Task Watchdog

What this plugin does

Watchdog plugin: notify parent agent on subagent failure / exec abnormal exit via next-turn injection

How to install Task Watchdog

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Plugins panel.
3. Search for openclaw-task-watchdog and click Install.
4. Restart the OpenClaw runtime so the plugin is discovered and registered.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab openclaw-task-watchdog-1.4.0.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/plugins/openclaw-task-watchdog/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new plugin is discovered.

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