Setting up openclaw | Friends of the Crustacean 🦞🤝 | Page 1

jolly rampartBOT Mar 10, 2026, 9:02 PM

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You don’t “unlock Google/Outlook/Docs/Word” by adding a model (Claude) — you unlock them by giving OpenClaw tools + credentials, usually via either (A) browser takeover or (B) API-based skills.

1) Google Calendar + Outlook Calendar sync

Best / reliable: an API skill that talks to:

Google Calendar API (OAuth)
Microsoft Graph (Outlook/365 Calendar) (OAuth)

Then run it on a schedule via Cron. Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/automation/cron-jobs

Fastest to try (but more fragile): use browser automation in the web UIs and have the agent copy/create events. This works, but it’s slower and breaks more easily.

2) “Autonomous work” in Google Docs + Microsoft Word

Depends what you mean by “Word”:

Google Docs + Word Online (office.com): easiest is Chrome extension browser takeover (agent drives your existing logged-in tab).
- Install + load: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/chrome-extension
Desktop Microsoft Word app (Windows/macOS): that’s local computer automation (PowerShell/AppleScript/UI automation). It’s doable, but usually requires a custom skill + running a node on the machine that has Word installed. Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/nodes

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3) “What skills do I need to download?”

There isn’t a single official “Google+Microsoft office pack” skill built-in.

Your options:

Search/install community skills via ClawHub (look for “gmail”, “google calendar”, “microsoft graph”, “outlook”, etc.):
https://clawhub.com + docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/clawhub
Or write a small custom skill that wraps the APIs you need:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/creating-skills

4) Do you need Brave/Perplexity API keys?

Claude is enough for chatting + reasoning.

You only need Brave/Perplexity/etc if you want the web_search tool (live web search). web_fetch works without a key. Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/web
FAQ excerpt: web_search needs a provider key; web_fetch does not. (https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq#how-do-i-enable-web-search-and-web-fetch)

5) “Give OpenClaw access to my computer and online accounts”

Online accounts: either log in in the browser and use the Chrome extension (fast), or set up OAuth for API skills (robust).

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Your computer: run the Gateway on that machine or add that machine as a node if your Gateway is on a VPS. Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/nodes

Two quick clarifiers so I can point you to the cleanest setup:

Are you trying to automate Word Online or the desktop Word app?
Is your OpenClaw Gateway running on your laptop or on a VPS/remote machine?

median sable Mar 10, 2026, 10:02 PM

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I am fine with using word online or the desktop app, whatever will be easiest to use and most cost efficient.

My openclaw gateway is running on a separate, dedicated laptop

jolly rampartBOT Mar 10, 2026, 10:03 PM

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Given your Gateway is on a separate dedicated laptop, the easiest + most cost-efficient path is usually:

Easiest (no custom coding): run everything through the browser on that Gateway laptop

This works for Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar (web), Google Docs, Word Online, Gmail/Outlook web.

On the Gateway laptop, install the Chrome extension (browser takeover):
https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/chrome-extension
Key points:

You’ll log into Google + Microsoft in Chrome on the Gateway laptop
Click the extension button to “attach” the tab (badge turns ON)
Then the agent can drive that exact tab via the browser tool

Use Word Online (office.com) rather than desktop Word for “easy mode”.
Desktop Word automation is possible, but it’s extra plumbing (node + scripting/UI automation) and usually not the most cost-efficient starting point.
If you want it to run “automatically”, add Cron jobs (scheduled tasks):
https://docs.openclaw.ai/automation/cron-jobs

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Why this is cost-efficient: you avoid building/maintaining OAuth integrations up front, and you avoid extra SaaS sync tools. Downside: browser automation is more brittle than APIs.

More robust + usually cheaper tokens for calendar “sync”: API-based skill + Cron

If you truly mean “keep two calendars in sync” (dedupe, updates, deletes, recurring events, etc.), browser automation gets messy fast.

The reliable solution is a custom skill that uses:

Google Calendar API
Microsoft Graph Calendar API
…and you run it on a schedule via Cron.

Docs to start building: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/creating-skills
(You might find community skills on https://clawhub.com, but I wouldn’t assume there’s a perfect plug-and-play “Google↔Outlook calendar sync” skill.)

Do you need Brave/Perplexity keys?

No—Claude is enough for the assistant brain + browser automation.

You only need Brave/Perplexity/etc if you want live web search via web_search. web_fetch works without a key.

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https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/web
FAQ: https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq#how-do-i-enable-web-search-and-web-fetch

Do you need to “give it access to your computer”?

Since your Gateway is already on a laptop, you can just treat that laptop as the “automation box”:

install Chrome there
stay logged into the accounts you want it to use
run the Gateway 24/7

If instead you want it to control your everyday work PC’s browser/apps, then you’d add that machine as a node and proxy actions through it: https://docs.openclaw.ai/nodes

If you tell me whether your Google/Microsoft accounts are personal or Workspace/365 (company-managed), I can tell you whether browser takeover is likely to be smooth or whether you’ll hit org security prompts that make API/OAuth the better route.

median sable Mar 10, 2026, 10:06 PM

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What is the difference between web fetch and web search?

I have both personal and company accounts for Google and Microsoft

jolly rampartBOT Mar 10, 2026, 10:06 PM

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web_search and web_fetch are two totally different “web” capabilities:

`web_search` = “find pages”

Uses a search provider (Brave / Perplexity / Gemini / etc) to return search results (titles, URLs, snippets).
Needs an API key for the provider you choose.
Good when you don’t know the right URL yet.

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/web

`web_fetch` = “read this specific page”

Does a plain HTTP GET for a URL you already have, then extracts readable text (HTML → markdown/text).
No JavaScript execution, no clicking, no logging in.
No API key required (it’s basically “download + extract”).

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/web

Important: neither one can read your logged-in Google/Microsoft pages

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For anything behind login (Gmail/Outlook/Docs/Office 365), you generally need browser automation (and for best reliability: the Chrome extension takeover):
https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/chrome-extension

Personal + company accounts (Google + Microsoft): what changes?

Personal accounts: browser takeover on your dedicated laptop is usually straightforward.
Company accounts: expect SSO/MFA / conditional access. Two common gotchas:
1. API/OAuth-based skills (Google API / Microsoft Graph) may require admin consent or be blocked.
2. Browser automation may repeatedly prompt for re-auth / MFA, which makes “autonomous” runs harder.

Practical tip: use separate Chrome profiles on the dedicated laptop (one personal, one work) so you can attach the extension to the right session cleanly and reduce accidental cross-account actions.

If you tell me whether your work accounts are Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 (and whether IT allows third‑party automations / Graph app consent), I can suggest whether you should start with “browser takeover + cron” or jump straight to “API skill + admin-approved OAuth.”

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 2:17 AM

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openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ % openclaw browser extension install

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.3.8 (3caab92) — More integrations than your therapist's intake form.

~/.openclaw/browser/chrome-extension
Copied to clipboard.
Next:

Chrome → chrome://extensions → enable “Developer mode”
“Load unpacked” → select: ~/.openclaw/browser/chrome-extension
Pin “OpenClaw Browser Relay”, then click it on the tab (badge shows ON)

Docs: docs.openclaw.ai/tools/chrome-extension
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i dont see chrome-extension in my files

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 2:18 AM

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That path is inside a hidden folder.

On macOS, ~/.openclaw/... won’t show up in Finder unless you either reveal hidden files or jump to it directly.

Option A (fastest): Finder → “Go to Folder…”

Open Finder
Press Cmd + Shift + G
Paste this (adjust username if needed):

/Users/openclaw/.openclaw/browser/chrome-extension

Then “Load unpacked” in Chrome should point at that folder (it should contain a manifest.json).

Option B: show hidden files in Finder

In Finder, press Cmd + Shift + . (period) to toggle hidden files, then you’ll be able to see the .openclaw folder in your home directory.

Option C: open it from Terminal

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Run:

open ~/.openclaw/browser/chrome-extension

If you run this and it errors, paste the output of:

openclaw browser extension path
ls -la ~/.openclaw/browser

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 2:23 AM

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how do i find my gateway token

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 2:24 AM

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Run this on the Gateway laptop (same machine where you ran openclaw browser extension install):

openclaw config get gateway.auth.token

That value is your Gateway token (treat it like a password — don’t paste it into Discord).

If it prints nothing / undefined, generate one:

openclaw doctor --generate-gateway-token
openclaw config get gateway.auth.token

Then put that token into the OpenClaw Browser Relay extension Options → “Gateway token” field.

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Yep — that __OPENCLAW_REDACTED__ is expected. The CLI intentionally hides secrets when you do openclaw config get, so you can’t “print the token” that way anymore.

