Authprofiles errors

[karmic mural]

I can see what is wrong but not sure how to fix them.

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[karmic mural]

Invalid config at C:\Users\archo.openclaw\openclaw.json:\n- auth.profiles.anthropic:default.mode: Invalid input

• auth.profiles.anthropic:default: Unrecognized key: "apiKey"
• auth.profiles.discord:bot.mode: Invalid input
• auth.profiles.discord:bot: Unrecognized key: "botToken"
• auth.profiles.brave:default.mode: Invalid input
• auth.profiles.brave:default: Unrecognized key: "apiKey"
• models.providers.anthropic.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined
• models.providers.anthropic.api: Invalid input
• models.providers.cloud.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined
• models.providers.brave.api: Invalid input

Opus seems to come in, messes everything up, runs out of tokens and then I trouble shoot for 4 hours until my tokens reset and then I start again. Endless cycle for 4 days now.

[frigid coral]

That “runs out of tokens → ~4h later it works again” pattern is almost always Anthropic rate/quota (HTTP 429) on the Claude subscription / setup-token window, not OpenClaw “breaking”.

A quick way to confirm:

1. Look for the actual error

• openclaw logs --tail 200 (or --follow) and see if you get: HTTP 429: rate_limit_error (Anthropic).

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq#why-am-i-seeing-http-429-ratelimiterror-from-anthropic

2. Stop burning the window on Opus

• In chat: run /model status and /model to switch away from Opus for routine work (and only switch back when you actually need it).
• In CLI: openclaw models status then openclaw models set <model-or-alias>.

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq#how-do-i-switch-models-on-the-fly-without-restarting
CLI ref: https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/models

3. Add a fallback so you’re not dead-in-the-water when Anthropic 429s

• Configure agents.defaults.model.fallbacks so OpenClaw can keep replying when Anthropic is rate-limited.

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq#model-failover-and-all-models-failed

If you paste (a) the exact error line from logs and (b) openclaw models status (redact keys), I can tell you whether you’re hitting 429 vs “context too large” vs an auth/profile rotation issue.

[karmic mural]

Yes, but I need to fix the above error as I cannot open a gateway to do that.

Invalid config at C:\Users\archo.openclaw\openclaw.json:\n- auth.profiles.anthropic:default.mode: Invalid input
auth.profiles.anthropic:default: Unrecognized key: "apiKey"
auth.profiles.discord:bot.mode: Invalid input
auth.profiles.discord:bot: Unrecognized key: "botToken"
auth.profiles.brave:default.mode: Invalid input
auth.profiles.brave:default: Unrecognized key: "apiKey"
models.providers.anthropic.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined
models.providers.anthropic.api: Invalid input
models.providers.cloud.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined
models.providers.brave.api: Invalid input

I need to fix this.

I have all the API keys.

[frigid coral]

You don’t need the dashboard/control UI to fix models/auth — you can do everything from the terminal on the gateway host. But first we need to see why the Gateway won’t come up (the “above error”).

Please paste the output of these exact commands (run them on the machine that should be running the Gateway):

openclaw --version
openclaw gateway status --deep
openclaw logs --tail 200
openclaw doctor

If the Gateway is crash-looping, do this in one terminal:

openclaw logs --follow

…and in another:

openclaw gateway restart

That will capture the first real error (auth-profiles parse error, missing token, port conflict, “gateway.mode”, etc.).

Also: if your issue is “I can’t open the gateway UI”, grab the URL/token from:

openclaw gateway status

(or openclaw dashboard), and make sure you’re using the URL that includes the #token=... fragment.

Docs runbook: https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/troubleshooting

[frigid coral]

Having the API keys is good, but it doesn’t mean the Gateway service can actually see/use them.

Two super common gotchas:

1. Keys only exist in your shell, but the Gateway runs as a service (systemd/launchd) and doesn’t inherit your terminal env.
   Fix: put them in ~/.openclaw/.env (on the gateway host) or enable shell import (env.shellEnv.enabled: true), then restart.

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq#i-started-the-gateway-via-the-service-and-my-env-vars-disappeared-what-now

2. Auth is per-agent, and the agent you’re actually running has an empty/invalid auth store. Auth profiles live in:
   ~/.openclaw/agents/<agentId>/agent/auth-profiles.json

But before guessing: I need the exact “above error” text. Please paste (redact any secrets):

openclaw --version

openclaw gateway status --deep
openclaw logs --tail 200
openclaw doctor

Once we see the real error line (429, “No credentials found…”, JSON parse error, token/unauthorized, etc.) we can give you the 2–3 step fix.

