fix: add fallback for Control UI asset resolution in global installs

src/infra/control-ui-assets.ts

@@ -54,10 +54,35 @@ export async function resolveControlUiDistIndexPath(
   }
 
   const packageRoot = await resolveOpenClawPackageRoot({ argv1: normalized });
-  if (!packageRoot) {
-    return null;
+  if (packageRoot) {
+    return path.join(packageRoot, "dist", "control-ui", "index.html");
   }
-  return path.join(packageRoot, "dist", "control-ui", "index.html");
+
+  // Fallback: traverse up and find package.json with name "openclaw" + dist/control-ui/index.html
+  // This handles global installs where path-based resolution might fail.
+  let dir = path.dirname(normalized);
+  for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+    const pkgJsonPath = path.join(dir, "package.json");
+    const indexPath = path.join(dir, "dist", "control-ui", "index.html");
+    if (fs.existsSync(pkgJsonPath) && fs.existsSync(indexPath)) {
+      try {
+        const raw = fs.readFileSync(pkgJsonPath, "utf-8");
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as { name?: unknown };
+        if (parsed.name === "openclaw") {
+          return indexPath;
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // Invalid package.json, continue searching
+      }
+    }
+    const parent = path.dirname(dir);
+    if (parent === dir) {
+      break;
+    }
+    dir = parent;
+  }
+
+  return null;
 }
 
 export type ControlUiRootResolveOptions = {