.ogg] To send an image back, prefer the message tool (media/path/filePath). If you must inline, use MEDIA:https://example.com/image.jpg (spaces ok, quote if needed) or a safe relative path like MEDIA:./image.jpg. Avoid absolute paths (MEDIA:/...) and ~ paths — they are blocked for security. Keep caption in the text body. System: [2026-03-03 06:05:11 UTC] Compaction failed: Compaction cancelled • Context 22k/272k (8%)

Conversation info (untrusted metadata):

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  "timestamp": "Tue 2026-03-03 06:05 UTC"
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media:audio assistant: reply_to_current Transcript: “Same issue.”

Yep — confirmed: this is a stuck/cancelled compaction path, not context size (22k/272k is low) and not auth now.
Fastest fix: restart the backend once (openclaw gateway restart), then switch to openai-codex/gpt-5.3-codex and retry /compact with no other actions during the run. If it still fails after restart, Ill help you grab logs and file it as a bug. user: Conversation info (untrusted metadata):

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  "timestamp": "Tue 2026-03-03 06:06 UTC"
}

So assistant: reply_to_current So yeah — at this point Id do a clean gateway restart first, then retry /compact once on openai-codex/gpt-5.3-codex.
If you want, I can guide you step-by-step while you run it and well verify immediately after.