You’ve got 2 practical options:

Option 1 (recommended): open the config file and copy it

On the Gateway Mac, run:

openclaw config file

It’ll print the path to your active config file. Then open it in an editor, e.g.:

open -e "$(openclaw config file)"

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Search for:

gateway
then auth
then token

Copy that token value and paste it into the Chrome extension Options → Gateway token.

Option 2: rotate/set a new token you know

If you’d rather not hunt for it, just set a new one and use that:

NEW_TOKEN="$(openssl rand -hex 32)"
openclaw config set gateway.auth.mode token
openclaw config set gateway.auth.token "$NEW_TOKEN"
openclaw gateway restart

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Then paste $NEW_TOKEN into the extension options.

(And don’t paste the token into Discord—it’s basically admin access to your gateway.)

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 2:28 AM

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this is my file ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 2:28 AM

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Yep — ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json can be your active config file (depending on your install), and it’s exactly the right place to look.

Do this locally on that Mac (don’t paste the token into Discord):

Open the file in a text editor:

open -e ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Search for gateway and you’re looking for something like:

"gateway": {
  "auth": {
    "mode": "token",

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    "token": "…YOUR_TOKEN_HERE…"
  }
}

Copy the value of gateway.auth.token and paste it into the Chrome extension Options → Gateway token.

If you don’t see a gateway.auth.token in that file (or it’s confusing), the simplest fallback is to set a new token you know and restart:

NEW_TOKEN="$(openssl rand -hex 32)"
openclaw config set gateway.auth.mode token
openclaw config set gateway.auth.token "$NEW_TOKEN"
openclaw gateway restart

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If you want, you can paste just the gateway: { … } section here with the token replaced by "REDACTED" and I’ll tell you if it’s in the right shape.

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 2:31 AM

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i have installed the extension, now what else do i need to do to let openclaw autonomously sync my google calendar and microsoft outlook calendar?

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 2:33 AM

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The extension is only the browser steering wheel. To get to “autonomous calendar sync”, you still need to provide (1) a repeatable sync procedure and (2) a scheduler to run it.

Also: OpenClaw doesn’t ship with a turnkey “Google ↔ Outlook calendar sync engine” yet — you’ll be building this either as (A) a Cron job that drives the web UIs or (B) a custom API skill.

The quickest path (works today, but is brittle): Browser takeover + Cron

0) Decide your sync rules first (this matters)

Two-way sync is where most people get burned (duplicates + conflicts). Strongly recommend starting with:

One-way sync (pick a “source of truth”), or
“Report-only” mode first (diff + suggested actions, no writes)

Also consider creating separate calendars like:

“Synced from Google”
“Synced from Outlook”
so you don’t mix originals with copied events.

1) Keep both calendar tabs open and attached

On the Gateway laptop (Chrome):

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Open Google Calendar (calendar.google.com)
Open Outlook Calendar (outlook.office.com/calendar)
Click the extension icon on each tab so the badge shows ON
Leave Chrome running (and make sure the laptop doesn’t sleep)

2) Create a Cron job to run the sync prompt on a schedule

Cron docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/automation/cron-jobs

Example (start in report-only mode):

openclaw cron add \
  --name "Calendar sync (report-only)" \
  --cron "0 * * * *" \
  --tz "UTC" \
  --session isolated \

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  --message "Using the attached Chrome tabs (Google Calendar + Outlook Calendar), compare events for the next 14 days. Post a clear diff (missing/changed/conflicts). Do NOT create/update/delete anything yet—just report." \
  --announce

Once that runs reliably, you can change the prompt to actually create events (I’d still avoid deletes, and keep changes confined to a dedicated “Synced …” calendar).

The robust + usually cheaper-in-tokens path: API-based sync skill + Cron

If you really want “set-and-forget” syncing, do it via APIs:

Google Calendar API
Microsoft Graph Calendar API

That’s more setup (OAuth + possibly IT/admin consent for company accounts), but it’s far more reliable than clicking around web UIs.

Quick clarifier so I can give you the right “sync prompt”:

Do you want Google → Outlook, Outlook → Google, or two-way? And do you need it to handle invites/RSVPs or just copy events you personally create?

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 2:36 AM

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for now, i just want to take events from outlook and put them into google. i want to handle all events of any kind that are on my outlook calendar

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 2:36 AM

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Got it — one-way Outlook → Google is the right “starter” sync.

Two big notes up front:

Policy/security: if your Outlook calendar is a company calendar, copying full event details into a personal Google account can be a compliance problem. If that’s a concern, start by syncing busy blocks only (title like “Busy” + time) or use a work Google account.
With browser-based sync, you need to pick a time window (e.g. next 30/60/90 days). “All events ever” isn’t realistic/reliable via UI automation.

MVP approach (no API coding): browser takeover + cron

Step 1 — Create a dedicated calendar in Google

In Google Calendar, create a new calendar like “Outlook (Synced)”.
This avoids polluting your main calendar and makes dedupe/cleanup possible.

Step 2 — Keep both tabs attached (badge ON)

On the Gateway laptop:

Outlook Calendar tab (work account) → badge ON

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Google Calendar tab (the Google account you want) → badge ON

Leave Chrome running + prevent sleep.

Step 3 — Do a one-time “seed sync” manually first

Before scheduling, run a one-time sync for (say) next 30 days, then inspect results.

Step 4 — Add a cron job for incremental sync

Start with append-only (create missing events; don’t edit/delete yet). That’s the safest way to avoid the bot wrecking your calendar.

Example cron job (hourly, next 60 days, append-only):

openclaw cron add \
  --name "Outlook → Google calendar sync (append-only)" \
  --cron "15 * * * *" \

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  --tz "UTC" \
  --session isolated \
  --message "Using the attached Chrome tabs for Outlook Calendar (source) and Google Calendar (destination), sync the next 60 days from Outlook into the Google calendar named 'Outlook (Synced)'. For each Outlook event, create it in Google only if it does not already exist (match by subject + start/end time). Preserve: title, start/end, all-day flag, location, and video/meeting link if visible. Do NOT delete or modify existing Google events yet; just create missing ones. Post a short summary of what you added." \
  --announce

(You can change --tz to your real timezone later; UTC is fine if both calendars display consistently.)

Next question (decides how “complete” the sync is)

When Outlook events change/cancel, do you want Google to:

A) just accumulate (append-only; safest), or
B) also update/reschedule/cancel the Google copy to match Outlook?

If you want B, I’d strongly recommend moving to the API-based approach (Microsoft Graph + Google Calendar API) because you get stable event IDs and lastModified timestamps. Browser UI sync can do it, but it’s way more fragile.

Also: do you want to sync full details or busy-only for privacy/compliance?

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 2:42 AM

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for now, i will do option A. just accumulate events. never update or change the google calendar, only add new events to google. write me a cron job code with these things:

check for the next 7 days. re-check outlook for events every 15 minutes. time zone is pst

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 2:43 AM

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Run this on your Gateway laptop (where Chrome is running + both calendar tabs are attached with the extension badge ON):

openclaw cron add \
  --name "Outlook → Google (append-only, next 7 days)" \
  --cron "*/15 * * * *" \
  --tz "America/Los_Angeles" \
  --session isolated \
  --message "Using the attached Chrome tabs for Outlook Calendar (source) and Google Calendar (destination), every run: look at the NEXT 7 DAYS of events in Outlook and add any missing ones into Google Calendar. Append-only: NEVER edit or delete anything in Google. Create new events only in the Google calendar named 'Outlook (Synced)'. Try hard to avoid duplicates by treating an event as already-synced if a Google event exists on 'Outlook (Synced)' with the same subject + start time + end time. Copy title, start/end, all-day flag, location, and meeting link/notes when visible. Post a short summary of what you added (count + any issues)." \
  --announce

Notes:

Use America/Los_Angeles for “PST” (it will handle DST correctly too).
Make sure you’ve created the Google calendar “Outlook (Synced)” first.

Helpful follow-ups:

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openclaw cron list
openclaw cron run <jobId>      # test it once immediately
openclaw cron runs --id <jobId> --limit 20

If you want the summaries to always post into this Discord thread/channel and it doesn’t auto-deliver, tell me and I’ll show you how to set --channel discord --to channel:<id>.

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 2:45 AM

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yes, i want the openclaw bot to always send a summary in discord of what it did after each 15 minute check.

my channel id is: 1476808966594891780

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 2:46 AM

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Cool — you can pin the cron delivery to Discord explicitly.

