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frigid moon Apr 13, 2026, 8:23 AM

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ACP status:

session: agent:claude:acp:21a105bc-249d-4396-85bf-9f2ec68cb89d
backend: acpx
agent: claude
acpx session id: af0e2345-e450-4956-83ee-3d6e6b4726d1
acpx record id: agent:claude:acp:21a105bc-249d-4396-85bf-9f2ec68cb89d
sessionMode: persistent
state: idle
runtimeOptions: cwd=/home/jarvis/.openclaw/workspace
capabilities: session/set_config_option, session/set_mode, session/status
lastActivityAt: 2026-04-13T07:14:21.190Z
runtime: session=agent:claude:acp:21a105bc-249d-4396-85bf-9f2ec68cb89d backendSessionId=af0e2345-e450-4956-83ee-3d6e6b4726d1 pid=126879 open
runtimeDetails: {"cwd":"/home/jarvis/.openclaw/workspace","lastUsedAt":"2026-04-13T07:10:04.607Z","closed":false}
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JarvisClaw: ACP status:

session: agent:claude:acp:21a105bc-249d-4396-85bf-9f2ec68cb89d
backend: acpx
agent: claude
acpx session id: af0e2345-e450-4956-83ee-3d6e6b4726d1
acpx record id: agent:claude:acp:21a105bc-249d-4396-85bf-9f2ec68cb89d
sessionMode: persistent
state: idle
runtimeOptions: cwd=/home/jarvis/.openclaw/workspace
capabilities: session/set_config_option, session/set_mode, session/status
lastActivityAt: 2026-04-13T07:14:21.190Z
runtime: session=agent:claude:acp:21a105bc-249d-4396-85bf-9f2ec68cb89d backendSessionId=af0e2345-e450-4956-83ee-3d6e6b4726d1 pid=126879 open
runtimeDetails: {"cwd":"/home/jarvis/.openclaw/workspace","lastUsedAt":"2026-04-13T07:10:04.607Z","closed":false}
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opal compassBOT Apr 13, 2026, 8:23 AM

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opal compassBOT Apr 13, 2026, 8:23 AM

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eager viperBOT Apr 13, 2026, 8:24 AM

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I’m checking the docs/source first so I don’t guess. The status block already tells us a bit, but I want the exact ACP binding rules before I steer you wrong.

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This looks like ACP is partly working, because the harness did answer what time is it? in that thread.

So the likely problem is Discord binding/dispatch, not the ACP runtime itself.

Please paste these first:

openclaw --version
openclaw status --all

And tell me how you started the ACP session:

/acp spawn claude --bind here
or /acp spawn claude --thread auto
or something else

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Important config checks:

acp.enabled: true
acp.dispatch.enabled: true
if you used --thread auto|here, also:
- channels.discord.threadBindings.spawnAcpSessions: true

Small nuance from the docs:

--bind here binds the current channel/thread in place
it does not need spawnAcpSessions
spawnAcpSessions is only needed when OpenClaw must create/bind a child thread

Also, that Only you can see this ACP status card is just the Discord ephemeral status message, not the failure itself.

Docs:

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https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq

If you want, paste your ACP/Discord config block next and I’ll check it line by line.

frigid moon Apr 13, 2026, 8:28 AM

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OpenClaw 2026.4.11 (769908e)

OpenClaw 2026.4.11 (769908e) — I autocomplete your thoughts—just slower and with more API calls.
│
OpenClaw status --all

Overview
│ Item │ Value
│ Version │ 2026.4.11
│ OS │ linux 5.15.0-174-generic (x64)
│ Node │ 22.22.2 │
│ Config │ ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json │
│ Dashboard │ http://127.0.0.1:18789/ │
│ Tailscale │ off │
│ Channel │ stable (config) │
│ Update │ pnpm · up to date · npm latest 2026.4.11 │
│ Gateway │ local · ws://127.0.0.1:18789 (local loopback) · reachable 223ms · auth token · claw

Security │ Run: openclaw security audit --deep │
│ Gateway self │ unknown │
│ Gateway service │ systemd installed · enabled · running (pid 129585, state active) │
│ Node service │ systemd not installed │
│ Agents │ 1 total · 0 bootstrapping · 0 active · 15 sessions │
│ Secrets │ none

