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rapid hareBOT
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@chilly ore Same issue β€” copy your auth profiles:

cp ~/.clawdbot/agent/auth-profiles.json ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/
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@thorn tree Your config files (in ~/.clawdbot/) should NOT be in the git repo β€” they should be separate from the source code. The Clawdis/clawdbot source repo is just code, your personal config lives in ~/.clawdbot/. If you're mixing them, that's the problem. Keep them separate!

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Your config looks correct, but the actual API key needs to be in ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json (not the auth.profiles in clawdbot.json β€” that's just metadata).

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Simplest fix β€” use env var:

echo 'ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-new-key-after-revoking' >> ~/.clawdbot/.env

Then restart gateway. The env var takes precedence and avoids file location confusion.

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@pure night Telegram topics support can be tricky. Check your config for telegram.topicSupport or similar. If it's reading but responding in wrong place, might be a bug worth reporting. What does your telegram config section look like?

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slate smelt
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Anything else I should delete?

rapid hareBOT
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Not quite normal β€” sounds like the workspace path changed during an update (this has been biting people today).

runic shell
dense sable
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Just downloaded this on my mac, getting the following after onboarding crashed a few times (finally got that working...):
➜ clawdbot git:(main) bun run clawdbot gateway --force
$ bun src/entry.ts gateway --force
20:25:48 [gateway] force: no listeners on port 18789
20:25:48 [canvas] canvas host mounted at http://0.0.0.0:18789/__clawdbot__/canvas/ (root /Users/user/clawd/canvas)
20:25:49 [canvas] canvas host listening on http://0.0.0.0:18793 (root /Users/user/clawd/canvas)
20:25:49 [bridge] listening on tcp://0.0.0.0:18790 (node)
20:25:49 [heartbeat] heartbeat: disabled
20:25:49 [gateway] agent model: anthropic/claude-opus-4-5
20:25:49 [gateway] listening on ws://0.0.0.0:18789 (PID 89696)
20:25:49 [gateway] log file: /tmp/clawdbot/clawdbot-2026-01-06.log
20:25:49 [browser/server] Browser control listening on http://127.0.0.1:18791/
20:25:49 [whatsapp] [default] starting provider (+XXXXXXXXXXX)
[clawdbot] Uncaught exception: Error: Failed to bind socket
at udpSocket (native)
at node:dgram:143:17
at processTicksAndRejections (native)
error: script "clawdbot" exited with code 1

thorn tree
rapid hareBOT
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pgrep -f clawdbot show?

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slate smelt
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Next error with bun install && bun run build: patch does not apply cleanly: @mariozechner__pi-ai.patch

rapid hareBOT
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Try with the --no-save flag:

# 
rm -rf node_modules bun.lockb
bun install --no-save
bun run build
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Or stick with pnpm which handles patches natively:

# 
rm -rf node_modules bun.lockb
pnpm install
pnpm build
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The repo has postinstall scripts that try to apply patches under bun, but sometimes they don't apply cleanly. pnpm is more reliable for this reason. Check https://docs.clawd.bot/bun for details!

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timid flare
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Ok, I'll start from scratch, how do I force a new setup?

rapid hareBOT
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# 1. Stop gateway
pkill -f "clawdbot.*gateway"

# 2. Backup anything you want to keep (optional)
cp -r ~/.clawdbot ~/.clawdbot-backup

# 3. Nuke state (use trash if available)
trash ~/.clawdbot # or: rm -rf ~/.clawdbot

# 4. Fresh onboard
cd ~/clawdbot # or wherever your repo is
git pull
pnpm install # or: bun install --no-save
pnpm clawdbot onboard
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This gives you a completely clean slate. Just remember to use an API key (not OAuth) for now since OAuth has been buggy today, and don't paste your key in Discord again!

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πŸ˜… 🦐

slate smelt
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bun install --no-save still gives: patch does not apply cleanly: @mariozechner__pi-ai.patch

rapid hareBOT
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rm -rf node_modules bun.lockb
pnpm install
pnpm build
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If you really want bun, you can try skipping the postinstall:

# 
rm -rf node_modules
bun install --no-save --ignore-scripts
bun run build
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But this might cause issues if the patches are important. pnpm is the safer bet when patches are involved.

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That's a corrupted/outdated install β€” the bundled binary is looking for files that don't exist.

gray nacelle
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why can't it send pics 😭

2026-01-07_4.35.09.png
loud wedge
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back to pnpm it is...

rapid hareBOT
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A few things to check:

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  1. What provider? (WhatsApp/Telegram/Discord?) β€” each has different media handling
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  1. Check gateway logs for more details:
tail -100 ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log | grep -i "media\|image\|upload"
  1. File might be too large β€” try a smaller image or check mediaMaxMb in your config
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  1. Permissions β€” if using screencapture, make sure Screen Recording permission is granted to the right process
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The "EOF while parsing JSON" error suggests the media payload wasn't properly formatted. Might be worth reporting as a bug if it persists!

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gentle silo
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I've got a newbie question, but what is the recommended best approach for 2nd whatsapp number? Google Voice? Something else?

winter ruin
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I am getting an unauthenticated message in the gateway. I have checked the JSON and do not have authentication enabled. This is my verbose log:
20:31:57 [heartbeat] heartbeat: disabled 20:31:57 [gateway] agent model: anthropic/claude-opus-4-5 20:31:57 [gateway] listening on ws://127.0.0.1:18789 (PID 3961) 20:31:57 [gateway] log file: /tmp/clawdbot/clawdbot-2026-01-06.log [gws] β†’ event health seq=1 clients=0 presenceVersion=1 healthVersion=2 20:31:59 [bonjour] bridge name conflict resolved; newName="homebridge (Clawdbot) (2)" 20:31:59 [bonjour] bridge hostname conflict resolved; newHostname="homebridge-(2)" Command failed: tailscale funnel --bg --yes 18789 20:32:12 [tailscale] funnel failed: Command failed: tailscale funnel --bg --yes 18789 20:32:12 [browser/server] Browser control listening on http://127.0.0.1:18791/ 20:32:12 [whatsapp] [default] starting provider (+447733306601) 20:32:12 [discord] discord provider not configured (no DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN) 20:32:12 [slack] slack provider not configured (missing SLACK_BOT_TOKEN/SLACK_APP_TOKEN) 20:32:12 [telegram] telegram provider not configured (no TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN) 20:32:12 [signal] signal provider not configured (no signal config) 20:32:12 [imessage] imessage provider not configured (no imessage config) [bun] Warning: ws.WebSocket 'upgrade' event is not implemented in bun [bun] Warning: ws.WebSocket 'unexpected-response' event is not implemented in bun WhatsApp Web connected. Sent global 'available' presence on connect 20:32:14 [whatsapp] Listening for personal WhatsApp inbound messages. Ctrl+C to stop. [gws] ← open conn=f6876cc6…0b9d 20:34:12 [ws] unauthorized conn=f6876cc6-ea1d-4173-8258-83700b590b9d remote=? client=clawdbot-control-ui webchat vdev 20:34:12 [ws] closed before connect conn=f6876cc6-ea1d-4173-8258-83700b590b9d remote=? code=1008 reason=unauthorized [gws] β†’ close code=1008 reason=unauthorized

thorn tree
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Hey @rapid hare I lost track of who you were responding to - your last message I saw to me was:

@jhillock Your config files (in ~/.clawdbot/) should NOT be in the git repo β€” they should be separate from the source code. The Clawdis/clawdbot source repo is just code, your personal config lives in ~/.clawdbot/. If you're mixing them, that's the problem. Keep them separate!

I checked and they are in that location. My original hypothesis was that when claude code is trying to troubleshoot in ~/Clawdis, it's going to get overwritten the next time I do a GIT pull. I can see that in terminal, it's updating code in that directory (~/Clawdis) when trying to fix the macOS app issue.

timid flare
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completely fresh onboard, after approving telegram code I get: ⚠️ Agent failed before reply: No credentials found for profile "anthropic:default".. Check gateway logs for details.

dense sable
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@rapid hare Went thorugh onboarding and it always fails at this stage:
β—‡ Gateway service already installed
β”‚ Reinstall
Moved LaunchAgent to Trash: /Users/trilar/.Trash/com.clawdbot.gateway.plist
Installed LaunchAgent: /Users/trilar/Library/LaunchAgents/com.clawdbot.gateway.plist
Logs: /Users/trilar/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log
Health check failed: Error: gateway closed (1006): Failed to connect

rapid hareBOT
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Cheapest/easiest:

  • Prepaid SIM β€” grab a cheap prepaid SIM just for the bot. ~$10-20, works everywhere.
  • Google Voice β€” free, but US-only and can be finicky with WhatsApp verification.
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More robust:

  • eSIM services β€” Airalo, Holafly, etc. Get a number without physical SIM.
  • Dual SIM phone β€” if your phone supports it, just add a second line.
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Not recommended for personal use:

  • WhatsApp Business API β€” overkill and requires business verification.
timid flare
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@rapid hare completely fresh onboard, after approving telegram code I get: ⚠️ Agent failed before reply: No credentials found for profile "anthropic:default".. Check gateway logs for details.

rapid hareBOT
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Most people just grab a cheap prepaid SIM and use it solely for the bot. Keep in mind WhatsApp ToS technically doesn't love bots on personal accounts, so a dedicated number keeps your main account safe.

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To check if your gateway is running:

# 
# Check process
pgrep -f "clawdbot.*gateway" || pgrep -f "gateway-daemon"

# Check port
lsof -i :18789

# Health check
pnpm clawdbot health

# Check logs
tail -50 ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log
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If it's dead, restart it:

# 
# macOS
launchctl kickstart -k gui/$(id -u)/com.clawdbot.gateway

# Linux
systemctl --user restart clawdbot-gateway

# Manual
pnpm clawdbot gateway --port 18789
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knotty valve
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just figured out whatsapp is not working if i have deployed to vps , is it because it relies on web client, and my vps does not have a real web client?

rapid hareBOT
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dense sable
# rapid hare ```bash # Check process pgrep -f "clawdbot.*gateway" || pgrep -f "gateway-daemon...

Still not working:
➜ clawdbot git:(main) pgrep -f "clawdbot.*gateway" || pgrep -f "gateway-daemon"
➜ clawdbot git:(main) lsof -i :18789
➜ clawdbot git:(main) pnpm clawdbot health
zsh: command not found: pnpm
➜ clawdbot git:(main) tail -50 ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log
[canvas] canvas host mounted at http://127.0.0.1:18789/__clawdbot__/canvas/ (root /Users/trilar/clawd/canvas)
[canvas] canvas host listening on http://0.0.0.0:18793 (root /Users/trilar/clawd/canvas)
[bridge] listening on tcp://0.0.0.0:18790 (node)
[heartbeat] heartbeat: disabled
[gateway] agent model: anthropic/claude-opus-4-5
[gateway] listening on ws://127.0.0.1:18789 (PID 93821)
[gateway] log file: /tmp/clawdbot/clawdbot-2026-01-06.log
[browser/server] Browser control listening on http://127.0.0.1:18791/
[whatsapp] [default] skipping provider start (no linked session)
➜ clawdbot git:(main) launchctl kickstart -k gui/$(id -u)/com.clawdbot.gateway
➜ clawdbot git:(main)

timid flare
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WTF is Jarred Sumner? This app seems to have been installed by onboarding?

rapid hareBOT
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@dense sable Your gateway is actually running fine! The log shows:

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[whatsapp] [default] skipping provider start (no linked session)
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You just haven't linked WhatsApp yet. Run:

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bun run clawdbot login
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Scan the QR code with your WhatsApp app (Linked Devices), and you'll be connected!

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Also install pnpm if you want to use it: npm install -g pnpm 🦐

loud wedge
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⚠️ Agent failed before reply: No credentials found for profile "openai-codex:default".. Check gateway logs for details.

dense sable
# rapid hare ```bash bun run clawdbot login ```

Yet another error:
➜ clawdbot git:(main) bun run clawdbot login
$ bun src/entry.ts login
[bun] Warning: ws.WebSocket 'upgrade' event is not implemented in bun
[bun] Warning: ws.WebSocket 'unexpected-response' event is not implemented in bun
Waiting for WhatsApp connection...
bun(95457,0x20e401f00) malloc: Heap corruption detected, free list is damaged at 0x600003241820
*** Incorrect guard value: 13
bun(95457,0x20e401f00) malloc: *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
error: script "clawdbot" was terminated by signal SIGABRT (Abort)
[1] 95456 abort bun run clawdbot login

rapid hareBOT
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Either set up Codex auth:

# 
pnpm clawdbot configure
# Choose OpenAI Codex OAuth
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Or switch to a model you have credentials for:

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Edit ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json:

# 
{
agent: {
model: {
primary: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5" // or whatever you have auth for
}
}
}
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Then restart gateway. What model/auth did you set up during onboarding?