If you haven’t created the cron job yet, use this:

openclaw cron add \
  --name "Outlook → Google (append-only, next 7 days)" \
  --cron "*/15 * * * *" \
  --tz "America/Los_Angeles" \
  --session isolated \
  --message "Using the attached Chrome tabs for Outlook Calendar (source) and Google Calendar (destination), every run: look at the NEXT 7 DAYS of events in Outlook and add any missing ones into Google Calendar. Append-only: NEVER edit or delete anything in Google. Create new events only in the Google calendar named 'Outlook (Synced)'. Try hard to avoid duplicates by treating an event as already-synced if a Google event exists on 'Outlook (Synced)' with the same subject + start time + end time. Copy title, start/end, all-day flag, location, and meeting link/notes when visible. Post a short summary of what you added (count + any issues)." \
  --announce \
  --channel discord \
  --to "channel:1476808966594891780"

If you already created the job, edit it like this:

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openclaw cron edit <jobId> --announce --channel discord --to "channel:1476808966594891780"

Tip: Discord threads also have their own channel id. If you meant “send summaries into this thread”, make sure 1476808966594891780 is the thread’s channel id (not the parent channel).

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 2:49 AM

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are there any other things i need to download on my computer, such as other skills that i need for this to work?

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 2:50 AM

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For the browser-takeover + cron approach we’ve been talking about, you generally don’t need to download any extra skills. Everything required is already in OpenClaw:

Cron scheduler (built-in)
Browser tool (built-in)
Chrome extension relay (you installed it)

What does matter for it to actually work reliably is mostly “ops/setup”, not more skills:

Required / double-check

Chrome stays running on the Gateway laptop
The Outlook Calendar tab and Google Calendar tab stay open and the extension badge is ON for both
You created the Google calendar you referenced (e.g. “Outlook (Synced)”)
The Gateway laptop doesn’t sleep (sleep will break the attached tabs)
Your Discord bot can post in channel:1476808966594891780 (thread/channel perms)

One config gotcha (only if you use sandboxing)

If your agent/session is sandboxed, host Chrome control can be blocked. If you see errors about sandbox/host browser control, check the Chrome extension doc section on sandboxing:

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https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/chrome-extension

Optional (not needed for calendar sync)

ClawHub skills (only if you want extra integrations): https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/clawhub
Web search API key (only if you want web_search, not required for this sync): https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/web

If you paste the output of openclaw cron list after you add the job, I can sanity-check that it’s scheduled + delivering to Discord correctly.

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 2:51 AM

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openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ % openclaw cron list

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.3.8 (3caab92) — Making 'I'll automate that later' happen now.

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ID Name Schedule Next Last Status Target Agent ID Model
c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 Outlook → Google (app... cron */15 * * * * @ America/L... in 9m - running isolated main -
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jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 2:52 AM

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That looks good:

✅ schedule is */15 * * * *
✅ timezone is America/Los_Angeles (PST/PDT)
✅ it’s an isolated job
✅ “Next in 9m” means the scheduler picked it up

Now you just need to test a run and confirm it posts a summary to Discord + can see the attached tabs.

1) Force-run it once (so you don’t have to wait)

openclaw cron run c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18

2) Check the run result/log

(cron run returns once it’s queued; this shows the finished outcome)

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openclaw cron runs --id c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --limit 5

3) While it runs, make sure:

Chrome is open
Outlook Calendar tab + Google Calendar tab are open
Extension badge is ON on both tabs

If you don’t see a Discord summary after a run

Most common causes:

Wrong target id (thread vs parent channel — threads have their own channel id)
Bot doesn’t have permission to post there

Paste the output of openclaw cron runs ... after the first forced run and I’ll tell you exactly what failed (or confirm it succeeded).

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 2:52 AM

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openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ % openclaw cron run c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.3.8 (3caab92) — I've survived more breaking changes than your last three relationships.

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{
"ok": true,
"ran": false,
"reason": "already-running"
}
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jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 2:54 AM

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"reason": "already-running" means the cron job is currently in progress, so it won’t queue another manual run on top of it.

Next step: check what the current run is doing / whether it’s stuck.

1) Inspect run history (most important)

openclaw cron runs --id c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --limit 10

Paste that output here (it should show started/finished + any error).

2) If it’s been “running” for more than a few minutes

Most common cause is the browser relay isn’t actually usable at runtime. Double-check:

Chrome is open on the Gateway laptop
Outlook Calendar + Google Calendar tabs are open
Extension badge is ON on those tabs

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And tail logs while it’s running:

openclaw logs --follow

If the run is truly wedged, a openclaw gateway restart will clear the stuck run — but let’s look at cron runs first so we know why it’s hanging.

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 2:54 AM

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openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ % openclaw cron runs --id c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --limit 10

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.3.8 (3caab92) — Your AI assistant, now without the $3,499 headset.

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{
"entries": [],
"total": 0,
"offset": 0,
"limit": 10,
"hasMore": false,
"nextOffset": null
}
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jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 2:55 AM

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That output is actually consistent with how cron logging works right now:

cron runs shows finished runs only
so "entries": [] means: nothing has completed yet
and cron run … already-running means: the gateway thinks there’s an in-flight run for that job (either currently running or queued and “claimed”)

Let’s get one more datapoint:

1) Check cron scheduler + active runs status

openclaw cron status --json

Paste that JSON here.

2) If you just want to “unstick it” quickly

Sometimes a newly-created job can get into a weird in-flight state. The blunt reset is:

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openclaw gateway restart

Then try again:

openclaw cron run c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18

3) Also: don’t expect a Discord summary until a run finishes

Once it finishes successfully (or errors), you should start seeing entries in:

openclaw cron runs --id c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --limit 5

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Send me the cron status --json output and we’ll know whether it’s truly running vs stuck/queued.

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 3:19 AM

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Log file: /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-03-11.log
21:45:03 error gateway/channels/discord {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord gateway error: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND gateway.discord.gg
21:45:03 info gateway/channels/discord {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord gateway: WebSocket connection closed with code 1006
21:45:03 info gateway/channels/discord {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord gateway: Reconnecting with backoff: 30000ms after code 1006
22:02:31 error gateway/channels/discord {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord gateway error: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND gateway.discord.gg
22:02:31 info gateway/channels/discord {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord gateway: WebSocket connection closed with code 1006
22:02:31 info gateway/channels/discord {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord gateway: Reconnecting with backoff: 30000ms after code 1006
22:03:17 error gateway/channels/discord {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord gateway error: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND gateway.discord.gg
22:03:17 info gateway/channels/discord {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord gateway: WebSocket connection closed with code 1006
22:03:17 info gateway/channels/discord {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord gateway: Reconnecting with backoff: 30000ms after code 1006
22:09:01 error gateway/channels/discord {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord gateway error: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND gateway.discord.gg
22:09:01 info gateway/channels/discord {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord gateway: WebSocket connection closed with code 1006
22:09:01 info gateway/channels/discord {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord gateway: Reconnecting with backoff: 30000ms after code 1006

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 3:20 AM

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Those log lines are the smoking gun:

getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND gateway.discord.gg

That means your Gateway laptop can’t even resolve Discord’s gateway hostname via DNS, so the bot can’t connect to Discord at all. Until that’s fixed, cron “announce to Discord” will never deliver, and depending on settings it can also cause the cron job to error/back off.

Fix: network/DNS on the Gateway laptop

On the Gateway Mac, run these and paste the output:

ping -c 1 1.1.1.1
nslookup gateway.discord.gg
nslookup discord.com

What we’re looking for:

If ping 1.1.1.1 fails → the laptop has no working internet route.

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If ping works but nslookup gateway.discord.gg fails → it’s a DNS resolver issue (common on corporate Wi‑Fi / filtering DNS / misconfigured DNS).

Common fixes (on the Gateway laptop):

Switch to a network with normal DNS (e.g. phone hotspot) to confirm it’s the network.
Set DNS servers to something sane (Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 / Google 8.8.8.8) in macOS Network settings.
If you’re on a company network, it may intentionally block Discord.

After DNS is fixed, restart the gateway and watch logs:

openclaw gateway restart
openclaw logs --follow

Make cron resilient while you debug delivery (optional but recommended)

So the sync job keeps running even if Discord delivery fails, update it to “best effort deliver”:

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openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --best-effort-deliver

Send the ping/nslookup outputs and we’ll know immediately whether it’s “no internet” vs “DNS blocked/broken.”

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 3:21 AM

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Last login: Wed Mar 11 19:58:53 on ttys000
openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ % ping -c 1 1.1.1.1
nslookup gateway.discord.gg
nslookup discord.com
PING 1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=54 time=25.888 ms

--- 1.1.1.1 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 25.888/25.888/25.888/0.000 ms
Server: 2001:558:feed::1
Address: 2001:558:feed::1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: gateway.discord.gg
Address: 162.159.133.234
Name: gateway.discord.gg
Address: 162.159.136.234
Name: gateway.discord.gg
Address: 162.159.135.234
Name: gateway.discord.gg
Address: 162.159.134.234
Name: gateway.discord.gg
Address: 162.159.130.234

Server: 2001:558:feed::1
Address: 2001:558:feed::1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: discord.com
Address: 162.159.138.232
Name: discord.com
Address: 162.159.135.232
Name: discord.com
Address: 162.159.137.232
Name: discord.com
Address: 162.159.136.232
Name: discord.com
Address: 162.159.128.233

openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ %

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 3:22 AM

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Nice — that confirms the Gateway laptop has working internet + working DNS right now (both gateway.discord.gg and discord.com resolve fine).

