Gateway not reachable. Is it running and | Friends of the Crustacean 🦞🤝 | Page 1

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 2:53 PM

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openclaw gateway start

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 2:54 PM

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20:26:07+05:30 [bonjour] watchdog detected non-announced service; attempting re-advertise (gateway fqdn=LAPTOP-xxxxxxxxxxxxx(OpenClaw)._openclaw-gw._tcp.local. host=openclaw.local. port=18789 state=probing)
20:26:07+05:30 [model-pricing] pricing bootstrap failed: TimeoutError: The operation was aborted due to timeout

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 2:57 PM

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Those are warnings. Now

openclaw gateway status

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:04 PM

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🦞 OpenClaw 2026.4.10 (44e5b62) — I'll do the boring stuff while you dramatically stare at the logs like it's cinema.

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Service: Scheduled Task (registered)
File logs: ~\AppData\Local\Temp\openclaw\openclaw-2026-04-11.log
Command: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\openclaw\dist\index.js gateway --port 18789
Service file: ~.openclaw\gateway.cmd
Service env: OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT=18789

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

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: running (pid 3412, Startup-folder login item installed; listener detected on port 18789.)
RPC probe: ok

Listening: 127.0.0.1:18789
Troubles: run openclaw status
Troubleshooting: https://docs.openclaw.ai/troubleshooting

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:06 PM

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Your gateway is running. Your bot should be able to talk to you.

do the logs follow thing in one window and talk to your bot.

Can the bot read files or whatever it was you said he couldn't do before? If he can't, look at the logs and see if there's an exec permissions or something like that.

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:09 PM

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there are no log files

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:10 PM

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openclaw logs --follow

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:14 PM

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warn gateway {"subsystem":"gateway"} security audit: device access upgrade requested reason=scope-upgrade device=ecfe1abd9c9af04ae6e120006d2a1cf2466fae6d1bf81dc6048b88a573819e68 ip=unknown-ip auth=token roleFrom=operator roleTo=operator scopesFrom=operator.read scopesTo=operator.admin,operator.approvals,operator.pairing,operator.read,operator.talk.secrets,operator.write client=cli conn=122f2033-d9df-4c8e-8d00-a0b6c20ac336
15:14:17+00:00 error gateway connect failed: GatewayClientRequestError: pairing required
15:14:17+00:00 error gateway connect failed: GatewayClientRequestError: pairing required

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:14 PM

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hmm is the bot talking?

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:15 PM

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no, tiwddling the thumb

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:16 PM

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Did you edit the openclaw.json and exec-approvals.json files to add the bits I gave you earlier?

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:20 PM

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can u send the files again

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:21 PM

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If your agents are hitting exec approval walls after the latest update, the fix is three settings:

In exec-approvals.json defaults:

security: "full"
ask: "off"
askFallback: "full"

In openclaw.json:

tools.exec.security: "full"
tools.exec.strictInlineEval: "false"

Then restart gateway.

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but I don't think that's the problem any more. You're already on 4.10 and the bot isn't even talking. That's a big downgrade. Maybe he's just slow? idk.

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:22 PM

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{
"version": 1,
"socket": {
"path": "C:\Users\xxxxxx/.openclaw/exec-approvals.sock",
"token": "vbGlzOnenkVCiGNRc3yVGZNNGcIZjEoh"
},
"defaults": {},
"agents": {}
}

found this in the exec json

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:26 PM

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ok you see that
"defaults": {},

Replace it with

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

Then go to openclaw.json file.

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:29 PM

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btw you said tone it down, tone it down how

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:29 PM

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sorry what?

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:30 PM

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warning: - this gives allll the permissions to your bot. YOu might want to tone it down a bit. But it should clear that error and get it working, at least.

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:31 PM

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oh.. never mind "Full" just switches off all security so your bot can do anything. like delete files and stuff.. but if it can't do that then what's the point. Some people like to have more control, and security conscious people prefer to keep more control. Worry about that later. "full" will get it working.

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:33 PM

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ok, now before we get to openclaw.json, i wanna see if it works after doing changes in exec

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I understand you want me to read the files again, but we are in a loop because my file system reading tools are failing due to the path structure (the spaces in Luxury Pet Health
App UI). I have shown you the structure and the files we need to work on.

this is the reply i got from the bot when i told him to read the fileds

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@fair lark

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:39 PM

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Can you make a file for the bot with no spaces in the name like REAMDE.txt and see if it can read the contents?

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:39 PM

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how do i do it?

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:39 PM

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do you not know how to make a text file?

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:39 PM

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i know how to do it

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:40 PM

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yeah just that. write "hello bot" in the file and save it somewhere the bot can see it.

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:40 PM

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i made it

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now what

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:41 PM

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ask bot to read it

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:46 PM

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I am at an impasse because the tool execution environment is blocking file traversal commands, even when you confirm the directory structure.

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bots response

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:47 PM

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ok did you edit openclaw.json?

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 3:50 PM

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fair lark ok did you edit openclaw.json?

no, where to put it?

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where exactly

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now what if i, deleted and reinstalled openclaw

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 3:59 PM

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itmight be quicker tbf. if you don't know your way around a json file it's really hard to explain because the file is in no particular order. What I'm telling you is relatively easy to understand for the bot, but if your bot can't edit the file we're missing a chicken and an egg

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if your install is quite new, it's probably quicker just to reinstall. The default setup once you've chosen your ollama should work ok

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 4:01 PM

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okkk, how do i uninstall

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i installed through ollama btw

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 4:02 PM

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oh man I have no idea. it's windows + ollama so I can't help with that.

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 4:02 PM

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fair lark oh man I have no idea. it's windows + ollama so I can't help with that.

got a friend who can help?

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 4:03 PM

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your real best bet is #1459642797895319552 . other than the general channel if someone's around. or #users-helping-users

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 4:03 PM

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fair lark your real best bet is <#1459642797895319552> . other than the general channel i...

ok imma keep you updated

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hey homie, thansk for atleast trying to fix the issue

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 4:03 PM

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sorry I couldn't be more help.

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 4:04 PM

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no no

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its fine

fair lark Apr 11, 2026, 4:04 PM

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You did a decent job getting the bot set up in the first place. I think you'll do ok

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 4:04 PM

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you tried and thats whats matters

slow nacelle Apr 11, 2026, 4:04 PM

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fair lark You did a decent job getting the bot set up in the first place. I think you'll...

maybe u can help me set it up later

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