refactor(config): drop obsolete legacy config aliases

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- Config/legacy cleanup: stop probing obsolete alternate legacy config names and service labels during local config/service detection, while keeping the active `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json` path canonical.
 - ACP/sessions_spawn: register ACP child runs for completion tracking and lifecycle cleanup, and make registration-failure cleanup explicitly best-effort so callers do not assume an already-started ACP turn was fully aborted. (#40885) Thanks @xaeon2026 and @vincentkoc.
 - ACPX/runtime: derive the bundled ACPX expected version from the extension package metadata instead of hardcoding a separate literal, so plugin-local ACPX installs stop drifting out of health-check parity after version bumps. (#49089) Thanks @jiejiesks and @vincentkoc.
 - Gateway/auth: make local-direct `trusted-proxy` fallback require the configured shared token instead of silently authenticating same-host callers, while keeping same-host reverse proxy identity-header flows on the normal trusted-proxy path. Thanks @zhangning-agent and @vincentkoc.

docs/internal/steipete/2026-03-29-moltbot-cleanup.md

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+title: "Legacy Config Cleanup"
+summary: "Remove stale alternate config references, delete obsolete compatibility paths, and rename leftover legacy runtime/test identifiers"
+author: "Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>"
+github_username: "steipete"
+created: "2026-03-29"
+status: "in_progress"
+read_when:
+  - "Cleaning up legacy config path handling or old rebrand compatibility shims"
+---
+
+Context:
+
+- A stale alternate config file in `~/.openclaw/` was unused.
+- Active config resolution already prefers `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`.
+- Remaining legacy references were split across config-path compat, installer probes, legacy service detection, and test/runtime labels.
+
+Plan:
+
+- Delete the stale local alternate config.
+- Remove obsolete config/state-dir compatibility from path resolution and doctor preflight.
+- Drop old legacy gateway service detection and prompts.
+- Rename leftover runtime/test strings to `openclaw` or generic legacy wording.

scripts/install.sh

@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@ run_bootstrap_onboarding_if_needed() {
     fi
 
     local config_path="${OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH:-$HOME/.openclaw/openclaw.json}"
-    if [[ -f "${config_path}" || -f "$HOME/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json" || -f "$HOME/.moltbot/moltbot.json" || -f "$HOME/.moldbot/moldbot.json" ]]; then
+    if [[ -f "${config_path}" || -f "$HOME/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json" ]]; then
         return
     fi
 
@@ -2492,7 +2492,7 @@ main() {
             ui_info "Skipping onboard (requested); run openclaw onboard later"
         else
             local config_path="${OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH:-$HOME/.openclaw/openclaw.json}"
-            if [[ -f "${config_path}" || -f "$HOME/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json" || -f "$HOME/.moltbot/moltbot.json" || -f "$HOME/.moldbot/moldbot.json" ]]; then
+            if [[ -f "${config_path}" || -f "$HOME/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json" ]]; then
                 ui_info "Config already present; running doctor"
                 run_doctor
                 should_open_dashboard=true

src/agents/sandbox/docker-backend.ts

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function runDockerSandboxShellCommand(
     "sh",
     "-c",
     params.script,
-    "moltbot-sandbox-fs",
+    "openclaw-sandbox-fs",
   ];
   if (params.args?.length) {
     dockerArgs.push(...params.args);

src/commands/doctor-config-preflight.ts

@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ async function maybeMigrateLegacyConfig(): Promise<string[]> {
     // missing config
   }
 
-  const legacyCandidates = [
-    path.join(home, ".clawdbot", "clawdbot.json"),
-    path.join(home, ".moldbot", "moldbot.json"),
-  ];
+  const legacyCandidates = [path.join(home, ".clawdbot", "clawdbot.json")];
 
   let legacyPath: string | null = null;
   for (const candidate of legacyCandidates) {

src/commands/doctor-gateway-services.ts

@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ export async function maybeScanExtraGatewayServices(
   const legacyServices = extraServices.filter((svc) => svc.legacy === true);
   if (legacyServices.length > 0) {
     const shouldRemove = await prompter.confirmRuntimeRepair({
-      message: "Remove legacy gateway services (clawdbot/moltbot) now?",
+      message: "Remove legacy gateway services now?",
       initialValue: true,
     });
     if (shouldRemove) {

src/config/paths.ts

@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ export function resolveIsNixMode(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env): boolean
 
 export const isNixMode = resolveIsNixMode();
 
