fix: handle wildcard (*) in plugin API version range checks

[claygeo]

Problem

Fixes #56446

openclaw plugins install rejects plugins that declare peerDependencies: { "openclaw": "*" } with:

Plugin "@byterover/byterover" requires plugin API *, but this OpenClaw runtime exposes 2026.3.24.

The wildcard * is a standard semver range meaning "any version," but the hand-rolled semver parser in satisfiesComparator() doesn't recognize it. The * token falls through to the regex comparator which tries to parse it as a semver string, fails, and returns false.

Fix

Added an early return in satisfiesComparator() for standard semver wildcard tokens (*, x, X) so they correctly match any version. This is consistent with the npm/node-semver specification where these tokens represent "any version."

Tests

Added 4 test cases to the existing satisfiesPluginApiRange test covering *, x, and X wildcards against both calver (2026.3.24) and standard semver (1.0.0) versions. All pass.

[greptile-apps]

Greptile Summary

This PR fixes a bug where plugins declaring peerDependencies: { "openclaw": "*" } were incorrectly rejected during installation. The hand-rolled semver parser in satisfiesComparator() didn't handle standard wildcard tokens (*, x, X), causing them to fall through to the regex comparator, fail to parse, and return false.

Changes:

• src/infra/clawhub.ts: Adds a 4-line early-return in satisfiesComparator() for the three standard semver wildcard tokens, correctly returning true (any version matches).
• src/infra/clawhub.test.ts: Adds 4 regression test cases covering * against both calver and standard semver versions, and x/X against a calver version.

The fix is correct and well-scoped. One minor note: the x and X test cases only exercise the calver format (2026.3.24) — adding a 1.0.0 variant for those (as was done for *) would give slightly more symmetrical coverage, but this is purely cosmetic since the implementation is trivially identical for all three tokens.

Confidence Score: 5/5

Safe to merge — minimal, targeted fix with regression tests and no side effects.

The change is a 4-line early return in a well-understood function, directly addresses the reported bug, and is covered by new tests. No existing tests are broken, no other code paths are affected.

No files require special attention.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
src/infra/clawhub.ts	Adds a 4-line early-return for wildcard tokens (*,x,X) in satisfiesComparator() — correct and minimal fix.
src/infra/clawhub.test.ts	Adds 4 regression tests covering wildcard ranges against both calver and standard semver versions.

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[steipete]

Thanks @claygeo. This was fixed on main by 6fddf17, which keeps the same root cause/fix direction and adds broader wildcard and installer-path regression coverage.

I landed it directly because main had moved significantly since this PR. The final patch covers src/infra/clawhub.ts, src/infra/clawhub.test.ts, and src/plugins/clawhub.test.ts, and closes #56446.