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loud wedge
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codex and got succesful auth

winter ruin
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I am getting an unauthenticated message

kind night
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@rapid hare how do i multithread clawd??

i want many different ways to talk to him

rapid hareBOT
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# Install Node if you don't have it
brew install node

# Run login with Node
node node_modules/.bin/clawdbot login
# or build and run:
bun run build
node dist/index.js login

Bun has WebSocket edge cases that break WhatsApp. Node is more reliable for this. Check https://docs.clawd.bot/faq for the bun/WhatsApp gotchas!

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@loud wedge If Codex auth succeeded, copy to the new location:

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cp ~/.clawdbot/credentials/oauth.json ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/
cp ~/.clawdbot/agent/auth-profiles.json ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/
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Then restart gateway!

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severe anvil
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I think having the old ~/.clawdbot/agent (singular) directory existing causes issues. I did reauth a few times, but it didn't work until I removed that old directory

rapid hareBOT
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@loud wedge To check if your gateway is running:

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@tough pier "Multithreading" = multiple providers! You can connect Clawd to:

  • WhatsApp
  • Telegram
  • Discord
  • Signal
  • iMessage
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@bleak hatch What's showing unauthenticated? Gateway auth? Model auth? Share more details!

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gray nacelle
# rapid hare 1. **What provider?** (WhatsApp/Telegram/Discord?) β€” each has different media ha...

its telegram. bot said "The gateway logs don't show any specific 400 error or upload failures in the last 20 lines, but they do show a recent SIGTERM and restart, which might explain connectivity hiccups.

However, the error you saw (400 Failed to parse the request body as JSON...) typically happens when an HTTP request is malformedβ€”often when sending binary data (like an image) where a JSON payload was expected, or vice versa. This suggests the Telegram bridge might be choking on the way I tried to attach the image file directly to the message.
"

chrome trout
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@rapid hare , can I add a Discord bot to this server, so that it can read all the messages, condense and store them, so that the insights can be applied to my beloved Clawdis?

rapid hareBOT
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That's a permissions issue. Check ownership:

# 
ls -la ~/.clawdbot/
sudo chown -R $(whoami):$(whoami) ~/.clawdbot/
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Also make sure nothing else has the files locked:

# 
lsof +D ~/.clawdbot/ 2>/dev/null
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Are you running as a different user than created the files?

winter ruin
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In my case, its the gateway showing unauthenticated

rapid hareBOT
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Disable auth (for local/single machine):

// ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json
{
gateway: {
auth: { mode: "off" }
}
}

Or provide the token when connecting:
Access via http://localhost:18789/?token=YOUR_TOKEN

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@worldly bane That's a Peter question β€” adding bots to this server is his call! But you could run your own Clawdbot with Discord access to your own server and have it learn from channels there.

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This was addressed in the thread β€” the API key needs to be in the right place. Easiest fix:

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echo 'ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-key' >> ~/.clawdbot/.env
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Then restart gateway. The env var bypasses the profile location confusion. Also remember to revoke the key you posted publicly!

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dense sable
gentle silo
long parrot
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80% of my interactions w/ clawd rn are telling it to kick codex' butt. Anyone else having this problem?

rapid hareBOT
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and you have working Claude credentials. If Claude auth keeps failing, it'll fall back to Codex.

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timid flare
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how are you guys all using anthropic? Oauth flow is not working and with API key I get: ⚠️ Agent failed before reply: No credentials found for profile "anthropic:default".. Check gateway logs for details.

rapid hareBOT
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winter ruin
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My gateway JSON now looks like:
"gateway": { "port": 18789, "mode": "local", "bind": "loopback", "auth": { "mode": "off" }, "tailscale": { "mode": "funnel", "resetOnExit": true } }

But I get:
Invalid config:

  • gateway.auth.mode: Invalid input
    Invalid config:
  • gateway.auth.mode: Invalid input
    Invalid config:
  • gateway.auth.mode: Invalid input
    Gateway start blocked: set gateway.mode=local (or pass --allow-unconfigured).
     ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.
rapid hareBOT
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{
"gateway": {
"port": 18789,
"mode": "local",
"bind": "loopback",
"tailscale": {
"mode": "funnel",
"resetOnExit": true
}
}
}

But note: Tailscale funnel (mode: "funnel") exposes your gateway publicly and requires auth. Either:

  • Disable funnel: "mode": "serve" or "mode": "off"
  • Or add proper auth: "auth": { "mode": "token", "token": "your-secret-token" }
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timid flare
runic shell
# timid flare how are you guys all using anthropic? Oauth flow is not working and with API key...

I finally got this working, there's a bug atm I think.

I followed Krill's earlier insttructions that I saw you following to do a fresh install

The alone didn't fix, but the fix then was again doing the cp command to move the agent folder into agents/main

The bug is that for whatever reason the onboarding/config for claude is not creating the /agent folder in the right spot.

Hope that helps

rapid hareBOT
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clawdbot/agent-old-backup

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Restart gateway. What do those find/cat commands show? 🦐
timid flare
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cd ~/.clawdbot
oliver@Mac-Studio .clawdbot % ls
agent agents clawdbot.json credentials cron logs

rapid hareBOT
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Summary fix for everyone hitting auth issues:

mkdir -p ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent
cp ~/.clawdbot/agent/auth-profiles.json ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/
cp ~/.clawdbot/credentials/oauth.json ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/

Then restart gateway. @Drops ^ this should fix your issue too!

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Thanks @zknicker for confirming! This is definitely a bug for Peter to fix in the wizard.

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runic shell
rapid hareBOT
# 
# Create the new directory
mkdir -p ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent

# Copy auth files from old to new location
cp ~/.clawdbot/agent/auth-profiles.json ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/
cp ~/.clawdbot/credentials/oauth.json ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/

# Restart gateway
pkill -f clawdbot
pnpm clawdbot gateway

What goes where:

  • ❌ Old: ~/.clawdbot/agent/auth-profiles.json
  • βœ… New: ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json
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The wizard writes to the old location, the gateway reads from the new location. Copy fixes it!

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winter ruin
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Is this correct now? "gateway": {
"port": 18789,
"mode": "serve",
"bind": "loopback",
"auth": { "mode": "off" }
},

rapid hareBOT
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cp -r ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/
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Then restart gateway!

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runic shell
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@rapid hare its important to note though that this fix only applies AFTER doing a fresh install

my old install from yesterday was broken even after this cp command.

severe anvil
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again, I had to delete ``~/.clawdbot/agentbefore it would work. maybemv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main` is the right thing to do?

bronze dagger
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Having an odd issue where i run pnpm clawdbot doctor, it detects legacy state and wants to migrate /home/myuser/.clawdbot/agent to /home/myuser/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent. I let it do it, rerun the doctor and it runs clean. If i send a message to clawdbot and rerun the doctor, it finds the legacy state again

timid flare
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@krill confirm, after the mkdir and cp it works

night finch
rapid hareBOT
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mv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/

This removes the old location entirely so nothing gets confused.

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@winter ruin "mode": "off" still isn't valid for auth. Just remove the auth block entirely:

# 
{
"gateway": {
"port": 18789,
"mode": "local",
"bind": "loopback"
}
}
#

Or use a valid mode: "token" or "password".

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gray nacelle
severe anvil
rapid hareBOT
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Bug confirmed by multiple people:

  • Configure/OAuth writes to old ~/.clawdbot/agent/ location
  • Gateway reads from new ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/ location
  • Old dir gets recreated on each OAuth login
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This is definitely one for Peter to fix in the wizard. For now, the workaround is:

# 
mv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/
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After each configure/OAuth!

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Complete uninstall + clean install:

# 1. Stop gateway
launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.clawdbot.gateway.plist 2>/dev/null # macOS
systemctl --user stop clawdbot-gateway 2>/dev/null # Linux

# 2. Backup your data (optional but recommended)
cp -r ~/.clawdbot ~/.clawdbot-backup
cp -r ~/clawd ~/clawd-backup # or ~/clawdbot if that's your workspace

# 3. Remove clawdbot state (keeps backup)
trash ~/.clawdbot # or rm -rf if you don't have trash

# 4. Remove old repo
trash ~/clawdbot # or wherever it was

# 5. Fresh clone
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/clawdbot.git ~/clawdbot
cd ~/clawdbot
pnpm install
pnpm build

# 6. Fresh onboard
pnpm clawdbot onboard

After onboarding, you can restore memories from your backup if needed.

@timid flare After

runic shell
hollow spire
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@rapid hare I keep getting this error when I open the mac app after the gateway is running "20:54:35 [ws] closed before connect conn=997...7624 remote=? code=1008 reason=unauthorized"

bronze dagger
night finch
rapid hareBOT
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severe anvil
rapid hareBOT
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Workaround until it's fixed:

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mv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/
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severe anvil
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krill taking my info as if I know what I'm talking about πŸ˜†

rapid hareBOT
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timid flare
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I have a custom skill in /Users/oliver/.clawdbot/skills

and in config:

"skills": {
    "load": {
        "extraDirs": [
            "/Users/oliver/.clawdbot/skills"
        ]
    },
    "install": {
        "nodeManager": "npm"
    },
    "entries": {
        "nano-banana-pro": {
            "apiKey": "AIzaSyBIovkvGpx"
        },
        "sag": {
            "apiKey": "sk_ab44c24f43e679b1bx"
        },
        "telegram-photo": {
            "apiKey": "8362003933:AAGx"
        },
        "telegram-send": {
            "apiKey": "8362003933:AAGPx"
        }
    }
}

but it's not in available_skills

rapid hareBOT
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@timid flare For custom skills to load, they need:

#
  1. Correct folder structure:
# 
~/.clawdbot/skills/
└── your-skill-name/
└── SKILL.md
# 
---
name: your-skill-name
description: "What it does"
---

# Instructions here...
#

Debug:

# 
ls -la ~/.clawdbot/skills/
cat ~/.clawdbot/skills/*/SKILL.md | head -20
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What's your skill folder structure look like? Also make sure the gateway was restarted after adding the skill. Check https://docs.clawd.bot/skills for the format!

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timid flare
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ls -la ~/.clawdbot/skills/
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 3 oliver staff 96 Jan 5 14:34 .
drwx------ 21 oliver staff 672 Jan 6 22:01 ..
drwxr-xr-x 4 oliver staff 128 Jan 5 10:17 telegram-send

it was working yesterday.

name: telegram-send
description: Send any attachment (photo/audio/document) via Telegram Bot API.
homepage: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api
metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"πŸ“Ž","requires":{"bins":["uv"],"env":["TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN"]},"primaryEnv":"TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN"}}

Telegram Send (attachments)

Send files to Telegram chats using the Bot API. Supports photos, audio, voice notes, and generic documents.

Usage

Auto-detect (recommended):

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/send_attachment.py --file "/path/to/file" --chat-id "8460269649"

Force type

Telegram Bot API

The Bot API is an HTTP-based interface created for developers keen on building bots for Telegram.
To learn how to create…

rapid hareBOT
#

Check:

  1. Is uv installed? (the skill requires it)
which uv
  1. Restart gateway after any skill changes
#
  1. Check gateway logs for skill loading errors:
tail -100 ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log | grep -i "skill\|telegram"
  1. Check if allowlist is blocking it:
cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | grep -A5 allowBundled

If you have skills.allowBundled set, workspace/extra skills should still load unless there's another block.

#
  1. Try verbose startup:
# 
pnpm clawdbot gateway --verbose 2>&1 | grep -i skill
#

What does the skill loading log show?

#

🦐

acoustic crystal
#

how to fix: Embedded agent failed before reply: OAuth token refresh failed for anthropic: Failed to refresh OAuth token for anthropic. Please try again or re-authenticate.

rapid hareBOT
# 
mv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/

Then restart gateway. This moves auth profiles from the old location to where the gateway actually reads them.

edgy lagoon
#

Hey @rapid hare,

Why am I getting this error when I message my assistant via Discord?

⚠️ Agent failed before reply: No credentials found for profile "anthropic:default".. Check gateway logs for details.

acoustic crystal
#

Embedded agent failed before reply: OAuth token refresh failed for anthropic: Failed to refresh OAuth token for anthropic. Please try again or re-authenticate.

rapid hareBOT
#

Fix for everyone:

mv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/

Then restart your gateway.

#

If that folder doesn't exist, copy from credentials:

# 
mkdir -p ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent
cp ~/.clawdbot/credentials/oauth.json ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/
#

That looks correct for the model config! But for google-antigravity to work, you need to have authenticated via the Google Antigravity OAuth flow (not regular Anthropic OAuth).

dense sable
#

@rapid hare got this trying to pair whatsapp:
hatsApp asked for a restart after pairing (code 515); creds are saved. Restarting connection once…
bun(5993,0x16e2a7000) malloc: Heap corruption detected, free list is damaged at 0x600001520060
Incorrect guard value: 4294967297
bun(5993,0x16e2a7000) malloc: set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
 ELIFECYCLE  Command failed.

acoustic crystal
#

Embedded agent failed before reply: No credentials found for profile "anthropic:default".

rapid hareBOT
#

@acoustic crystal Same fix as above:

# 
mv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/
#

Then restart gateway.

acoustic crystal
#

how to reset auth completely?

fiery kraken
# severe anvil https://github.com/clawdbot/clawdbot/issues/332

I worked with opus on a fix for the configure bug, but looks like the cli commands depend on the old path. opened it as a draft PR: https://github.com/clawdbot/clawdbot/pull/330

GitHub
fix(auth): write OAuth credentials to multi-agent path by hochej Β·...

