From 82d53fd91d327aff8fe8bec004e8533a305708ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:31:44 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ci): stabilize CLI startup memory gate

---
 scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.mjs          |  4 +++-
 src/infra/runtime-guard.ts                    | 12 +++++++++++-
 test/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.test.ts |  4 ++++
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.mjs b/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.mjs
index 07c16492f23b..c989f43dadef 100644
--- a/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.mjs
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ function resolveDefaultLimitsMb(platform = process.platform) {
     // Plugin discovery is heavier than help, but must stay below the doctor/channel
     // runtime graph that an empty metadata-only invocation must not import.
     pluginsList: platform === "darwin" ? 500 : 400,
-    statusJson: 400,
+    // Node 24 status startup sits near 400 MB; retain regression signal without
+    // failing on sub-megabyte runner RSS variance.
+    statusJson: 425,
     gatewayStatus: 500,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/infra/runtime-guard.ts b/src/infra/runtime-guard.ts
index ff49c604cff2..ab20549b842f 100644
--- a/src/infra/runtime-guard.ts
+++ b/src/infra/runtime-guard.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 // Validates the current runtime against OpenClaw's Node engine floor.
 import process from "node:process";
 import { expectDefined } from "@openclaw/normalization-core";
-import { defaultRuntime, type RuntimeEnv } from "../runtime.js";
+import type { RuntimeEnv } from "../runtime.js";
+
+// Runtime validation precedes terminal setup. Keep this default path from
+// pulling terminal-core into every CLI startup command.
+const defaultRuntime: RuntimeEnv = {
+  log: (...args) => console.log(...args),
+  error: (...args) => console.error(...args),
+  exit: (code) => {
+    process.exit(code);
+  },
+};
 
 type RuntimeKind = "bun" | "node" | "unknown";
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.test.ts b/test/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.test.ts
index 16268e3386ae..8ca83d7331fb 100644
--- a/test/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/check-cli-startup-memory.test.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ describe("check-cli-startup-memory", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("keeps status startup headroom above Linux runner RSS variance", () => {
+    expect(testing.resolveDefaultLimitsMb("linux").statusJson).toBe(425);
+  });
+
   it("keeps invalid startup memory env values from bypassing budgets", () => {
     expect(() =>
       testing.readPositiveNumberEnv("OPENCLAW_STARTUP_MEMORY_HELP_MB", 100, {