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OpenClaw Process Lifecycle Crisis: SIGKILL at Turn End and Premature Cron Completion

If the backend terminates the full process tree at turn end, data exports, deployments, and other background tasks can be destroyed mid-operation.

📋 Issue Summary

If the backend terminates the full process tree at turn end, data exports, deployments, and other background tasks can be destroyed mid-operation.

SIGKILL at Turn End Makes Long Work Unsafe

If the backend terminates the full process tree at turn end, data exports, deployments, and other background tasks can be destroyed mid-operation.

Cron Completion Before Subprocess Finish Corrupts Scheduled Work

Scheduled automation loses credibility when the platform emits a digest and exits before the actual command stream finishes, leaving users with partial outputs.

Why This Is Bigger Than a Single Bug

Process lifecycle management is foundational. If a platform cannot preserve long-running work, then advanced automation, reporting, and deployment use cases all inherit hidden failure risk.

⚠️ Critical Assessment

P1 — OpenClaw process management is destructive in both directions: long-running work can be killed at turn end, and cron can declare success before foreground subprocesses finish.

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Methodology & Sources

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Last updated: June 30, 2026. Published by the gobii.reviews Editorial Team.