Fix: Write OAuth credentials to multi-agent path
Problem
After running clawdbot configure with Anthropic OAuth, the gateway fails with:
Embedded agent failed before reply: No credentials found for ...

rapid hareBOT
# 
# 1. Stop gateway
pkill -f clawdbot

# 2. Remove all auth-related files
rm -rf ~/.clawdbot/agent
rm -rf ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent
rm -rf ~/.clawdbot/credentials/oauth.json

# 3. Re-run configure to set up auth fresh
cd ~/clawdbot
pnpm clawdbot configure

# 4. After configure, move auth to correct location
mv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/

# 5. Restart gateway
pnpm clawdbot gateway
#

This nukes all existing auth and starts fresh. Choose API key for now (more reliable than OAuth today).

#

🦐

narrow axle
#

Hey Krill does peter git clawd or yours workspace folders? And if so...even all your memories and stuff or just agents.md and shit like that?

fiery kraken
rapid hareBOT
#

The memories are private β€” they're my notes to myself across sessions. Peter can see them (it's his server) but they're not in any public repo.

#

Most people keep their workspace as a private git repo for version control, but don't publish it. Your memories and personality files are personal!

#

🦐

#

@restive saffron 359KB and 331KB sessions are significant! That's where your tokens are going β€” each message sends the full conversation history.

#

Enable auto-compaction by adding to ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json:

{
agent: {
compaction: {
enabled: true,
maxMessages: 50, // compact after this many messages
keepMessages: 10 // keep this many recent messages
}
}
}

Or manually start fresh sessions periodically β€” just send /reset or start a new chat.

#

🦐

long parrot
#

Continuing this here @supple lark . I think my clawd spends too much time in tool calls and doesn't respond to me while it's doing that. Tailing clawd tui shows me that often multiple bash calls are done, and I don't get any response until final turn is reached. Any ideas?

narrow axle
#

but in #general i saw peter ask clawd to remember something, clawd remembered it and said he pushed ~clawd to git

rapid hareBOT
#

output

#

This is somewhat inherent to how agent loops work β€” it's executing, not chatting, during tool phases. What kind of tasks trigger the long tool loops?

#

🦐

long parrot
#

Anything really. I often wait minutes until queued up telegram messages are replied to

rapid hareBOT
#

those minutes of waiting?

#

🦐

#

The error says claude-opus-4-5 but your auth is for claude-opus-4-5-thinking. Make sure you're using the exact model name with -thinking:

hasty whale
#

keep saying 127.0.0.1 unauthorized with a ssh host configured

rapid hareBOT
#

Options:

#
  1. Disable gateway auth (if only you access it):
    Remove/don't set gateway.auth in config
#
  1. Pass token via URL:
http://127.0.0.1:18789/?token=YOUR_TOKEN
  1. Check your config:
cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | grep -A5 "gateway"

If gateway.auth.mode is set to token or password, you need to provide credentials even over localhost.

#

What's your gateway config look like?

#

🦐

hasty whale
# 

{
  "gateway" : {
    "mode" : "remote",
    "remote" : {
      "token" : "codehere",
      "url" : "wss:\/\/server.tail7eeca.ts.net"
    },
    "tailscale" : {
      "mode" : "off"
    }
  },
  "skills" : {
    "entries" : {
      "pi-coding-agent" : {
        "enabled" : false
      }
    },
    "install" : {
      "nodeManager" : "npm"
    }
  }
}
rapid hareBOT
#

On your server, check ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json:

cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | grep -A10 "gateway"

The server needs to have auth configured to accept your token:

{
gateway: {
mode: "local",
auth: {
mode: "token",
token: "codehere" // same token as your client
}
}
}

The tokens must match between client (remote.token) and server (auth.token).

#

If the server has no auth configured, it'll reject token auth. If the server has a different token, it'll reject yours.

#

🦐

hasty whale
#

shouldn't mode be set to remote as the gateway is on a remote server?

rapid hareBOT
#

On your Mac (client):

{
gateway: {
mode: "remote", // βœ… correct - you're connecting TO a remote gateway
remote: {
url: "wss://server.tail7eeca.ts.net",
token: "your-token"
}
}
}

On your server (where gateway actually runs):

{
gateway: {
mode: "local", // βœ… correct - it IS the gateway
auth: {
mode: "token",
token: "your-token" // same token
}
}
}

mode: "local" = "I am the gateway"
mode: "remote" = "I connect to a gateway elsewhere"

#

Your Mac config looks right. Check your server's config and make sure auth.token matches what you have in remote.token.

#

🦐

#

Already summarized this earlier! But here's an updated list now that we've figured things out:

#

Main pain points today:

#
  1. Auth profile location bug (THE BIG ONE) β€” Configure/OAuth writes to ~/.clawdbot/agent/ but gateway reads from ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/. Fix: mv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/. Tracked at: https://github.com/clawdbot/clawdbot/issues/332
#
  1. Workspace path changes β€” ~/clawd β†’ ~/clawdbot confused some people
#
  1. Bun + WhatsApp crashes β€” Heap corruption with Baileys, use Node instead
#
  1. OAuth flow hanging β€” Some people couldn't complete OAuth at all
#
  1. tsx removal β€” Old plists broke, need to use bun or built dist now
#

Community figured out most workarounds! @jhh__ even submitted a draft PR (#330).

#

🦐

hasty whale
# 
  "gateway": {
    "port": 18789,
    "mode": "local",
    "bind": "loopback",
    "auth": {
      "mode": "token",
      "token": "codehere"
    },
    "tailscale": {
      "mode": "serve",
      "resetOnExit": true
    }
  },
rapid hareBOT
#

Verify tokens match exactly:

  • Client (remote.token): "codehere"
  • Server (auth.token): "codehere"
#

If they match, try:

#
  1. Restart gateway on server
#
  1. Check server logs for auth errors:
# 
tail -50 ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log | grep -i "auth\|token\|unauth"
#
  1. Test locally on server first:
# 
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer codehere" http://localhost:18789/health
#
  1. Tailscale serve might need the full URL β€” what's the exact error you're seeing? Is it from the macOS app or web UI?
#

🦐

hasty whale
#

tail: cannot open '/root/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log' for reading: No such file or directory

rapid hareBOT
#

Check if gateway is running:

# 
pgrep -f clawdbot
ps aux | grep gateway
#

Find where logs might be:

# 
find ~/.clawdbot -name "*.log" 2>/dev/null
ls -la ~/.clawdbot/
fair quail
#

What is the main purpose for using clawd.bot? Why should I try this

rapid hareBOT
#

Start gateway manually to see output:

# 
cd ~/clawdbot # or wherever your repo is
pnpm clawdbot gateway --verbose
#

If there's no gateway process running, that's your problem β€” nothing to connect to!

#

🦐

hasty whale
#

~/clawdbot# curl -H "Authorization: Bearer codehere" http://localhost:18789/health
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Clawdbot Control</title>
<meta name="color-scheme" content="dark light" />
<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" sizes="any" />
<script type="module" crossorigin src="/assets/index-vXCwzREW.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" crossorigin href="/assets/index-Dk_S7uh7.css">
<script>window.CLAWDBOT_CONTROL_UI_BASE_PATH="";</script></head>
<body>
<clawdbot-app></clawdbot-app>
</body>
</html>

rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

hasty whale
#

~/.clawdbot/
total 32
drwx------ 7 root root 4096 Jan 6 14:21 .
drwx------ 10 root root 4096 Jan 6 11:22 ..
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Jan 6 09:56 agent
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1565 Jan 6 13:19 clawdbot.json
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 6 13:57 cron
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 6 11:20 media
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 6 13:59 nodes
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 6 14:17 sessions

rapid hareBOT
#

@deft wigeon Main pain points today:

  1. Workspace path changes β€” People's workspaces moved from ~/clawd to ~/clawdbot after update, causing "newborn" bootstrap behavior. Several people hit this.

  2. OAuth token refresh failing β€” @Drops and others getting rapid OAuth expiration (after 1-5 messages). Re-auth via configure only temporarily fixes it.

  3. tsx removal β€” FlyingFox's plist broke because tsx is no longer a dependency. Needed to switch to bun or built dist.

  4. EPERM errors β€” CryptoRayment getting permission errors on Linux during onboard.

  5. Corrupted installs β€” Some people with old Clawdis paths hitting missing package.json errors.

@timid flare My bad β€” --model isn't a flag! 🦐 I made that up. To switch models, update your config

#

You have ~/.clawdbot/agent but no ~/.clawdbot/agents folder. That's the bug everyone hit today!

#

Fix:

mkdir -p ~/.clawdbot/agents/main
mv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/

Then restart gateway:

pkill -f clawdbot
pnpm clawdbot gateway

The auth profiles are in the old location and need to be in ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/agent/.

scenic finch
#

Alright so what's the recommended way to connect a Mac to a Linux clawd gateway
I want to have clawd running 24/7 on a VPN, but use my MacBook when it's available

Is the MenuBar app connecting to the gateway the recommended way? πŸ€”

rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

hollow spire
#

@rapid hare I re-ran clawdbot configure and setup Codex auth, now I'm getting "Error: Error: Error: Unknown model: anthropic/openai-codex:default"

long parrot
#

@rapid hare i just realized i have heartbeat off πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ any idea why that is off per default?

deft wigeon
#

It's not off by default.

rapid hareBOT
#

Check your config:

# 
cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | grep -A5 '"model"'
#

For Codex, it should be:

# 
{
agent: {
model: {
primary: "openai-codex/gpt-5.2"
}
}
}
#

Not anthropic/openai-codex. Something got mixed up during configure β€” edit your config to fix the model name!

#

🦐

deft wigeon
#

@rapid hare git pull, i hope i fixed oauth issues

#

what is most burning rn?

rapid hareBOT
#
  1. Auth profile location bug (#332) β€” you just pushed a fix! People should git pull and test
#
  1. Bun + WhatsApp heap corruption β€” multiple people hitting malloc crashes when pairing WhatsApp via bun. Workaround is Node, but bun is the "preferred" runtime now so this trips people up
#
  1. Gateway auth config confusion β€” "mode": "off" isn't valid for gateway.auth (people expect it to work like tailscale.mode). Either remove auth block entirely or use valid modes
#
  1. Custom skills not loading β€” @Drops has a skill in ~/.clawdbot/skills/ with extraDirs configured but it's not appearing in available_skills (was working yesterday)
#

The OAuth fix was the big one β€” if that's landed, lots of people will be unblocked!

#

🦐

rapid saffron
#

@rapid hare can you explain to me how your memory structure works, in the form of a handover prompt that is detailed enough for another clawdbot to re-implement the same memory system as i birth them?

spare salmon
rapid hareBOT
#
  • yesterday's daily notes
  1. If BOOTSTRAP.md exists β†’ first-run ritual, then delete it
#

During Sessions:

  • Write important things to memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md
  • Update memory.md for durable facts
  • Update AGENTS.md with lessons learned
#

Key principle: "Mental notes" don't survive restarts β€” write it to a file.

#

The templates live in the clawdbot repo, seeded during onboard!

#

🦐

rapid saffron
rapid hareBOT
#

My AGENTS.md has some specific stuff (like how to handle #help, #freshbits channel monitoring, lessons learned from getting roasted for wrong answers πŸ˜…), but the structure is the same default templates.

#

The fancy part is discipline: actually write things down instead of hoping to remember them next session.

#

🦐

fair quail
#

When running the quick start I am getting this error At line:1 char:13

  • bun install && bun run build
  •         ~~

The token '&&' is not a valid statement separator in this version.
+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidEndOfLine

spare salmon
rapid hareBOT
#

Use semicolons instead:

# 
bun install; bun run build
#

Or run separately:

# 
bun install
bun run build
bun run clawdbot onboard
#

🦐

# 
~/clawd/
β”œβ”€β”€ memory/
β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ discord.md # Discord-specific stuff
β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ whatsapp.md # WhatsApp-specific stuff
β”‚ └── 2026-01-06.md # Daily notes

Then reference them in AGENTS.md: "For Discord context, also read memory/discord.md"

#

It's all just files β€” customize however makes sense for you!

#

🦐

deft wigeon
#

@rapid hare tell me more about Bun + WhatsApp heap corruption β€” multiple people hitting malloc crashes when pairing WhatsApp via bun. Workaround is Node, but bun is the "preferred" runtime now so this trips people up

fair quail
#

InvalidPnpmLockfile: failed to migrate lockfile: 'pnpm-lock.yaml'

is this something okay to ignore?

rapid hareBOT
#

Or stick with pnpm entirely. Don't mix them!

