diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index f6af8c62..275aed4c 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@openrouter/spawn",
-  "version": "0.6.11",
+  "version": "0.6.12",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
     "spawn": "cli.js"
diff --git a/cli/src/shared/agent-setup.ts b/cli/src/shared/agent-setup.ts
index 7b5f335b..645207e5 100644
--- a/cli/src/shared/agent-setup.ts
+++ b/cli/src/shared/agent-setup.ts
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export function createAgents(runner: CloudRunner): Record<string, AgentConfig> {
 
     openclaw: {
       name: "OpenClaw",
-      cloudInitTier: "bun",
+      cloudInitTier: "full",
       modelPrompt: true,
       modelDefault: "openrouter/auto",
       install: () =>
diff --git a/cli/src/shared/cloud-init.ts b/cli/src/shared/cloud-init.ts
index 174b7f3f..7cf6e448 100644
--- a/cli/src/shared/cloud-init.ts
+++ b/cli/src/shared/cloud-init.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const MINIMAL = ["curl", "unzip", "git", "ca-certificates"];
 export function getPackagesForTier(tier: CloudInitTier = "full"): string[] {
   switch (tier) {
     case "minimal": return [...MINIMAL];
-    case "node":    return [...MINIMAL, "zsh", "nodejs", "npm"];
+    case "node":    return [...MINIMAL, "zsh", "nodejs", "npm", "build-essential"];
     case "bun":     return [...MINIMAL, "zsh"];
     case "full":    return [...MINIMAL, "zsh", "nodejs", "npm", "build-essential"];
   }