So the earlier ENOTFOUND gateway.discord.gg log spam was either:

a temporary DNS outage / network flap, or
the gateway process got stuck in a bad reconnect loop and never recovered.

Next steps (to get Discord delivery + cron summaries working)

1) Restart the Gateway (forces a fresh Discord WS connection)

openclaw gateway restart

2) Verify Discord is actually connected

openclaw channels status

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(You should see the Discord account as healthy/connected. If it still shows errors, run openclaw channels logs --channel discord.)

3) Make the cron job not “fail” just because Discord delivery hiccups

This prevents backoff if Discord delivery fails:

openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --best-effort-deliver

4) Then force-run the cron job again

openclaw cron run c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18

After ~1–2 minutes, check:

openclaw cron runs --id c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --limit 5

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If Discord is connected, you should also see the summary land in channel:1476808966594891780.

If you paste openclaw channels status after the restart, I can tell you immediately if Discord is truly back online.

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 3:23 AM

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openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ % openclaw gateway restart

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.3.8 (3caab92) — The only crab in your contacts you actually want to hear from. 🦞

Restarted LaunchAgent: gui/502/ai.openclaw.gateway

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 3:24 AM

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Good — the LaunchAgent restart is done.

Give it ~10–20 seconds to come back up, then run these two checks:

1) Confirm Discord is connected again

openclaw channels status

2) If Discord looks healthy, force-run the cron once to test delivery

openclaw cron run c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18

Then (after a minute or two) check the finished result:

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openclaw cron runs --id c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --limit 5

If channels status still shows Discord reconnecting/errors, paste that output and we’ll zero in on the remaining blocker.

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 3:25 AM

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openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ % openclaw channels status

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.3.8 (3caab92)
If it's repetitive, I'll automate it; if it's hard, I'll bring jokes and a rollback plan.

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Gateway reachable.

Discord default: enabled, configured, running, disconnected, bot:@OpenClaw Test Christian, token:config, intents:content=limited

Tip: status --deep adds gateway health probes to status output (requires a reachable gateway).
openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ %

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 3:26 AM

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Cool, so the Gateway is up — but the important bit is here:

Discord default: ... running, disconnected

Until Discord is connected, cron can’t post summaries (and your bot may not receive Discord messages either).

Next step is to look at the Discord channel logs to see why it’s disconnected:

openclaw channels logs --channel discord --lines 300

Paste the last ~30–50 lines that mention gateway/channels/discord (it’ll show the real error: invalid token, disallowed intents/4014, DNS, timeout, etc.).

Also, to keep the sync job from “failing/backing off” while Discord is flaky, set best-effort delivery:

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openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --best-effort-deliver

Send the discord channel logs and I’ll tell you the exact fix.

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 3:27 AM

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2026-03-11T20:05:39.666-07:00 info {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} [default] starting provider (@OpenClaw Test Christian)
2026-03-11T20:05:40.038-07:00 info {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord channels resolved: 1476808965336727686/1476808966594891780→1476808965336727686/1476808966594891780 (guild:OpenClaw; channel:general)
2026-03-11T20:05:40.794-07:00 info {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} logged in to discord as 1476808482911944777 (OpenClaw Test Christian)
2026-03-11T20:15:39.579-07:00 info {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} [default] Discord Message Content Intent is limited; bots under 100 servers can use it without verification.
2026-03-11T20:15:39.582-07:00 info {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} [default] starting provider (@OpenClaw Test Christian)
2026-03-11T20:15:39.945-07:00 info {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord channels resolved: 1476808965336727686/1476808966594891780→1476808965336727686/1476808966594891780 (guild:OpenClaw; channel:general)
2026-03-11T20:15:40.634-07:00 info {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} logged in to discord as 1476808482911944777 (OpenClaw Test Christian)
2026-03-11T20:22:55.093-07:00 info {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} [default] Discord Message Content Intent is limited; bots under 100 servers can use it without verification.
2026-03-11T20:22:55.097-07:00 info {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} [default] starting provider (@OpenClaw Test Christian)
2026-03-11T20:22:55.447-07:00 info {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} discord channels resolved: 1476808965336727686/1476808966594891780→1476808965336727686/1476808966594891780 (guild:OpenClaw; channel:general)
2026-03-11T20:22:56.239-07:00 info {"subsystem":"gateway/channels/discord"} logged in to discord as 1476808482911944777 (OpenClaw Test Christian)
openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ %

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 3:28 AM

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Those lines are actually good news: they show the bot token is valid and it can log in (logged in to discord as …). But they don’t include the part that explains why it ends up disconnected afterward (that usually shows up right after login as a WebSocket/gateway error).

Two quick things to do:

1) Re-check status after ~30 seconds

Sometimes it’s just mid-reconnect:

openclaw channels status

2) Grab the very latest Discord channel logs (including the bottom)

Please run this and paste the last ~50 lines of output:

openclaw channels logs --channel discord --lines 400

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I’m specifically looking for lines like:

discord gateway error: ...
WebSocket connection closed with code ...
getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND gateway.discord.gg
ECONNRESET / ETIMEDOUT
Disallowed intents (4014)

If you want a quick “is the network blocking Discord websockets?” check too:

curl -I https://gateway.discord.gg

Once we see the actual disconnect error line, the fix is usually very direct (DNS stability, firewall/network, or intents).

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 3:29 AM

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does it help to know that i have to mention the bot everytime i want to speak to it through discord

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 3:30 AM

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Yep — that’s normal for Discord guild channels.

OpenClaw defaults to mention-gating in servers, meaning the bot only treats a message as “for it” if you @mention it (or reply-to-bot in some cases). That’s mainly to prevent the bot from replying to everything in a busy channel.

Two important points though:

That mention behavior is not the cause of your current problem.
Right now openclaw channels status says Discord is disconnected, so the bot isn’t connected to Discord’s gateway at all — mentioning won’t help until we fix the disconnect.
If/when it is connected, you can make it respond without @mention on a server you control by setting requireMention: false for that guild:

{
  channels: {
    discord: {
      guilds: {

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        YOUR_SERVER_ID: {
          requireMention: false,
        },
      },
    },
  },
}

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/discord (see “Allow responses without @mention” / mentions)

In the OpenClaw community server specifically, I’d keep requireMention: true so it doesn’t spam.

If you paste the latest openclaw channels logs --channel discord --lines 400 (bottom part with errors), we can get the disconnect fixed first.

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 3:31 AM

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the bot just tried to run the cron job. in discord, the bot said ⚠️ API rate limit reached. Please try again later.

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 3:33 AM

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That message is almost certainly your LLM provider rate-limiting (Claude/Anthropic), not Discord rate-limiting. OpenClaw turns provider 429/TPM/RPM errors into that generic:

“⚠️ API rate limit reached. Please try again later.”

Why it happens here: a cron run that drives browser tabs can generate a big prompt (page text + screenshots), so it’s easy to hit Anthropic tokens-per-minute / requests-per-minute limits.

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

Quick fixes

1) Wait and let the window reset

Usually 1–5 minutes depending on the limit window, then it’ll work again.

2) Reduce how often it runs (most effective)

If every 15 minutes is too aggressive for your Anthropic limits, bump it to 30 or 60:

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openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --cron "*/30 * * * *"

(or hourly: --cron "0 * * * *")

3) Reduce token usage per run

This helps a lot for browser-driven jobs:

openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --light-context

If you must keep every 15 minutes

You’ll likely need to either:

raise Anthropic limits / upgrade plan, or
switch that cron job to a model/provider with higher throughput (cron supports --model overrides).

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If you paste the last ~30 lines of openclaw logs --tail 200 around the cron run, I can confirm whether it’s Anthropic 429 vs “tokens per minute” vs something else.

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 3:34 AM

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how do i switch the cron job to every 1 hour

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 3:35 AM

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To change it from every 15 minutes to every 1 hour, edit the job’s schedule.

Option A (recommended): run on the clock every hour

Runs at :00 each hour in PST/PDT:

openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 \
  --cron "0 * * * *" \
  --tz "America/Los_Angeles"

If you want it exactly on the hour (no stagger), add --exact:

openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --cron "0 * * * *" --tz "America/Los_Angeles" --exact

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Option B: run every 1h from “now” (not aligned to the clock)

openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --every 1h

After editing, you can confirm with:

openclaw cron list

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 5:48 AM

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how do i try to run the cron right now

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 5:49 AM

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To run it immediately, use the manual run command (this forces a run even if it’s not “due” yet):

openclaw cron run c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18

Then check the result (finished runs only):

openclaw cron runs --id c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --limit 5

If cron run replies with "already-running", it means a previous run is still in progress — wait a bit, or restart the gateway to clear a wedged run (openclaw gateway restart).

