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modern bridge Apr 23, 2026, 7:01 PM

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It's erroring out with: [openclaw] Failed to start CLI: Error: Cannot find module '@larksuiteoapi/node-sdk'

quick agateBOT Apr 23, 2026, 7:01 PM

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quick agateBOT Apr 23, 2026, 7:01 PM

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remote lanternBOT Apr 23, 2026, 7:03 PM

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I’m checking the docs and source so I don’t guess the fix.

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That module is the Feishu/Lark SDK. Usually this means your install is missing a bundled plugin runtime dependency.

A good first pass is:

openclaw --version
openclaw doctor --fix

A couple notes:

If you are not using Feishu/Lark, openclaw status should not really be hard-crashing on that in newer builds, so version matters here.
Recent releases added repair logic for missing bundled plugin deps and also fixed unused channel/plugin loads crashing CLI startup.

If doctor --fix complains about permissions on a packaged/npm install, set a writable stage dir and retry:

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export OPENCLAW_PLUGIN_STAGE_DIR="$HOME/.openclaw/plugin-runtime-deps"
openclaw doctor --fix

Docs:

Paste back:

openclaw --version
the output of openclaw doctor --fix

If doctor dies with the same error too, tell me how you installed OpenClaw, npm/global install or git/source checkout, and I’ll narrow it down.

modern bridge Apr 23, 2026, 7:25 PM

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4.21 is the version. nothing in the doctor output around the lib @larksuiteoapi/node-sdk

remote lanternBOT Apr 23, 2026, 7:26 PM

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I’m checking whether 2026.4.21 predates the fix, because that would explain why doctor stays quiet here.

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Yeah, I think 2026.4.21 is the clue.

That error is Feishu/Lark's SDK, and there were follow-up fixes after 2026.4.21 for:

read-only CLI discovery not crashing on broken unused bundled channels
packaged installs repairing missing bundled plugin runtime deps more reliably

So if doctor says nothing, you’re probably in that bug window.

I’d try this next:

openclaw update
openclaw doctor --fix
openclaw gateway restart

If it’s a root-owned/global install, give doctor a writable staging dir:

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export OPENCLAW_PLUGIN_STAGE_DIR="$HOME/.openclaw/plugin-runtime-deps"
openclaw doctor --fix

Docs:

If you don’t use Feishu/Lark, also check whether your config still has a stale channels.feishu block hanging around. That would fit this symptom.

If updating still throws the same error, paste:

the full openclaw --version
whether you installed via openclaw update / npm global / git checkout
whether channels.feishu exists in your config

Then I can narrow it down fast.

#Missing node module when running `openclaw status`?