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OpenClaw users hitting the WORKFLOW_AUTO critical error after compaction: here's the quick fix.

Symptoms:
- required startup files not read
- WORKFLOW_AUTO.md missing
- random fresh sessions after compaction

Fix:
1) Create ~/.openclaw/workspace/WORKFLOW_AUTO.md (sentinel file)
2) Ensure today's memory file exists: ~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md
3) Clean restart gateway: stop -> sleep 2 -> start
4) Verify no stale agent refs in sessions/config/cron

Why: current post-compaction audit expects WORKFLOW_AUTO.md by default in some setups.

Tracked upstream:
#22674 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/22674
#22685 https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues/22685

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