Config Audit

To validate openclaw.json syntax, use a config audit to detect malformed JSON, verify model references, and check environment variable escaping. This prevents agent startup failures and pod crashes by ensuring adherence to configuration best practices.

Agent startup failures often stem from incorrect model references, invalid agent identity, or improper environment variable escaping intended for runtime resolution. A config audit identifies these common misconfigurations and known bad patterns before deployment.

Yes, you need jq and yq installed to run a config audit on OpenClaw. These command-line tools are required dependencies for parsing JSON and YAML structures, validating syntax, and verifying agent workspace paths during the audit process.

The best way to check environment variable escaping is using a config audit. It verifies that variables intended for runtime resolution by OpenClaw are escaped correctly, preventing Flux from resolving them prematurely and avoiding unexpected agent behavior.

Yes, you can detect known bad patterns and anti-patterns in your OpenClaw config. The config audit identifies common misconfigurations, validates agent identity against defaults, and checks workspace paths to ensure your setup avoids pitfalls that cause unexpected behavior.