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winged quarry Apr 24, 2026, 8:50 AM

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how do i transition from 5.4 to 5.5. I am using the oauth from my existing subscription

boreal schoonerBOT Apr 24, 2026, 8:50 AM

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pliant marshBOT Apr 24, 2026, 8:50 AM

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boreal schoonerBOT Apr 24, 2026, 8:50 AM

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gilded agateBOT Apr 24, 2026, 8:52 AM

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If you're on subscription OAuth, the move is basically just a model switch, not a new auth flow.

Use the Codex OAuth route:

Current session/thread: /model openai-codex/gpt-5.5
Make it the default: pnpm openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai-codex/gpt-5.5
Check it exists for your install: pnpm openclaw models list --provider openai-codex

If your OAuth expired or was never set up in OpenClaw, re-login with:

pnpm openclaw models auth login --provider openai-codex

Important bit: GPT-5.5 is currently OAuth/subscription-only in OpenClaw, so for your case you want openai-codex/gpt-5.5, not the normal openai/* API-key route.

After changing the default, start a fresh session with /new if you want the new default to apply there.

Also, what does pnpm openclaw --version show? Older builds can still point people at 5.4.

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Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai
https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq-models
https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/wizard-cli-reference

winged quarry Apr 24, 2026, 9:00 AM

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i dont know how to change it

gilded agateBOT Apr 24, 2026, 9:01 AM

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Yep, the easiest way is:

Inside the chat/thread with OpenClaw, send:

/model openai-codex/gpt-5.5

That switches this session to GPT-5.5.

If you want to make it the default for new sessions, run this in your terminal on the machine running OpenClaw:

pnpm openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai-codex/gpt-5.5

Then start a fresh session with:

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/new

Important: since you're using OAuth/subscription, use:

openai-codex/gpt-5.5

not openai/gpt-5.5.

If that doesn't work, paste these two outputs and I’ll help from there:

pnpm openclaw --version

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pnpm openclaw models list --provider openai-codex

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai
https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq-models

winged quarry Apr 24, 2026, 9:17 AM

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zsh: command not found: pnpm
jacobmacmini@JacobMacMinis-Mac-mini ~ %

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nvm it's working, just had to not include pnpm.

how do i restart

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nvm i remembered

gilded agateBOT Apr 24, 2026, 9:18 AM

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No worries, that just means pnpm isn’t installed on that machine.

For a normal OpenClaw install, you usually don’t need pnpm. Try the CLI directly:

openclaw --version
openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai-codex/gpt-5.5

Then start a fresh chat/session with:

/new

If you only want to switch this current session, send:

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/model openai-codex/gpt-5.5

Important: with your OAuth/subscription setup, the model should be:

openai-codex/gpt-5.5

not openai/gpt-5.5.

If openclaw is also “command not found”, paste this next:

which openclaw

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openclaw --version

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai
https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq-models
https://docs.openclaw.ai/install

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Nice, glad that was it. 🙂

If you just changed the default model, you usually do not need to restart the whole app.

Use one of these:

Start a fresh chat/session: /new
Reset current session: /reset
Restart the gateway/service: openclaw gateway restart

For your case, after setting openai-codex/gpt-5.5, I’d just do:

/new

That’s usually enough.

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Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/slash-commands
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai

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Perfect 👍

Then you should be set.

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winged quarry Apr 24, 2026, 9:20 AM

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[24/4/2026 5:20 PM] BruceWayne: ⚠️ Something went wrong while processing your request. Please try again, or use /new to start a fresh session.
[24/4/2026 5:20 PM] Bruce Wayne (Int): /new
[24/4/2026 5:20 PM] BruceWayne: ⚠️ Something went wrong while processing your request. Please try again, or use /new to start a fresh session.

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I'm getting these

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how do i check what model i am on

gilded agateBOT Apr 24, 2026, 9:21 AM

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Ah, if /new is failing too, that’s probably not the 5.5 switch itself. It sounds more like the gateway/session state got wedged.

Please run these and paste the output:

openclaw --version
openclaw status --all
openclaw gateway status
openclaw doctor

Then do one restart:

openclaw gateway restart

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If /new still fails after that, grab logs while reproducing it:

openclaw logs --follow

Then send the error lines from right after you try /new again.

Version matters a lot here, there have been a few session-store bugs on older builds.

