chore: Enable more lint rules, disable some that trigger a lot. Will clean up later.

src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.test.ts

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe("session-memory hook", () => {
     expect(files.length).toBe(1);
 
     // Read the memory file and verify content
-    const memoryContent = await fs.readFile(path.join(memoryDir, files[0]!), "utf-8");
+    const memoryContent = await fs.readFile(path.join(memoryDir, files[0]), "utf-8");
     expect(memoryContent).toContain("user: Hello there");
     expect(memoryContent).toContain("assistant: Hi! How can I help?");
     expect(memoryContent).toContain("user: What is 2+2?");
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe("session-memory hook", () => {
 
     const memoryDir = path.join(tempDir, "memory");
     const files = await fs.readdir(memoryDir);
-    const memoryContent = await fs.readFile(path.join(memoryDir, files[0]!), "utf-8");
+    const memoryContent = await fs.readFile(path.join(memoryDir, files[0]), "utf-8");
 
     // Only user/assistant messages should be present
     expect(memoryContent).toContain("user: Hello");
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ describe("session-memory hook", () => {
 
     const memoryDir = path.join(tempDir, "memory");
     const files = await fs.readdir(memoryDir);
-    const memoryContent = await fs.readFile(path.join(memoryDir, files[0]!), "utf-8");
+    const memoryContent = await fs.readFile(path.join(memoryDir, files[0]), "utf-8");
 
     // Command messages should be filtered out
     expect(memoryContent).not.toContain("/help");
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ describe("session-memory hook", () => {
 
     const memoryDir = path.join(tempDir, "memory");
     const files = await fs.readdir(memoryDir);
-    const memoryContent = await fs.readFile(path.join(memoryDir, files[0]!), "utf-8");
+    const memoryContent = await fs.readFile(path.join(memoryDir, files[0]), "utf-8");
 
     // Only last 3 messages should be present
     expect(memoryContent).not.toContain("user: Message 1\n");
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ describe("session-memory hook", () => {
 
     const memoryDir = path.join(tempDir, "memory");
     const files = await fs.readdir(memoryDir);
-    const memoryContent = await fs.readFile(path.join(memoryDir, files[0]!), "utf-8");
+    const memoryContent = await fs.readFile(path.join(memoryDir, files[0]), "utf-8");
 
     // Should have exactly 3 user/assistant messages (the last 3)
     expect(memoryContent).not.toContain("First message");
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ describe("session-memory hook", () => {
 
     const memoryDir = path.join(tempDir, "memory");
     const files = await fs.readdir(memoryDir);
-    const memoryContent = await fs.readFile(path.join(memoryDir, files[0]!), "utf-8");
+    const memoryContent = await fs.readFile(path.join(memoryDir, files[0]), "utf-8");
 
     // Both messages should be included
     expect(memoryContent).toContain("user: Only message 1");

src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.ts

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const saveSessionToMemory: HookHandler = async (event) => {
 
     // If no slug, use timestamp
     if (!slug) {
-      const timeSlug = now.toISOString().split("T")[1]!.split(".")[0]!.replace(/:/g, "");
+      const timeSlug = now.toISOString().split("T")[1].split(".")[0].replace(/:/g, "");
       slug = timeSlug.slice(0, 4); // HHMM
       console.log("[session-memory] Using fallback timestamp slug:", slug);
     }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ const saveSessionToMemory: HookHandler = async (event) => {
     console.log("[session-memory] Full path:", memoryFilePath);
 
     // Format time as HH:MM:SS UTC
-    const timeStr = now.toISOString().split("T")[1]!.split(".")[0];
+    const timeStr = now.toISOString().split("T")[1].split(".")[0];
 
     // Extract context details
     const sessionId = (sessionEntry.sessionId as string) || "unknown";

src/hooks/bundled/soul-evil/handler.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const soulEvilHook: HookHandler = async (event) => {
 
   const context = event.context;
   if (context.sessionKey && isSubagentSessionKey(context.sessionKey)) return;
-  const cfg = context.cfg as OpenClawConfig | undefined;
+  const cfg = context.cfg;
   const hookConfig = resolveHookConfig(cfg, HOOK_KEY);
   if (!hookConfig || hookConfig.enabled === false) return;
 

src/hooks/config.ts

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export function resolveConfigPath(config: OpenClawConfig | undefined, pathStr: s
 export function isConfigPathTruthy(config: OpenClawConfig | undefined, pathStr: string): boolean {
   const value = resolveConfigPath(config, pathStr);
   if (value === undefined && pathStr in DEFAULT_CONFIG_VALUES) {
-    return DEFAULT_CONFIG_VALUES[pathStr] === true;
+    return DEFAULT_CONFIG_VALUES[pathStr];
   }
   return isTruthy(value);
 }

src/hooks/frontmatter.test.ts

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ metadata:
     expect(typeof result.metadata).toBe("string");
 
     // Verify the metadata is valid JSON
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.metadata as string);
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.metadata);
     expect(parsed.openclaw.emoji).toBe("💾");
     expect(parsed.openclaw.events).toEqual(["command:new"]);
   });
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ metadata:
     expect(result.name).toBe("command-logger");
     expect(result.metadata).toBeDefined();
 
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.metadata as string);
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.metadata);
     expect(parsed.openclaw.emoji).toBe("📝");
     expect(parsed.openclaw.events).toEqual(["command"]);
     expect(parsed.openclaw.requires.config).toEqual(["workspace.dir"]);

src/hooks/frontmatter.ts

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function parseInstallSpec(input: unknown): HookInstallSpec | undefined {
   }
 
   const spec: HookInstallSpec = {
-    kind: kind as HookInstallSpec["kind"],
+    kind: kind,
   };
 
   if (typeof raw.id === "string") spec.id = raw.id;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function resolveOpenClawMetadata(
   const raw = getFrontmatterValue(frontmatter, "metadata");
   if (!raw) return undefined;
   try {
-    const parsed = JSON5.parse(raw) as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const parsed = JSON5.parse(raw);
     if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== "object") return undefined;
     const metadataRawCandidates = [MANIFEST_KEY, ...LEGACY_MANIFEST_KEYS];
     let metadataRaw: unknown;

src/hooks/gmail-setup-utils.ts

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export async function ensureTailscaleEndpoint(params: {
   try {
     parsed = JSON.parse(status.stdout) as { Self?: { DNSName?: string } };
   } catch (err) {
-    throw new Error(formatJsonParseFailure(statusCommand, status, err));
+    throw new Error(formatJsonParseFailure(statusCommand, status, err), { cause: err });
   }
   const dnsName = parsed.Self?.DNSName?.replace(/\.$/, "");
   if (!dnsName) {

src/hooks/workspace.ts

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function loadHookFromDir(params: {
     return {
       name,
       description,
-      source: params.source as Hook["source"],
+      source: params.source,
       pluginId: params.pluginId,
       filePath: hookMdPath,
       baseDir: params.hookDir,