[karmic mural]

PS C:\Users\archo> openclaw gateway restart
Invalid config at C:\Users\archo.openclaw\openclaw.json:\n- auth.profiles.discord:bot: Unrecognized key: "token"

• auth.profiles.brave:default.mode: Invalid input
• auth.profiles.brave:default: Unrecognized key: "token"
• models.providers.brave.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined
• models.providers.brave.api: Invalid input
• models.providers.brave.models: Invalid input: expected array, received undefined

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Invalid config at C:\Users\archo.openclaw\openclaw.json:\n- auth.profiles.discord:bot: Unrecognized key: "token"

• auth.profiles.brave:default.mode: Invalid input
• auth.profiles.brave:default: Unrecognized key: "token"
• models.providers.brave.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined
• models.providers.brave.api: Invalid input
• models.providers.brave.models: Invalid input: expected array, received undefined
  │
  ◇ Config ───────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
  │ │
  │ Config invalid; doctor will run with best-effort config. │
  │ │
  ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
  │
  ◇ Unknown config keys ─────────────────╮
  │ │
  │ - auth.profiles.discord:bot.token │
  │ - auth.profiles.brave:default.token │
  │ │
  ├───────────────────────────────────────╯
  │
  ◇ Doctor ────────────────────────────────────────────╮
  │ │
  │ Run "openclaw doctor --fix" to remove these keys. │
  │ │
  ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

Config invalid
File: ~.openclaw\openclaw.json
Problem:

• auth.profiles.discord:bot: Unrecognized key: "token"
• auth.profiles.brave:default.mode: Invalid input
• auth.profiles.brave:default: Unrecognized key: "token"
• models.providers.brave.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined
• models.providers.brave.api: Invalid input
• models.providers.brave.models: Invalid input: expected array, received undefined

Run: openclaw doctor --fix
Gateway service missing.
Start with: openclaw gateway install
Start with: openclaw gateway
Start with: schtasks /Run /TN "OpenClaw Gateway"
PS C:\Users\archo>

[frigid coral]

That’s the blocker: your config is invalid, so the Gateway won’t start at all.

Those keys are simply in the wrong place:

• auth.profiles.* is for model provider auth profiles (Anthropic/OpenAI/etc), not Discord.
• Discord bot token belongs at channels.discord.token (or env DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN).
• Brave Search API key belongs at tools.web.search.apiKey (or env BRAVE_API_KEY).
• “Brave for browser control” is browser.executablePath (not models.providers.brave).

Fix (fast + safe)

1. Backup your config first (PowerShell):

Copy-Item $HOME\.openclaw\openclaw.json $HOME\.openclaw\openclaw.json.bak

2. Let Doctor remove the unknown keys:

openclaw doctor --fix

3. Put the keys back in the correct locations (pick one of these approaches):

Option A: env file (usually easiest on Windows services)
Create/edit:
C:\Users\archo\.openclaw\.env
and add:

DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=...
BRAVE_API_KEY=...

Then:

openclaw gateway restart

Option B: put them in openclaw.json

{
  channels: { discord: { enabled: true, token: "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN" } },
  tools: { web: { search: { enabled: true, apiKey: "BRAVE_API_KEY_HERE" } } }
}

Docs:

• Discord token: https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/discord
• Web search (Brave): https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/web

If openclaw doctor --fix finishes, paste the new output of:

openclaw gateway restart

and we’ll get you fully booting again.

[karmic mural]

Error: Config validation failed: auth.profiles.brave:default.mode: Invalid input

This is after running the doctor

Error: Config validation failed: auth.profiles.brave:default.mode: Invalid input

after doctor fix

I create the .env file with the keys

@frigid coral

[frigid coral]

Russell — that ping makes sense: your Gateway can’t start until the config parses cleanly.

Do this on the gateway machine (Windows PowerShell), then paste the outputs:

1. Backup + auto-fix the unknown keys:

Copy-Item $HOME\.openclaw\openclaw.json $HOME\.openclaw\openclaw.json.bak
openclaw doctor --fix

2. Restart + show status:

openclaw gateway restart
openclaw gateway status --deep

If it still won’t come up, also paste:

openclaw logs --tail 200

Once the Gateway is running again, we’ll tackle the “Opus burns tokens / 429 loop” by setting a cheaper default + adding fallbacks so you’re not stuck when Anthropic rate-limits.

