Simple install (npm) does not work?

[NW15D]

Plugin Version

last

OpenClaw Version

2026.3.8

Bug Description

openclaw gateway restart
Invalid config at /home/neo/.openclaw/openclaw.json:\n- plugins.entries.slots: Unrecognized key: "memory"

• plugins.entries.entries: Unrecognized key: "memory-lancedb-pro"

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Expected Behavior

validate is ok

Steps to Reproduce

install , validate after after step 2
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Error Logs / Screenshots

Embedding Provider

}

},
"plugins": {
"entries": {
"whatsapp": {
"enabled": true
},
"slots": {
"memory": "memory-lancedb-pro"
},
"entries": {
"memory-lancedb-pro": {
"enabled": true,
"config": {
"embedding": {
"provider": "openai",
"apiKey": "a132b20c-96be-467f-a15a-ed08aed67345",
"baseURL": "http://192.168.0.176:9000/v1",
"model": "text-embedding-3-small",
"dimensions": 1024,
"taskQuery": "retrieval.query",
"taskPassage": "retrieval.passage",
"normalized": true
},
"retrieval": {
"mode": "hybrid",
"rerank": "cross-encoder",
"rerankApiKey": "a132b20c-96be-467f-a15a-ed08aed67345",
"rerankModel": "vllm/qwen-coder",
"rerankEndpoint": "http://192.168.0.176:9000/v1",
"rerankProvider": "jina"
},
"llm": {
"apiKey": "a132b20c-96be-467f-a15a-ed08aed67345",
"model": "vllm/qwen-coder",
"baseURL": "http://192.168.0.176:9000/v1"
},
"dbPath": "~/.openclaw/memory/memory-lancedb-pro",
"autoCapture": true,
"autoRecall": true,
"smartExtraction": true,
"extractMinMessages": 2,
"extractMaxChars": 8000,
"sessionMemory": {
"enabled": false,
"messageCount": 15
}
}
}
},

OS / Platform

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[runwezh]

我也碰到这个问题。你这个问题应该加一段配置， ```
"plugins": {
    "slots": {
      "memory": "memory-lancedb-pro"
    },

实际上让 openclaw 自己装插件不一定能装好。另外还遇到了找不到插件的问题，我的解决方法是 cp -r ~/.nvm/versions/node/v24.13.1/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/memory-lancedb-pro/  ~/.openclaw/extensions/ 
这样能解决。官方应该给个更好的方案。

[AliceLJY]

这个报错不是安装失败本身，更像是 plugins 配置层级写错了。

你现在把 slots 和 memory-lancedb-pro 又套进了一层 plugins.entries / plugins.entries.entries，但正确结构应该是：plugins.slots 和 plugins.entries 都直接挂在 plugins 下，彼此是同级字段。另外，这个插件的 embedding provider 常量是 openai-compatible，不是 openai。

最小结构应该像这样：

"plugins": {
  "slots": {
    "memory": "memory-lancedb-pro"
  },
  "entries": {
    "whatsapp": {
      "enabled": true
    },
    "memory-lancedb-pro": {
      "enabled": true,
      "config": {
        "embedding": {
          "provider": "openai-compatible",
          "apiKey": "...",
          "baseURL": "http://192.168.0.176:9000/v1",
          "model": "text-embedding-3-small"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

也就是说，先把配置树修正，再看后续 provider / rerank 是否匹配。如果按这个结构改完还有校验错误，可以把脱敏后的完整 plugins 段再贴一下。