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[Bug]: AskOnce feature does not query all models — only returns a single response #229

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Bug type

Behavior bug (incorrect output/state without crash)

Summary

The AskOnce feature, listed as "Multi-Model Concurrent Queries", does not work. In the Web UI, the /askonce command returns a response from only one model (usually the currently active one) instead of querying all configured providers simultaneously. The plugin is enabled in the config, but has no user-facing effect.

Steps to reproduce

Install OpenClaw Zero Token version 2026.4.5 on Ubuntu 24.04.

Configure multiple web models via ./onboard.sh webauth (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek).

Add the AskOnce plugin to openclaw.json:
json

"plugins": {
"enabled": true,
"entries": {
"@openclaw/askonce": {
"enabled": true
}
}
}

Start the server with ./server.sh start.

In the Web UI (http://127.0.0.1:3001), type /askonce What is Python?.

Observe that only one model responds instead of all configured ones.

Expected behavior

When using the /askonce command, the system should broadcast the user's prompt to all currently configured and authorized web models (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen, etc.) and display each model's individual response in the chat, allowing side-by-side comparison.

Actual behavior

Only a single model responds to the /askonce command (usually the one that is currently active or set as default). The other configured models are not queried. No error message is shown — the feature simply does not broadcast the request. The plugin itself is loaded without errors and the server starts normally.

OpenClaw version

OpenClaw Zero Token 2026.4.5

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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

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deepseek, gpt-4, sonet,kimi

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deepseek

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