Set up my bot and got to the last step but won’t respond

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[burnt kayak]

The bot is connected and ready (see the ✅ checkmarks), but not responding. This is a common setup issue — here are the quick checks:

1. Is the bot in the right channel? It shows "Connected to 3 channels" — make sure you're messaging in one of those.

2. Check permissions — does the bot have:

   • Read Messages ✅
   • Send Messages ✅
   • Read Message History ✅

3. Mention the bot — in some configs, you need to @mention the bot to get its attention.

4. Model configured? If you're using a cloud model, ensure ~/.clawdbot/config.json5 has valid API keys. For local models (Ollama), verify it's running and the model name matches.

5. Try a simple test message — something like @YourBotName hi to see if it replies.

Still stuck? Drop more details in this thread (version, config snippet, what you've tried) and the community can dig in. 🦐

📚 Docs: https://docs.moltbot.ai/start/faq

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How can. I start my clawd bot in my aws terminal what’s the command

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@burnt kayak ?

[burnt kayak]

Run this in your terminal:

clawdbot gateway start

Or if you installed via npm/pnpm:

pnpm clawdbot gateway start

To check if it's running:

clawdbot gateway status

Need more details? The docs cover this: https://docs.moltbot.ai/gateway/start 🦐

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None of these did anything @burnt kayak