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Covers starting, stopping, restarting, and monitoring the OpenClaw gateway and daemon. Also covers updating, diagnosing, and checking service health. Activate when the user says: "start OpenClaw", "stop OpenClaw", "restart OpenClaw", "openclaw daemon", "openclaw status", "openclaw doctor", "openclaw not running", "openclaw update", "openclaw logs", "openclaw dashboard", "is OpenClaw running".
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/openclaw-toolkit:manageThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
OpenClaw runs as a Gateway daemon registered with the system service manager (launchd on macOS, systemd on Linux). Use the CLI to manage it.
OpenClaw runs as a Gateway daemon registered with the system service manager (launchd on macOS, systemd on Linux). Use the CLI to manage it.
openclaw status # Show gateway running state and connection info
openclaw doctor # Full diagnostic: config, security, migrations, warnings
openclaw dashboard # Open browser-based UI at http://localhost:18789
Use openclaw doctor as the first step when troubleshooting any issue.
Via daemon (recommended): The daemon starts automatically on login after install. To start it manually:
openclaw gateway --install-daemon # Install and start daemon
Foreground mode (for debugging):
openclaw gateway --port 18789 --verbose
Press Ctrl+C to stop foreground mode.
openclaw gateway --uninstall-daemon # Stop and remove daemon
To temporarily stop without uninstalling:
launchctl stop com.openclaw.gatewaysystemctl --user stop openclaw-gatewayopenclaw gateway --restart # Restart the running daemon
Or from within a messaging channel (owner only in groups):
/restart
Send a message directly from the CLI to test the gateway:
openclaw message send --to +1234567890 --message "hello"
Chat with the agent directly:
openclaw agent --message "what can you do?" --thinking high
openclaw update # Update to latest on current channel
openclaw update --channel stable # Switch to stable channel and update
openclaw update --channel beta # Switch to beta
openclaw update --channel dev # Switch to dev (latest main)
After updating, run openclaw doctor to apply any pending config migrations.
OpenClaw supports remote device nodes (macOS app, iOS, Android):
openclaw nodes list # List active connected nodes
openclaw nodes describe # Show node capabilities and permissions
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| Gateway not starting | Run openclaw doctor — check for config errors |
| Bot not responding in chat | Check openclaw status — verify daemon is running |
| DM from unknown sender ignored | Expected — run openclaw pairing approve <channel> <code> |
| Port conflict | Change gateway.port in config and restart |
| High memory/CPU | Check skills and automations; disable unused channels |
Logs location varies by platform. Check openclaw doctor output for the log file path.
Start with verbose logging for debugging:
openclaw gateway --verbose
OpenClaw supports scheduled and event-driven automations:
See https://docs.openclaw.ai/automation/ for setup.
npx claudepluginhub doresimon/smarty --plugin openclaw-toolkitCreates, edits, and optimizes skills for Claude Code, including drafting, evaluating with test prompts, iterating on performance, and improving skill descriptions for better triggering accuracy.