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Channels
┌──────────┬─────────┬────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Channel │ Enabled │ State │ Detail │
├──────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Discord │ ON │ OK │ token config (sha256:095ca1ff · len 72) · accounts 1/1 │
└──────────┴─────────┴────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Discord accounts
┌──────────┬──────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Account │ Status │ Notes │
├──────────┼──────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ default │ OK │ token:config │
└──────────┴──────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Agents
┌────────────┬────────────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Agent │ Bootstrap file │ Sessions │ Active │ Store │
├────────────┼────────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ claude │ ABSENT │ 15 │ 16m ago │ ~/.openclaw/agents/claude/sessions/sessions.json │
└────────────┴────────────────┴──────────┴──────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Diagnosis (read-only)

Gateway connection details:
Gateway target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Source: local loopback
Config: /home/jarvis/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Bind: loopback

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✓ Config: /home/jarvis/.openclaw/openclaw.json
✓ Secret diagnostics (0)
✓ Restart sentinel: none
! Port 18789
Port 18789 is already in use.

pid 129594 jarvis: openclaw-gateway (127.0.0.1:18789)
Gateway already running locally. Stop it (openclaw gateway stop) or use a different port.
! Tailscale: off · unknown
✓ Skills: 13 eligible · 0 missing · /home/jarvis/.openclaw/workspace
✓ Plugin compatibility (none)
✓ Channel issues (none)

Pasteable debug report. Auth tokens redacted.

eager viperBOT Apr 13, 2026, 8:29 AM

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Nice, that helps.

Your version looks fine. What jumps out is this:

the ACP session exists
but its lastUsedAt is still 07:10
your plain message happened after that

So I don’t think what time is it? actually hit the ACP session. It probably hit the normal OpenClaw agent, while the ACP session stayed idle.

That usually means the thread is not bound to ACP, or ACP dispatch is off.

Please paste these:

openclaw config get acp

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openclaw config get channels.discord.threadBindings
openclaw config get bindings

Also, what exact command did you use to start it?

If your goal is this exact Discord thread should route to Claude ACP, the usual fix is to run this inside this thread:

/acp spawn claude --bind here

If instead you want OpenClaw to create/bind a child thread, use --thread auto, and then you need:

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channels: {
  discord: {
    threadBindings: {
      spawnAcpSessions: true
    }
  }
}

Also make sure:

acp: {
  enabled: true,
  dispatch: {

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    enabled: true
  }
}

Docs:

If you paste those three config reads, I can probably tell you the exact missing piece pretty quickly.

frigid moon Apr 13, 2026, 8:29 AM

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i used:
/acp spawn claude --bind here

eager viperBOT Apr 13, 2026, 8:29 AM

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Thanks, this confirms Gateway + Discord are healthy.

What it still does not show is the ACP binding state, and the timestamps still make me think the thread is not actually bound to that ACP session.

So the session is alive, but normal chat messages are probably still going to the regular agent.

Fastest test:

Inside this exact thread, run:
```
/acp spawn claude --bind here
```
Then send a normal message like:
```
what time is it?
```

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If that still doesn’t route to ACP, please paste these exact outputs:

openclaw config get acp
openclaw config get channels.discord.threadBindings
openclaw config get bindings

And for one live test:

openclaw logs --follow

Then send one message in the thread and paste the new log lines.

Short version, I’m pretty confident this is a conversation binding/routing issue, not a broken ACP runtime.

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That last block is still just status, not the ACP routing config. Also, the Port 18789 is already in use bit is expected here, it just means your gateway is already running.

The missing data is still these exact commands, not status --all again:

openclaw config get acp
openclaw config get channels.discord.threadBindings
openclaw config get bindings

Please paste the raw output of those 3 commands.

Also, quickest practical fix to try right now, in this exact thread:

/acp spawn claude --bind here

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If that works, the issue was simply that the thread was not bound.

So:

run /acp spawn claude --bind here
send one normal message
if still broken, paste those 3 config get outputs

I think we’re very close, this really smells like missing conversation binding.

frigid moon Apr 13, 2026, 8:30 AM

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🦞 OpenClaw 2026.4.11 (769908e) — I can't fix your code taste, but I can fix your build and your backlog.

