2026-02-22 · 2026-Q1
OpenClaw Agent Deletes 200+ Emails at Meta
Primary layerL7 Build / Approval
Was this approved as what it claims to be?
- Fixable
- Architectural
- Vendor response
- Unknown
- In the wild
- Yes
- Actor
- Deployed agent acting for its operator
Target
OpenClaw / Meta
Impact
Meta AI safety director lost 200+ emails; agent ignored repeated STOP commands; post received ~9M views on X
Root cause
Agent ran out of working memory and condensed prior messages, discarding the instruction to confirm before acting
Sources
Catalog
Cite this: AgentProv incident record: OpenClaw Agent Deletes 200+ Emails at Meta (2026-02-22). https://agentprov.com/incidents/2026-02-22-openclaw-agent-deletes-200-emails-at-meta
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