fix: restore tsc build and plugin install tests

src/agents/bash-tools.exec.ts

@@ -1083,10 +1083,11 @@ export function createExecTool(
                   timeoutMs: DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_MS,
                 },
               );
-              decision =
+              const decisionValue =
                 decisionResult && typeof decisionResult === "object"
-                  ? (decisionResult.decision ?? null)
-                  : null;
+                  ? (decisionResult as { decision?: unknown }).decision
+                  : undefined;
+              decision = typeof decisionValue === "string" ? decisionValue : null;
             } catch {
               emitExecSystemEvent(
                 `Exec denied (node=${nodeId} id=${approvalId}, approval-request-failed): ${commandText}`,
@@ -1177,28 +1178,32 @@ export function createExecTool(
         }
 
         const startedAt = Date.now();
-        const raw = await callGatewayTool<{
-          payload: {
-            exitCode: number;
-            success?: string;
-            stdout?: string;
-            stderr?: string;
-            error?: string;
-          };
-        }>("node.invoke", { timeoutMs: invokeTimeoutMs }, buildInvokeParams(false, null));
-        const payload = raw?.payload ?? {};
+        const raw = await callGatewayTool(
+          "node.invoke",
+          { timeoutMs: invokeTimeoutMs },
+          buildInvokeParams(false, null),
+        );
+        const payload =
+          raw && typeof raw === "object" ? (raw as { payload?: unknown }).payload : undefined;
+        const payloadObj =
+          payload && typeof payload === "object" ? (payload as Record<string, unknown>) : {};
+        const stdout = typeof payloadObj.stdout === "string" ? payloadObj.stdout : "";
+        const stderr = typeof payloadObj.stderr === "string" ? payloadObj.stderr : "";
+        const errorText = typeof payloadObj.error === "string" ? payloadObj.error : "";
+        const success = typeof payloadObj.success === "boolean" ? payloadObj.success : false;
+        const exitCode = typeof payloadObj.exitCode === "number" ? payloadObj.exitCode : null;
         return {
           content: [
             {
               type: "text",
-              text: payload.stdout || payload.stderr || payload.error || "",
+              text: stdout || stderr || errorText || "",
             },
           ],
           details: {
-            status: payload.success ? "completed" : "failed",
-            exitCode: payload.exitCode ?? null,
+            status: success ? "completed" : "failed",
+            exitCode,
             durationMs: Date.now() - startedAt,
-            aggregated: [payload.stdout, payload.stderr, payload.error].filter(Boolean).join("\n"),
+            aggregated: [stdout, stderr, errorText].filter(Boolean).join("\n"),
             cwd: workdir,
           } satisfies ExecToolDetails,
         };
@@ -1261,10 +1266,11 @@ export function createExecTool(
                   timeoutMs: DEFAULT_APPROVAL_TIMEOUT_MS,
                 },
               );
-              decision =
+              const decisionValue =
                 decisionResult && typeof decisionResult === "object"
-                  ? (decisionResult.decision ?? null)
-                  : null;
+                  ? (decisionResult as { decision?: unknown }).decision
+                  : undefined;
+              decision = typeof decisionValue === "string" ? decisionValue : null;
             } catch {
               emitExecSystemEvent(
                 `Exec denied (gateway id=${approvalId}, approval-request-failed): ${commandText}`,

src/agents/model-scan.ts

@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ async function mapWithConcurrency<T, R>(
   opts?: { onProgress?: (completed: number, total: number) => void },
 ): Promise<R[]> {
   const limit = Math.max(1, Math.floor(concurrency));
-  const results: R[] = Array.from({ length: items.length });
+  const results: R[] = Array.from({ length: items.length }, () => undefined as R);
   let nextIndex = 0;
   let completed = 0;
 

src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run/attempt.ts

@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ export async function runEmbeddedAttempt(
       const lastAssistant = messagesSnapshot
         .slice()
         .toReversed()
-        .find((m) => m?.role === "assistant");
+        .find((m) => m.role === "assistant");
 
       const toolMetasNormalized = toolMetas
         .filter(

src/agents/skills.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
-import { SkillsInstallPreferences } from "./skills/types.js";
+import type { SkillsInstallPreferences } from "./skills/types.js";
 
 export {
   hasBinary,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function resolveSkillsInstallPreferences(config?: OpenClawConfig): Skills
   const preferBrew = raw?.preferBrew ?? true;
   const managerRaw = typeof raw?.nodeManager === "string" ? raw.nodeManager.trim() : "";
   const manager = managerRaw.toLowerCase();
-  const nodeManager =
+  const nodeManager: SkillsInstallPreferences["nodeManager"] =
     manager === "pnpm" || manager === "yarn" || manager === "bun" || manager === "npm"
       ? manager
       : "npm";

src/agents/subagent-announce.ts

@@ -382,10 +382,11 @@ export async function runSubagentAnnounceFlow(params: {
         },
         timeoutMs: waitMs + 2000,
       });
+      const waitError = typeof wait?.error === "string" ? wait.error : undefined;
       if (wait?.status === "timeout") {
         outcome = { status: "timeout" };
       } else if (wait?.status === "error") {
-        outcome = { status: "error", error: wait.error };
+        outcome = { status: "error", error: waitError };
       } else if (wait?.status === "ok") {
         outcome = { status: "ok" };
       }

src/agents/subagent-registry.ts

@@ -355,8 +355,9 @@ async function waitForSubagentCompletion(runId: string, waitTimeoutMs: number) {
       entry.endedAt = Date.now();
       mutated = true;
     }
+    const waitError = typeof wait.error === "string" ? wait.error : undefined;
     entry.outcome =
-      wait.status === "error" ? { status: "error", error: wait.error } : { status: "ok" };
+      wait.status === "error" ? { status: "error", error: waitError } : { status: "ok" };
     mutated = true;
     if (mutated) {
       persistSubagentRuns();

src/agents/tools/browser-tool.ts

@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ async function callBrowserProxy(params: {
     (typeof payload?.payloadJSON === "string" && payload.payloadJSON
       ? (JSON.parse(payload.payloadJSON) as BrowserProxyResult)
       : null);
-  if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== "object") {
+  if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== "object" || !("result" in parsed)) {
     throw new Error("browser proxy failed");
   }
-  return parsed;
+  return parsed as BrowserProxyResult;
 }
 
 async function persistProxyFiles(files: BrowserProxyFile[] | undefined) {

src/agents/tools/gateway.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function resolveGatewayOptions(opts?: GatewayCallOptions) {
   return { url, token, timeoutMs };
 }
 
-export async function callGatewayTool<T = unknown>(
+export async function callGatewayTool<T = Record<string, unknown>>(
   method: string,
   opts: GatewayCallOptions,
   params?: unknown,