timeout override in settings

custom_components/openclaw/__init__.py

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ from .const import (
     CONF_ALLOW_BRAVE_WEBSPEECH,
     CONF_BROWSER_VOICE_LANGUAGE,
     CONF_VOICE_PROVIDER,
+    CONF_THINKING_TIMEOUT,
     CONTEXT_STRATEGY_TRUNCATE,
     DEFAULT_CONTEXT_MAX_CHARS,
     DEFAULT_CONTEXT_STRATEGY,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ from .const import (
     DEFAULT_ALLOW_BRAVE_WEBSPEECH,
     DEFAULT_BROWSER_VOICE_LANGUAGE,
     DEFAULT_VOICE_PROVIDER,
+    DEFAULT_THINKING_TIMEOUT,
     DOMAIN,
     EVENT_MESSAGE_RECEIVED,
     EVENT_TOOL_INVOKED,
@@ -837,6 +839,10 @@ def _async_register_websocket_api(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
                     CONF_BROWSER_VOICE_LANGUAGE,
                     DEFAULT_BROWSER_VOICE_LANGUAGE,
                 ),
+                CONF_THINKING_TIMEOUT: options.get(
+                    CONF_THINKING_TIMEOUT,
+                    DEFAULT_THINKING_TIMEOUT,
+                ),
                 "language": hass.config.language,
             },
         )

custom_components/openclaw/config_flow.py

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ from .const import (
     CONF_ALLOW_BRAVE_WEBSPEECH,
     CONF_BROWSER_VOICE_LANGUAGE,
     CONF_VOICE_PROVIDER,
+    CONF_THINKING_TIMEOUT,
     BROWSER_VOICE_LANGUAGES,
     CONTEXT_STRATEGY_CLEAR,
     CONTEXT_STRATEGY_TRUNCATE,
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ from .const import (
     DEFAULT_ALLOW_BRAVE_WEBSPEECH,
     DEFAULT_BROWSER_VOICE_LANGUAGE,
     DEFAULT_VOICE_PROVIDER,
+    DEFAULT_THINKING_TIMEOUT,
     DOMAIN,
     OPENCLAW_CONFIG_REL_PATH,
 )
@@ -504,6 +506,13 @@ class OpenClawOptionsFlow(OptionsFlow):
                 CONF_VOICE_PROVIDER,
                 default=selected_provider,
             ): vol.In(["browser", "assist_stt"]),
+            vol.Optional(
+                CONF_THINKING_TIMEOUT,
+                default=options.get(
+                    CONF_THINKING_TIMEOUT,
+                    DEFAULT_THINKING_TIMEOUT,
+                ),
+            ): vol.All(int, vol.Range(min=10, max=3600)),
         }
 
         if selected_provider == "browser":

custom_components/openclaw/const.py

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ CONF_WAKE_WORD = "wake_word"
 CONF_ALLOW_BRAVE_WEBSPEECH = "allow_brave_webspeech"
 CONF_VOICE_PROVIDER = "voice_provider"
 CONF_BROWSER_VOICE_LANGUAGE = "browser_voice_language"
+CONF_THINKING_TIMEOUT = "thinking_timeout"
 
 DEFAULT_INCLUDE_EXPOSED_CONTEXT = True
 DEFAULT_CONTEXT_MAX_CHARS = 13000
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ DEFAULT_WAKE_WORD = "hey openclaw"
 DEFAULT_ALLOW_BRAVE_WEBSPEECH = False
 DEFAULT_VOICE_PROVIDER = "browser"
 DEFAULT_BROWSER_VOICE_LANGUAGE = "auto"
+DEFAULT_THINKING_TIMEOUT = 120
 
 BROWSER_VOICE_LANGUAGES: tuple[str, ...] = (
 	"auto",

custom_components/openclaw/strings.json

@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
           "wake_word": "Wake word",
           "allow_brave_webspeech": "Allow Web Speech in Brave (experimental)",
           "voice_provider": "Voice input provider (browser or HA STT)",
-          "browser_voice_language": "Browser voice language"
+          "browser_voice_language": "Browser voice language",
+          "thinking_timeout": "Response timeout (seconds)"
         }
       }
     }

custom_components/openclaw/translations/en.json

@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
           "wake_word": "Wake word",
           "allow_brave_webspeech": "Allow Web Speech in Brave (experimental)",
           "voice_provider": "Voice input provider (browser or HA STT)",
-          "browser_voice_language": "Browser voice language"
+          "browser_voice_language": "Browser voice language",
+          "thinking_timeout": "Response timeout (seconds)"
         }
       }
     }

custom_components/openclaw/www/openclaw-chat-card.js

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 const CARD_VERSION = "0.3.12";
 
-// Max time (ms) to show the thinking indicator before falling back to an error
+// Max time (ms) to show the thinking indicator before falling back to an error (default; overridable via card config `thinking_timeout` in seconds)
 const THINKING_TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000;
 
 // Session storage key prefix for message persistence across dashboard navigations
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
     this._lastAssistantEventSignature = null;
     this._autoScrollPinned = true;
     this._lastHassRenderSignature = null;
+    this._integrationThinkingTimeout = null;
   }
 
   // ── HA card interface ───────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
       allow_brave_webspeech: config.allow_brave_webspeech === true,
       voice_provider: config.voice_provider || null,
       session_id: config.session_id || null,
+      thinking_timeout: config.thinking_timeout ?? 120,
       ...config,
     };
     // Restore messages from sessionStorage if available
@@ -420,6 +422,10 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
       this._integrationVoiceLanguage = result?.language
         ? this._normalizeSpeechLanguage(result.language)
         : null;
+      this._integrationThinkingTimeout =
+        typeof result?.thinking_timeout === "number" && result.thinking_timeout >= 10
+          ? result.thinking_timeout * 1000
+          : null;
 
       if (includePipeline) {
         try {
@@ -489,7 +495,7 @@ class OpenClawChatCard extends HTMLElement {
       }
       this._persistMessages();
       this._render();
-    }, THINKING_TIMEOUT_MS);
+    }, (Number(this._config?.thinking_timeout) * 1000) || this._integrationThinkingTimeout || THINKING_TIMEOUT_MS);
   }
 
   _clearThinkingTimer() {