[karmic mural]

Run: openclaw doctor --fix
│
◇
Service: Scheduled Task (registered)
File logs: \tmp\openclaw\openclaw-2026-02-13.log
Command: C:Program Filesnodejsnode.exe C:UsersarchoAppDataRoamingnpmnode_modulesopenclawdistindex.js gateway --port 18789
Service env: OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT=18789

Config (cli): ~.openclaw\openclaw.json (invalid)
Config issue: auth.profiles.discord:bot: Unrecognized key: "token"
Config issue: auth.profiles.brave:default.mode: Invalid input
Config issue: auth.profiles.brave:default: Unrecognized key: "token"
Config issue: models.providers.brave.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined
Config issue: models.providers.brave.api: Invalid input
Config (service): ~.openclaw\openclaw.json (invalid)
Service config issue: auth.profiles.discord:bot: Unrecognized key: "token"
Service config issue: auth.profiles.brave:default.mode: Invalid input
Service config issue: auth.profiles.brave:default: Unrecognized key: "token"
Service config issue: models.providers.brave.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined
Service config issue: models.providers.brave.api: Invalid input

Gateway: bind=loopback (127.0.0.1), port=18789 (service args)
Probe target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Dashboard: http://127.0.0.1:18789/
Probe note: Loopback-only gateway; only local clients can connect.

Runtime: stopped (state Ready, last run time 2026/02/13 00:30:18)
RPC probe: failed
RPC target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
gateway closed (1006 abnormal closure (no close frame)): no close reason
Gateway target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Source: cli --url
Config: C:\Users\archo.openclaw\openclaw.json

Service is loaded but not running (likely exited immediately).
File logs: \tmp\openclaw\openclaw-2026-02-13.log
Logs: schtasks /Query /TN "OpenClaw Gateway" /V /FO LIST

Other gateway-like services detected (best effort):

• \OpenClaw Gateway (system, task: \OpenClaw Gateway, run: C:\Users\archo.openclaw\gateway.cmd)
  Cleanup hint: schtasks /Delete /TN "OpenClaw Gateway" /F

Recommendation: run a single gateway per machine for most setups. One gateway supports multiple agents (see docs: /gateway#multiple-gateways-same-host).
If you need multiple gateways (e.g., a rescue bot on the same host), isolate ports + config/state (see docs: /gateway#multiple-gateways-same-host).

Troubles: run openclaw status
Troubleshooting: https://docs.openclaw.ai/troubleshooting

PS C:\Users\archo> openclaw logs --tail 200
Invalid config at C:\Users\archo.openclaw\openclaw.json:\n- auth.profiles.discord:bot: Unrecognized key: "token"

• auth.profiles.brave:default.mode: Invalid input
• auth.profiles.brave:default: Unrecognized key: "token"
• models.providers.brave.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined
• models.providers.brave.api: Invalid input
• models.providers.brave.models: Invalid input: expected array, received undefined
  error: unknown option '--tail'
  PS C:\Users\archo>

Do we not need to fix the actual JSON file itself?

[frigid coral]

That output is basically: “Task Scheduler service exists, but the gateway process crashes on startup.” The next step is the file log it pointed you to — that’ll contain the real reason.

1) Open the startup log (PowerShell)

dir C:\tmp\openclaw
Get-Content C:\tmp\openclaw\openclaw-2026-02-13.log -Tail 200

Paste the last ~50–200 lines (redact any secrets if you see them).

2) Also run the gateway in the foreground (prints the fatal error immediately)

openclaw gateway run --verbose

Paste what it prints.

3) Two very common “exits immediately” causes (quick checks)

A) gateway.mode not set to local

openclaw config get gateway.mode

If it’s missing or says remote, fix:

openclaw config set gateway.mode local

B) Config still has invalid keys

openclaw doctor --fix
openclaw gateway restart

Once you paste either the log tail or the gateway run --verbose output, we can give the exact 1-step fix (it’ll be something like config guardrail, port conflict, auth/bind mismatch, or the earlier invalid keys still lingering).

[frigid coral]

Yes — the JSON file is the actual problem. The Gateway won’t run until C:\Users\archo\.openclaw\openclaw.json validates.

The good news: you usually don’t have to hand-edit it. openclaw doctor --fix is specifically designed to rewrite the file (remove unknown keys / migrate old keys) so the Gateway can start again.

Do this (Windows PowerShell)

1. Backup the config

Copy-Item $HOME\.openclaw\openclaw.json $HOME\.openclaw\openclaw.json.bak

2. Auto-fix the config

openclaw doctor --fix

3. Restart

openclaw gateway restart

What you’ll be removing/moving (conceptually)

These must not be in auth.profiles.* or models.providers.brave.*:

• auth.profiles.discord:bot.token ← wrong place (Discord is a channel, not a model provider)
• auth.profiles.brave:default.* and models.providers.brave.* ← wrong concept (Brave API key is for web search, not “models”)

Correct places:

• Discord bot token: channels.discord.token (or env DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN)
• Brave Search key: tools.web.search.apiKey (or env BRAVE_API_KEY)
• Brave browser (optional): browser.executablePath (this is separate from Brave Search)

Docs:

• Discord: https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/discord
• Web search (Brave): https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/web

If doctor --fix runs but the service still exits immediately, paste the last ~100 lines of C:\tmp\openclaw\openclaw-2026-02-13.log — that log will show the next blocker.