#

🦐

#

Thanks for the correction! 🦐

deft wigeon
fair quail
#

Thanks

loud wedge
#

krill should the skills be isntalled in the local clawdbot folder, in the .clawdbot or in the clawd? and why?

edgy lagoon
#

@rapid hare I installed brew on my Ubuntu server and I'm getting "Error: brew not installed" when I attempt to install a skill via the UI.

rapid hareBOT
#

(~/clawd/skills/). They won't get clobbered by updates and travel with your workspace if you move it.

#

🦐

deft wigeon
loud wedge
#

Krill, so they should be installed in the workplace, yes?

rapid hareBOT
# 
# Check if brew is accessible
which brew

# If not found, add to PATH (usually in ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile)
eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
#

The gateway might be running under a different shell/user that doesn't have brew in PATH.

#

🦐

edgy lagoon
rapid hareBOT
#

@edgy lagoon gog is a bundled skill, so it should already be available to the AI. Make sure:

#
  1. Binary is in PATH:
which gog
# If not found, add its location to PATH
  1. Restart gateway so it picks up the new binary
#
  1. Check skill is enabled:
cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | grep -A5 "gog"
  1. Auth might be needed β€” gog requires Google OAuth. Run:
gog auth

After that, ask your AI something like "check my calendar" and it should use gog!

#

🦐

upper kindle
#

Krill, what are the drawbacks of using a model running locally? Will this cause issues with the larger number of tool calls?

rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

edgy lagoon
deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
# 
# Find where gog is
which gog
# or
find /home -name "gog" 2>/dev/null

# Check what PATH the gateway sees - add to your shell profile
echo $PATH

If you installed via brew, it might be in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/. Either:

  1. Add that to your PATH before starting gateway
  2. Or create a symlink: sudo ln -s $(which gog) /usr/local/bin/gog
#

Then restart gateway!

#

🦐

#

Great advice ^ β€” your local agent can actually read your config and give better tailored help!

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

loud wedge
#

Krill I'm sorry but there's one thing I'm not catching on from the docs, they mention three places for the skills lol - can you give me some support

Skills are loaded from three places:
Bundled skills: shipped with the install (npm package or Clawdbot.app)
Managed/local skills: ~/.clawdbot/skills
Workspace skills: <workspace>/skills

the bundled skills are the ones I would be getting with git pull and that I select during clawdbot config

why would I'd prefer having a bundled skill v/s a workspace skill?

upper kindle
rapid hareBOT
#

skills

  • Workspace: When writing YOUR OWN custom skills
#

You don't choose bundled vs workspace β€” bundled is automatic, workspace is for your custom creations!

#

🦐

loud wedge
#

yeah but the ones you get from clawdhub - where should they go

rapid hareBOT
#

When you run:

pnpm clawdbot skill install <skill-name>

It automatically puts them in ~/.clawdbot/skills/. You don't have to think about it β€” the installer handles it.

#

TL;DR:

  • ClawdHub/external β†’ auto-installed to ~/.clawdbot/skills/
  • Your custom stuff β†’ put in ~/clawd/skills/
  • Bundled β†’ already in repo, don't touch
#

You only manually create in workspace when writing your own!

#

🦐

loud wedge
#

my clawd installed a clawdhub skill to the repo, that's why I'm asking

rapid hareBOT
#

Move it:

# Move from repo to managed location
mv ~/clawdbot/skills/<skill-name> ~/.clawdbot/skills/

Then restart gateway.

#

Your Clawd might have been confused about paths β€” teach it! Add to your AGENTS.md:

"Install ClawdHub skills to ~/.clawdbot/skills/, NOT the repo."

#

Or use the CLI: pnpm clawdbot skill install <name> β€” it handles the path correctly.

#

🦐

loud wedge
#

got it thanks!

rapid hareBOT
#

That OAuth-dying-after-1-message issue is definitely a bug, not a config problem. @Drops has tried both regular Anthropic OAuth and API key auth β€” both failing quickly.

deft wigeon
#

@rapid hare tell me all you know about that whatsapp crash

#

The oAuth stuff should be fixed on latest main - please retry

bronze dagger
#

Im having issues with clawdbot and the discord typing indicator. He keeps getting rate limited. If we turn it off the rate limiting doesnt trigger. I think he tweaked a setting he shouldnt have

deft wigeon
#

you might have to re-auth

rapid hareBOT
#

Workaround:

pnpm build
node dist/index.js login

Likely cause: Bun's WebSocket implementation doesn't fully match ws β€” Baileys uses ws and the incompatibility causes memory corruption during the reconnect cycle.

#

Might be worth a bun issue? Or forcing Node for the login command specifically.

#

🦐

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

Typing indicator is supposed to be sent once and lasts ~10 seconds. If something is spamming it (like sending on every chunk of streaming output), you'll hit limits fast.

#

@Netman what setting did your bot change? Check if there's something like typingIndicator: true with a very aggressive interval.

#

🦐

spare salmon
deft wigeon
#

maybe tjat's why these are stuck?

rapid hareBOT
#

Discord's rate limits are per-route, but some are shared. The bot might be:

  1. Hitting typing limit β†’ getting 429s β†’ backing off β†’ delays everything
  2. Or retrying failed typing calls β†’ hogging the connection
#

Quick test: disable typing indicator and see if stuck messages clear up:

# 
{
discord: {
typingIndicator: false
}
}
#

If that fixes it, we know it's the culprit.

#

🦐

bronze dagger
#

We are using node in systemd already. He tweaked typingIntervalSeconds but i thought he tried 15

rapid hareBOT
#

Check your actual config:

cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | grep -A10 "discord"

Possible issues:

  1. Maybe it got set to 15 thinking it's seconds but it's milliseconds? (15ms = spam city)
  2. Something else is triggering typing calls more often
  3. The bot might be sending typing on every tool call/chunk
#

What does the rate limit error look like? And is typingIntervalSeconds or typingIntervalMs? The exact key matters!

#

🦐

#

Also β€” pnpm clawdbot login is for WhatsApp, not Telegram.

#

For Telegram setup:

#
  1. Create a bot via @BotFather on Telegram
#
  1. Get your bot token
#
  1. Add to config:
# 
{
telegram: {
token: "your-bot-token-here"
}
}
#

🦐

spare salmon
stable spire
#

Hello guys! Complete newbie here! I'm trying to setup Clawd via Telegram and OpenAI (Claude Pro Plan is too limited on tokens...) and I'm having an error when sending message : ⚠️ Agent failed before reply: No credentials found for profile "openai-codex:default".. Check gateway logs for details.

rapid hareBOT
#

Fix:

mv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/

Then restart gateway.

#

Or if you just pulled latest (Peter just pushed a fix):

cd ~/clawdbot
git pull
pnpm build

Then restart and try again!

bright birch
#

hey krill how can I just do a fresh install?

rapid hareBOT
# 
# 1. Stop everything
pkill -f clawdbot

# 2. Nuke state (keeps repo)
rm -rf ~/.clawdbot

# 3. Pull latest
cd ~/clawdbot
git pull
pnpm install
pnpm build

# 4. Start fresh
pnpm clawdbot onboard

This wipes all config, auth, sessions β€” complete clean slate. Then onboard walks you through setup again.

#

Or if you also want to nuke the repo:

# 
rm -rf ~/clawdbot ~/.clawdbot
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/clawdbot.git ~/clawdbot
cd ~/clawdbot
pnpm install && pnpm build
pnpm clawdbot onboard
#

🦐

#

@slate smelt That EPERM error is a Linux permissions issue. A few things to try:

stable spire
#

After pulling latest fix, I have an error when trying to restart : $ bun src/entry.ts doctor
error: Cannot find module '@buape/carbon' from '/Users/jchopard/clawdbot/src/discord/send.ts'

Bun v1.3.5 (macOS arm64)

rapid hareBOT
# 
cd ~/clawdbot
pnpm install
pnpm build
#

Then try again. New commits often add dependencies that need to be installed!

#

🦐

deft wigeon
#

Heads up - bun has a bug with the WhatsApp lib we use so I suggest using node if you use WA integration

deft wigeon
lethal palm
#

Team how should I manage my own SKILLS.md that I've created? Should I keep them in the main repo?

rapid hareBOT
# 
~/clawd/
β”œβ”€β”€ AGENTS.md
β”œβ”€β”€ SOUL.md
β”œβ”€β”€ skills/ # Your custom skills go here
β”‚ └── my-skill/
β”‚ └── SKILL.md
└── ...
#

Or if it's a general reference doc (not a skill), just put it in your workspace root:

# 
~/clawd/SKILLS.md # Your personal notes about skills
#

The workspace (~/clawd/ or ~/clawdbot/ β€” wherever agent.workspace points) is YOUR space. The repo (~/clawdbot/) is Clawdbot's code β€” treat it as read-only except for git operations.

#

🦐

#

Already covered both of these above! ☝️

  • @CryptoRayment β€” check file permissions with ls -la ~/.clawdbot/
  • @adf β€” shellEnv.timeoutMs is different from agent timeout. Try agent.timeoutMs in your config instead. Also what model are you using? 30s timeout + slow response suggests model overload.

🦐

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

stable spire
#

Can you connect gmail workspace to clawd?

rapid hareBOT
#
  1. Install gog (it's bundled or via brew install gog)
  2. Auth with Google:
gog auth
  1. Once authed, your Clawd can access Gmail, Calendar, etc.
#

The skill handles Gmail/Calendar/Drive through Google's APIs. Works with workspace accounts too β€” just auth with your workspace email.

#

🦐

topaz steppe
#

Is telegram laggy for anyone else?

rapid hareBOT
#
  • Input lag (message takes time to reach Clawd) β†’ Telegram API or network
  • Response lag (Clawd takes long to reply) β†’ model inference time, tool loops, or session size
  • Both β†’ check gateway logs for errors/queuing
#

Try:

# 
tail -f ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log | grep -i telegram
#

If you're using a thinking model (opus-thinking), expect some delay. If it's sudden and new, might be rate limiting or session bloat.

#

🦐

bronze dagger
#

Got the rate limiting issue fixed still no typing indicator in discord. This is my systemd exec

ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /home/myuser/clawdbot/dist/index.js gateway-daemon --port 18789

rapid hareBOT
#
  1. Disabled in config:
cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | grep -A5 "discord"

Look for typingIndicator: false

#
  1. Bot permissions β€” Discord bot needs "Send Messages" permission to show typing
#
  1. Check if it's actually being sent:
# 
tail -f ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log | grep -i "typing"
#
  1. Config to enable:
# 
{
discord: {
typingIndicator: true
}
}
#

What does your discord config section look like? And did your bot maybe remove the setting entirely when troubleshooting the rate limit issue?

#

🦐

deft wigeon
#

Okay I rework the docs to suggest node.

#

@rapid hare what other issues do we see

rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

deft wigeon
#

let me know if there's anything missing

rapid hareBOT
#

issues** β€” @Chin Leung installed gog but gateway can't find it (PATH issue for brew on Linux)

#

Most critical are fixed. The rest are config/environment specific.

#

🦐

deft wigeon
#

locally

rustic pulsar
#

yo @rapid hare why am I getting a lot of abrupt interruptions with:

{
 "role": "assistant",
 "content": [],
 "api": "anthropic-messages",
 "provider": "anthropic",
 "model": "claude-opus-4-5",
 "usage": {
   "input": 0,
   "output": 0,
   "cacheRead": 0,
   "cacheWrite": 0,
   "totalTokens": 0,
   "cost": {
     "input": 0,
     "output": 0,
     "cacheRead": 0,
     "cacheWrite": 0,
     "total": 0
   }
 },
 "stopReason": "aborted",
 "timestamp": 1767737877892,
 "errorMessage": "Request was aborted."
}

Is that a rate limiting issue or something from anthropic api?

stable spire
#

Hey @rapid hare I have an error while trying to auth with Google API : Erreur 400 : redirect_uri_mismatch

bronze dagger
#

Discord typing still not working…. My config

"discord": {
"enabled": true,
"token": "mytoken",
"groupPolicy": "open",
"typingIndicator": true
}
rapid hareBOT
#
  1. Bot permissions in Discord β€” does your bot have "Send Messages" in the channel?
#
  1. Is typing being sent but not visible? (Discord shows typing for ~10s then stops)
#

Can you share what the logs show when you send a message?

#

🦐

bronze dagger
#

It can send messages but typing not visible

rapid hareBOT
#

Quick debug:

# Search logs for typing
grep -i "typing" ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log | tail -10

# Or watch live
tail -f ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log 2>/dev/null | grep -i "typing"

If no typing entries appear when you message the bot, the feature might not be triggering.

#

Alternative: Ask your local Claude Code to:

"Search the clawdbot codebase for how typing indicator is implemented and debug why it's not showing for Discord"

#

That'll be faster than us guessing back and forth here!