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 5:51 AM

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openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ % openclaw cron runs --id c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --limit 5

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.3.8 (3caab92) — I don't have opinions about tabs vs spaces. I have opinions about everything else.

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{
"entries": [
{
"ts": 1773286226235,
"jobId": "c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18",
"action": "finished",
"status": "error",
"error": "⚠️ API rate limit reached. Please try again later.",
"summary": "⚠️ API rate limit reached. Please try again later.",
"runAtMs": 1773286200004,
"durationMs": 26225,
"nextRunAtMs": 1773287100000,
"model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
"provider": "anthropic",
"usage": {
"input_tokens": 3,
"output_tokens": 104,
"total_tokens": 16977
},
"delivered": true,
"deliveryStatus": "delivered",
"sessionId": "8e2a99bf-5702-4085-97da-8fde931ee6f2",
"sessionKey": "agent:main:cron:c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18:run:8e2a99bf-5702-4085-97da-8fde931ee6f2"
}
],
"total": 1,
"offset": 0,
"limit": 5,
"hasMore": false,
"nextOffset": null
}
openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ %

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 5:52 AM

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That cron runs output is super helpful — it tells us why hourly still fails:

provider: anthropic
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
total_tokens: 16977 for a single run

So this isn’t mainly “too frequent” — it’s that a single browser-driven run is producing a huge request, which can trip Anthropic TPM/RPM limits even if you run it once an hour.

Easiest way to shrink the request (high impact)

Set browser snapshots to default to efficient mode (much smaller snapshots):

openclaw config set browser.snapshotDefaults.mode "efficient"
openclaw gateway restart

(That’s documented in the browser tool docs as the default preset for compact snapshots.)

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Also reduce cron overhead a bit

Enable lightweight bootstrap context for the cron job:

openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --light-context

Then try a manual run again

openclaw cron run c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18

If it still rate-limits after those changes, the next step is either:

reduce the scope (e.g. only next 1–2 days), or
move this sync to an API-based approach (Graph → Google Calendar), because browser UI syncing is token-expensive by nature.

Try the snapshotDefaults.mode + --light-context change first and paste the next openclaw cron runs --id ... --limit 1 result.

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 5:54 AM

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how to see if the cron job is currently running

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 5:55 AM

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openclaw cron runs only shows finished runs. To see if a job is currently running, use the job state shown by cron list.

Quick check (human-readable)

openclaw cron list

Look at the Status column:

running = it’s running right now
ok / error = last run finished
idle = nothing running

More precise (JSON)

openclaw cron list --json

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In the job object, if you see a non-null state.runningAtMs, it’s currently running.

If it stays running for a long time (e.g. 10+ minutes for your job), that usually means the run is stuck and you may need to check logs (openclaw logs --follow) or restart the gateway.

median sable Mar 12, 2026, 5:56 AM

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do i need to be on a certain tab for the cron job to run

jolly rampartBOT Mar 12, 2026, 5:59 AM

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There isn’t a dedicated openclaw cron cancel <runId> command right now.

You’ve basically got two levels of “stop”:

Stop future runs (recommended if you just want it to stop looping)

Disable the job:

openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --disable

(Re-enable later with --enable.)

Stop the run that’s happening right now

Blunt but effective: restart the gateway, which aborts in-flight work:

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openclaw gateway restart

Optional: prevent long/stuck runs going forward

Set a timeout so it auto-aborts if it runs too long:

openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --timeout-seconds 120

If you tell me whether you want “stop just this one run” vs “pause the cron job entirely,” I can point you to the exact command.

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If you’re using the Chrome extension takeover for this cron job: you don’t need to be “on” any tab, but the right tabs must be open and attached.

Concretely:

✅ You can be on a different tab/window (or not actively using the laptop).
✅ Chrome can be in the background.
❗ The Outlook Calendar tab and the Google Calendar tab must still exist and have the extension badge ON (attached).
❗ If you close the tab, restart Chrome, log out, or the badge turns off, the cron run won’t be able to control it.

The extension does not auto-attach to tabs — it only controls tabs you’ve explicitly attached via the toolbar button. Keeping a dedicated Chrome window with those two tabs pinned is the usual “set and forget” setup.

median sable Mar 17, 2026, 4:13 AM

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Request timed out before a response was generated. Please try again, or increase agents.defaults.timeoutSeconds in your config.

what does this mean from the openclaw bot in discord

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right now my cron job is using too many tokens that is beyond the 10k token rate limit. how do i make the cron job more efficient so that it can actually run?

jolly rampartBOT Mar 17, 2026, 4:25 AM

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Yeah — with the Chrome-tab calendar UI approach, it’s very easy to blow past a 10k tokens-per-minute limit, because the model ends up “reading” big page snapshots of Outlook/Google Calendar.

To make it efficient enough to actually run, you have 3 realistic options (from best → worst):

Option 1 (best, basically zero tokens): Use an Outlook → Google calendar subscription (ICS)

If your goal is “see all Outlook events in Google” (not necessarily copy them as editable Google events), the most efficient solution is not OpenClaw:

Outlook: publish/share calendar → get an ICS URL
Google Calendar: Add calendar → From URL → paste ICS URL

This stays in sync continuously and costs 0 tokens.
Downside: some company tenants disable publishing ICS.

Option 2 (recommended if you truly need “copy events into Google”): API-based sync

Use Microsoft Graph to list Outlook events (cheap JSON), and Google Calendar API to create events. This is orders of magnitude cheaper than browser automation and won’t hit token limits nearly as often.

Downside: OAuth/app registration + (for company accounts) possibly admin consent.

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Option 3 (what you’re doing now): Browser takeover — reduce what the model has to “see”

If you want to keep using the Chrome extension, do these to cut token usage:

A) Force smaller browser snapshots globally

openclaw config set browser.snapshotDefaults.mode "efficient"
openclaw gateway restart

B) Make the cron run lighter

openclaw cron edit <jobId> --light-context

C) Reduce the amount of UI it has to traverse

Big win: change the cron prompt to copy only title + start/end and do not open event details (no location/notes/links). Also consider shortening the window to next 1–2 days until it’s stable.

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Example idea for a leaner message (edit your job’s --message accordingly):

“Use agenda/list view in Outlook for next 7 days; do not click into events; only read title + start/end; add to Google.”

Even then, browser-based “copy calendar events” is still token-expensive, just less awful.

If you tell me which of these you want:

ICS subscribe (fastest/cheapest), or
API copy (best “real sync”), or
keep browser (least setup, most tokens),

…I’ll give you the exact next steps/commands for that path.

median sable Mar 17, 2026, 4:35 AM

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how is this

Goal: Sync Outlook events into Google Calendar.

Source: Outlook Calendar tab
Destination: Google Calendar tab

Scope:
Only process events starting in the next 24 hours.

Step 1 — Collect Outlook events
From the Outlook calendar list, read visible event entries for the next 24 hours.
For each event extract only:

title
start time
end time

Step 2 — Collect Google events
In the Google calendar named "Outlook (Synced)", read visible events for the next 24 hours.
Extract only:

title
start time
end time

Step 3 — Compare
If an Outlook event does not exist in Google with the same
title + start time + end time, create it.

Step 4 — Create event
When creating a new event in "Outlook (Synced)", copy:

title
start time
end time
location
meeting link if visible

Rules:

Append only
Never edit or delete Google events
Skip duplicates
Only read visible event rows
Do not open event detail dialogs unless needed

Return:
events_added
duplicates_skipped
errors

jolly rampartBOT Mar 17, 2026, 4:36 AM

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That prompt is way better than the original 7‑day version for token efficiency. The big wins are:

24h window (smaller UI / fewer rows)
“only read visible rows”
“don’t open event detail dialogs”
de-dupe by title + start + end

A couple tweaks I’d make so it’s internally consistent and even cheaper:

1) Step 4 conflicts with “don’t open dialogs”

You currently say “extract only title/start/end”, but then later “copy location + meeting link”.

To keep it efficient, pick one:

Cheapest (recommended): only copy title/start/end and skip location/link entirely.
Or: “copy location/meeting link only if visible in the list row (otherwise omit)” — and keep the “don’t open dialogs” rule.

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2) Make it explicit that it may need to scroll

“Only read visible rows” is good, but it also means it might miss events unless it scrolls.
Add something like:

“Use an agenda/list view and scroll just enough to cover the next 24 hours, but do not open event detail.”

3) Handle all-day events explicitly

Add one line:

“Include all-day events that occur within the next 24 hours.”