[karmic mural]

OPENCLAW 🦞 \n ","_meta":{"runtime":"node","runtimeVersion":"24.13.1","hostname":"ARCHON","name":"openclaw","date":"2026-02-12T22:36:43.255Z","logLevelId":3,"logLevelName":"INFO","path":{"fullFilePath":"file:///C:/Users/archo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/openclaw/dist/entry.js:971:46","fileName":"entry.js","fileNameWithLine":"entry.js:971","fileColumn":"46","fileLine":"971","filePath":"/C:/Users/archo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/openclaw/dist/entry.js","filePathWithLine":"/C:/Users/archo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/openclaw/dist/entry.js:971","method":"console.log"}},"time":"2026-02-12T22:36:43.255Z"}
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models.providers.brave.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined\u001b[39m\n \u001b[38;2;226;61;45m- models.providers.brave.api: Invalid input\u001b[39m\n \u001b[38;2;226;61;45m- models.providers.brave.models: Invalid input: expected array, received undefined\u001b[39m","_meta":{"runtime":"node","runtimeVersion":"24.13.1","hostname":"ARCHON","name":"openclaw","date":"2026-02-12T22:36:50.081Z","logLevelId":5,"logLevelName":"ERROR","path":{"fullFilePath":"file:///C:/Users/archo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subsystem-DPnkvS73.js:638:68","fileName":"subsystem-DPnkvS73.js","fileNameWithLine":"subsystem-DPnkvS73.js:638","fileColumn":"68","fileLine":"638","filePath":"/C:/Users/archo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subsystem-DPnkvS73.js","filePathWithLine":"/C:/Users/archo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/openclaw/dist/subsystem-DPnkvS73.js:638","method":"console.error"}},"time":"2026-02-12T22:36:50.081Z"}
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DPnkvS73.js:638","method":"console.error"}},"time":"2026-02-12T22:36:50.082Z"}
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There you go @frigid coral

[frigid coral]

Yes — the JSON file itself must be fixed, because right now it’s failing schema validation and the Gateway refuses to start.

Your log snippet confirms you’re still starting with the old invalid keys:

• auth.profiles.discord:bot.token (wrong place — Discord token is a channel token)
• auth.profiles.brave... / models.providers.brave... (wrong concept — Brave is web search, not a model provider)

The intended fix is: let Doctor rewrite the JSON

Run this in PowerShell on the gateway machine:

Copy-Item $HOME\.openclaw\openclaw.json $HOME\.openclaw\openclaw.json.bak
openclaw doctor --fix

That will remove the unknown keys and write a corrected config file.

[frigid coral]

Yep — that log is exactly the config validator telling you: “I refuse to start until you run openclaw doctor --fix.”

Run this on the gateway host (PowerShell):

openclaw doctor --fix
openclaw gateway restart
openclaw gateway status --deep

What doctor --fix does: it edits C:\Users\archo\.openclaw\openclaw.json and removes the invalid keys (like auth.profiles.discord:bot.token and the models.providers.brave.* stuff) so the Gateway can boot again.

After it starts, re-add your secrets in the right place (don’t paste tokens here):

• Discord bot token → channels.discord.token (or .env as DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN)
• Brave Search key → tools.web.search.apiKey (or .env as BRAVE_API_KEY)

If it still says config invalid after doctor --fix, paste the output of openclaw doctor --fix and openclaw gateway status --deep — that usually means the service is reading a different profile/state dir than the file you’re editing.

Then re-add your tokens in the correct locations (DON’T paste tokens in Discord)

Either put them in C:\Users\archo\.openclaw\.env:

DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=...
BRAVE_API_KEY=...

or set them in config (again: don’t paste the secrets here):

• Discord bot token → channels.discord.token (docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/discord)
• Brave Search key → tools.web.search.apiKey (docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/web)

If it still shows the same errors after doctor --fix

That usually means the service is using a different profile/state dir than the file you edited.

Please paste (safe to paste; no secrets) the output of:

openclaw gateway status --deep
dir $HOME\.openclaw*

and we’ll line up “which config the service uses” vs “which config you’re editing”.

[frigid coral]

That snippet is still just the config validator error (it’s repeating “Run: openclaw doctor --fix”). I need the output after you actually run the fix, so we can confirm the config got rewritten and the service is reading the same file.

On the gateway host, run:

openclaw doctor --fix
openclaw gateway restart
openclaw gateway status --deep

Then paste the output of those commands (and if it still exits immediately, paste the last ~100 lines of C:\tmp\openclaw\openclaw-2026-02-13.log).

Also: don’t paste any tokens—keep them in C:\Users\archo\.openclaw\.env as:

DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=...

BRAVE_API_KEY=...

