Troubleshooting

Problem to investigate: $ARGUMENTS

Full references:

• docs/deployment.md §10 — Deployment troubleshooting
• docs/lambda-migration-journey.md — Deployment Obstacles section

Common Issues & Solutions

CDK / Synth

Problem	Cause	Solution
Cannot find asset during cdk synth	packages/web/dist/ missing	Run cd packages/web && npx vite build first
CDK Bootstrap version mismatch	Outdated bootstrap	Run cdk bootstrap
ROLLBACK_FAILED on SecretsStack	AwsCustomResource partial failure	aws cloudformation delete-stack --stack-name SecretsStack --deletion-mode FORCE_DELETE_STACK, then redeploy
ECR repository already exists	CDK trying to create existing repo	Use --force delete or Repository.fromRepositoryName()
Cross-stack export removal error	Stack import in use	Use --exclusively flag + SSM decoupling pattern

Docker Build

Problem	Cause	Solution
TS error with openclaw dynamic import	Static analysis of dynamic path	Use variable path: const mod = await import(/* @vite-ignore */ path)
OCI manifest push error	Default buildx provenance	Add --provenance=false flag to docker buildx build
npm ci fails (husky postinstall)	prepare script runs in container	npm pkg delete scripts.prepare && npm ci

Lambda Agent

Problem	Cause	Solution
Cannot find package	Package installed globally, not in LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT	Install in $LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT, not /usr/local
exports map resolution failure	Node ESM named exports	Use file:// URL import: import(\file://${path}`)`
Bedrock discovery timeout (56s)	Auto-discovery scans all regions	Set bedrockDiscovery.enabled: false in OpenClaw config
extensionAPI not found	Not in exports map	Use file:// URL: import(\file://${ocRoot}/dist/extensionAPI.js`)`

OpenClaw Compatibility

Problem	Cause	Solution
v2026.2.14 breaks: scope error	Default-deny scope system, device pairing required	Pin to v2026.2.13 (fastest compatible)
operator.write stripped	Missing device pairing in v2026.2.14+	Use v2026.2.13 or implement device pairing
device field validation fails	Empty publicKey/signature strings	Omit device field entirely (it's Optional)
client.mode: "operator" invalid	Not a valid Literal type	Use "backend" or "node"

Tests

Problem	Cause	Solution
vi.mock variable not in scope	Hoisting moves mock above variable declaration	Use vi.hoisted() for variables referenced in mocks
E2E tests run with unit tests	Default vitest include matches all .test.ts	Exclude **/*.e2e.test.ts in vitest.config.ts
workspace:* not resolved	pnpm syntax used in npm workspace	Use "*" for workspace dependencies

AWS / IAM

| Problem | Cause | Solution | | -------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | launchType + capacityProviderStrategy conflict | Cannot specify both in RunTask | Remove launchType, use capacityProviderStrategy only | | Lambda env var {{resolve:ssm-secure:...}} fails | Not supported for Lambda env vars | Pass SSM path as env var, resolve at runtime via resolveSecrets() | | ECS Task new secret inaccessible | Execution role not updated | Add ssm:GetParameters to execution role policy | | Empty env vars from .env | export $(cat .env | xargs) silently sets empty | Verify with ${#VAR} length check |