Exec approval is required, but no interactive approval client is currently available.

[plucky stirrup]

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[quick drum]

Yep — that error means: exec approval is required, but OpenClaw has nowhere to send/receive the approval (no active UI approver + no usable chat approval route).

First, paste this so we can pin version behavior:

openclaw --version

Then fix the approval route (Discord-native path):

{
commands: {
ownerAllowFrom: ["<your-discord-user-id>"]
},
channels: {

discord: {
execApprovals: {
enabled: "auto", // or true
// approvers: ["<your-discord-user-id>"], // optional; explicit override
target: "dm" // or "channel"/"both"
}
}
}
}

Restart + verify:

openclaw gateway restart

openclaw approvals get --gateway

If you want, I can also give you the no-prompt (YOLO) config, but that’s only for trusted hosts.

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/exec-approvals · https://docs.openclaw.ai/channels/discord

[lapis estuary]

• OpenClaw 2026.4.5 (3e72c03)
• Your first suggestions, do they fit this version?
• I'd also like the YOLO as my server is private

[quick drum]

Yes — for 2026.4.5 those suggestions are valid (that version already includes Discord exec-approver inference from commands.ownerAllowFrom).

If you want YOLO on a private server, set both policy layers (Gateway config + host approvals file):

openclaw config set tools.exec.host gateway
openclaw config set tools.exec.security full
openclaw config set tools.exec.ask off
openclaw gateway restart

openclaw approvals set --gateway --stdin <<'EOF'
{
version: 1,
defaults: {

security: "full",
ask: "off",
askFallback: "full"
}
}
EOF

Then verify effective state:

openclaw approvals get --gateway

You should see effective security=full, ask=off.