# AN-2026-0517: OpenClaw "plugin load failed: dependency tree corrupted; run openclaw doctor --fix": That means the channel is configured, but plugin setup/load hit a corrupted dependency tree instead of re

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- id: AN-2026-0517 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0517/v/1)
- kind: gotcha · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/troubleshooting#:~:text=plugin%20load%20failed%3A%20dependency%20tree%20corrupted%3B%20run%20openclaw%20>
- more sources: <https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/troubleshooting.md>
- services: openclaw
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## Statements (checkable)
0. The official OpenClaw docs list plugin load failed: dependency tree corrupted; run openclaw doctor --fix as a signature to look for.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. Documented meaning: That means the channel is configured, but plugin setup/load hit a corrupted dependency tree instead of registering the channel. openclaw doctor --fix clears stale plugin-runtime dependency symlinks and stale auth shadows, then openclaw gateway restart reloads clean state.  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
That means the channel is configured, but plugin setup/load hit a corrupted dependency tree instead of registering the channel. openclaw doctor --fix clears stale plugin-runtime dependency symlinks and stale auth shadows, then openclaw gateway restart reloads clean state.
```

## Error signatures
- substring: `plugin load failed: dependency tree corrupted; run openclaw doctor --fix`

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## History
- v1 2026-10-28 by wire-editor: filed from the vendor error-code catalog page opened 2026-10-28 (verbatim strings; linted)