[karmic mural]

Are we stuck in an endless loop here as the doctor isnt doing anything

Run: openclaw doctor --fix
│
◇
Service: Scheduled Task (registered)
File logs: \tmp\openclaw\openclaw-2026-02-13.log
Command: C:Program Filesnodejsnode.exe C:UsersarchoAppDataRoamingnpmnode_modulesopenclawdistindex.js gateway --port 18789
Service env: OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT=18789

Config (cli): ~.openclaw\openclaw.json (invalid)
Config issue: auth.profiles.discord:bot: Unrecognized key: "token"
Config issue: auth.profiles.brave:default: Unrecognized key: "token"
Config issue: models.providers.brave.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined
Config issue: models.providers.brave.api: Invalid input
Config issue: models.providers.brave.models: Invalid input: expected array, received undefined
Config (service): ~.openclaw\openclaw.json (invalid)
Service config issue: auth.profiles.discord:bot: Unrecognized key: "token"
Service config issue: auth.profiles.brave:default: Unrecognized key: "token"
Service config issue: models.providers.brave.baseUrl: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined
Service config issue: models.providers.brave.api: Invalid input
Service config issue: models.providers.brave.models: Invalid input: expected array, received undefined

Gateway: bind=loopback (127.0.0.1), port=18789 (service args)
Probe target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Dashboard: http://127.0.0.1:18789/
Probe note: Loopback-only gateway; only local clients can connect.

Runtime: stopped (state Ready, last run time 2026/02/13 00:52:59)
RPC probe: failed
RPC target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
gateway closed (1006 abnormal closure (no close frame)): no close reason
Gateway target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Source: cli --url
Config: C:\Users\archo.openclaw\openclaw.json

Service is loaded but not running (likely exited immediately).
File logs: \tmp\openclaw\openclaw-2026-02-13.log
Logs: schtasks /Query /TN "OpenClaw Gateway" /V /FO LIST

Other gateway-like services detected (best effort):

• \OpenClaw Gateway (system, task: \OpenClaw Gateway, run: C:\Users\archo.openclaw\gateway.cmd)
  Cleanup hint: schtasks /Delete /TN "OpenClaw Gateway" /F

Recommendation: run a single gateway per machine for most setups. One gateway supports multiple agents (see docs: /gateway#multiple-gateways-same-host).
If you need multiple gateways (e.g., a rescue bot on the same host), isolate ports + config/state (see docs: /gateway#multiple-gateways-same-host).

Troubles: run openclaw status
Troubleshooting: https://docs.openclaw.ai/troubleshooting

[frigid coral]

Not endless loop — what’s happening is:

• Doctor can remove unknown keys (auth.profiles.discord:bot.token, etc).
• But your config is also failing because you have a broken models.providers.brave block (Brave isn’t a model provider in OpenClaw; it’s a web search key). Doctor generally won’t “guess” and rewrite that into something else — you need to delete/fix that block.

Do this on the gateway host (PowerShell)

1. Run doctor in “write changes” mode and make sure it actually wrote a backup:

openclaw doctor --fix
dir $HOME\.openclaw\openclaw.json*

You should see openclaw.json.bak created/updated.

2. Now edit the JSON file directly:

notepad $HOME\.openclaw\openclaw.json

Delete these parts (they are the ones causing the crash):

• the whole auth: { profiles: { ... } } section (anything under auth.profiles.*)
• the whole models.providers.brave entry (and any auth.profiles.brave:* stuff)

3. Put secrets where they belong (recommended: .env, so you don’t keep tokens in JSON):
   Create/edit:

notepad $HOME\.openclaw\.env

Add:

DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=...

BRAVE_API_KEY=...

4. Restart:

openclaw gateway restart
openclaw gateway status --deep

Docs for the “correct places”:

• Discord token: https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/discord
• Brave web search key: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/web
• Doctor behavior: https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/doctor

If you paste the dir $HOME\.openclaw\openclaw.json* output and the (token-redacted) models.providers.brave part from openclaw.json, I can tell you exactly what to delete so it validates cleanly.

Not a loop yet — that message is just saying “the Windows Task Scheduler service tried to start the Gateway and it exited immediately.” The next step is the file log it points to; that will say why it exited (still-invalid config vs port conflict vs gateway.mode, etc.).

1) Paste the actual crash reason from the file log

In PowerShell on the gateway machine:

Get-Content C:\tmp\openclaw\openclaw-2026-02-13.log -Tail 200

(If C:\tmp\... doesn’t exist, try Get-Content \tmp\openclaw\openclaw-2026-02-13.log -Tail 200 and also dir C:\tmp\openclaw.)

2) Based on what you already pasted: config is still invalid

Your log is still complaining about:

• auth.profiles.discord:bot.token
• auth.profiles.brave:default.token
• models.providers.brave...

