fix(errors): show clear billing error instead of cryptic API response (#8391)

* fix(errors): return clear billing error message instead of cryptic raw error (#8136)

When an LLM API provider returns a credit/billing-related error (HTTP 402,
insufficient credits, low balance, etc.), OpenClaw now shows a clear,
actionable message instead of passing through the raw/cryptic error text:

  ⚠️ API provider returned a billing error — your API key has run out of
  credits or has an insufficient balance. Check your provider's billing
  dashboard and top up or switch to a different API key.

Changes:
- formatAssistantErrorText: detect billing errors via isBillingErrorMessage()
  and return a user-friendly message (placed before the generic HTTP/JSON
  error fallthrough)
- sanitizeUserFacingText: same billing detection for the sanitization path
- pi-embedded-runner/run.ts: add billingFailure detection in the profile
  exhaustion fallback, so the FailoverError message is billing-specific
- Added 3 new tests for credit balance, HTTP 402, and insufficient credits

* fix: extract billing error message to shared constant
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Glucksberg
2026-02-05 17:58:43 -04:00
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parent 4e1a7cd60c
commit d4c560853c
4 changed files with 36 additions and 4 deletions

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@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/config.js";
import type { FailoverReason } from "./types.js";
import { formatSandboxToolPolicyBlockedMessage } from "../sandbox.js";
export const BILLING_ERROR_USER_MESSAGE =
"⚠️ API provider returned a billing error — your API key has run out of credits or has an insufficient balance. Check your provider's billing dashboard and top up or switch to a different API key.";
export function isContextOverflowError(errorMessage?: string): boolean {
if (!errorMessage) {
return false;
@@ -368,6 +371,10 @@ export function formatAssistantErrorText(
return "The AI service is temporarily overloaded. Please try again in a moment.";
}
if (isBillingErrorMessage(raw)) {
return BILLING_ERROR_USER_MESSAGE;
}
if (isLikelyHttpErrorText(raw) || isRawApiErrorPayload(raw)) {
return formatRawAssistantErrorForUi(raw);
}
@@ -403,6 +410,10 @@ export function sanitizeUserFacingText(text: string): string {
);
}
if (isBillingErrorMessage(trimmed)) {
return BILLING_ERROR_USER_MESSAGE;
}
if (isRawApiErrorPayload(trimmed) || isLikelyHttpErrorText(trimmed)) {
return formatRawAssistantErrorForUi(trimmed);
}