diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-gate.yml
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-name: OpenClaw Gate
-
-on:
-  issues:
-    types: [opened]
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened]
-
-jobs:
-  check-contributor:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      issues: write
-      pull-requests: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Check contributor
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const isPR = !!context.payload.pull_request;
-            const author = isPR
-              ? context.payload.pull_request.user.login
-              : context.payload.issue.user.login;
-            const number = isPR
-              ? context.payload.pull_request.number
-              : context.payload.issue.number;
-            const defaultBranch = context.payload.repository.default_branch;
-
-            if (author.endsWith('[bot]') || author === 'dependabot[bot]') {
-              console.log(`Skipping bot: ${author}`);
-              return;
-            }
-
-            const APPROVED_FILE = '.github/APPROVED_CONTRIBUTORS';
-            const VALID_CAPABILITIES = new Set(['issue', 'pr']);
-
-            // --- Check APPROVED_CONTRIBUTORS ---
-            async function getTextFile(path) {
-              const { data } = await github.rest.repos.getContent({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                path,
-                ref: defaultBranch,
-              });
-              if (!('content' in data) || typeof data.content !== 'string') {
-                throw new Error(`Expected file content for ${path}`);
-              }
-              return Buffer.from(data.content, 'base64').toString('utf8');
-            }
-
-            try {
-              const content = await getTextFile(APPROVED_FILE);
-              const approved = new Map();
-              for (const rawLine of content.split('\n')) {
-                const line = rawLine.trim();
-                if (!line || line.startsWith('#')) continue;
-
-                const parts = line.split(/\s+/);
-                if (parts.length !== 2) continue;
-
-                const [username, capability] = parts;
-                const normalizedCapability = capability.toLowerCase();
-                if (!VALID_CAPABILITIES.has(normalizedCapability)) continue;
-
-                approved.set(username.toLowerCase(), normalizedCapability);
-              }
-
-              if (approved.has(author.toLowerCase())) {
-                console.log(`${author} is in APPROVED_CONTRIBUTORS, passing`);
-                return;
-              }
-            } catch (err) {
-              console.log(`Could not read APPROVED_CONTRIBUTORS: ${err.message}`);
-            }
-
-            // --- Also pass collaborators with write+ access ---
-            try {
-              const { data: perm } = await github.rest.repos.getCollaboratorPermissionLevel({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                username: author,
-              });
-              if (['admin', 'maintain', 'write'].includes(perm.permission)) {
-                console.log(`${author} is a collaborator (${perm.permission}), passing`);
-                return;
-              }
-            } catch {
-              // not a collaborator
-            }
-
-            // --- Check if user opened issues/PRs on openclaw/openclaw ---
-            async function hasOpenClawActivity(username) {
-              try {
-                const { data } = await github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({
-                  q: `repo:openclaw/openclaw author:${username}`,
-                  per_page: 1,
-                });
-                if (data.total_count > 0) {
-                  console.log(`${username} has opened ${data.total_count} issues/PRs on openclaw/openclaw`);
-                  return true;
-                }
-              } catch (err) {
-                console.log(`Search failed: ${err.message}`);
-              }
-              return false;
-            }
-
-            const hasActivity = await hasOpenClawActivity(author);
-            if (!hasActivity) {
-              console.log(`${author} has no openclaw/openclaw activity, passing`);
-              return;
-            }
-
-            // --- Add openclaw label ---
-            console.log(`${author} has openclaw/openclaw activity, adding label`);
-            await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              issue_number: number,
-              labels: ['possibly-openclaw-clanker'],
-            });