fix(update): reject openclaw source package targets

src/cli/update-cli/update-command.ts

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import {
   createGlobalInstallEnv,
   cleanupGlobalRenameDirs,
   globalInstallArgs,
+  isOpenClawSourcePackageInstallSpec,
   resolveGlobalInstallTarget,
   resolveGlobalInstallSpec,
   resolvePnpmGlobalDirFromGlobalRoot,
@@ -976,6 +977,14 @@ async function resolvePackageRuntimePreflightError(params: {
   ].join("\n");
 }
 
+function formatUnsupportedOpenClawSourcePackageTargetMessage(target: string): string {
+  return [
+    `Unsupported package update target: ${target}.`,
+    "OpenClaw package updates use published npm artifacts or built tarballs; npm GitHub source installs for openclaw/openclaw do not reliably produce an installable package.",
+    "Use `openclaw update --channel dev` for the moving main checkout, or target `latest`, `beta`, an exact version, or a built `.tgz` package spec.",
+  ].join("\n");
+}
+
 async function resolvePackageRuntimeForPreflight(params: {
   nodeRunner?: string;
   timeoutMs?: number;
@@ -3080,6 +3089,11 @@ export async function updateCommand(opts: UpdateCommandOptions): Promise<void> {
       tag,
       env: process.env,
     });
+    if (isOpenClawSourcePackageInstallSpec(packageInstallSpec)) {
+      defaultRuntime.error(formatUnsupportedOpenClawSourcePackageTargetMessage(packageInstallSpec));
+      defaultRuntime.exit(1);
+      return;
+    }
   }
 
   if (opts.dryRun) {