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq
https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting

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I don’t see the outputs yet, looks like they didn’t come through.

Please paste the full text output from these in one message:

openclaw --version
openclaw status --all
openclaw gateway status
openclaw doctor

And if you can, also run this, then try /new, and paste the new log lines right after it fails:

openclaw logs --follow

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If it’s easier, screenshots are fine too, but text is better.

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In chat, use:

/status

That shows the current session/runtime info.

For model-specific details, use:

/model status

If chat commands are acting up, check from terminal instead:

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openclaw status
openclaw models status
openclaw config get agents.defaults.model.primary

Quick rule of thumb:

/status = what this session is using
/model status = model/auth/provider details
config get ...primary = your default model for new sessions

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/slash-commands
https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq-models

winged quarry Apr 24, 2026, 9:24 AM

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what does this mean?

Archive 213 orphan transcript files in
│ ~/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions? This only renames them to
│ *.deleted.<timestamp>.

gilded agateBOT Apr 24, 2026, 9:24 AM

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It means OpenClaw found 213 old session transcript files (.jsonl) in:

~/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions

that are no longer referenced by sessions.json.

In plain English:

they’re probably leftovers from old/deleted/interrupted sessions
they are not part of active session history
if you say yes, OpenClaw will not hard-delete them
it just renames them to something like:

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whatever.jsonl.deleted.2026-04-24T...

So it’s basically a safe cleanup/archive prompt.

If you’re not sure, my take is:

Usually safe to approve
if you want to be extra cautious, copy that sessions/ folder somewhere first

Also, that warning by itself usually isn’t the same thing as “your model switch failed”. It’s more of a state-cleanup notice.

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/doctor

winged quarry Apr 24, 2026, 9:27 AM

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09:26:26+00:00 info hooks/session-memory {"subsystem":"hooks/session-memory"} Session context saved to ~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/2026-04-24-0926.md
09:26:27+00:00 error diagnostic {"subsystem":"diagnostic"} lane task error: lane=main durationMs=144 error="FailoverError: Unknown model: openai-codex/gpt-5.5"
09:26:27+00:00 error diagnostic {"subsystem":"diagnostic"} lane task error: lane=session:agent:main:telegram:direct:8354967288 durationMs=145 error="FailoverError: Unknown model: openai-codex/gpt-5.5"

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09:26:27+00:00 warn model-fallback/decision {"subsystem":"model-fallback/decision"} {"event":"model_fallback_decision","tags":["error_handling","model_fallback","candidate_failed"],"runId":"5f9d41b1-57f5-4c6b-88fc-2c633ae464cb","decision":"candidate_failed","requestedProvider":"openai-codex","requestedModel":"gpt-5.5","candidateProvider":"openai-codex","candidateModel":"gpt-5.5","attempt":1,"total":2,"reason":"model_not_found","errorPreview":"Unknown model: openai-codex/gpt-5.5","errorHash":"sha256:5bac4bfead32","nextCandidateProvider":"anthropic","nextCandidateModel":"claude-sonnet-4-6","isPrimary":true,"requestedModelMatched":true,"fallbackConfigured":true} model fallback decision
09:26:27+00:00 warn model-fallback/decision {"subsystem":"model-fallback/decision"} {"event":"model_fallback_decision","tags":["error_handling","model_fallback","skip_candidate"],"runId":"5f9d41b1-57f5-4c6b-88fc-2c633ae464cb","decision":"skip_candidate","requestedProvider":"openai-codex","requestedModel":"gpt-5.5","candidateProvider":"anthropic","candidateModel":"claude-sonnet-4-6","attempt":2,"total":2,"reason":"billing","errorPreview":"Provider anthropic has billing issue (skipping all models)","errorHash":"sha256:c133586184f0","isPrimary":false,"requestedModelMatched":false,"fallbackConfigured":true,"profileCount":1} model fallback decision
09:26:27+00:00 error Embedded agent failed before reply: All models failed (2): openai-codex/gpt-5.5: Unknown model: openai-codex/gpt-5.5 (model_not_found) | anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6: Provider anthropic has billing issue (skipping all models) (billing) | Unknown model: openai-codex/gpt-5.5
09:26:27+00:00 info gateway/channels/telegram {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/telegram"} telegram sendMessage ok chat=8354967288 message=14421

gilded agateBOT Apr 24, 2026, 9:29 AM

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Yep, that log is the real issue:

Unknown model: openai-codex/gpt-5.5 means your current OpenClaw build doesn’t know about that model yet. So this is most likely an older version problem, not an OAuth problem.

