https://errorvault.dev/tags/resource-limits/Recent content in Resource-Limits on ErrorVault — Developer Error Code DictionaryHugoen-usWed, 15 Apr 2026 22:24:49 +0800https://errorvault.dev/openclaw/openclaw-clw-sandbox-limit-exceeded-resource-limit/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:24:49 +0800https://errorvault.dev/openclaw/openclaw-clw-sandbox-limit-exceeded-resource-limit/<h2 id="1-symptoms">1. Symptoms</h2> <p>The <code>clw-sandbox-limit-exceeded</code> error occurs in OpenClaw, the runtime environment for Claw programs executed in a sandboxed mode. This error halts execution when the program surpasses predefined resource quotas designed to prevent abuse, denial-of-service, or infinite loops in constrained environments like web servers, CI/CD pipelines, or multi-tenant systems.</p> <p>Typical manifestations include:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#282a36;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>$ clw run --sandbox sandboxed_app.clw </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Error: clw-sandbox-limit-exceeded </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Sandbox CPU time limit exceeded: 500ms wall-clock time. </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Program terminated at instruction 0x7f8a2b3c: loop iteration 1,000,000. </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Metrics: CPU: 520ms, Memory: 128MiB peak, Allocations: 50k. </span></span></code></pre></div><div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#282a36;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-fallback" data-lang="fallback"><span style="display:flex;"><span>$ clw sandbox exec --limit-cpu=100ms example.clw </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>[Sandbox] Initializing with limits: CPU=100ms, Mem=64MiB, FD=1024 </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>[Sandbox] Violation: clw-sandbox-limit-exceeded (CPU) </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Peak usage: CPU=105ms, Mem=32MiB </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>Exit code: 137 </span></span></code></pre></div><p>In verbose mode (<code>clw run -v</code>), additional diagnostics appear:</p>