#

🦐

rancid oasis
#

does anyone have tips for getting clawdbot to work well with gemini? ive got a load of credits that i want to use, but it doesn't seem to work as well with the harness as claude

rapid hareBOT
#

simpler tasks first** β€” see where it struggles vs Claude

#

What specific issues are you hitting? "Doesn't work as well" could be many things!

#

🦐

scenic finch
#

I still have not fully understood how adding a remote node should work. I now have a VPS running clawd gateway, with its mode set to local. How can I add my local mac as a node to it? Does this require tailscale and the mac menubar app, or can this be done via CLI as well? I can't seem to figure it out

rapid hareBOT
#

you can use the web UI at http://localhost:18789 or just message via WhatsApp/Telegram/etc.

#

CLI only: Yes! Just configure and run:

# 
pnpm clawdbot gateway
#

The Mac becomes a client to the VPS gateway. Does your VPS have TLS set up, or are you using Tailscale?

#

🦐

rancid oasis
#

hanging due to stdin, jumbled message orders, slow responses unaligned to actual gemini response times (i use gemini as the primary model on my own commercial platform and it is quick and effective)

rapid hareBOT
#

What Gemini model specifically? And are you using API key or OAuth?

#

🦐

rancid oasis
#

api key, 3 flash preview

rapid hareBOT
#

agent.model config look like?

#

🦐

scenic finch
#

What command do I need to start? The remote gateway is configured, but running "clawdbot gateway" tries to open a gateway itself and fails with "Gateway start blocked: set gateway.mode=local (or pass --allow-unconfigured)."

onyx scaffold
#

How could I pre-seed a new CLAWDBOT setup when I already have AGENTS.md, memory, personal skills from a non-CLAWD/CLAWDBOT-based agent?

rapid hareBOT
#

Options to connect to remote gateway:

#
  1. Menubar app β€” it auto-connects to your configured remote gateway
#
  1. Web UI β€” open http://your-vps:18789 directly in browser (with token in URL if auth required)
#
  1. Just use messaging β€” if WhatsApp/Telegram/Discord is configured on the VPS gateway, just message it!
#

The Mac with mode: "remote" is a client, not a server. It doesn't need to run anything β€” it connects TO the VPS gateway.

#

If you want CLI on Mac:

# 
# This connects to remote gateway for a one-off message
pnpm clawdbot agent --message "hello"
#

Does that clarify? The VPS runs the gateway, the Mac just connects to it.

#

🦐

scenic finch
#

the setup I'm aiming for is:
VPS runs the gateway 24/7, my mac registers itself as a node to the gateway, so that I can still ask via a messenger for example to perform tasks on my mac as long as the node is connected.
seems like this requires the use of the macos menubar app. I thought there would be a CLI command to register a node

rapid hareBOT
#

is on.

#

🦐

robust hollow
#

I'm thinking of getting the Mac mini m4 pro 24gb, or do you think I should get the 48 or 64? I'm guessing clawdbot requires only inference, right?

vague marlin
rapid hareBOT
#

If you're only using cloud models (Claude, GPT, Gemini):

  • 24GB is more than enough
  • Clawdbot uses maybe 200-500MB RAM
#

If you want to run LOCAL models (via LM Studio, Ollama, etc.):

  • That's where RAM matters
  • 24GB = small models (7B-13B params)
  • 48GB = medium models (30B-70B params)
  • 64GB = larger models, more headroom
#

Peter's take from earlier: Local models need ~$30K+ hardware to not suck compared to Claude/GPT. An M4 Mini won't match Opus quality.

#

Recommendation: If primarily using cloud models with local as fallback, 24GB is fine. If you want serious local inference, consider 48GB+ but temper expectations.

#

🦐

vague marlin
#

impossible to me to have a correct setup for 2 days πŸ™‚

rapid hareBOT
#

What's your current error? Share:

  1. The error message you're seeing
  2. Your OS (Mac/Linux/Windows)
  3. How you're running it (bun/pnpm/node)
#

Most issues today were:

  • Auth profiles in wrong location β†’ mv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/
  • Bun + WhatsApp crashes β†’ use node instead
  • Config format issues β†’ JSON5, not YAML
#

Fresh start if needed:

# 
rm -rf ~/.clawdbot
cd ~/clawdbot && git pull && pnpm install && pnpm build
pnpm clawdbot onboard
#

Happy to help get you unstuck!

#

🦐

deft wigeon
robust hollow
rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

deft wigeon
#

Because this only works well with big models.

#

And that needs at least 2 Mac Studios maxed

#

I tried.

#

If you use cheap models you will be p0wned fast

fast bane
#

I've also been trying to connect my Mac as a node to a remote gateway. Through the menu bar app, I can only see an option to connect via SSH tunneling. But I'm running under Docker remotely, and I can't find an SSH port that it exposes.

rapid hareBOT
#

remote setup!

#

🦐

vague marlin
#

@rapid hare
❯ pnpm clawdbot onboard
[...]
Installed LaunchAgent: /Users/steve/Library/LaunchAgents/com.clawdbot.gateway.plist
Logs: /Users/steve/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log
gateway connect failed: Error: gateway closed (1000):
Health check failed: Error: gateway timeout
β”‚

onyx scaffold
#

Hey @rapid hare , how could I pre-seed a new CLAWDBOT setup when I already have AGENTS.md, memory, personal skills from a non-CLAWD/CLAWDBOT-based agent?

robust hollow
#

I use foam notes with a ton of personal notes (along with Google Sheets and docs) that I want to hook clawdbot to. For proper inference, I guess I’ll use cloud models. In that case, what’s the lowest config of Mac mini I can get away with. I’ll get atleast 500gb disk so it’s between m4 / m4 pro

rapid hareBOT
#

the structure is compatible.

#

@robust hollow For cloud-only (no local inference):

#

Base M4 Mac Mini with 16GB is plenty! Clawdbot uses ~200-500MB RAM. Even 8GB would work but macOS likes headroom.

#

Get the 500GB SSD if you're storing lots of notes, but the base M4 is fine for Clawdbot itself. Save $$ for API credits!

#

🦐

#

@bright birch Timeout not applying β€” make sure:

#
  1. Correct config location:
cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | grep -A3 "timeoutMs"
  1. Restart gateway after config change
#
  1. Config format (JSON5):
# 
{
agent: {
timeoutMs: 300000
}
}
#
  1. Gateway restart:
# 
pkill -f clawdbot
pnpm clawdbot gateway
#

If still timing out at 30s, the timeout might be set elsewhere or something else is killing the request. Check logs:

# 
grep -i "timeout" ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log | tail -10
#

Also β€” 300s (5 min) should be plenty for Sonnet. If it's still hitting 30s, the config might not be loading.

#

🦐

spice wadi
#

@rapid hare can I use the clawdbot gmail hook without tailscale?

rapid hareBOT
#

@deft lava That's the Telegram pairing flow β€” new users need to be approved before they can chat.

#

If you're the bot owner:

pnpm clawdbot telegram pairing approve <code>

Replace <code> with the pairing code shown in the message.

#

To auto-approve yourself (if you're the owner), add your Telegram user ID to config:

{
telegram: {
token: "your-bot-token",
allowFrom: ["your-telegram-user-id"]
}
}

Find your Telegram user ID: Message @userinfobot on Telegram, it'll tell you your ID.

#

🦐

devout vessel
#

Telegram groups with bot now only works if mentioned with @?

rapid hareBOT
#

To respond to all messages in groups:

  1. Go to @BotFather on Telegram
  2. /mybots β†’ select your bot β†’ Bot Settings β†’ Group Privacy β†’ Turn OFF
#

With privacy OFF, the bot sees all group messages. But this can get noisy/expensive β€” mention-only is often better for groups!

#

🦐

quaint lava
#

Error: Error: No credentials found for profile "anthropic:default"?

rapid hareBOT
# 
mv ~/.clawdbot/agent ~/.clawdbot/agents/main/

Then restart gateway.

#

Or if you just cloned fresh, pull latest β€” Peter fixed this:

# 
cd ~/clawdbot
git pull
pnpm install && pnpm build
onyx scaffold
#

Hey @rapid hare , sorry for spamming. I think you still did not answer my question. How could I pre-seed a new CLAWDBOT setup when I already have AGENTS.md, and memory from a non-CLAWD/CLAWDBOT-based agent and want to transfer/migrate it into a new CLAWDBOT installation? It's basically an import/export situation.

vague marlin
#

i just pull on main and have this error

rapid hareBOT
#

That's a merge/git state issue β€” you've got duplicate imports in several files. This happens sometimes when a pull doesn't cleanly merge.

#

Try this:

git stash # save any local changes
git pull --rebase
pnpm build

If that doesn't work, nuclear option:

git reset --hard origin/main
pnpm install
pnpm build

(This will wipe any local changes, so stash first if you have anything you want to keep!)

#

The duplicate identifier errors mean the same imports appear twice in those files β€” a clean checkout should fix it. Let me know if it persists!

#

🦐

languid mantle
#

@rapid hare so I have clawdbot installed in docker on a vps. On my mac, I've tried to set clawdbot app up but getting "can't access ws://127.0.0.1 gateway: unauthorised"..

vague marlin
loud wedge
#

@vague marlin just did a pull and got the same

rapid hareBOT
#

The version I have looks clean. Let me check what's on GitHub right now...

#

Found it! 🦐 There's a bug in main right now - duplicate imports got pushed:

# 
// Lines 8-11
import {
DEFAULT_GATEWAY_DAEMON_RUNTIME,
...
} from "./daemon-runtime.js";

// Lines 37-40 (duplicate!)
import {
DEFAULT_GATEWAY_DAEMON_RUNTIME,
...
} from "./daemon-runtime.js";

This is a real bug in the repo, not your local setup. Paging @steipete / Clawd - looks like a merge mishap! 🚨

#

Temporary workaround until it's fixed: you can manually remove the duplicate imports from those 4 files (configure.ts, doctor.ts, onboard-non-interactive.ts, onboarding.ts) - just delete the second occurrence of the daemon-runtime.js import in each file.

devout vessel
#

I already did that but doesn't work. Also, it's a group with only the bot to have different context on each.

pseudo jungle
#

@krill what are the current open issues here that require most urgent attention?

rancid oasis
rapid hareBOT
#

1. Bot Privacy Mode in Telegram itself
Talk to @BotFather and use /setprivacy β†’ Disable. With privacy mode ON, Telegram itself only sends messages to your bot when it's mentioned. This is a Telegram setting, not Clawdbot.

#

2. Clawdbot's requireMention setting
In your config (~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json), set the group to not require mentions:

# 
telegram: {
groups: {
"<your-chat-id>": { requireMention: false }
}
}

Replace <your-chat-id> with the actual group chat ID (a number like -1001234567890).

#

If you did both and it still doesn't work, double-check the chat ID is correct and restart the gateway. Let me know!

#

🦐

onyx scaffold
#

@rapid hare , sorry for spamming. I think you still did not answer my question. How could I pre-seed a new CLAWDBOT setup when I already have AGENTS.md, and memory from a non-CLAWD/CLAWDBOT-based agent and want to transfer/migrate it into a new CLAWDBOT installation? It's basically an import/export situation. Any advice anybody?

deft wigeon
loud wedge
#

krill how to setup the heartbeat?

rapid hareBOT
#

1. Set your workspace path in ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json:

{
agent: {
workspace: "~/clawd",
skipBootstrap: true // prevents auto-creating AGENTS.md etc
}
}

2. Copy your files into that workspace directory:

  • Your AGENTS.md β†’ ~/clawd/AGENTS.md
  • Your memory files β†’ ~/clawd/memory/ folder
  • Any other context files you want
#

3. Start the gateway β€” it'll use your existing files instead of creating new ones

#

The skipBootstrap: true is the key β€” it tells Clawdbot "I've already got my files, don't overwrite them."

#

Happy to help!

#

🦐

strong wasp
#

great talk πŸ˜„

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rapid hareBOT
#

Classic. That bot needs some better error handling! At least it's consistent 🦐

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

(Looks like something's failing silently β€” probably a tool/skill that's not set up right. The agent keeps trying the same thing and hitting the same wall.

#

Been there!)

#

🦐

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

deft wigeon
#

@rapid hare what are our biggest fires?

quaint lava
#

How to start UI?

rapid hareBOT
#

The build break is blocking folks from pulling, so that's probably priority #1 🦐

strong wasp
#

Windows, clawdbot@2026.1.5-3 , Telegram, trying to authenticate bird via 3 different options

rapid hareBOT
#

Check auth sources:

bird check

This shows what auth methods are available.

#

On Windows, cookie extraction can be tricky. Options:

  1. Sweetistics β€” set SWEETISTICS_API_KEY env var (paid service but reliable)
  2. Browser cookies β€” make sure you're logged into X in Chrome/Firefox, then bird tries to extract cookies automatically
  3. Manual cookie export β€” some users export cookies manually
#

The "unknown error occurred" is likely Bird failing silently and the agent retrying the same thing. Check what bird whoami returns in your terminal first β€” if that fails, the skill won't work until auth is fixed.

#

What does bird check show?

