OpenClaw 2.0 Upgrade on macOS: Diagnosing Hidden Install Issues & Zero-Downtime Migration
A detailed guide to upgrading OpenClaw from 2026.7.1-2 to 2026.8.1 on macOS, covering diagnosis of a misconfigured installation, Node.js version conflicts, choosing the install.sh path for automatic Node 26 provisioning, step-by-step backup and migration, post-install LaunchAgent reconstruction, and troubleshooting ServiceWorker cache causing QClaw branding.
