diff --git a/scripts/pull.sh b/scripts/pull.sh
index 21dcd99..d11881c 100755
--- a/scripts/pull.sh
+++ b/scripts/pull.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ rsync -a "${DRY[@]}" \
 #   agents/<agentId>/**/*.md (including {IDENTITY,SOUL,USER,TOOLS}.md at root)
 OPENCLAW_CONFIG="${OPENCLAW_CONFIG:-$HOME/.openclaw/openclaw.json}"
 if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 && [[ -f "$OPENCLAW_CONFIG" ]] && [[ -d "$SYNC_REPO_DIR/agents" ]]; then
-  mapfile -t agent_rows < <(jq -r '.agents.list[] | [.id, (.workspace // "")] | @tsv' "$OPENCLAW_CONFIG")
+  agent_rows=()
+  while IFS= read -r row; do agent_rows+=("$row"); done < <(jq -r '.agents.list[] | [.id, (.workspace // "")] | @tsv' "$OPENCLAW_CONFIG")
   for row in "${agent_rows[@]}"; do
     agent_id="$(echo "$row" | cut -f1)"
     agent_ws="$(echo "$row" | cut -f2)"
diff --git a/scripts/sync.sh b/scripts/sync.sh
index 4f4ace6..d5e715b 100755
--- a/scripts/sync.sh
+++ b/scripts/sync.sh
@@ -106,11 +106,13 @@ fi
 
 # Use jq if available; fallback to single commit.
 if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  mapfile -t group_names < <(jq -r '.groups[].name' "$GROUPS_JSON")
+  group_names=()
+  while IFS= read -r g; do group_names+=("$g"); done < <(jq -r '.groups[].name' "$GROUPS_JSON")
 
   for g in "${group_names[@]}"; do
     commit_msg=$(jq -r ".groups[] | select(.name==\"$g\") | .commitMessage" "$GROUPS_JSON")
-    mapfile -t paths < <(jq -r ".groups[] | select(.name==\"$g\") | .paths[]" "$GROUPS_JSON")
+    paths=()
+    while IFS= read -r p; do paths+=("$p"); done < <(jq -r ".groups[] | select(.name==\"$g\") | .paths[]" "$GROUPS_JSON")
 
     # Stage paths if they exist and have changes.
     staged_any=0