https://errorvault.dev/tags/middleware/ Recent content in Middleware on ErrorVault — Developer Error Code Dictionary Hugo en-us Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:56:04 +0800 https://errorvault.dev/openclaw/openclaw-clw-router-crash-router-initialization-failure/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:56:04 +0800 https://errorvault.dev/openclaw/openclaw-clw-router-crash-router-initialization-failure/ <h2 id="1-symptoms">1. Symptoms</h2> <p>The <code>clw-router-crash</code> error manifests during the application bootstrap phase, specifically when OpenClaw attempts to initialize its routing subsystem. This error typically halts application startup and produces a distinctive stack trace that points to the router initialization code.</p> <p><strong>Primary indicators include:</strong></p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#282a36;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>[OpenClaw] FATAL: Router initialization failed </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>[OpenClaw] Error: clw-router-crash </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> at Router.initialize (/node_modules/openclaw/lib/router.js:142:15) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> at Application.bootstrap (/node_modules/openclaw/lib/app.js:89:22) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> at main (/app/index.js:12:5) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise that was not handled with .catch(). </span></span></code></pre></div><p><strong>Additional symptoms you may observe:</strong></p>