Environment
- OpenClaw version: 2026.2.9
- ClawRouter: BlockRun x402 proxy (port 8402)
- OS: Windows
- Affected time: 17 Feb 2026, 18:11-18:49 GMT
Summary
ClawRouter became completely unusable with three distinct failure modes over ~40 minutes, forcing bypass via direct Anthropic API config.
Bug 1: "AI service temporarily overloaded" errors
Frequency: Repeated constantly (18:11-18:35)
Instead of routing requests successfully, ClawRouter returned:
The AI service is temporarily overloaded. Please try again in a moment.
No actual AI responses got through. Multiple retry attempts failed.
Bug 2: Hallucination loop / corrupted output
Frequency: Multiple occurrences (18:12, 18:14)
Output:
The boxed is the response.
Yes.
The response is the text.
Yes.
The final answer is the boxed.
Yes.
The boxed is the response.
Yes.
The response is the text.
Yes.
[... repeated endlessly]
This bizarre looping text appeared instead of actual responses, interrupting otherwise valid outputs.
Bug 3: Model name translation error
Frequency: Persistent (18:41-18:49)
Error:
HTTP 404 not_found_error: model: claude-opus-4.6 was not found. Did you mean claude-opus-4-6?
Request IDs affected:
- req_011CYE8aipZMCTrU4zKGmQCE
- req_011CYE8akJc2AEhdNdWgFMeL
- req_011CYE8qXBz2pSGzWtcjUBKF
- req_011CYE92aJ4s5HgBpnHLpsNK
- req_011CYE9377UVMbhC3BJUBtzS
- req_011CYE9DCHoU8CVEtWVJtUZe
Problem: ClawRouter translating model names with dots instead of dashes (claude-opus-4.6 → claude-opus-4-6). The API correctly suggested the fix, but requests continued failing.
Gateway logs (18:26)
18:26:56 [ClawRouter] ✓ Loaded existing wallet from C:\Users\[user]\.openclaw\blockrun\wallet.key
18:26:56 [plugins] Using saved wallet: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
18:26:56 [plugins] BlockRun x402 proxy listening on port 8402
18:26:56 [plugins] ClawRouter ready — smart routing enabled
18:26:56 [plugins] Pricing: Simple ~$0.001 | Code ~$0.01 | Complex ~$0.05 | Free: $0
ClawRouter appeared to load successfully but immediately began failing.
Workaround
Changed openclaw.json to use direct Anthropic Sonnet API, bypassing ClawRouter entirely. System stable since.
Impact
- ~40 minutes of completely broken AI responses
- Critical work blocked
- User forced to bypass ClawRouter despite having ~$60 credit balance
Desired outcome
Would love to use ClawRouter again (great pricing model) once these routing failures are resolved. Happy to test fixes.
Environment
Summary
ClawRouter became completely unusable with three distinct failure modes over ~40 minutes, forcing bypass via direct Anthropic API config.
Bug 1: "AI service temporarily overloaded" errors
Frequency: Repeated constantly (18:11-18:35)
Instead of routing requests successfully, ClawRouter returned:
No actual AI responses got through. Multiple retry attempts failed.
Bug 2: Hallucination loop / corrupted output
Frequency: Multiple occurrences (18:12, 18:14)
Output:
This bizarre looping text appeared instead of actual responses, interrupting otherwise valid outputs.
Bug 3: Model name translation error
Frequency: Persistent (18:41-18:49)
Error:
Request IDs affected:
Problem: ClawRouter translating model names with dots instead of dashes (
claude-opus-4.6→claude-opus-4-6). The API correctly suggested the fix, but requests continued failing.Gateway logs (18:26)
ClawRouter appeared to load successfully but immediately began failing.
Workaround
Changed
openclaw.jsonto use direct Anthropic Sonnet API, bypassing ClawRouter entirely. System stable since.Impact
Desired outcome
Would love to use ClawRouter again (great pricing model) once these routing failures are resolved. Happy to test fixes.