{
"enabled": true,
"backend": "acpx",
"defaultAgent": "claude",
"allowedAgents": [
"claude",
"codex"
]
}
jarvis@claw:~$ openclaw config get channels.discord.threadBindings
openclaw config get bindings

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.4.11 (769908e) — Ah, the fruit tree company! 🍎

{
"spawnAcpSessions": true
}

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Config path not found: bindings

eager viperBOT Apr 13, 2026, 8:31 AM

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Yep, this is the clue.

Config path not found: bindings means you have no persistent ACP conversation bindings configured.

So right now you have:

ACP enabled
Discord ACP thread spawning enabled
an ACP session that exists
but no binding telling this Discord thread to route messages to that session

In other words, the ACP runtime is up, but this thread is not attached to it.

Fast fix

In this exact thread, run:

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/acp spawn claude --bind here

That should bind the current thread in place.

If you want it always bound

Add a top-level binding like this:

{
  bindings: [
    {
      type: "acp",
      agentId: "claude",
      match: {

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        channel: "discord",
        accountId: "default",
        peer: { kind: "channel", id: "1493164641428439090" },
      },
      acp: { mode: "persistent" },
    },
  ],
}

So, short version: the session exists, but the thread is unbound.
If /acp spawn claude --bind here throws an error, paste the exact error and I’ll help from there.

frigid moon Apr 13, 2026, 8:44 AM

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I already ran this in the channel earlier.

/acp spawn claude --bind here

eager viperBOT Apr 13, 2026, 8:45 AM

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Ah, I think I see the likely gap.

You have:

channels.discord.threadBindings.spawnAcpSessions = true

but I do not see:

channels.discord.threadBindings.enabled = true

or:

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session.threadBindings.enabled = true

That matters, because spawnAcpSessions only allows ACP to create/bind threads.
threadBindings.enabled is what turns on Discord thread binding features and bound-thread routing/delivery.

So the session can exist, but the thread may still not route to it.

Try this config

{
  channels: {
    discord: {
      threadBindings: {
        enabled: true,

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        spawnAcpSessions: true,
      },
    },
  },
}

Then restart:

openclaw gateway restart

Then, in this exact thread, run again:

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/acp spawn claude --bind here

and test with a normal message.

bindings being absent is fine if you only want a manual /acp spawn ... --bind here flow.
The more suspicious missing piece is threadBindings.enabled: true.

If it still fails after that, paste the exact result of:

openclaw config get session.threadBindings
openclaw config get channels.discord.threadBindings

frigid moon Apr 13, 2026, 8:47 AM

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can you give me a one liner openclaw config set

eager viperBOT Apr 13, 2026, 8:48 AM

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Yep:

openclaw config set channels.discord.threadBindings.enabled true

Then restart the gateway:

openclaw gateway restart

After that, in this thread, run:

/acp spawn claude --bind here

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and test again.

frigid moon Apr 13, 2026, 8:54 AM

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i ran the /acp action:spawn claude --bind here command and tested again:

1:52 AM]
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JarvisClaw: ✅ Spawned ACP session agent:claude:acp:efe4c651-e7a2-4476-9252-442f32d893ac (persistent, backend acpx). Bound this conversation to agent:claude:acp:efe4c651-e7a2-4476-9252-442f32d893ac.
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[1:53 AM]
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JarvisClaw: ⚙️ claude session active (idle auto-unfocus after 24h inactivity; max age 48h). Messages here go directly to this session.
cwd: /home/jarvis/.openclaw/workspace
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JarvisClaw: ACP status:

session: agent:claude:acp:efe4c651-e7a2-4476-9252-442f32d893ac
backend: acpx
agent: claude
acpx session id: ee2f18f1-d7e7-4456-bc8d-9faf51252777
acpx record id: agent:claude:acp:efe4c651-e7a2-4476-9252-442f32d893ac
sessionMode: persistent
state: idle
runtimeOptions: cwd=/home/jarvis/.openclaw/workspace
capabilities: session/set_config_option, session/set_mode, session/status
lastActivityAt: 2026-04-13T08:53:14.591Z
runtime: session=agent:claude:acp:efe4c651-e7a2-4476-9252-442f32d893ac backendSessionId=ee2f18f1-d7e7-4456-bc8d-9faf51252777 pid=131129 open
runtimeDetails: {"cwd":"/home/jarvis/.openclaw/workspace","lastUsedAt":"2026-04-13T08:53:02.444Z","closed":false}
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JarvisClaw: ACP status:

