From 45b54d90ab030c24a7484f7cef7a574b15011790 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shakker <shakkerdroid@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:14:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Changelog: add auto-reply run-start fix (#21165) (thanks
 @shakkernerd)

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 CHANGELOG.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4edeaa0ab4..29ad7ef601 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- Auto-reply/Runner: emit `onAgentRunStart` only after agent lifecycle or tool activity begins (and only once per run), so fallback preflight errors no longer mark runs as started. (#21165) Thanks @shakkernerd.
+
 ## 2026.2.19
 
 ### Changes