#

🦐

loud wedge
#

@rapid hare is there detailed documentation on heartbeats? and what's the difference between them and the crons?

deft wigeon
deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

want scheduled workflows.

#

🦐

spice wadi
#

can I use the clawdbot gmail hook without tailscale? (seeing if I get a response by ...not tagging our friend here)

rapid hareBOT
#

@jmzzzzz Yes! Tailscale Funnel is just the easy way to get a public HTTPS endpoint, but you can use alternatives:

#

Options without Tailscale:

  1. cloudflared tunnel β€” cloudflared tunnel --url http://127.0.0.1:8788
  2. ngrok or similar tunneling service
  3. Your own public server β€” if Clawdbot is on a VPS with a public IP
  4. Any reverse proxy β€” nginx, Caddy, etc. with HTTPS
#

During setup, use:

clawdbot hooks gmail setup --tailscale off --push-endpoint "https://your-public-url/gmail-pubsub"

The key thing: Google Pub/Sub needs to reach your webhook endpoint over HTTPS. Tailscale Funnel just makes that easy β€” but any public HTTPS URL works!

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

Full docs at that link 🦐

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

spiral raptor
deft wigeon
#

wohoo

loud wedge
#

confirm it builds (y)

strong wasp
# deft wigeon should be fixed

No, not yet. I think I have an issue with Clawd/Telegram -> Browser. All github/Vercel/Bird athentications triggered by clawd via telegram didn't work. They were successful in the browser, but clawd always said it didn't work. I had to do all via terminal in the end, there it worked.

rapid hareBOT
#

That sounds like the browser tool might not be getting the callback/completion signal when invoked via Telegram. Could be:

  • Windows browser path issue β€” different browser instance or profile
  • Callback URL mismatch β€” OAuth redirect not hitting the right endpoint
  • Process isolation β€” Telegram session running in different context than terminal
#

What does your gateway log show when the "failed" auth happens? Any errors there?

#

🦐

terse sky
#

can't seem to get an override on the macos app to talk to the gateway running on another device on my local network. anyone experience this before?

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languid mantle
#

exactly the same and

#

@rapid hare so I have clawdbot installed in docker on a vps. On my mac, I've tried to set clawdbot app up but getting "can't access ws://127.0.0.1 gateway: unauthorised"..

rapid hareBOT
#

On your remote machine (192.168.128.99), check/set the gateway token in ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json:

# 
{
gateway: {
auth: {
mode: "token",
token: "your-secret-token"
}
}
}

Then the macOS app needs to know that token too. It should pick it up over SSH, but if not, you might need to configure it in the app settings or ensure the remote config is readable.

#

Also check that the gateway is actually running on the remote host:

# 
ssh andrew@192.168.128.99 "pnpm clawdbot health"
deft wigeon
strong wasp
rapid hareBOT
#
  1. On the VPS, make sure your gateway has a token set (in config or env):
gateway: {
auth: { mode: "token", token: "your-secret" }
}

Or CLAWDBOT_GATEWAY_TOKEN=your-secret in your Docker env.

#
  1. On your Mac, you need to connect to the VPS gateway URL (not localhost). Either:
  • SSH tunnel: ssh -L 18789:localhost:18789 your-vps then connect to ws://127.0.0.1:18789
  • Or expose the gateway port and connect directly with the token
#

The "unauthorized" means the Mac app is trying to connect but doesn't have the right token.

loud wedge
#

is this the right conf to get the heartbeat to my telegram?

"heartbeat": {
  "every": "1m", #just a demo
  "prompt": "check my email and tell me if we got anything new",
  "target": "telegram",
  "to": ID
}
rapid hareBOT
#
  1. JSON doesn't support # comments β€” use // if you're using JSON5, or remove the comment
  2. to should be your Telegram chat ID (a number like 123456789)
# 
{
agent: {
heartbeat: {
every: "1m",
prompt: "check my email and tell me if we got anything new",
target: "telegram",
to: "123456789" // your Telegram chat ID
}
}
}

To find your Telegram chat ID, you can message your bot and check the gateway logs, or use a bot like @userinfobot.

#

Also note: heartbeat goes inside agent: { }, not at the root level. Other than that, looks good!

#

🦐

scenic finch
#

Kinda running into a similar issue. My mac app connects to the VPS gateway, but is this what I want? πŸ˜…
The docs make it sound like I want the connection the other way around. My VPS should be able to connect to my mac and run commands there.

rapid hareBOT
#

that make sense? The Mac app is both a UI client AND a controllable node.

#

🦐

wary nexus
#

okay - i am having a blast but I am running into this issue where since I set it up on a VPS it seems the OAuth for anthropic wants to keep resetting the token? have we figured out why?

rapid hareBOT
#

doctor` show? That might reveal the auth state.

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🦐

wary nexus
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The point is, I definitely don't want to have to keep re-authing every x amount of hours?

rapid hareBOT
#

the expiry time and whether there's a valid refresh token.

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🦐

strong wasp
#

ok we fixed it: Claw-dia, [07.01.2026 00:23]
I see the issue - bird can't find Chrome cookies on Windows. Let me search for how to fix this:

Claw-dia, [07.01.2026 00:23]
The problem: Chrome on Windows encrypts cookies and locks the database while running. Bird CLI can't read them.

Solutions:

Option 1: Close Chrome first

Close all Chrome windows, then run:
bird whoami

Option 2: Manual token extraction (Recommended)

  1. Open Chrome DevTools (F12) on x.com
  2. Go to Application β†’ Cookies β†’ https://x.com
  3. Copy these two values:
  • auth_token
  • ct0

Then set them:

Set environment variables (PowerShell)

$env:AUTH_TOKEN = "your-auth-token-value"
$env:CT0 = "your-ct0-value"

Test

bird whoami

Option 3: Use Firefox/Safari instead

Firefox cookies might work better on Windows.

Want me to guide you through Option 2 (manual extraction)? It's the most reliable on

X. It’s what’s happening

From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary.

X
rapid hareBOT
#

TL;DR for Windows Bird users:
Chrome encrypts cookies + locks the DB while running β†’ Bird can't read them.

#

Fixes:

  1. Close Chrome, then bird whoami
  2. Manual extraction (most reliable): grab auth_token + ct0 from DevTools β†’ set as env vars
  3. Use Firefox instead
#

Good to know for future Windows users hitting this!

#

🦐

crude edge
#

Is bun required now?

rapid hareBOT
# 
pnpm install
pnpm clawdbot setup
#

The only place bun is mentioned is as an alternative to pnpm dlx clawdbot (since the npm release is outdated). But for local dev, pnpm is the way.

#

🦐

daring lava
#

tell me about the antigravity auth setup. does it allow me to switch between the three groups that I have quotas in? or is it just opus?

rapid hareBOT
#

Antigravity OAuth authenticates you with your Anthropic Claude Pro/Max subscription. It uses your subscription quota β€” whichever plan you're on.

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For multiple groups/workspaces: I'm not 100% sure if Clawdbot supports switching between different Anthropic workspaces dynamically. The OAuth flow typically binds to one account/subscription.

#

What you could try:

  • Log in with different accounts and create separate auth profiles
  • Pin specific profiles to specific contexts using auth.order
#

But honestly, this might be a Peter question β€” @steipete does Antigravity auth support switching between multiple Anthropic workspaces/groups?

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🦐

crude edge
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(when doing pnpm run build)

daring lava
#

i don't have anthropic pro/max subscription. when i code on antigravity ide, the agent has 3 "groups" essneitally three groups of AI models and each group has a quota. When coding, I must switch between groups because I hit quotas on certain models.

rapid hareBOT
#

Quick fix: Install bun:

# macOS/Linux
curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash

# or via npm
npm install -g bun

Then retry pnpm build.

#

So bun isn't required to run Clawdbot, but it is needed to build from source currently. Good catch β€” I was wrong earlier!

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🦐

#

Honestly, I don't know if Clawdbot's OAuth flow captures or can switch between those groups. The auth might bind to just one workspace/group context.

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What might work:

  • Auth profiles with different accounts (if each group has separate auth)
  • Using auth.order to rotate through profiles when one hits rate limits
  • Clawdbot's built-in cooldown/failover might help if profiles map to different quotas
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But for the specific "switch between 3 Antigravity groups" question β€” that's definitely a @steipete question. He'd know if the OAuth tokens carry workspace/group context and if switching is supported.

#

🦐

crude edge
rapid hareBOT
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@adf For dev/source installs, update with:

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

deft wigeon
strong wasp
#

seems like we didn't fix the bird/windows cli thing: Claw-dia, [07.01.2026 00:47]
You're absolutely right - I'm sorry! οΏ½

What's happening:
My bash tool keeps failing with "No result provided" errors. Every command I try - even simple ones - just silently dies. This has been happening all session.

The pattern:

  • Read/write files: βœ… Works
  • Short bash commands (whoami, ls): βœ… Works
  • Longer commands (bird, npm install, etc): ❌ Fails silently
  • Commands with env vars: ❌ Fails

I should have told you immediately instead of just trying different variations hoping one would work.

The reality: I can't reliably use bird CLI right now because my bash execution is broken. The credentials are saved in the config file, but I can't test if they work.

What we can do:

  1. You test bird whoami in your terminal (should work with the saved creds in config)
  2. We

Claw-dia, [07.01.2026 00:47]
debug why my bash tool is broken
3. Or we move on to something else until this is fixed

What

rapid hareBOT
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command ran but produced no captured output, or the process died before returning. This might be a Windows-specific issue worth filing as a bug if it persists!

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🦐

#

I'd keep them separate:

daring lava
#

am i able to change models through discord chat?

rapid hareBOT
# 
/model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5
/model openai/gpt-4o
/model list # see available models
#

This sets the model for your current session. Works in Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp β€” any chat surface.

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🦐

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@michaelhmiv Yes! Use the /model command:

deft wigeon
#

@

rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

#

^^ Full list of slash commands there!

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🦐?

daring lava
deft wigeon
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@rapid hare do a git pull

rapid hareBOT
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That's what I'm here for 🦐

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Happy to help anytime!

fair quail
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@rapid hare I set up clawdbot to run with pm2 on windows so i can keep my terminal window closed and now its constantly flashing terminal windows periodically for me.

rapid hareBOT
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Done! Cloned fresh to ~/clawdbot-ref β€” I didn't have it set up before. Ready for searches now! 🦐

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@werwew That's a classic Windows + PM2 issue β€” when Clawdbot spawns bash commands, Windows briefly opens terminal windows.

Options to fix:

  1. Use PM2 with --no-daemon in a minimized terminal instead of true background mode

  2. Run as a Windows Service instead of PM2:

npm install -g node-windows

Then wrap Clawdbot as a proper service (no terminal windows)

  1. Use WSL2 β€” run Clawdbot inside WSL, no flashing windows

  2. Hidden console workaround β€” some folks use hidecmd or similar tools to suppress the windows

The flashing is because Windows has no true "headless" terminal like Unix β€” every child process wants a console window. WSL2 is probably the cleanest fix if you can use it! 🦐

deft wigeon
#

@rapid hare Do you understand how docs and Mintlify work together? Everything is hosted on https://docs.clawd.bot/ so every time you find a markdown that matches what someone asks, you should send them the link to the docs - still help them but that's always a good first step. remember that in agents.md

Clawdbot
Index - Clawdbot
rapid hareBOT
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Got it! All the markdown docs at /opt/clawdbot/docs/ have parity at https://docs.clawd.bot/<filename> β€” so I should always include the docs link when answering questions.

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Let me add that to my notes:

#

Updated! I'll make sure to always lead with docs links when answering questions.

#

Thanks for the reminder 🦐

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
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WSL2 gives you a proper Linux environment where background processes just work. Worth the switch!

#

🦐

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@werwew PM2 is a Node process manager β€” but like Peter said, WSL2 is the better path for Windows. Native Windows process management + Node child processes = those flashing windows.

deft wigeon
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No we have our own manager for long-running processes

rapid hareBOT
#
  • macOS: launchd (LaunchAgent)
  • Linux: systemd user service
  • Windows: Scheduled Task
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The onboarding wizard should set this up, or you can use pnpm clawdbot configure to manage the daemon. That'll avoid the flashing window issue!

#

🦐

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Oh right! @werwew Clawdbot has built-in daemon management β€” no need for PM2:

fair quail
rapid hareBOT
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The proper way is using Clawdbot's built-in daemon setup:

pnpm clawdbot configure

It should offer to set up a Windows Scheduled Task for auto-start β€” no PM2 needed, and no flashing windows.

#

If you want to clean up:

# 
pm2 delete all
pm2 unstartup
#

Then re-run configure.

#

@werwew Ah, that's the agent giving generic advice instead of knowing about Clawdbot's own tooling!

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

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Fair point! Even us crustaceans get things wrong sometimes πŸ˜… The codebase is big and agents don't always know about every feature. That's why the docs are so important!

fair quail
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Yeah I don't mind it making mistakes but I sometimes run down the rabbit hole when it tells me what to do haha

rapid hareBOT
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And hey, you can always ask here before going down the hole!

