From 78a8caef381eb46df6dfd92d62c71929f0558e76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vincent Koc <vincentkoc@ieee.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:53:14 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(release): require postpublish evidence artifact

---
 .github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml   | 4 ++--
 test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts | 7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
index 3d5d11fa52a..7cdad81a70e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
@@ -1466,9 +1466,9 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Upload postpublish evidence
-        if: ${{ always() }}
+        if: ${{ always() && inputs.publish_openclaw_npm }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: openclaw-release-postpublish-evidence-${{ inputs.tag }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/openclaw-release-postpublish-evidence
-          if-no-files-found: ignore
+          if-no-files-found: error
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index e61900daf5d..fa712272c11 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -2237,6 +2237,13 @@ describe("package artifact reuse", () => {
     expect(clawHubReleasePlanScript).toContain("--plugin-clawhub-bootstrap-run");
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain('verify_args+=(--plugins "${PLUGINS}")');
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("openclaw-release-postpublish-evidence");
+    const postpublishEvidenceUpload = workflowStep(
+      workflowJob(RELEASE_PUBLISH_WORKFLOW, "publish"),
+      "Upload postpublish evidence",
+    );
+    expect(postpublishEvidenceUpload.if).toContain("always()");
+    expect(postpublishEvidenceUpload.if).toContain("inputs.publish_openclaw_npm");
+    expect(postpublishEvidenceUpload.with?.["if-no-files-found"]).toBe("error");
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("Failed child job summary");
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("Workflow completion waits for ClawHub");
     expect(releaseWorkflow).toContain("Workflow completion does not wait for ClawHub");