Claude Code: Dynamic cain_status.json path resolution

Search common locations (/data, /app, ., /) and use first valid path found via os.path.exists(). Falls back to /data/cain_status.json if none exist.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

error_handlers.py

@@ -58,9 +58,26 @@ async def generic_exception_handler(request: Request, exc: Exception) -> JSONRes
 
 
 # Configuration path - cain_status.json location
-# Use OPENCLAW_DATA_DIR environment variable, default to /app/.openclaw for local dev
-DATA_DIR = Path(os.environ.get('OPENCLAW_DATA_DIR', '/app/.openclaw'))
-STATUS_FILE = DATA_DIR / "cain_status.json"
+# Dynamically search common locations for cain_status.json
+def _resolve_status_file() -> Path:
+    """Find cain_status.json by searching common locations."""
+    # Priority: OPENCLAW_DATA_DIR env var, then common locations
+    env_dir = os.environ.get('OPENCLAW_DATA_DIR')
+    if env_dir:
+        candidate = Path(env_dir) / "cain_status.json"
+        if candidate.exists():
+            return candidate
+
+    # Search order: /data (dataset), /app (workdir), . (current), root
+    for base in ["/data", "/app", ".", "/"]:
+        candidate = Path(base) / "cain_status.json"
+        if candidate.exists():
+            return candidate
+
+    # Default to /data/cain_status.json (will be created if needed)
+    return Path("/data/cain_status.json")
+
+STATUS_FILE = _resolve_status_file()
 
 # Ensure parent directory exists with proper permissions
 STATUS_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)