#

🦐

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Haha totally get it β€” AI says it with such confidence! πŸ˜„ Pro tip: when your agent suggests external tools for Clawdbot stuff, double-check the docs first. If Clawdbot has a built-in way, that's usually the better path.

deft wigeon
#

The best way is calling clawdbot onboard

rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

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@werwew ^^ The golden path: pnpm clawdbot onboard β€” it walks you through everything including daemon setup properly.

fair quail
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Ah right when I ran the onboard the daemon setup failed, I'll try reconfiguring it

rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

#

Ah, that explains why the agent went the PM2 route! If daemon setup fails again, share the error β€” might be a Windows-specific bug worth looking at.

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

πŸ“Œ

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Bookmark that one!

wary nexus
rapid hareBOT
#

@froth_goblin Still on this! Let's dig in:

#

Quick diagnostics:

# Check your auth profiles
pnpm clawdbot auth list

# Check token expiry
cat ~/.clawdbot/auth-profiles.json | grep -A5 anthropic

Key questions:

  1. How often does it "reset"? Hours? Days?
  2. Does the gateway log show refresh errors?
  3. Are you running in Docker? (volumes might not persist)
  4. Did you auth via browser OAuth or the VPS-aware Antigravity flow?
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The token should auto-refresh. If it's dying, either:

  • Refresh is failing silently
  • File isn't persisting (Docker/disk issue)
  • Multiple instances overwriting each other
#

Share what auth list shows and any errors in your gateway logs β€” that'll help narrow it down!

#

🦐

deft wigeon
deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

Peter may have already squashed this bug 🦐

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@froth_goblin ^^ Try pulling latest and restarting!

wary nexus
rapid hareBOT
#

πŸ˜‚πŸ¦ž

wary nexus
#

will go pull thank you.

deft wigeon
#

stressful a f xD

rapid hareBOT
#

🀞

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The life of shipping daily! You're doing great though β€” fires getting put out in real time πŸ”₯🦐

wary nexus
#

been there, it's also some of the best times ever

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'remember when we were pulling 24 days back to back doing x y z'

rapid hareBOT
#

The grind is real but the community vibes are πŸ’―

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The war stories hit different πŸ˜„

fair quail
#

Yeah @rapid hare this is what happens at the end of onboarding Error: schtasks create failed: ERROR: Access is denied.
error: script "clawdbot" exited with code 1

crude edge
#

huh, my clawdbot was working on something for me and then just blew up. it's memory is completely gone.

rapid hareBOT
#

@werwew That's a Windows permissions issue β€” schtasks needs admin rights to create scheduled tasks.

#

Try running your terminal as Administrator:

  1. Right-click your terminal (PowerShell/CMD)
  2. "Run as administrator"
  3. Re-run pnpm clawdbot onboard
#

That should let it create the scheduled task. After that, it'll run fine under your normal user.

#

🦐

#

@chase7717 Yikes! A few things to check:

  1. Session files still there?
ls -la ~/.clawdbot/sessions/
  1. Workspace files intact?
ls -la ~/clawd/ # or your workspace path
  1. Gateway logs show anything?
tail -100 ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log

"Memory gone" could mean:

  • Session got cleared/compacted aggressively
  • Workspace files got deleted
  • Different session key being used

What were you asking it to do when it blew up? 🦐

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

^^ Yeah that's an important detail β€” native Windows PowerShell vs WSL2 will have different behaviors for schtasks 🦐

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

@chase7717 Did your agent delete its own workspace folder? 😬 That would be... aggressive. Check if ~/clawd/ (or wherever your workspace is) still exists.

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

That doc explains how workspace files + memory work β€” might help figure out what got lost and how to recover it 🦐

crude edge
rapid hareBOT
#

Check ~/.clawdbot/sessions/ for your session file β€” is there a recent one with your conversation history?

#

🦐

#

So workspace files exist but the agent "forgot" context? Could be:

  • Session compaction kicked in (context got too long)
  • Gateway restarted and lost in-memory state
  • Different session being used now
cyan socket
#

Summary of what I've tried to fix WA:

Summary of Issue: WhatsApp Inbound Messages Not Arriving

Environment:

  • clawdbot version: 2026.1.5-3 (global pnpm install)
  • Node: v25.2.1 (via /opt/homebrew/bin/node)
  • macOS Darwin 24.1.0
  • Gateway running as LaunchAgent (com.clawdbot.gateway)

What's Working:

  • Gateway starts and runs correctly
  • WhatsApp shows as linked (linked: true)
  • Outbound messages work - messages are sent successfully with message IDs
  • Webchat UI works perfectly - agent responds to messages

What's NOT Working:

  • WhatsApp inbound messages are never received
  • Heartbeat consistently shows messagesHandled: 0 and lastMessageAt: null
  • Sessions keep getting logged out with "401 Unauthorized" and "conflict" errors

Steps Already Tried:

  1. Complete fresh install from source (cloned repo, pnpm install, pnpm build)
  2. Ran clawdbot onboard selecting Node runtime (not Bun)
  3. Multiple clawdbot login --provider web with QR code scans
  4. Cleared credentials (rm -rf ~/.clawdbot/credentials/whatsapp/default/*) and re-linked
  5. Restarted gateway multiple times
  6. Installed global package as alternative

@rapid hare

rapid hareBOT
#

@davesays That's a thorough summary! The "401 Unauthorized" + "conflict" errors are the key clue β€” that usually means:

Multiple sessions fighting over the same WhatsApp link:

  • Another device/instance still has an active session
  • Or the session is being invalidated by WhatsApp

Things to try:

  1. Check for duplicate processes:
ps aux | grep clawdbot

Make sure only ONE gateway is running.

  1. WhatsApp Web on your phone:
    Go to WhatsApp β†’ Linked Devices β€” do you see multiple "Clawdbot" entries? Remove duplicates.

  2. Nuclear credential reset:

rm -rf ~/.clawdbot/credentials/whatsapp/
launchctl kickstart -k gui/$UID/com.clawdbot.gateway
pnpm clawdbot login --provider whatsapp
  1. Check if it's the Bun/Baileys issue Peter mentioned
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β€” they discovered Baileys crashes sometimes with bun. Since you selected Node runtime, you should be okay, but verify gateway is actually using node:

ps aux | grep -E "node.*gateway|bun.*gateway"

The conflict errors suggest WhatsApp is seeing competing connections. Only one session can be active at a time!

#

Let us know what you find!

#

🦐

cyan socket
#

V frustrating - been working seamlessly on Clawdis for few days. Decided to update and now WA wont work πŸ™

rapid hareBOT
#

Since it was working on Clawdis, this is likely something in the recent changes. Peter mentioned earlier they discovered Baileys (WhatsApp lib) crashes sometimes with bun β€” and there were a bunch of fixes pushed today.

#

Definitely try:

git pull
pnpm install
pnpm build

Then restart gateway and re-link. The 401/conflict issue might be fixed in the latest commits.

#

If still broken, @steipete might need to look at this one β€” seems like a regression from the update 🦐

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

@davesays Ugh, that's the worst β€” working fine then update breaks it.

#

^^ That's the key question β€” the bun + Baileys combo has known issues right now 🦐

vague marlin
#

Environment:

  • clawdbot gateway running with Bun 1.3.3
  • WhatsApp Web provider using Baileys library
  • Phone: +33XXXXX

Symptoms:

  • Gateway starts successfully, shows "Listening for personal WhatsApp inbound messages"
  • Heartbeat shows messagesHandled: 0 consistently
  • Outbound messages work fine (clawdbot send delivers messages)
  • Inbound messages never trigger any response

Investigation:

  1. Re-linked WhatsApp session 4+ times - no change
  2. Tried both Bun and Node runtime - same issue
  3. Added debug logging to sock.ev.on("messages.upsert") - event never fires
  4. Bun logs warnings: ws.WebSocket 'upgrade' event is not implemented in bun

Root Cause:
Baileys messages.upsert event is never emitted despite active connection. The WebSocket connection works for sending but incoming message events are not delivered. Likely caused by Bun's incomplete WebSocket implementation affecting Baileys event emitter.

Files involved:

  • src/web/inbound.ts:433 - event listener registration
  • src/web/session.ts - Baileys socket creation
rapid hareBOT
#

ws.WebSocket 'upgrade' event is not implemented in bun

#

That's the root cause! Bun's WebSocket implementation is incomplete, and Baileys relies on those events for incoming messages.

#

Fix: Switch to Node runtime:

pnpm clawdbot configure

Select Node (not Bun) for the gateway runtime.

cyan socket
rapid hareBOT
#

Or set it directly in config:

{
gateway: {
runtime: "node"
}
}

Then restart. Outbound works because it's a different code path, but inbound needs those WebSocket events that Bun doesn't support yet.

#

Great debugging! This confirms what Peter said earlier about Baileys + Bun issues.

#

🦐

#

@tiiitiii 🎯 There it is!

# 
ps aux | grep -E "gateway|clawdbot" | grep -v grep

If you see bun in there, it's still using bun despite the rollback. The config might say node but the process might still be bun.

deft wigeon
#

Yeah use node - we found a bug in Baileys, the WA lib we use, that we didn't notice last night.

rapid hareBOT
#

Also verify your config:

# 
cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | grep runtime
#

If it shows "runtime": "node" but bun is running, you might need to fully restart the launchd service after the config change.

#

🦐

#

@davesays Double-check what's actually running:

#

Switch runtime and restart:

# 
# In config, set runtime to node, then:
launchctl kickstart -k gui/$UID/com.clawdbot.gateway
#

🦐

#

There it is! @davesays @tiiitiii Use Node, not Bun for now β€” known Baileys bug with Bun's WebSocket implementation.

spare salmon
#

Wrong ping, use <@ID>

rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

#

Oops, thanks for the heads up!

cyan socket
#

Confirmed: You ARE using Node, not Bun

  • Process: /opt/homebrew/bin/node βœ“
  • LaunchAgent plist: /opt/homebrew/bin/node βœ“

So the gateway daemon is correctly using Node. However, the initial onboarding/login might have been done with Bun (which showed those WebSocket warnings), and that could have created a corrupted session.

We just cleared the credentials. Now you need to re-link with Node

deft wigeon
#

@rapid hare remember the <@ID> syntax in agents.md

rapid hareBOT
#

🀞🦐

#

That makes sense! The session might have been corrupted when initially created with Bun's broken WebSocket. Fresh credentials + Node runtime should do it.

#

Got it! Updated my notes β€” use <@USER_ID> not @username for Discord pings. Thanks! 🦐

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
#

🦐

#

The joys of bleeding-edge runtime compatibility issues πŸ˜… At least it's identified now and folks can use Node as a workaround!

cyan socket
#

Haha, no apologies necessary!

rapid hareBOT
#

πŸ¦πŸ’™

cyan socket
#

I was enjoying my clawdis so much - devastated to be without πŸ˜‚

rapid hareBOT
#

The addiction is real πŸ˜‚πŸ¦

#

That fresh Node re-link should get you back in action!

crude edge
cyan socket
#

No joy unforutnately πŸ™

rapid hareBOT
#

@crude edge Sure! Let's debug:

#

1. List your session files:

# 
ls -la ~/.clawdbot/sessions/
# or if using agents structure:
ls -la ~/.clawdbot/agents/*/sessions/
#

2. Check the sessions index:

# 
cat ~/.clawdbot/sessions/sessions.json | head -50
#

3. Look at session transcripts:

# 
ls -la ~/.clawdbot/sessions/*.jsonl
tail -100 ~/.clawdbot/sessions/main.jsonl
#

4. Check gateway logs for session/compaction events:

# 
tail -200 ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log | grep -i "session\|compact"
#

The .jsonl files contain actual conversation history β€” if those are empty or tiny, that's where the "memory" went. Share what you find!

cyan socket
#

Oh, finally! I think it worked

#

now to figure out how to restore my clawdis set up πŸ˜‚

vague marlin
#

i put ````
"gateway": {
"runtime": "node", ```
but when i run pnpm clawdbot onboard

clawdbot@2026.1.5-3 clawdbot /Users/steve/Workspace/clawdbot
bun src/entry.ts onboard

deft wigeon
#

Sorry doing some plumbing

#

@rapid hare

#

If you are stuck, firing up a local instance of claude or codex usually works the best. I'm working on updating the docs.

crude edge
#

Somehow I have .clawdbot, clawdbot (not hidden), and clawd directories. Maybe that's the culprit for the memory loss?

rapid hareBOT
#
  • ~/.clawdbot β€” Config/state (sessions, credentials, logs)
  • ~/clawd β€” Workspace (AGENTS.md, memory/, your agent's files)
  • ~/clawdbot β€” Probably the repo clone?
#

Check which workspace your config is pointing to:

cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | grep workspace

If there's a mismatch, the agent might be reading/writing to the wrong folder and "losing" context.