If you want, here’s a tightened “drop-in” version that stays append-only and avoids dialog opens:

Suggested message text

Copy only: title/start/end
No location/link (saves a ton)

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Sync Outlook → Google (append-only). Window: next 24 hours.
In Outlook (agenda/list view), collect visible event rows covering the next 24h (scroll only as needed). Extract only title + start + end (include all-day events).
In Google Calendar “Outlook (Synced)” (agenda/list view), collect visible rows covering the next 24h. Extract only title + start + end.
Create a Google event only if no exact match exists (title+start+end).
Never edit/delete. Don’t open event details.

If you paste your current cron job id, I can give you the exact openclaw cron edit ... --message "..." command (with quoting) to swap in this optimized prompt.

median sable Mar 17, 2026, 4:40 AM

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i dont want to use the agenda view, just normla outlook calednar view

jolly rampartBOT Mar 17, 2026, 4:41 AM

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You can try, but the normal Outlook grid view is exactly what tends to blow up token usage:

the DOM/snapshot is bigger (tons of time-grid cells)
event “end time” often isn’t explicitly text (it’s visual height)
the bot usually has to take deeper snapshots and/or open popovers to get exact times

So if your main problem is the 10k token rate limit, the grid view will make that problem worse, not better.

Best compromise (still “normal calendar view”)

Keep the normal calendar grid open, but use an Agenda / My Day / list side panel (if available in your Outlook UI) as the thing the bot reads. That preserves the normal view for you, but gives the bot a clean list of “title + start/end” to extract cheaply.

If you absolutely insist on pure grid view

Then I’d change the prompt expectations like this:

use Day view (today + tomorrow) to cover the next 24h
allow opening the small event popover (not the full detail dialog) to read start/end
accept that it may miss some events or be less reliable

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If you tell me which Outlook you’re using (Outlook on the web at outlook.office.com vs the desktop app vs “new Outlook”), I can rewrite your cron prompt specifically for that UI.

median sable Mar 17, 2026, 4:44 AM

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i am using outlook on the web, i opened the my day panel on the right side of my screen and have the calendar tab open there

jolly rampartBOT Mar 17, 2026, 4:45 AM

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Perfect — that’s exactly the “best of both worlds” setup:

you keep the normal Outlook calendar grid open
but the bot reads the My Day → Calendar list (small, text-heavy, token-cheap)

For the cron job, change the instructions so it ONLY uses the My Day panel and ignores the big grid.

Suggested cron `--message` (optimized for My Day panel)

Use this as your job message (single line, copy/paste friendly):

Outlook (web) → Google sync (append-only). In Outlook, use ONLY the right-side “My Day” panel with the Calendar tab (do not read the main calendar grid). Collect events starting between now and now+24h from the My Day list; extract only title + start time + end time (scroll the My Day list only as needed; do not open event details). In Google Calendar, open the “Outlook (Synced)” calendar and view the next 24h in a list/schedule view; collect existing events’ title+start+end. For each Outlook event, if no exact match exists in Google by title+start+end, create it in “Outlook (Synced)” with title+start+end only. Never edit/delete. Return counts: events_added, duplicates_skipped, errors.

Apply it to your job

openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --message "Outlook (web) → Google sync (append-only). In Outlook, use ONLY the right-side “My Day” panel with the Calendar tab (do not read the main calendar grid). Collect events starting between now and now+24h from the My Day list; extract only title + start time + end time (scroll the My Day list only as needed; do not open event details). In Google Calendar, open the “Outlook (Synced)” calendar and view the next 24h in a list/schedule view; collect existing events’ title+start+end. For each Outlook event, if no exact match exists in Google by title+start+end, create it in “Outlook (Synced)” with title+start+end only. Never edit/delete. Return counts: events_added, duplicates_skipped, errors."

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Two reminders for reliability:

Keep the My Day panel open when the cron runs (don’t let it auto-collapse).
Keep the extension badge ON for the Outlook tab (and Google tab).

If you run one manual test after this and paste the new openclaw cron runs --id ... --limit 1, we can see whether token usage dropped below your 10k limit.

median sable Mar 17, 2026, 4:47 AM

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how do i run it right now even thought it is automatically going to run at 10pm

jolly rampartBOT Mar 17, 2026, 4:48 AM

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You can manually trigger it right now without changing the 10pm schedule:

openclaw cron run c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18

That’s a force run (it runs even if it’s not “due” yet). Your normal 10pm run time stays scheduled.

Then check how it went:

openclaw cron runs --id c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --limit 3

If it says already-running, wait a minute and try again (or restart the gateway if it’s stuck).

median sable Mar 17, 2026, 4:51 AM

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{
"entries": [
{
"ts": 1773722968301,
"jobId": "c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18",
"action": "finished",
"status": "error",
"error": "⚠️ 🌐 Browser failed",
"summary": "⚠️ 🌐 Browser failed",
"runAtMs": 1773722937419,
"durationMs": 30873,
"nextRunAtMs": 1773726568292,
"model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
"provider": "anthropic",
"usage": {
"input_tokens": 3,
"output_tokens": 104,
"total_tokens": 17379
},
"delivered": true,
"deliveryStatus": "delivered",
"sessionId": "2a25aec0-6f53-4f32-8a33-07786bb43449",
"sessionKey": "agent:main:cron:c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18:run:2a25aec0-6f53-4f32-8a33-07786bb43449"
},
{
"ts": 1773380938970,
"jobId": "c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18",
"action": "finished",
"status": "error",
"error": "Request timed out before a response was generated. Please try again, or increase agents.defaults.timeoutSeconds in your config.",
"summary": "Request timed out before a response was generated. Please try again, or increase agents.defaults.timeoutSeconds in your config.",
"runAtMs": 1773380015780,
"durationMs": 923186,
"nextRunAtMs": 1773384538966,
"model": "claude-sonnet-4-6",
"provider": "anthropic",
"usage": {
"input_tokens": 3,
"output_tokens": 108,
"total_tokens": 16977
},
"delivered": true,
"deliveryStatus": "delivered",
"sessionId": "e6cdbed9-ff61-4db4-84ee-05e8f1791b7d",
"sessionKey": "agent:main:cron:c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18:run:e6cdbed9-ff61-4db4-84ee-05e8f1791b7d"
},

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help with the previous message

jolly rampartBOT Mar 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

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That run log means the cron job actually started, but when it tried to use the browser tool it failed hard:

⚠️ 🌐 Browser failed

For Chrome-extension takeover, the #1 causes are:

The tabs weren’t attached (extension badge not ON)
Gateway token mismatch (you rotated/changed gateway.auth.token but didn’t update the extension Options)
Chrome wasn’t running / the tab got closed / logged out
Relay port mismatch (less common)

Quick checklist (do this on the Gateway laptop)

Make sure Chrome is open and BOTH tabs are attached:

Outlook Calendar tab → extension badge shows ON
Google Calendar tab → badge ON

Open the extension Options and verify:

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Port = 18792 (default, unless you changed gateway port)
Gateway token matches your current gateway.auth.token

If you changed your gateway token at any point, you must update it in the extension options or the relay will reject commands.

Fast diagnostic from CLI (most useful)

Run these and paste the output:

openclaw browser profiles
openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome-relay tabs

(If you don’t have a chrome-relay profile, paste what profiles prints and we’ll use the right name — some installs call it chrome.)

What we’re looking for:

If tabs is empty → nothing is attached (badge isn’t ON)

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If it errors / unauthorized → token/port mismatch

If you want the exact error line

openclaw logs --tail 200 | rg -i "browser|relay|cdp|18792|unauthorized"

Paste the profiles + tabs output and we can pinpoint the fix in one step.

median sable Mar 17, 2026, 4:57 AM

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Google Calendar - Week of March 15, 2026
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/week
id: 6717C4ADF05A14A1010800B9AC6202EA
Calendar - Christian Louie - Outlook
https://outlook.cloud.microsoft/calendar/view/workweek
id: 595CF35C9EA5B6AED8DD7F59379F9912
openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ %

i got this from openclaw browser profiles
openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome-relay tabs

jolly rampartBOT Mar 17, 2026, 4:58 AM

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Nice — that output is exactly what we want. It proves:

the chrome-relay profile is working
you currently have both tabs attached and visible to OpenClaw (Google + Outlook)

So the earlier ⚠️ 🌐 Browser failed is not “you didn’t install the extension” — it’s usually one of these:

During the cron run, the bot used a different browser profile (not chrome-relay) and couldn’t access your logged-in tabs.
The cron run is sandboxed and isn’t allowed to control the host browser.
The relay/token was temporarily unreachable at run time (less likely if it’s stable now).

Fix #1 (most common): make the default browser profile be chrome-relay

So the agent/cron uses the attached tabs by default:

openclaw config set browser.defaultProfile "chrome-relay"

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openclaw gateway restart

Quick check: are you sandboxed?