-// Support historical (and occasionally misspelled) legacy state dirs.
-const LEGACY_STATE_DIRNAMES = [".clawdbot", ".moldbot"] as const;
+// Support the remaining legacy pre-rebrand state dir.
+const LEGACY_STATE_DIRNAMES = [".clawdbot"] as const;
 const NEW_STATE_DIRNAME = ".openclaw";
 const CONFIG_FILENAME = "openclaw.json";
-const LEGACY_CONFIG_FILENAMES = ["clawdbot.json", "moldbot.json"] as const;
+const LEGACY_CONFIG_FILENAMES = ["clawdbot.json"] as const;
 
 function resolveDefaultHomeDir(): string {
   return resolveRequiredHomeDir(process.env, os.homedir);

src/daemon/constants.ts

@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ export const NODE_SERVICE_MARKER = "openclaw";
 export const NODE_SERVICE_KIND = "node";
 export const NODE_WINDOWS_TASK_SCRIPT_NAME = "node.cmd";
 export const LEGACY_GATEWAY_LAUNCH_AGENT_LABELS: string[] = [];
-export const LEGACY_GATEWAY_SYSTEMD_SERVICE_NAMES: string[] = [
-  "clawdbot-gateway",
-  "moltbot-gateway",
-];
+export const LEGACY_GATEWAY_SYSTEMD_SERVICE_NAMES: string[] = ["clawdbot-gateway"];
 export const LEGACY_GATEWAY_WINDOWS_TASK_NAMES: string[] = [];
 
 export function normalizeGatewayProfile(profile?: string): string | null {

src/daemon/inspect.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export type ExtraGatewayService = {
   label: string;
   detail: string;
   scope: "user" | "system";
-  marker?: "openclaw" | "clawdbot" | "moltbot";
+  marker?: "openclaw" | "clawdbot";
   legacy?: boolean;
 };
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export type FindExtraGatewayServicesOptions = {
   deep?: boolean;
 };
 
-const EXTRA_MARKERS = ["openclaw", "clawdbot", "moltbot"] as const;
+const EXTRA_MARKERS = ["openclaw", "clawdbot"] as const;
 
 export function renderGatewayServiceCleanupHints(
   env: Record<string, string | undefined> = process.env as Record<string, string | undefined>,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function isIgnoredSystemdName(name: string): boolean {
 
 function isLegacyLabel(label: string): boolean {
   const lower = label.toLowerCase();
-  return lower.includes("clawdbot") || lower.includes("moltbot");
+  return lower.includes("clawdbot");
 }
 
 async function readDirEntries(dir: string): Promise<string[]> {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ async function scanLaunchdDir(params: {
         label,
         detail: `plist: ${fullPath}`,
         scope: params.scope,
-        marker: isLegacyLabel(label) ? "clawdbot" : "moltbot",
+        marker: "clawdbot",
         legacy: true,
       });
       continue;

src/gateway/server-methods/agent-timestamp.ts

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export interface TimestampInjectionOptions {
  * these handlers, so there is no double-stamping risk. The detection
  * pattern is a safety net for edge cases.
  *
- * @see https://github.com/moltbot/moltbot/issues/3658
+ * @see https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/3658
  */
 export function injectTimestamp(message: string, opts?: TimestampInjectionOptions): string {
   if (!message.trim()) {

src/gateway/server-methods/agent.ts

@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ export const agentHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
     // Inject timestamp into user-authored messages that don't already have one.
     // Channel messages (Discord, Telegram, etc.) get timestamps via envelope
     // formatting in a separate code path — they never reach this handler.
-    // See: https://github.com/moltbot/moltbot/issues/3658
+    // See: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/3658
     if (!skipTimestampInjection) {
       message = injectTimestamp(message, timestampOptsFromConfig(cfg));
     }

src/gateway/server-methods/chat.ts

@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ export const chatHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
       });
       // Inject timestamp so agents know the current date/time.
       // Only BodyForAgent gets the timestamp — Body stays raw for UI display.
-      // See: https://github.com/moltbot/moltbot/issues/3658
+      // See: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/3658
       const stampedMessage = injectTimestamp(messageForAgent, timestampOptsFromConfig(cfg));
 
       const ctx: MsgContext = {