Openclaw Plugin Native Rebuild

Rebuild native deps after installing an OpenClaw plugin

OpenClaw's plugin installer runs npm install --ignore-scripts, so native-module dependencies (better-sqlite3, sqlite-vec, and similar) land without their compiled binary. The plugin still installs and registers, but the gateway fails to load it with Cannot find module 'better-sqlite3' or Could not locate the bindings file.

Steps

1. Find the plugin directory: ClawHub installs go to ~/.openclaw/extensions/<id>/; npm installs go to ~/.openclaw/npm/projects/<id>/. Confirm with the Source column of openclaw plugins list.
2. Read the plugin's package.json and note its native dependencies (e.g. better-sqlite3, sqlite-vec).
3. From inside that directory, rebuild them: npm rebuild better-sqlite3 sqlite-vec — replace the list with the actual native deps found in step 2.
4. Verify the binary is present and loadable: node -e "require('better-sqlite3')(':memory:')" prints a row with no error, and node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node exists.
5. Re-run the rebuild after every openclaw plugins update <id>, because updates reinstall dependencies with --ignore-scripts.