#15 hours later. No install

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Let’s get you unblocked with the smallest possible checklist. Two things fix 90% of “spent hours on macOS” installs: Node version and getting a clean install path.

1) Paste these 3 command outputs here (this tells us exactly what state you’re in)

openclaw --version || true
node -v
pnpm -v || true

2) If node -v is below v22, fix that first

OpenClaw needs Node >= 22. (If you’re on v18/v20, everything gets weird.)

3) Fast “clean” install path (recommended by the docs)

Run this exactly:

curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash
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openclaw onboard --install-daemon

If the installer hangs or fails, re-run with verbose output and paste the last ~40 lines:

curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash -s -- --verbose

4) If you did get it installed but it “won’t start / no UI / no replies”

Paste this (it’s safe to share; tokens get redacted):

openclaw status --all

Docs reference (so we’re aligned with the official steps): https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq#whats-the-recommended-way-to-install-and-set-up-openclaw