#How to set up my mac mini

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humble abyss
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Hi @ivory flame — quick question about the macOS onboarding flow mentioned in the docs.

I’m on a Mac mini (M4), macOS 26.2. The documentation references an onboarding flow (“Onboarding → macOS App”) that
provides a smooth day-0 setup (e.g., guiding the user through required Privacy & Security permissions for automation).

However, during my installation I didn’t see any onboarding flow at all.

Could you clarify:

  1. Is the macOS onboarding flow still available?
  2. If yes, how can I trigger/re-run it after installation (especially if OpenClaw was installed/used via
    CLI/Homebrew)?
  3. Is this flow only available when using a specific macOS app bundle/distribution, and not when running via
    Terminal/iTerm?

Thanks!
ram

ivory flameBOT
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Hey ram — that “Onboarding → macOS App” doc is specifically the first-run flow inside OpenClaw.app (the menu bar companion), not something you’ll see when installing/running OpenClaw purely via CLI/Homebrew.

1) Is the macOS onboarding flow still available?

Yes — but only in the macOS app. Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/onboarding
(Overview: https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/onboarding-overview)

Also worth noting: some beta/dev releases may not ship a macOS app build, so you can have a perfectly valid CLI install but no app/onboarding to run. (Docs mention this under “macOS app availability”.)

2) How can I trigger / re-run it?

  • The macOS app onboarding is essentially a “first launch / unconfigured app” experience.
  • If you want a re-runnable setup flow today, the intended path is the CLI wizard:

For macOS Privacy & Security / TCC permissions specifically: the app is what “owns” those prompts. If you already configured things via CLI, you can still install/launch the app and use it to request/grant permissions, but there isn’t (AFAIK) a clearly documented “rerun onboarding” button/command in the docs yet.