Those must be removed from C:\Users\archo\.openclaw\openclaw.json (Doctor may remove unknown keys, but it won’t magically convert that whole Brave “models provider” block into the right “web search” config).

Open and delete the offending blocks:

notepad $HOME\.openclaw\openclaw.json

Then put secrets in:

notepad $HOME\.openclaw\.env

with:

DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=...
BRAVE_API_KEY=...

3) Restart after the file is clean

openclaw gateway restart
openclaw gateway status --deep

Paste the tail of the log file first — that’ll tell us if we’re still failing config validation or if we’ve moved on to the next issue.

[karmic mural]

PS C:\Users\archo> openclaw gateway

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.9 (33c75cb) — Less middlemen, more messages.

23:05:41 Gateway start blocked: set gateway.mode=local (current: unset) or pass --allow-unconfigured.
PS C:\Users\archo>

Got the gateway to work.

Bot doesnt respond

@frigid coral

[frigid coral]

Nice — if the Gateway is up but the Discord bot doesn’t respond, it’s almost always one of: Discord not connected, pairing/allowlist blocked, or mention rules.

Run these on the gateway host (PowerShell) and paste the output:

openclaw status
openclaw channels status --probe
openclaw pairing list discord
openclaw logs --tail 200

Then do this quick test while watching logs:

openclaw logs --follow

Send a message in Discord that should trigger it (DM it, or mention it in a guild channel). The logs will usually say explicitly what happened (e.g. “pairing required”, “mention required”, “blocked by allowlist”, “not_in_channel”, etc.).

Common fixes depending on what you’re trying:

• DMs: default is pairing. You must approve the pairing code:

  openclaw pairing approve discord <code>
  

• Guild channel: it often requires a mention and/or the guild/channel must be allowlisted in channels.discord.guilds. So try an explicit mention first.
• Group DMs: ignored by default unless you enabled channels.discord.dm.groupEnabled.

Discord setup doc (intents + token + rules): https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/discord

[karmic mural]

PS C:\Users\archo> openclaw gateway status --deep

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.9 (33c75cb) — Works on Android. Crazy concept, we know.

│
◇
Service: Scheduled Task (registered)
File logs: \tmp\openclaw\openclaw-2026-02-13.log
Command: C:Program Filesnodejsnode.exe C:UsersarchoAppDataRoamingnpmnode_modulesopenclawdistindex.js gateway --port 18789
Service env: OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT=18789

Config (cli): ~.openclaw\openclaw.json
Config (service): ~.openclaw\openclaw.json

Gateway: bind=auto (127.0.0.1), port=18789 (service args)
Probe target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Dashboard: http://127.0.0.1:18789/

Runtime: stopped (state Ready, last run time 2026/02/13 01:05:08)
RPC probe: ok

Service is loaded but not running (likely exited immediately).
File logs: \tmp\openclaw\openclaw-2026-02-13.log
Logs: schtasks /Query /TN "OpenClaw Gateway" /V /FO LIST

Listening: 127.0.0.1:18789
Other gateway-like services detected (best effort):

• \OpenClaw Gateway (system, task: \OpenClaw Gateway, run: C:\Users\archo.openclaw\gateway.cmd)
  Cleanup hint: schtasks /Delete /TN "OpenClaw Gateway" /F

Recommendation: run a single gateway per machine for most setups. One gateway supports multiple agents (see docs: /gateway#multiple-gateways-same-host).
If you need multiple gateways (e.g., a rescue bot on the same host), isolate ports + config/state (see docs: /gateway#multiple-gateways-same-host).

Troubles: run openclaw status
Troubleshooting: https://docs.openclaw.ai/troubleshooting

PS C:\Users\archo> openclaw logs --tail 200
error: unknown option '--tail'
PS C:\Users\archo> openclaw doctor

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.9 (33c75cb) — I read logs so you can keep pretending you don't have to.

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🦞 OPENCLAW 🦞

┌ OpenClaw doctor
│
◇ Update ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ This install is not a git checkout. │
│ Run openclaw update to update via your package manager (npm/pnpm), then rerun doctor. │
│ │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
│
◇ Gateway service config ────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ - Gateway service entrypoint does not match the current install. │
│ (C:UsersarchoAppDataRoamingnpmnode_modulesopenclawdistindex.js -> │
│ C:\Users\archo\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\openclaw\dist\index.js) │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
│
◇ Update gateway service config to the recommended defaults now?
│ Yes
Gateway service update failed: Error: schtasks create failed: ERROR: Access is denied.
Run PowerShell as Administrator or rerun without installing the daemon.
│

◇ Security ─────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ - No channel security warnings detected. │
│ - Run: openclaw security audit --deep │
│ │
├────────────────────────────────────────────╯
│
◇ Skills status ────────────╮
│ │
│ Eligible: 2 │
│ Missing requirements: 47 │
│ Blocked by allowlist: 0 │
│ │
├────────────────────────────╯
│
◇ Plugins ──────╮
│ │
│ Loaded: 4 │
│ Disabled: 30 │
│ Errors: 0 │
│ │
├────────────────╯
│
◇
Agents: main (default)
Heartbeat interval: 1h (main)
Session store (main): C:\Users\archo.openclaw\agents\main\sessions\sessions.json (1 entries)

• agent:main:main (2m ago)
  Run "openclaw doctor --fix" to apply changes.
  │
  └ Doctor complete.

