feat: implement telemetry system for application usage tracking

- Added telemetry utility to capture application events and metrics.
- Integrated PostHog for event tracking with distinct user identification.
- Implemented telemetry initialization, event capturing, and shutdown procedures.

feat: add UV environment setup for Python management

- Created utilities to manage Python installation and configuration.
- Implemented network optimization checks for Python installation mirrors.
- Added functions to set up managed Python environments with error handling.

feat: enhance host API communication with token management

- Introduced host API token retrieval and management for secure requests.
- Updated host API fetch functions to include token in headers.
- Added support for creating event sources with authentication.

test: add comprehensive tests for gateway protocol and startup helpers

- Implemented unit tests for gateway protocol helpers, event dispatching, and state management.
- Added tests for startup recovery strategies and process policies.
- Ensured coverage for connection monitoring and restart governance logic.

electron/gateway/reload-policy.ts

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+export type GatewayReloadMode = 'hybrid' | 'reload' | 'restart' | 'off';
+
+export type GatewayReloadPolicy = {
+  mode: GatewayReloadMode;
+  debounceMs: number;
+};
+
+export const DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RELOAD_POLICY: GatewayReloadPolicy = {
+  mode: 'hybrid',
+  debounceMs: 1200,
+};
+
+const MAX_DEBOUNCE_MS = 60_000;
+
+function normalizeMode(value: unknown): GatewayReloadMode {
+  if (value === 'off' || value === 'reload' || value === 'restart' || value === 'hybrid') {
+    return value;
+  }
+  return DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RELOAD_POLICY.mode;
+}
+
+function normalizeDebounceMs(value: unknown): number {
+  if (typeof value !== 'number' || !Number.isFinite(value)) {
+    return DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RELOAD_POLICY.debounceMs;
+  }
+  const rounded = Math.round(value);
+  if (rounded < 0) return 0;
+  if (rounded > MAX_DEBOUNCE_MS) return MAX_DEBOUNCE_MS;
+  return rounded;
+}
+
+export function parseGatewayReloadPolicy(config: unknown): GatewayReloadPolicy {
+  if (!config || typeof config !== 'object') {
+    return { ...DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RELOAD_POLICY };
+  }
+  const root = config as Record<string, unknown>;
+  const gateway = (root.gateway && typeof root.gateway === 'object'
+    ? root.gateway
+    : {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
+  const reload = (gateway.reload && typeof gateway.reload === 'object'
+    ? gateway.reload
+    : {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
+
+  return {
+    mode: normalizeMode(reload.mode),
+    debounceMs: normalizeDebounceMs(reload.debounceMs),
+  };
+}
+
+export async function loadGatewayReloadPolicy(): Promise<GatewayReloadPolicy> {
+  try {
+    const [{ readFile }, { homedir }, { join }] = await Promise.all([
+      import('node:fs/promises'),
+      import('node:os'),
+      import('node:path'),
+    ]);
+    const raw = await readFile(join(homedir(), '.openclaw', 'openclaw.json'), 'utf-8');
+    return parseGatewayReloadPolicy(JSON.parse(raw));
+  } catch {
+    return { ...DEFAULT_GATEWAY_RELOAD_POLICY };
+  }
+}