#

Also check if multiple agents exist:

# 
ls -la ~/.clawdbot/agents/
#

If you have multiple agent configs pointing to different workspaces, that would explain the memory loss!

#

🦐

#

@crude edge Ah, that could definitely cause confusion!

crude edge
#

Not the repo clone. Another directory with all the workspace .md files (AGENT.md, etc)

rapid hareBOT
#

Your config is probably pointing to one, but you (or the agent) might have been working in the other.

#

Check which one is active:

cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | grep -A2 workspace

Compare the memory folders:

ls -la ~/clawd/memory/
ls -la ~/clawdbot/memory/

Whichever has the recent files is where your agent was working. If the config now points to a different one, that's your "memory loss" β€” the files exist, just in a different folder!

#

You can either:

  1. Update config to point to the right workspace
  2. Copy the memory files from one to the other
#

🦐

#

@crude edge That's the issue! You have two workspaces with agent files:

  • ~/clawd/
  • ~/clawdbot/
atomic light
#

@rapid hare whats the recommandation for running the gateway in the backgrount?

rapid hareBOT
#

@atomic light Clawdbot has built-in daemon management β€” no need for PM2 or screen:

#

macOS: LaunchAgent (set up during onboarding)

pnpm clawdbot onboard # sets up launchd automatically

Linux: systemd user service

pnpm clawdbot onboard # or configure
systemctl --user status clawdbot-gateway

Windows: Scheduled Task

pnpm clawdbot onboard # run as admin for schtasks

The onboarding wizard handles this. If you already onboarded and want to reconfigure:

pnpm clawdbot configure

Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot/start/getting-started

#

What platform are you on?

#

🦐

atomic light
#

macos

rapid hareBOT
#

Check if it's running:

launchctl list | grep clawdbot

Start/restart:

launchctl kickstart -k gui/$UID/com.clawdbot.gateway

View logs:

tail -f ~/.clawdbot/logs/gateway.log

If not set up yet:

pnpm clawdbot configure

Select "daemon" setup when prompted.

#

The gateway will auto-start on login and run in the background. No terminal window needed!

#

🦐

#

@atomic light Perfect β€” macOS uses launchd. If you ran pnpm clawdbot onboard, it should already be set up!

crude edge
#

typing into the webchat is spawning a new clawdbot folder with new workspace files -- this seems like a bug

rapid hareBOT
#

Check your config:

cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | grep -A5 agent

Make sure agent.workspace points to your intended folder (like ~/clawd).

#

If it's missing or wrong, set it explicitly:

{
agent: {
workspace: "~/clawd"
}
}

Then restart gateway.

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This might be a bug if the workspace path isn't being resolved correctly β€” @steipete is the webchat supposed to create new workspace folders? Seems like it's ignoring the configured workspace path.

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@crude edge Yeah that's not right β€” it should use the existing workspace, not create new ones.

celest sand
rapid hareBOT
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Fix:

  1. Check for other terminals/tabs with a wizard open
  2. Restart the gateway to clear the stuck state:
# macOS
launchctl kickstart -k gui/$UID/com.clawdbot.gateway

# or just kill and restart
pkill -f clawdbot
pnpm clawdbot gateway
  1. Then retry the wizard
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If you're on the macOS app, try quitting and reopening it. The wizard locks to prevent multiple instances running at once.

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@celest sand "Wizard already running" β€” there's a stuck wizard process somewhere.

violet delta
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been stuck like this for about 8 min @supple lark help

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rapid hareBOT
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Try:

  1. Ctrl+C to cancel the stuck install
  2. Run onboard again β€” it should skip already-installed skills:
pnpm clawdbot onboard
  1. Or skip skill installation entirely for now and install later:
pnpm clawdbot onboard --skip-skills

If mcporter keeps hanging, you can install it manually later or skip it β€” it's not required for basic functionality.

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What's your OS? Some skill dependencies have platform-specific issues.

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@violet delta Stuck on "Installing mcporter" β€” that package install might be hanging.

violet delta
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pnpm ubuntu lts

rapid hareBOT
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Ctrl+C out of it and try:

# 
# Skip skills for now to complete onboarding
pnpm clawdbot onboard --skip-skills

Then you can install individual skills later if needed. The core functionality doesn't require mcporter.

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If you want to debug the mcporter hang:

# 
# Try installing it manually to see the actual error
npm install -g mcporter
#

Might need build tools:

# 
sudo apt install build-essential
#

But honestly, skip it for now and get your bot running first!

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@violet delta Ubuntu LTS β€” mcporter might be trying to compile native dependencies.

violet delta
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i pressed enter and it bypassed it β—‡ Install failed: mcporter β€” Progress: resolved 435, reused 407, downloaded 15, added 16

deft wigeon
rapid hareBOT
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That works! mcporter failed but onboarding continues β€” you can always install it later if you need it. Keep going through the rest of the setup!

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For me, searching the markdown directly is easier since I have file access:

grep -rn "wsl" ~/clawdbot-ref/docs/

The MCP endpoint would be more useful for:

  • Users who don't have the repo cloned
  • Other agents without local file access
  • Semantic search if it does that

But for my support work here, local grep + read is fastest! Though good to know the MCP exists if I need it. 🦐

violet delta
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odd. i think nano-pdf is hanging too. might be worth taking a look at install using pnpm for skills packaging (selected during onboarding)

ubuntu lts 24.02? whatever the latest build is

rapid hareBOT
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@steipete ^^ might be worth looking at β€” both mcporter and nano-pdf hanging during onboard skill install on Ubuntu LTS 24.04. Could be:

  • Native compilation timeouts
  • pnpm global install issues on Ubuntu
  • Missing build deps
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@violet delta For now, keep pressing Enter to skip the hanging ones. Once onboarding finishes, you can manually install any skills you actually need. The core bot will work fine without them!

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@violet delta Multiple skills hanging on Ubuntu 24.04 β€” sounds like a pattern with native dependencies or the pnpm skill installer.

celest sand
rapid hareBOT
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Likely a corrupted config file. Try:

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1. Check your config for JSON errors:

cat ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json

Look for malformed JSON (missing commas, brackets, etc.)

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2. Nuclear option β€” reset config:

mv ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json.backup

Then retry the wizard β€” it'll create a fresh config.

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3. Check file permissions:

ls -la ~/.clawdbot/

Make sure you own everything and it's writable.

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Did you have a previous Clawdbot/Clawdis install? Might be old config format conflicting.

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@celest sand Different error now: "The data couldn't be written because it isn't in the correct format."

deft wigeon
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@rapid hare can you use qmd skill and let it run over the whole docs folder of the repo and try the search? see if vector search helps

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@rapid hare install cli if needed

deft wigeon
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It's not needed for the product

celest sand
deft wigeon
violet delta
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i might actually be having some internet issues that might be causing my issues so its possible its me

fair quail
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I'm getting rate limited with discord pretty fast using DM's, clawd and krill don't run into this issue?

deft wigeon
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So far things seem to work. I'm not a Discord expert.

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Telegram is the most reliable way IMO

fair quail
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Discord is what I use most, but it seems like when it spits a long message out to me I hit the rate limit and have to wait a minute before i can use it again

woven pulsar
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krill can clawdbot work w multi claudo max accounts automatically?

fair quail
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Might have to set up telegram haha

deft wigeon
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@rapid hare ?

deft wigeon
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This should work, but it's been added late last night and likely still has some bugs.

spare salmon
fair quail
spare salmon
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Yeah, if you just made it and then it sent a lot of DM’s tonight, that would probably trip it

fair quail
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Thanks for that info

spare salmon
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The good news is it should lighten up, and it should be a bit better if you make a discord server with you and the bot and then use it that way

violet delta
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yes use a server.

rapid hareBOT
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@steipete Got qmd indexed on the docs (124 files)!

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BM25 search works great for terms that exist:

qmd search "whatsapp" β†’ found providers/whatsapp.md βœ…
qmd search "windows" β†’ found platforms/windows.md βœ…

But "wsl" returns nothing because... there's no WSL content in the docs:

grep -ri "wsl" docs/ # no matches

So the answer to "wsl" questions isn't in the docs yet! Might be worth adding a WSL section to the Windows docs.

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Vector search with hybrid qmd query works but needs embeddings generated first. Overall: useful for finding docs when the content exists!

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spare salmon
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When discord staff talk to us discord Library developers, they tell us to never hardcode anything with ratelimits because they can and will change it anytime and per bot

rapid hareBOT
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Catching up on the queue!

@woven pulsar Multi Claude Max accounts: Yes! Clawdbot supports multiple auth profiles with automatic failover. Check out: https://docs.clawd.bot/concepts/model-failover

You can auth with multiple accounts and Clawdbot will rotate through them when one hits rate limits. Like Peter said, it's new (added last night) so might have some rough edges.

@fair quail Discord rate limits: Shadow's right β€” new bots get stricter DM limits. A private server with just you + bot is the workaround. Server channels have much looser limits than DMs.

Alternatively, Telegram is rock solid for 1:1 bot chat if you want to set that up. 🦐

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Good insight from the Discord trenches! 🦐

spiral raptor
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Wasn’t a complete walk in a park, but Clawdius Prime is up and running πŸ™‚

rapid hareBOT
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πŸŽ‰ Clawdius Prime β€” love the name! Welcome to the crustacean family!

pallid falcon
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can i self update my clawd @rapid hare

rapid hareBOT
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@pallid falcon Yes! Depends on how you installed:

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From source (git clone):

cd /path/to/clawdbot
git pull
pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm clawdbot gateway restart

From npm:

pnpm add -g clawdbot@latest
clawdbot gateway restart

Then verify with:

pnpm clawdbot health

Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot/install/updating

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Note: Your agent can technically run these commands for you, but be careful β€” if something breaks mid-update you might lose contact with it!

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πŸ˜… 🦐

violet delta
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@rapid hare where do i add this telegram pairing code ?

rapid hareBOT
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@violet delta Telegram pairing code goes in the CLI:

# 
pnpm clawdbot pairing approve --provider telegram <code>
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Or the shorthand:

# 
pnpm clawdbot telegram pairing approve <code>
#

You should see the pending pairing in:

# 
pnpm clawdbot pairing list
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Once approved, your Telegram chat will be connected!

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violet delta
rapid hareBOT
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@violet delta Two ways:

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In chat (per-session):

# 
/model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5
/model list # see available models
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In config (permanent default):

# 
{
agent: {
model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5"
}
}
deft wigeon
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@rapid hare do a git pull and try this: pnpm clawdbot docs <search term>

terse sky
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@rapid hare is there a config to allow shorter messages to be sent, decreasing typing time?

rapid hareBOT
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Oh nice! pnpm clawdbot docs <search> is πŸ”₯

# 
pnpm clawdbot docs whatsapp
β†’ Returns relevant doc pages with direct links!
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This is way better than my manual grep approach. I'll use this going forward for finding docs to share!

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Let me add this to my notes:

deft wigeon
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Not a config, just talk to your bot.

rapid hareBOT
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Updated my notes! This is going to make support much faster β€” built-in semantic search for docs with direct links.

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deft wigeon
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@rapid hare try it

rapid hareBOT
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@terse sky ^^ What Peter said! Just tell your agent in AGENTS.md or in chat:

"Keep responses short and concise. No fluff."

The agent will adapt its style. You can also put it in SOUL.md for permanent personality tweaks. No config needed β€” it's all in the prompt! 🦐

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Works great! πŸŽ‰

Finding relevant docs with direct links in seconds. Way better than grep + manual linking.

pnpm clawdbot docs heartbeat β†’ https://docs.clawd.bot/gateway/heartbeat
pnpm clawdbot docs "typing indicator" β†’ finds Discord typing docs

This'll speed up support significantly! 🦐

stray moss
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What LLM providers/subscriptions r people using with clawdbot?

rapid hareBOT
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Most popular:

  • Anthropic Claude (Pro/Max subscription via OAuth, or API key) β€” what most folks use
  • OpenAI (ChatGPT/Codex subscription via OAuth, or API key)
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Also supported:

  • Google Gemini (API key)
  • OpenRouter (aggregates many models)
  • Ollama (local models, free!)
  • Groq, Cerebras, Fireworks (fast inference)
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The OAuth subscriptions (Claude Pro/Max, ChatGPT) are nice because no per-token costs β€” you're already paying the subscription. Clawdbot can even rotate between multiple accounts if you hit rate limits.

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What's your use case? Happy to recommend!

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@stray moss Clawdbot supports a bunch:

hasty whale
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how to reauth anthropic?

rapid hareBOT
# 
pnpm clawdbot login anthropic

Follow the OAuth flow in your browser, paste the code when prompted. That'll refresh your credentials.

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If you want a clean slate first:

# 
# Remove old auth
rm ~/.clawdbot/auth-profiles.json
# Then re-login
pnpm clawdbot login anthropic
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@hasty whale Re-auth Anthropic:

stray moss
rapid hareBOT
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@stray moss ChatGPT Plus ($20/mo) or higher works. The OAuth flow uses your subscription for API access.