https://errorvault.dev/tags/agent/Recent content in Agent on ErrorVault — Developer Error Code DictionaryHugoen-usMon, 27 Apr 2026 05:32:04 +0800https://errorvault.dev/openclaw/openclaw-clw-llm-limit-exceeded-llm-api-rate-limit/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:32:04 +0800https://errorvault.dev/openclaw/openclaw-clw-llm-limit-exceeded-llm-api-rate-limit/<h2 id="1-symptoms">1. Symptoms</h2> <p>When OpenClaw encounters the <code>clw-llm-limit-exceeded</code> error, you will observe the following symptoms:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Agent execution halts</strong>: The OpenClaw agent stops mid-task and returns an error status.</li> <li><strong>API responses fail</strong>: LLM API calls return 429 status codes or equivalent rate-limit errors.</li> <li><strong>Retry exhaustion</strong>: Multiple automatic retry attempts fail with the same error.</li> <li><strong>Error message displayed</strong>: The CLI or SDK outputs a detailed error message.</li> </ul> <h2 id="typical-error-output-in-the-terminal">Typical error output in the terminal:</h2> <p>[OpenClaw] ERROR: clw-llm-limit-exceeded Message: LLM API rate limit exceeded for model &lsquo;gpt-4&rsquo; on endpoint &lsquo;api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions&rsquo; Details: { &ldquo;limit_type&rdquo;: &ldquo;requests_per_minute&rdquo;, &ldquo;current&rdquo;: 150, &ldquo;limit&rdquo;: 150, &ldquo;retry_after&rdquo;: 45, &ldquo;provider&rdquo;: &ldquo;openai&rdquo; } Suggestion: Implement exponential backoff or reduce request frequency</p>