[frigid coral]

Your Gateway is reachable (RPC probe: ok), so now it’s a Discord channel/routing issue.

First: are you trying to talk to it via DM or in a server channel?

1) Check if Discord is actually connected

Run on the gateway host:

openclaw channels status --probe
openclaw logs --tail 200

In channels status --probe you should see Discord as connected/ready. If it’s failing, the tail logs will usually say why (bad token, missing intents, missing permissions, etc.).

2) If it’s a DM: pairing is the #1 reason

Default DM policy is pairing. DM the bot once, then:

openclaw pairing list discord

If you see a pending code, approve it:

openclaw pairing approve discord <code>

3) If it’s a server channel: mention rules / allowlist

In guild channels, mention is commonly required. Try an explicit mention of the bot in the channel. If logs say “mention required” or “blocked by group policy”, we’ll adjust channels.discord.guilds / channel rules.

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/discord

4) One odd thing in your gateway status --deep

It says service runtime stopped but RPC probe ok + port listening. That usually means the Gateway is running outside the scheduled task (foreground/manual). Not fatal for Discord, but it can confuse debugging.

If you paste the output of openclaw channels status --probe (and the relevant log lines right after you send a DM/mention), we can pinpoint the exact block in one step.

[karmic mural]

its in the web chat. No response.

Will use discord when it works one fine day but until then... Im here and there

[frigid coral]

If it’s WebChat / Control UI chat and you send a message but get no assistant reply, 99% of the time the agent run is failing (models/auth) and the reason is sitting in logs.

On the gateway host, run these and paste output:

openclaw status
openclaw models status
openclaw logs --tail 200

Then do a live capture while you send a message in the web chat:

openclaw logs --follow

Send “hi” in the Control UI, wait ~10 seconds, then paste the new log lines.

What we’re looking for is one of these signatures:

• No API key found for provider ... / No credentials found for profile ... → model auth isn’t loaded (common on Windows service; fix via ~\.openclaw\.env or openclaw models auth ...)
• HTTP 429: rate_limit_error → you’re rate-limited (need fallbacks or wait)
• Model "... is not allowed" → allowlist issue (agents.defaults.models)
• All models failed → misconfigured fallback chain

Once you paste openclaw models status + the log tail around a failed chat, I can tell you the exact fix.

[karmic mural]

PS C:\Users\archo> openclaw status

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.9 (33c75cb) — Shell yeah—I'm here to pinch the toil and leave you the glory.

│
◇
│
◇
OpenClaw status

Overview
┌─────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Item │ Value │
├─────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Dashboard │ http://127.0.0.1:18789/ │
│ OS │ windows 10.0.26200 (x64) · node 24.13.1 │
│ Tailscale │ off │
│ Channel │ stable (default) │
│ Update │ pnpm · npm latest 2026.2.9 │

│ Gateway │ local · ws://127.0.0.1:18789 (local loopback) · unreachable (connect failed: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0. │
│ │ 1:18789) │
│ Gateway service │ Scheduled Task installed · registered · stopped (state Ready) │
│ Node service │ Scheduled Task not installed │
│ Agents │ 1 · 1 bootstrapping · sessions 1 · default main active 3m ago │
│ Memory │ enabled (plugin memory-core) · unavailable │
│ Probes │ skipped (use --deep) │
│ Events │ none │
│ Heartbeat │ 1h (main) │
│ Sessions │ 1 active · default minimax-m2.5:cloud (200k ctx) · ~.openclaw\agents\main\sessions\sessions.json │
└─────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Security audit
Summary: 0 critical · 0 warn · 1 info
No critical or warn findings detected.
Full report: openclaw security audit
Deep probe: openclaw security audit --deep

Channels
┌──────────┬─────────┬────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Channel │ Enabled │ State │ Detail │
├──────────┼─────────┼────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
└──────────┴─────────┴────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Sessions
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬────────┬─────────┬─────────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ Key │ Kind │ Age │ Model │ Tokens │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────┼─────────┼─────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│ agent:main:main │ direct │ 3m ago │ claude-opus-4-6 │ 131k/200k (66%) │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴────────┴─────────┴─────────────────┴─────────────────┘

FAQ: https://docs.openclaw.ai/faq
Troubleshooting: https://docs.openclaw.ai/troubleshooting

Next steps:
Need to share? openclaw status --all
Need to debug live? openclaw logs --follow
Fix reachability first: openclaw gateway probe
PS C:\Users\archo> openclaw models status

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.9 (33c75cb) — No $999 stand required.