Run:

openclaw config get agents.defaults.sandbox.mode

If it’s not "off", the cron run may be blocked from controlling the host browser unless you allow it (Chrome extension docs mention allowHostControl).

Then re-run the cron once

openclaw cron run c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18

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If it still fails, paste:

openclaw config get browser.defaultProfile
openclaw config get agents.defaults.sandbox.mode

…and we’ll pick the exact sandbox/host-browser setting to flip.

median sable Mar 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

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i got this from the sandbox command

openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ % openclaw config get agents.defaults.sandbox.mode

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.3.13 (61d171a) — Pairing codes exist because even bots believe in consent—and good security hygiene.

Config path not found: agents.defaults.sandbox.mode
openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ %

jolly rampartBOT Mar 17, 2026, 5:01 AM

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That Config path not found: agents.defaults.sandbox.mode is actually fine — it just means you haven’t configured sandboxing in your config file, so there’s no agents.defaults.sandbox block to read.

In practice that usually means you’re not running Docker sandboxing (so sandbox is very likely not the reason for 🌐 Browser failed).

The next most likely cause of 🌐 Browser failed (given that chrome-relay tabs works) is that the cron/agent run is using the wrong browser profile by default.

Check what your default browser profile is

Run:

openclaw config get browser.defaultProfile
openclaw browser profiles

If `browser.defaultProfile` is missing or not `chrome-relay`, set it:

#

openclaw config set browser.defaultProfile "chrome-relay"
openclaw gateway restart

Then try the cron run again.

Why this matters: your cron run (and the agent tool) often calls browser without explicitly specifying a profile — so it uses the default. If the default isn’t chrome-relay, it won’t see your attached tabs and can error out.

If you paste the output of openclaw browser profiles, I’ll tell you which profile name you should set as the default (sometimes it’s chrome vs chrome-relay depending on version).

median sable Mar 17, 2026, 5:03 AM

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i got this:

openclaw@DecipherAdmins-MacBook-Pro ~ % openclaw config get browser.defaultProfile
openclaw browser profiles

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.3.13 (61d171a) — It's not "failing," it's "discovering new ways to configure the same thing wrong."

chrome-relay

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.3.13 (61d171a) — Your AI assistant, now without the $3,499 headset.

│
◇
openclaw: stopped
port: 18800, color: #FF4500
user: stopped [existing-session]
transport: chrome-mcp, color: #00AA00
chrome-relay: running (2 tabs) [default] [extension]
port: 18792, color: #00AA00

jolly rampartBOT Mar 17, 2026, 5:04 AM

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Great — that rules out the “wrong browser profile” theory. You’re already on:

browser.defaultProfile = chrome-relay
chrome-relay: running (2 tabs)

So ⚠️ 🌐 Browser failed is coming from the browser tool call itself (focus/snapshot/action), not from Discord routing.

The next thing to check is: can OpenClaw actually focus + snapshot those attached tabs right now?
With the extension relay, you often need to focus a specific tab targetId before snapshotting/acting.

Quick manual test (will pinpoint the failure)

Use the two tab IDs you pasted earlier.

1) Focus Outlook tab → snapshot (efficient)

openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome-relay focus 595CF35C9EA5B6AED8DD7F59379F9912

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openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome-relay snapshot --efficient

2) Focus Google tab → snapshot (efficient)

openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome-relay focus 6717C4ADF05A14A1010800B9AC6202EA
openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome-relay snapshot --efficient

If either of those errors, paste the exact error output — that will tell us whether it’s token/relay auth, tab attach state, CDP timeout, etc.
If both work, then the cron prompt likely needs one extra instruction: “list tabs → focus Outlook → read → focus Google → read → create” (so the agent doesn’t try to snapshot without selecting a tab).

Also: since you’re fighting token limits, keeping snapshots --efficient (and using the My Day panel list) is the right move.

Run the focus+snapshot tests and paste what happens.

median sable Mar 17, 2026, 5:06 AM

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Ok i ran those commands, now what do i do?

jolly rampartBOT Mar 17, 2026, 5:07 AM

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If those focus + snapshot --efficient commands worked (i.e. you saw a big text “snapshot” output), then your browser relay is working. Next step is to make your cron prompt do the same thing automatically: tabs → focus Outlook → read → focus Google → read → add events.

1) Update the cron job message to force “focus the right tab first”

Here’s a good, efficient message for your setup (My Day panel + 24h window):

openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --message "Use browser profile chrome-relay and ONLY the already-attached tabs (do not open a new browser). First call browser.tabs and focus the Outlook tab (url contains outlook.cloud.microsoft). In Outlook web, read events ONLY from the right-side My Day panel > Calendar list for the next 24 hours (scroll that list only as needed). Extract only title + start + end. Then focus the Google Calendar tab (url contains calendar.google.com). In Google Calendar, use the 'Outlook (Synced)' calendar and read events for the next 24 hours (prefer a list/schedule view). Extract only title + start + end. Create a Google event only if no exact match exists by title+start+end. Append-only: never edit/delete. Return counts: events_added, duplicates_skipped, errors."

Optional but recommended for efficiency:

openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --light-context

2) Trigger a test run right now

#

openclaw cron run c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18

3) Check the result + token usage

openclaw cron runs --id c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --limit 1

If your snapshot --efficient commands did NOT print a snapshot (or they printed an error), paste that error output — that would change what we do next.

median sable Mar 18, 2026, 2:23 AM

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how do i change the cron job to run every 1 hour 15 minutes instead of 1 hour

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help with the message above

median sable Mar 19, 2026, 4:37 AM

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Outlook → Google (append-only, next 7 days)
Cron 0 * * * * (America/Los_Angeles)
Prompt
Use browser profile chrome-relay and ONLY the already-attached tabs (do not open a new browser). First call browser.tabs and focus the Outlook tab (url contains outlook.cloud.microsoft). In Outlook web, read events ONLY from the right-side My Day panel > Calendar list for the next 24 hours (scroll that list only as needed). Extract only title + start + end. Then focus the Google Calendar tab (url contains calendar.google.com). In Google Calendar, use the 'Outlook (Synced)' calendar and read events for the next 24 hours (prefer a list/schedule view). Extract only title + start + end. Create a Google event only if no exact match exists by title+start+end. Append-only: never edit/delete. Return counts: events_added, duplicates_skipped, errors.
Delivery
announce (discord -> channel:1476808966594891780)
Agent: main

my cron job is currently at this, and it still goes over my 10k token limit

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@jolly rampart help above

jolly rampartBOT Mar 19, 2026, 4:44 AM

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Got you — let’s do a clean quick test path.

Run these on your Gateway Mac in order:

openclaw channels status
openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome-relay tabs
openclaw cron run c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18
openclaw cron runs --id c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --limit 1

If it still errors with 🌐 Browser failed, run this too:

openclaw logs --tail 200 | rg -i "browser|chrome-relay|cdp|unauthorized|timeout"

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And paste those outputs here — I’ll pinpoint the exact fix.

Also make sure right before you run:

Outlook tab attached (badge ON)
Google tab attached (badge ON)
My Day panel open in Outlook

Docs (for reference):

Chrome relay: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/chrome-extension
Cron jobs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/automation/cron-jobs

median sable Mar 19, 2026, 4:49 AM

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when i run the cron job, i get "⚠️ API rate limit reached. Please try again later." in discord. not browser failed

jolly rampartBOT Mar 19, 2026, 4:50 AM

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Yep — that means your model provider is throttling the run (429/rate-limit), not a browser relay issue.

The important part: if one cron run is ~17k tokens, it can fail even if scheduled hourly, because your limit is 10k/min.

Do this now to shrink each run

openclaw config set browser.snapshotDefaults.mode "efficient"
openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --light-context

Then tighten the cron prompt scope:

next 6 hours (not 24h)
title/start/end only
My Day list only
don’t open details

Then test immediately

#

openclaw cron run c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18
openclaw cron runs --id c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --limit 1

If it still rate-limits after that, you have 2 options:

increase provider rate limits, or
switch from browser-sync to API/ICS sync (much lower token usage).

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

median sable Mar 19, 2026, 5:03 AM

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i want to siwtch from the chrome version to google and microsfot api version

jolly rampartBOT Mar 19, 2026, 5:04 AM

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Great call — API sync is the right move for reliability + token cost.

You can absolutely switch. Just know: there isn’t a built-in one-click Google↔Microsoft API sync skill yet, so this is a custom skill/script setup.

