From 9a051d2f9b3b8dcb8804dec2343033b4e8661462 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 11:03:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] test: preseed dev channel in Parallels update

---
 scripts/e2e/parallels/macos-smoke.ts        | 8 ++++++++
 scripts/e2e/parallels/npm-update-scripts.ts | 2 +-
 scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts      | 9 ++++++++-
 test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts  | 8 ++++++++
 4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/e2e/parallels/macos-smoke.ts b/scripts/e2e/parallels/macos-smoke.ts
index 0794bab3e39..c0b5debcd14 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e/parallels/macos-smoke.ts
+++ b/scripts/e2e/parallels/macos-smoke.ts
@@ -854,6 +854,14 @@ mkdir -p "$bootstrap_root"
       `set -eu
 rm -rf ${shellQuote(`${home}/openclaw`)}
 export PATH=${shellQuote(`/tmp/openclaw-smoke-pnpm-bootstrap/node_modules/.bin:${guestPath}`)}
+${guestNode} - <<'JS'
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const path = require("node:path");
+const configPath = path.join(process.env.HOME || ${JSON.stringify(home)}, ".openclaw", "openclaw.json");
+const config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath, "utf8"));
+config.update = { ...(config.update || {}), channel: "dev" };
+fs.writeFileSync(configPath, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2) + "\\n");
+JS
 /usr/bin/env NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=4096 OPENCLAW_DISABLE_BUNDLED_PLUGINS=1 ${guestNode} ${guestOpenClawEntry} update --channel dev --yes --json
 ${guestNode} ${guestOpenClawEntry} --version
 ${guestNode} ${guestOpenClawEntry} update status --json`,
diff --git a/scripts/e2e/parallels/npm-update-scripts.ts b/scripts/e2e/parallels/npm-update-scripts.ts
index b08aee25bc0..fda3b868877 100644
--- a/scripts/e2e/parallels/npm-update-scripts.ts
+++ b/scripts/e2e/parallels/npm-update-scripts.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Wait-OpenClawGateway
 Invoke-OpenClaw models set ${psSingleQuote(input.auth.modelId)}
 Invoke-OpenClaw config set agents.defaults.skipBootstrap true --strict-json
 Invoke-OpenClaw config set tools.profile minimal
-Invoke-OpenClaw config set models.providers.openai '{"baseUrl":"https://api.openai.com/v1","models":[],"timeoutSeconds":300}' --strict-json
+Invoke-OpenClaw config set models.providers.openai ${psSingleQuote('{"baseUrl":"https://api.openai.com/v1","models":[],"timeoutSeconds":300}')} --strict-json
 ${windowsAgentWorkspaceScript("Parallels npm update smoke test assistant.")}
 Set-Item -Path ('Env:' + ${psSingleQuote(input.auth.apiKeyEnv)}) -Value ${psSingleQuote(input.auth.apiKeyValue)}
 Invoke-OpenClaw agent --local --agent main --session-id parallels-npm-update-windows --message 'Reply with exact ASCII text OK only.' --thinking minimal --json`;
diff --git a/scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts b/scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts
index 19f8d3c1cee..0045ce8787e 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts
+++ b/scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts
@@ -798,6 +798,13 @@ if ((Test-Path $logPath) -or (Test-Path $donePath)) {
 $portableGit = Join-Path (Join-Path (Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA 'OpenClaw\\deps') 'portable-git') ''
 $env:PATH = "$portableGit\\cmd;$portableGit\\mingw64\\bin;$portableGit\\usr\\bin;$env:PATH"
 where.exe git.exe
+$configPath = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE '.openclaw\\openclaw.json'
+$config = Get-Content $configPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+if ($null -eq $config.update) {
+  $config | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name update -Value ([pscustomobject]@{})
+}
+$config.update | Add-Member -Force -MemberType NoteProperty -Name channel -Value 'dev'
+$config | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 100 | Set-Content -Path $configPath -Encoding utf8
 $env:OPENCLAW_DISABLE_BUNDLED_PLUGINS = '1'
 Invoke-OpenClaw update --channel dev --yes --json
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "openclaw update failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE" }
@@ -883,7 +890,7 @@ Invoke-OpenClaw config set agents.defaults.skipBootstrap true --strict-json
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "config set failed" }
 Invoke-OpenClaw config set tools.profile minimal
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "tools profile config set failed" }
-Invoke-OpenClaw config set models.providers.openai '{"baseUrl":"https://api.openai.com/v1","models":[],"timeoutSeconds":300}' --strict-json
+Invoke-OpenClaw config set models.providers.openai ${psSingleQuote('{"baseUrl":"https://api.openai.com/v1","models":[],"timeoutSeconds":300}')} --strict-json
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "openai provider timeout config set failed" }
 ${windowsAgentWorkspaceScript("Parallels Windows smoke test assistant.")}
 Set-Item -Path ('Env:' + ${psSingleQuote(this.auth.apiKeyEnv)}) -Value ${psSingleQuote(this.auth.apiKeyValue)}
diff --git a/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts b/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts
index dd8a85d3be7..e95696615aa 100644
--- a/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts
@@ -332,6 +332,14 @@ console.log(resolveUbuntuVmName("Ubuntu missing"));
     expect(combined).toContain("where.exe git.exe");
   });
 
+  it("preseeds dev update channel before stable-to-dev update lanes", () => {
+    const macos = readFileSync(TS_PATHS.macos, "utf8");
+    const windows = readFileSync(TS_PATHS.windows, "utf8");
+
+    expect(macos).toContain('channel: "dev"');
+    expect(windows).toContain("Name channel -Value 'dev'");
+  });
+
   it("passes aggregate model overrides into each OS fresh lane", () => {
     const script = readFileSync(TS_PATHS.npmUpdate, "utf8");