Quick fix to get unstuck:

openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai-codex/gpt-5.4
openclaw gateway restart

Then check your version:

openclaw --version
openclaw models list --provider openai-codex

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If gpt-5.5 is missing there, update OpenClaw:

openclaw update

If you installed with npm and openclaw update doesn’t work, use:

npm i -g openclaw@latest

Then switch again:

openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai-codex/gpt-5.5

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openclaw gateway restart

So, short version:

old build → only knows openai-codex/gpt-5.4
newer build → knows openai-codex/gpt-5.5

Paste openclaw --version if you want, and I can tell you right away if that’s the mismatch.

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai
https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/updating
https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq-models

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Yep, this confirms it.

You actually have two separate issues:

openai-codex/gpt-5.5 is unknown
Your current OpenClaw build is too old to know that model yet.
Anthropic fallback is also failing
That billing issue line is just your fallback model failing too.

So the immediate fix is to put your default back to 5.4 first:

openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai-codex/gpt-5.4
openclaw gateway restart

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Then check:

openclaw --version
openclaw models list --provider openai-codex

If gpt-5.5 does not show up there, update OpenClaw:

openclaw update

Then try again:

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openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai-codex/gpt-5.5
openclaw gateway restart

So short version: your OAuth is probably fine, your build is just old.

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai
https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/updating

Paste openclaw --version if you want and I’ll tell you right away if that’s the mismatch.

winged quarry Apr 24, 2026, 9:31 AM

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doesnt seem like we have a build that accepts 5.4?

gilded agateBOT Apr 24, 2026, 9:32 AM

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I don’t think so, no.

The logs you pasted only prove 5.5 is unknown. They do not prove 5.4 is unknown.

In fact, on older OpenClaw builds, the documented Codex OAuth model is openai-codex/gpt-5.4. So if you’re on an older build, 5.4 is the one I’d expect to work.

Please check these:

openclaw --version
openclaw models list --provider openai-codex

Then try forcing 5.4:

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openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai-codex/gpt-5.4
openclaw gateway restart

If that still says Unknown model: openai-codex/gpt-5.4, then it’s not really a “5.4 vs 5.5” problem anymore, it’s more likely one of these:

the install is partially updated / inconsistent
the openai-codex provider isn’t available on that build
Codex auth/provider needs to be re-added

In that case, next step is:

openclaw models auth login --provider openai-codex

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and if needed:

openclaw update

Paste the output of:

openclaw --version
openclaw models list --provider openai-codex

and I can tell you exactly which bucket you’re in.

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai

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https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/updating

winged quarry Apr 24, 2026, 9:32 AM

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build accepts 5.4*

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i dont think they have updated it yet?

gilded agateBOT Apr 24, 2026, 9:33 AM

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Yep, that confirms it.

If your build accepts openai-codex/gpt-5.4 but not openai-codex/gpt-5.5, then your install is just too old for 5.5.

So the path is:

Use 5.4 for now

openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai-codex/gpt-5.4

Update OpenClaw
```
openclaw update
```
Check whether 5.5 appears

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   openclaw models list --provider openai-codex

Then switch

openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai-codex/gpt-5.5

Start a fresh session:
```
/new
```

One small note: that earlier Anthropic billing error is just your fallback path failing, separate from the 5.5 issue.

Docs:

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https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/updating
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai

If openclaw update errors, paste it here and I’ll help untangle it.

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Yeah, that’s very possible.

Based on what you found:

your current build has openai-codex/gpt-5.4
your current build does not know openai-codex/gpt-5.5

So at least for the release you’re on, 5.5 is not available yet.

I’d phrase it like this:

Not necessarily “OpenClaw never added it”
more like “the build/release you have hasn’t picked it up yet”

So for now I’d stick with:

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openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai-codex/gpt-5.4

Then occasionally check:

openclaw update
openclaw models list --provider openai-codex

Once gpt-5.5 shows up there, you can switch.

If you want, paste:

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openclaw --version
openclaw update status

and I can help sanity-check whether you’re already on the newest release.

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/install/updating
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai

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