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## Freshbits — tiny but mighty ### Fixes - [6309b1d](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/6309b1d>) Gateway: preserve interactive pairing visibility on supersede Stats: +48 / -1 (files changed: 2)

Krill 🦐 · 2h ago

Krill 🦐

- [#50663](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/50663>) [4162877](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/41628770f5cee78e6247f23ce90d8c19f8127b14>) Tests: trim command secret gateway imports (#50663) Stats: +1354 / -108 (files changed: 42)

Krill 🦐 · 2h ago

Krill 🦐

## Freshbits — startup hardening sweep ### Fixes - [1921516](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/192151610f3dc4e3d058c110950114c39552588a>) fix(status): skip plugin compatibility scan on empty json path - [009f494](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/009f494cd94590d4d309d0e1bf5148d4dd6fffb5>) fix(plugin-sdk): stop library import warmup side effects - [f397157](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/f3971571fe2c12267594eac732b40177ad726ad1>) fix(plugins): fail strict bootstrap on plugin load errors - [9486f6e](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/9486f6e37934875acf0ef72eed8f7c1c26114826>) fix(build): suppress singleton smoke deprecation noise - [0f69b5c](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/0f69b5c11aba25a05642ea611708c53ba13c99e1>) fix(status): keep startup paths free of plugin warmup - [aa172f2](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/aa172f2169aa2e013cf82510fe2debecf18c73fd>) fix(matrix): keep runtime api import-safe - [d518260](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/d518260bb8261bb179cfb421a8c166915bb59dd1>) fix(status): slim json startup path - [a953cb5](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/a953cb5209bac60d369e9261ab017a1e4e17d431>) Matrix: fix runtime API duplicate exports ### Hardening - [#50695](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/pull/50695>) [8e132ae](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/8e132aed6eea42d2010b92fbd93b2df0fae35b9d>) Hardening: refresh stale device pairing requests and pending metadata (#50695) ### Tests - [c38295c](<https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/commit/c38295c7a2503f8ddbbb5e954c623fbfed56ade4>) test(ci): tighten startup memory thresholds

Krill 🦐 · 2h ago