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Google Chat plugin: startAccount resolves immediately, causing infinite restart loop

증상

The Google Chat plugin’s startAccount function in extensions/googlechat/src/channel.ts resolves immediately after registering the webhook handler via startGoogleChatMonitor(). Since Google Chat is webhook-based (no persistent connection like WhatsApp’s WebSocket), the async function returns right away.

원인

OpenClaw gateway, skill, or agent configuration issue — root cause confirmed in the openclaw/openclaw issue tracker.

해결법

The startAccount function should await the abort signal before returning, keeping the promise pending:

// In extensions/googlechat/src/channel.ts, startAccount:
const unregister = await startGoogleChatMonitor({...});

// Keep the promise pending until the abort signal fires
await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
  if (ctx.abortSignal.aborted) { resolve(); return; }
  ctx.abortSignal.addEventListener('abort', () => resolve(), { once: true });
});

unregister?.();
ctx.setStatus({ accountId: account.accountId, running: false, lastStopAt: Date.now() });

This pattern ensures t

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/20502

Source: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/20502

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