session: agent:claude:acp:efe4c651-e7a2-4476-9252-442f32d893ac
backend: acpx
agent: claude
acpx session id: ee2f18f1-d7e7-4456-bc8d-9faf51252777
acpx record id: agent:claude:acp:efe4c651-e7a2-4476-9252-442f32d893ac
sessionMode: persistent
state: idle
runtimeOptions: cwd=/home/jarvis/.openclaw/workspace
capabilities: session/set_config_option, session/set_mode, session/status
lastActivityAt: 2026-04-13T08:53:14.591Z
runtime: session=agent:claude:acp:efe4c651-e7a2-4476-9252-442f32d893ac backendSessionId=ee2f18f1-d7e7-4456-bc8d-9faf51252777 pid=131129 open
runtimeDetails: {"cwd":"/home/jarvis/.openclaw/workspace","lastUsedAt":"2026-04-13T08:53:02.444Z","closed":false}

eager viperBOT Apr 13, 2026, 8:55 AM

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Okay, this is useful.

The bind worked. OpenClaw says the conversation is bound.

But the ACP session timestamps still do not move after your plain message, which means the follow-up is still not being dispatched into ACP.

That matches this next switch pretty well. Try:

openclaw config set acp.dispatch.enabled true && openclaw gateway restart

Then test again in the same thread.

What I’m looking for after that:

send a normal message
run /acp status

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lastUsedAt should advance

If it still does not, then I’d grab:

openclaw logs --follow

send one test message, and paste the ACP/dispatch log lines, because at that point it smells like a real bug.

frigid moon Apr 13, 2026, 9:00 AM

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08:57:08+00:00 info gateway/ws {"subsystem":"gateway/ws"} ⇄ res ✓ sessions.list 57ms conn=3f95c7f0…435e id=4b2ef7f2…5504
08:57:09+00:00 info gateway/ws {"subsystem":"gateway/ws"} ⇄ res ✓ sessions.list 53ms conn=3f95c7f0…435e id=60b35f96…f0f3
08:57:44+00:00 info gateway/ws {"subsystem":"gateway/ws"} ⇄ res ✓ sessions.list 58ms conn=3f95c7f0…435e id=b1c137a2…3b8a
08:58:07+00:00 warn {"scope":"event-queue","level":"warn","type":"slow-listener","listener":"InteractionEventListener","eventType":"INTERACTION_CREATE","durationMs":1105,"lane":"critical"}
Log tail truncated (increase --max-bytes).
08:59:07+00:00 warn env-overrides {"subsystem":"env-overrides"} Blocked skill env overrides for github: GH_TOKEN
08:59:08+00:00 info gateway/ws {"subsystem":"gateway/ws"} ⇄ res ✓ sessions.list 174ms conn=3f95c7f0…435e id=2f6dd6cd…2f03
08:59:15+00:00 info gateway/ws {"subsystem":"gateway/ws"} ⇄ res ✓ sessions.list 62ms conn=3f95c7f0…435e id=599e83f7…ff42

JarvisClaw: ACP status:

session: agent:claude:acp:efe4c651-e7a2-4476-9252-442f32d893ac
backend: acpx
agent: claude
acpx session id: ee2f18f1-d7e7-4456-bc8d-9faf51252777
acpx record id: agent:claude:acp:efe4c651-e7a2-4476-9252-442f32d893ac
sessionMode: persistent
state: idle
runtimeOptions: cwd=/home/jarvis/.openclaw/workspace
capabilities: session/set_config_option, session/set_mode, session/status
lastActivityAt: 2026-04-13T08:53:14.591Z
runtime: session=agent:claude:acp:efe4c651-e7a2-4476-9252-442f32d893ac backendSessionId=ee2f18f1-d7e7-4456-bc8d-9faf51252777 pid=131129 open
runtimeDetails: {"cwd":"/home/jarvis/.openclaw/workspace","lastUsedAt":"2026-04-13T08:53:02.444Z","closed":false}

eager viperBOT Apr 13, 2026, 9:01 AM

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Yeah, I think this is a real bug now.

Why I’m saying that:

/acp spawn claude --bind here succeeds
OpenClaw says “Messages here go directly to this session”
but after a normal follow-up message, the ACP session’s lastUsedAt does not change
your log tail only shows websocket sessions.list chatter, not ACP turn dispatch

So the binding control plane works, but normal Discord thread messages are not being dispatched into the bound ACP session.