1) First, disable the browser cron job

openclaw cron edit c5f62a8e-a89e-4f0b-b287-1b28d3b03a18 --disable

2) Set up API access (once)

Microsoft (Outlook source)

Azure App Registration
Permission: Calendars.Read (delegated)
Get: tenant ID, client ID, client secret
Company account may require admin consent

Google (destination calendar)

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Google Cloud project + Calendar API enabled
OAuth client
Scope: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events
Use a dedicated target calendar (e.g. Outlook (Synced))

3) Sync logic (append-only)

Read Outlook events for next 24h
For each event, create in Google only if not already created
Store Outlook event ID in Google event (description or extendedProperties) for dedupe
Never update/delete existing Google events

4) Run on schedule

Use OpenClaw cron to run the API sync worker hourly and post summary to Discord.

If you want, I can give you a ready-to-use Node/Python sync script template + exact OpenClaw cron command next.

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(That’s the fastest path to get off browser automation.)

Docs:

median sable Apr 3, 2026, 6:50 PM

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hello krill, i set up the api and have these files ready to upload to openclaw: "/Users/openclaw/openclaw resources/"
google_client_secret.json ms_token.json SETUP.md
google_token.json requirements.txt sync.py

how do i upload them to openclaw to get the cron job running?

jolly rampartBOT Apr 3, 2026, 6:51 PM

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Nice — you’re close.
You don’t need an “upload” command if those files are already on the Gateway machine. Just move them into a stable folder and run them from there.

1) Move files to a clean path (no spaces)

mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync

cp "/Users/openclaw/openclaw resources/google_client_secret.json" ~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/
cp "/Users/openclaw/openclaw resources/google_token.json" ~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/
cp "/Users/openclaw/openclaw resources/ms_token.json" ~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/
cp "/Users/openclaw/openclaw resources/requirements.txt" ~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/
cp "/Users/openclaw/openclaw resources/sync.py" ~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/
cp "/Users/openclaw/openclaw resources/SETUP.md" ~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/

2) Install Python deps in a venv

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python3 -m venv ~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/.venv
~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/.venv/bin/pip install -r ~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/requirements.txt

3) Test once manually

~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/.venv/bin/python ~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/sync.py

If that works, scheduling is next.

Best scheduler for this API script (recommended)

Use system cron (no LLM tokens burned):

#

crontab -e

Add (hourly):

0 * * * * /Users/openclaw/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/.venv/bin/python /Users/openclaw/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/sync.py >> /Users/openclaw/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/sync.log 2>&1

If you want, I can also give you a tiny wrapper so each run posts a summary back into this Discord channel automatically.
(Also: don’t paste token JSON contents in Discord.)

median sable Apr 3, 2026, 7:50 PM

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yes give me a wrapper to post summary back in discord

jolly rampartBOT Apr 3, 2026, 7:51 PM

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Perfect — here’s a wrapper that runs sync.py, logs everything locally, and posts a short summary to Discord.

1) Create wrapper file

cat > ~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/run_and_notify.sh <<'BASH'
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

# ---- Config ----
SYNC_DIR="$HOME/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync"
PYTHON_BIN="$SYNC_DIR/.venv/bin/python"
SYNC_SCRIPT="$SYNC_DIR/sync.py"
LOG_DIR="$SYNC_DIR/logs"
LOG_FILE="$LOG_DIR/sync-$(date +%F).log"

# Discord target (override with env var if needed)

#

DISCORD_TARGET="${DISCORD_TARGET:-channel:1476808966594891780}"

mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"

TS_UTC="$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC')"
HOST="$(hostname)"

# Run sync and capture output (stdout+stderr)
set +e
OUTPUT="$("$PYTHON_BIN" "$SYNC_SCRIPT" 2>&1)"
EXIT_CODE=$?
set -e

# Persist full output to local log
{

#

echo "[$TS_UTC] ---- sync run start ----"
echo "$OUTPUT"
echo "[$TS_UTC] ---- sync run end (exit=$EXIT_CODE) ----"
echo
} >> "$LOG_FILE"

# Keep Discord message short
SNIPPET="$(printf '%s\n' "$OUTPUT" | tail -n 20)"
# Basic redaction for accidental token prints
SNIPPET="$(printf '%s' "$SNIPPET" | sed -E 's/(token|access_token|refresh_token|client_secret)[^[:space:]]*/\1=[REDACTED]/gi')"

if [ "$EXIT_CODE" -eq 0 ]; then
STATUS="✅ Outlook→Google API sync succeeded"
else
STATUS="❌ Outlook→Google API sync failed (exit=$EXIT_CODE)"

#

fi

MSG="$STATUS
Time: $TS_UTC
Host: $HOST
Log: $LOG_FILE

Last output lines:
\`\`\`
$SNIPPET
\`\`\`"

# Discord hard limit is 2000 chars; keep margin
if [ "${#MSG}" -gt 1800 ]; then
MSG="${MSG:0:1800}

#

...(truncated)"
fi

# Send summary to Discord via OpenClaw
openclaw message send --channel discord --target "$DISCORD_TARGET" --message "$MSG" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true

exit "$EXIT_CODE"
BASH

2) Make it executable

chmod +x ~/.openclaw/resources/calendar-sync/run_and_notify.sh

#Setting up openclaw

1) Google Calendar + Outlook Calendar sync

2) “Autonomous work” in Google Docs + Microsoft Word

3) “What skills do I need to download?”

4) Do you need Brave/Perplexity API keys?

5) “Give OpenClaw access to my computer and online accounts”

Easiest (no custom coding): run everything through the browser on that Gateway laptop

More robust + usually cheaper tokens for calendar “sync”: API-based skill + Cron

Do you need Brave/Perplexity keys?

Do you need to “give it access to your computer”?

web_search = “find pages”

web_fetch = “read this specific page”

Important: neither one can read your logged-in Google/Microsoft pages

Personal + company accounts (Google + Microsoft): what changes?

Option A (fastest): Finder → “Go to Folder…”

Option B: show hidden files in Finder

Option C: open it from Terminal

Option 1 (recommended): open the config file and copy it

Option 2: rotate/set a new token you know

The quickest path (works today, but is brittle): Browser takeover + Cron

0) Decide your sync rules first (this matters)

1) Keep both calendar tabs open and attached

2) Create a Cron job to run the sync prompt on a schedule

The robust + usually cheaper-in-tokens path: API-based sync skill + Cron

Quick clarifier so I can give you the right “sync prompt”:

MVP approach (no API coding): browser takeover + cron

Step 1 — Create a dedicated calendar in Google

Step 2 — Keep both tabs attached (badge ON)

Step 3 — Do a one-time “seed sync” manually first

Step 4 — Add a cron job for incremental sync

Next question (decides how “complete” the sync is)

If you haven’t created the cron job yet, use this:

If you already created the job, edit it like this:

Required / double-check

One config gotcha (only if you use sandboxing)

Optional (not needed for calendar sync)

1) Force-run it once (so you don’t have to wait)

2) Check the run result/log

3) While it runs, make sure:

If you don’t see a Discord summary after a run

1) Inspect run history (most important)

2) If it’s been “running” for more than a few minutes

1) Check cron scheduler + active runs status

2) If you just want to “unstick it” quickly

3) Also: don’t expect a Discord summary until a run finishes

Fix: network/DNS on the Gateway laptop

Make cron resilient while you debug delivery (optional but recommended)

Next steps (to get Discord delivery + cron summaries working)

1) Restart the Gateway (forces a fresh Discord WS connection)

2) Verify Discord is actually connected

3) Make the cron job not “fail” just because Discord delivery hiccups

4) Then force-run the cron job again

1) Confirm Discord is connected again

2) If Discord looks healthy, force-run the cron once to test delivery

1) Re-check status after ~30 seconds

2) Grab the very latest Discord channel logs (including the bottom)

Quick fixes

1) Wait and let the window reset

2) Reduce how often it runs (most effective)

3) Reduce token usage per run

If you must keep every 15 minutes

Option A (recommended): run on the clock every hour

Option B: run every 1h from “now” (not aligned to the clock)

Easiest way to shrink the request (high impact)

Also reduce cron overhead a bit

Then try a manual run again

Quick check (human-readable)

More precise (JSON)

Stop future runs (recommended if you just want it to stop looping)

Stop the run that’s happening right now

Optional: prevent long/stuck runs going forward

Option 1 (best, basically zero tokens): Use an Outlook → Google calendar subscription (ICS)

Option 2 (recommended if you truly need “copy events into Google”): API-based sync

Option 3 (what you’re doing now): Browser takeover — reduce what the model has to “see”

A) Force smaller browser snapshots globally

B) Make the cron run lighter

C) Reduce the amount of UI it has to traverse

1) Step 4 conflicts with “don’t open dialogs”

2) Make it explicit that it may need to scroll

3) Handle all-day events explicitly

`web_search` = “find pages”

`web_fetch` = “read this specific page”

Suggested cron `--message` (optimized for My Day panel)

If `browser.defaultProfile` is missing or not `chrome-relay`, set it: