chore: sync upstream v2026.5.4

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Status: merge conflicts — manual resolution required

Automated sync from upstream stable release v2026.5.4 hit merge conflicts.

Upstream release	https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.5.4
Sync branch	sync/upstream-release-v2026.5.4
Workflow run	https://github.com/daydreamsai/dreaming-claw/actions/runs/25421836186

Conflicted files

• docs/cli/index.md
• docs/concepts/model-providers.md
• docs/help/testing.md
• docs/providers/index.md
• docs/providers/models.md
• package.json
• pnpm-lock.yaml
• src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/run.ts
• src/cli/update-cli.test.ts
• src/cli/update-cli/update-command.ts
• src/commands/auth-choice-options.ts
• src/commands/onboard-types.ts
• src/plugins/bundled-plugin-metadata.generated.ts

Upstream changes (19189 commits)

325df3efef chore(release): bump to 2026.5.4
2fc80754cf ci: parallelize release publish workflows
41f028e2ea fix(diagnostics): drop stale session recovery event cases
303ff716d4 chore(release): refresh plugin SDK API baseline
5fcdeae80c chore(release): bump to 2026.5.4-beta.3
b73317c217 fix(sandbox): support Windows drive-letter bind sources
8f6bf65162 fix(agents): enforce exact skill path from <available_skills> [AI-assisted] (#74161)
8017dc4c3b fix(gateway): skip IPv6 loopback binding on Windows (#69701)
578d9072cf test: align beta plugin repair expectations
30b73bbf41 fix(plugins): honor beta channel for auto installs
ade922ba98 fix(telegram): reuse preview for long text finals (#77658)
997f8af734 fix(whatsapp): normalize onboarding allowlist numbers
6204a6fecc fix(update): authenticate restart health probes
9f15c29397 fix: explain missing git during plugin install
cac973972c fix: slack mention-gating thread participation
f8f18d53fc fix: start configured generation providers
696f639cf6 docs: note plugin peer-link update repair
079b937b46 fix(plugins): repair missing openclaw peer links on update
32e36d355d fix: recover missing Codex bound threads
12e1c67f22 fix(build): route externalized plugin entry chunks
766d02ff3b fix(build): route externalized plugin chunks
e9ebb6ce6c fix(release): prune externalized plugin chunks
e0002c4b5b chore(release): prepare 2026.5.4 beta 2
46a04099a4 fix(infra): skip POSIX tmp path on Windows (#73533)
04b7e4894d docs(channels): add Socket vs HTTP comparison and explain shared URL fields
25b30c9520 fix: honor embedded runtime tool allowlists (#77609)
c84b7cbffc ci(release): speed up focused release reruns
0131343db8 docs(doctor): clarify configured plugin repair (#77613)
b062bb670d docs(channels): inline Slack manifest into Quick Setup with Recommended/Minimal variants
a78bb7832c chore(config): refresh merged baseline hash

Resolution

git fetch origin sync/upstream-release-v2026.5.4 && git fetch upstream --tags
git checkout -B sync/upstream-release-v2026.5.4 origin/sync/upstream-release-v2026.5.4
git merge --no-ff --no-edit refs/tags/v2026.5.4
# resolve conflicts, then:
git rm .upstream-sync-pending || true
git commit
git push origin sync/upstream-release-v2026.5.4

Mark this PR as Ready for review once conflicts are resolved.

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This PR was created by .github/workflows/upstream-release-sync.yml.