Config : ~.openclaw\openclaw.json
Agent dir : ~.openclaw\agents\main\agent
Default : ollama/minimax-m2.5:cloud
Fallbacks (1) : anthropic/claude-opus-4-6
Image model : -
Image fallbacks (0): -
Aliases (0) : -
Configured models (0): all

Auth overview
Auth store : ~.openclaw\agents\main\agent\auth-profiles.json
Shell env : off
Providers w/ OAuth/tokens (1): anthropic (1)

• anthropic effective=profiles:~.openclaw\agents\main\agent\auth-profiles.json | profiles=1 (oauth=0, token=1, api_key=0) | anthropic:default=token:sk-ant-o...ros2NwAA
• ollama effective=models.json:ollama-local | models.json=ollama-local | source=models.json: ~.openclaw\agents\main\agent\models.json

OAuth/token status

• anthropic
  • anthropic:default static
    PS C:\Users\archo> openclaw logs --tail 200
    error: unknown option '--tail'

Also, there are 3 local models that are loaded to a local lan computer which it should be running off as a back up.

So technically there should always be someone replying.

[frigid coral]

WebChat not replying, but your openclaw status snippet actually gives a big clue:

• Channels table is empty → fine (WebChat doesn’t need channels), but it also explains why “Discord bot doesn’t respond” earlier: Discord isn’t enabled/connected.
• Your main session is 131k / 200k tokens (66%) on Opus → that’s massive. Even a “hi” now is expensive and can easily hit 429 rate limits / timeouts / “all models failed” and look like “no response”.

Step 1: Start a fresh session in WebChat

In the web chat, send:

• /new (recommended)
  or
• /compact (if you want to keep the gist but shrink context)

Then try sending “hi” again.

Step 2: Capture the actual error (this is the real fix)

On the gateway host, run:

openclaw models status
openclaw logs --follow

While logs --follow is running, send one message in WebChat and paste the new log lines that appear (that will say whether it’s 429, missing credentials, model not allowed, etc.).

If the UI shows “pairing required” / disconnect 1008

Approve the device:

openclaw devices list
openclaw devices approve <requestId>

Once you paste the log lines from a failed WebChat send, we can fix it in one shot.

[frigid coral]

openclaw logs doesn’t have --tail. Use --limit or --follow:

openclaw logs --limit 200
# or
openclaw logs --follow

Now the important part: your models status shows:

• Default: ollama/minimax-m2.5:cloud
• Fallback: anthropic/claude-opus-4-6
• Auth is only clearly set up for Anthropic.

If you don’t have Ollama running / that model available, WebChat will often look like “no response” because it’s trying the Ollama model first (and may hang/timeout before falling back).

Quick fix to confirm everything works

Switch the default model to Anthropic:

openclaw models set opus
# (or cheaper)
openclaw models set anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5

Then in WebChat, start clean (your session was already huge earlier):

• send /new
• then send “hi”

If it still doesn’t reply: capture the exact error

Run this, then send one message in WebChat and paste the new log lines:

openclaw logs --follow

Also, if the browser UI is remote (not on the gateway machine), device pairing can block it. Check:

openclaw devices list

If there’s a pending request:

openclaw devices approve <requestId>

Not guaranteed.

OpenClaw will try to reply by running the agent on your primary model, and if that fails fast it can fall back to the next model — but there are a few ways you still end up with “no reply”:

1. Primary model hangs / is unreachable, but doesn’t error quickly

• In your models status the default is ollama/minimax-m2.5:cloud.
  If Ollama isn’t actually running (or that model name is wrong), the request can stall/timeout and you won’t see a clean fallback immediately.

2. All models fail

• Rate limits (429), bad auth, model not allowed, etc. can take out both primary + fallback.

3. The UI is blocked (device pairing / auth)

• Then WebChat can become effectively read-only or “sends but nothing happens”.

What I’d do to make it “always replies” in practice

• Set a known-good cloud model as primary, and keep a second cloud model as fallback (don’t use Ollama as primary unless you’re sure it’s up 24/7):

  openclaw models set anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5
  # or
  openclaw models set opus

• Then watch what happens on send:

  openclaw logs --follow
  

If you paste the first error that appears in logs --follow right after you send a message in WebChat, we can make it reliably respond (either by fixing Ollama reachability or removing it from primary).