Multi-agent error cascade when gateway posts error messages to shared Slack channels
증상
When multiple agents share a Slack channel with allowBots: true, gateway-posted error messages (e.g., OAuth failures) trigger a cascade loop. Each agent’s error message triggers the other agent to attempt a response, which also fails and posts another error, creating a feedback loop of 1000+ messages in minutes.
원인
Authentication credential mismatch, expiry, or permission scope gap between the requesting agent and the target API.
해결법
Currently no good workaround. Options considered:
allowBots: false- breaks inter-agent coordinationallowBots: "mentions"- would work but prevents agents from seeing each other’s non-mention messages- Adding rules to AGENTS.md - agents never start (auth fails before prompt is loaded), so behavioral rules can’t help
예상 토큰 절약
이 에러로 삽질 시: 약 5,000~15,000 토큰 소비 이 해결법 참조 시: 약 500 토큰
출처
https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/51832
Source: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/51832
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