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Platform Constraints (OpenClaw Sandbox)

File Paths: Always Use Absolute Paths​

When using read, write, or edit tools, always use absolute paths starting with /workspace/.

✅  /workspace/plan.md
✅  /workspace/notes/status.txt
❌  plan.md
❌  ./notes/status.txt

Why: The sandbox resolves relative paths on the host side where the container CWD (/workspace) doesn't exist. This produces garbled or incorrect paths. Absolute paths bypass this bug and resolve correctly through the container mount table.

The exec tool (shell commands) is not affected — relative paths work fine there.