One last sanity check, if you want:

openclaw config get acp.dispatch

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If that shows enabled, I’d file a bug here:

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues

You can paste this repro:

OpenClaw 2026.4.11

Discord thread ACP bind bug?

Steps:
1. Enable ACP and Discord thread bindings.
2. Run `/acp spawn claude --bind here` inside a Discord help/forum thread.
3. OpenClaw replies:
   - “Bound this conversation to …”

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   - “Messages here go directly to this session.”
4. Send a normal message in the same thread.
5. A normal assistant reply appears, but `/acp status` shows the ACP session stayed idle and `runtimeDetails.lastUsedAt` did not advance.

Expected:
Follow-up messages in the bound thread should route into the ACP session.

Actual:
The conversation reports as bound, but normal thread messages do not reach ACP.

If you paste openclaw config get acp.dispatch too, I can help tighten the bug report wording.

frigid moon Apr 13, 2026, 9:08 AM

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this si what claude says:

Root Cause Found

The ACP agent process is dead, but the thread binding still points to it.

In /home/jarvis/.openclaw/discord/thread-bindings.json, your Discord channel 1493125493330022410 is bound to ACP session efe4c651-e7a2-4476-9252-442f32d893ac, which was launched as PID 131129.

PID 131129 is no longer running. The session file still shows "closed": false and "messages": [] (zero messages ever processed), meaning the agent process died before it could handle anything — and OpenClaw never cleaned it up.

This is why your Discord messages go nowhere: they're dispatched to a dead session.

Secondary Issue

Two items are stuck in /home/jarvis/.openclaw/delivery-queue/ — both are heartbeat notifications with retryCount: 3 and lastError: "Error". These are failed outbound messages from OpenClaw back to Discord (a "heartbeat" channel). This
suggests Discord connectivity is partially broken outbound as well, though this may be a separate heartbeat channel config issue rather than your main channel.

Fix

The stale thread binding needs to be cleared so OpenClaw can spawn a fresh ACP session. You can do this by editing the bindings file to remove the dead entry, then sending a message in your Discord channel to trigger a new session
spawn:

Read 1 file (ctrl+o to expand)

● The binding to remove is the entire "default:channel:1493125493330022410" entry. Do you want me to clear it so OpenClaw can spawn a fresh session when you next message the channel?

eager viperBOT Apr 13, 2026, 9:08 AM

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That diagnosis is plausible, but I would not edit thread-bindings.json by hand yet.

Two reasons:

The built-in cleanup path is safer:
- /acp close should close the session and remove the binding
The id Claude quoted, 1493125493330022410, does not match this thread id, 1493164641428439090

So I’m worried that manual file editing could delete the wrong binding.

I’d do this instead, in the affected thread:

/acp close

Then:

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/acp spawn claude --bind here

If that works, great, no file surgery needed.

If /acp close fails or the problem comes right back, then yeah, this is solid bug report territory, and I’d mention both points:

stale ACP binding seems to survive a dead session
bound conversation says it routes to ACP, but follow-up messages do not advance lastUsedAt

The heartbeat delivery-queue stuff sounds separate to me.

If you want, paste the exact /acp close result before touching any files.

frigid moon Apr 13, 2026, 9:30 AM

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shit is not working

eager viperBOT Apr 13, 2026, 9:31 AM

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Yeah, that’s frustrating, and I don’t think this is you messing it up.

At this point I’d call it a real OpenClaw bug:

bind succeeds
session shows as active
follow-up messages still do not advance lastUsedAt
cleanup/rebind path is flaky

I’d stop burning time on it and file here:

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues

Suggested title:

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Discord ACP thread bind succeeds, but follow-up messages do not reach the bound ACP session

Short body:

OpenClaw 2026.4.11

In a Discord help/forum thread, `/acp spawn claude --bind here` succeeds and reports:
- “Bound this conversation…”
- “Messages here go directly to this session.”

But follow-up messages in the same thread do not actually reach the ACP session.
`/acp status` shows the session remains idle and `runtimeDetails.lastUsedAt` does not advance.

#messages re not reaching ACP

ACP status:

Fast fix

If you want it always bound

Try this config

JarvisClaw: ACP status: