#GMail Not Connecting

35 messages · Page 1 of 1 (latest)

willow trench
#

I am not sure if this is the right place to post this but claw told me to come into this chat and post this for support.

Gmail integration isn't connecting. The OAuth flow only shows Calendar, no Gmail scope.

dire mirageBOT
#

Let me check the docs and the Google auth bits so I don’t guess.

#

Yep, this is the right place.

First, can you paste:

openclaw --version

What you’re seeing usually means the Google auth was granted with Calendar-only scopes. For Gmail in OpenClaw, the OAuth prompt is typically coming from gog, and if you add Gmail later you usually need to force a fresh consent screen.

Try re-authorizing with Gmail included:

gog auth add you@gmail.com --services gmail,calendar --force-consent
gog auth list
willow trench
#

I pasted openclaw --version into Genspark and it said this...

OpenClaw 2026.3.13 — that's what's running. Were you checking the version for a specific reason, or just exploring?

dire mirageBOT
#

Specific reason, yeah, version mismatch causes a lot of weird auth/setup issues in OpenClaw, so I wanted to rule that out.

2026.3.13 is helpful context, thanks. Next, can you run the actual commands on the machine running OpenClaw and paste the raw output here, not the Genspark summary? The exact text matters a lot for auth issues.

Please run:

gog auth list

If Gmail is missing, re-run auth with Gmail explicitly included:

gog auth add you@gmail.com --services gmail,calendar --force-consent

If you only need Gmail:

# 
gog auth add you@gmail.com --services gmail --force-consent

Then paste:

  • the raw output of gog auth list
  • whether the browser consent screen still only shows Calendar
  • the exact setup command you originally used

Ref: https://gogcli.sh/ and https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq

willow trench
#

Claw
That's not an OpenClaw command — looks like you might be thinking of something like gcloud auth list (Google Cloud CLI) or similar. Let me check what you actually have:

🔧
exec
â–Ľ
Input
{
"command": "gsk login-info 2>&1"
}
Confirmed — you're logged into Genspark as chris@forsbergracing.com on the Plus plan. That's the account driving everything.

Were you trying to check something specific about your Google auth/connection? I can dig into that if needed.

02:09 PM
gog auth add chris@forsbergracing.com --services gmail,calendar --force-consent

02:11 PM
Claw
Error: LLM request timed out.

Error: LLM request timed out.

dire mirageBOT
#

Let me check one detail so I don’t send you down the wrong path.

#

Ah, yep, that Genspark trace is the problem. It’s looking at the wrong environment and the gsk stuff is unrelated to OpenClaw/Gmail here.

For this issue, we need the commands run directly on the machine where OpenClaw is running.

Please run these in your own terminal and paste the raw output:

which gog
gog auth list
gog gmail labels list --account chris@forsbergracing.com

If Gmail auth is missing or partial, then run:

gog auth add chris@forsbergracing.com --services gmail,calendar --force-consent
#

A couple useful notes:

  • OpenClaw’s Gmail integration goes through gog, so the consent screen/scopes come from that flow.
  • The timeout from Claw/Genspark isn’t a useful Gmail error, it just means that other assistant got stuck.
  • If the browser still only shows Calendar after the --services gmail,calendar --force-consent step, the next likely issue is the Google OAuth client/project you used for gog auth credentials ... and whether Gmail API is enabled there.

If you want, paste the output of those 3 commands and I’ll tell you exactly what’s wrong from there.

Refs:

willow trench
#

which gog
gog auth list
gog gmail labels list --account chris@forsbergracing.com

02:13 PM
Claw
🔧
exec
which gog 2>/dev/null || echo "not found"; command -v gog 2>...
â–¶
gog isn't installed or isn't in your PATH. Looks like those commands won't run as-is.

Were you thinking of gsk? That's what's configured here for Genspark services. Or if gog is a custom tool you have somewhere, let me know where it lives and I'll check.

stable iris
dire mirageBOT
#

You’re still sending the commands to Genspark/Claw, not to the machine running OpenClaw. That’s why it keeps talking about gsk 🙂

We need the commands run in a real terminal/shell on the OpenClaw host:

  • local install → Terminal / iTerm / PowerShell
  • VPS → SSH into the server first
  • Docker → exec into the OpenClaw container first

Dead giveaway: if the response mentions Genspark or gsk, it’s the wrong place.

Please do one of these:

If OpenClaw is local/VPS

Run in the shell:

openclaw status
# 
which gog

If OpenClaw is in Docker

Run:

docker compose exec openclaw-gateway sh
which gog

If you’re not sure where OpenClaw is running, just tell me which one it is:

  • local Mac/Linux/Windows
  • Docker
  • VPS
stable iris
dire mirageBOT
#

Thanks, could be useful if it matches the same gog setup.

For this thread, the blocker is still simpler: the commands are being sent to Genspark, not the machine running OpenClaw. Until we get output from the actual host, we can’t tell whether:

  1. gog is missing, or
  2. the Google OAuth client is only granting Calendar.

So the next useful step is still: run openclaw status and which gog on the real OpenClaw box, then paste that output here.

#

Nice, thanks, that’s actually useful context. It tells us the current flow can work.

So yeah, that video is probably worth trying, but if it still ends up with Calendar only, we’ll still need the raw output from the actual OpenClaw host shell to see whether it’s a gog install/path issue or a Google OAuth scope/client issue.

willow trench
#

how do i get to the machine running openclaw

stable iris
#

u mean the terminal?

dire mirageBOT
#

It’s the computer/server where you originally installed OpenClaw and where the gateway is actually running.

Quick way to think about it:

  • Installed on your laptop/desktop → that machine is just your computer
  • Installed on a VPS/cloud server → you need to SSH into that server
  • Installed with Docker → it’s the machine running Docker, then you enter the container from there
  • Only talking to Claw/Genspark in a browser → that is not the OpenClaw machine

Easy test:

  1. Open a real terminal on the machine you think it is
  2. Run:
    openclaw status
  3. If that works, you found the right machine
#

If you used Docker, try on your computer:

docker compose exec openclaw-gateway sh

If you’re not sure how you installed it, reply with just one of these:

  • local computer
  • Docker
  • VPS/server
  • not sure

and I’ll give you the exact next step. https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq

#

Yep, exactly, the terminal/shell on the computer or server where OpenClaw is installed.

So:

  • yes → Terminal / PowerShell / SSH shell
  • no → not the Claw/Genspark chat window

If openclaw status runs there, you’re in the right place.

stable iris
#

if you are on linux cntrol + alt + T

dire mirageBOT
#

Yep, good call, on many Linux desktops that opens Terminal.

For the other common ones:

  • macOS → open Terminal
  • Windows → open PowerShell or Windows Terminal

Then run:

openclaw status
willow trench
#

Last login: Thu Jan 1 23:04:31 on console

The default interactive shell is now zsh.
To update your account to use zsh, please run chsh -s /bin/zsh.
For more details, please visit https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208050.
MacBook-Pro-2:~ chrisforsberg$ openclaw status
-bash: openclaw: command not found
MacBook-Pro-2:~ chrisforsberg$

dire mirageBOT
#

Let me grab the exact docs-backed guidance for the PATH/install case.

#

Nice, this is real progress. You’re on the actual Mac shell now.

Per the docs, openclaw: command not found usually means one of these:

  1. the CLI isn’t installed on this Mac, or
  2. it is installed but not on your PATH

Please run these next and paste the output:

which node
which npm
npm prefix -g
echo "$PATH"

If npm prefix -g works, try the temporary PATH fix from the docs:

willow trench
#

Last login: Thu Jan 1 23:04:31 on console

The default interactive shell is now zsh.
To update your account to use zsh, please run chsh -s /bin/zsh.
For more details, please visit https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208050.
MacBook-Pro-2:~ chrisforsberg$ openclaw status
-bash: openclaw: command not found
MacBook-Pro-2:~ chrisforsberg$
MacBook-Pro-2:~ chrisforsberg$ which node
MacBook-Pro-2:~ chrisforsberg$ which npm
MacBook-Pro-2:~ chrisforsberg$ npm prefix -g
-bash: npm: command not found
MacBook-Pro-2:~ chrisforsberg$ echo "$PATH"
/usr/local/bin:/System/Cryptexes/App/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/local/bin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/bin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/appleinternal/bin:/opt/pmk/env/global/bin
MacBook-Pro-2:~ chrisforsberg$

dire mirageBOT
#

I’m checking the macOS app path so I don’t send you down the CLI route if you installed the app instead.

#

Perfect, that tells us a lot.

This Mac shell has no node, no npm, and no openclaw, so this is not a CLI-installed OpenClaw environment.

That means one of these is true:

  1. you’re using the macOS app, not the CLI
  2. OpenClaw is actually running on another machine/server
  3. OpenClaw was never installed on this Mac in the first place

Most likely here is #1 or #2.

Next step

Tell me which of these matches your setup:

  • A) “I installed the macOS app”
  • B) “I installed OpenClaw with terminal commands”
#
  • C) “I’m not sure”

If it’s A, open the app and check whether you chose:

  • This Mac (Local only), or
  • Remote over SSH

That matters a lot:

  • Local only → this Mac is the host
  • Remote over SSH → the real OpenClaw machine is somewhere else

If it’s B, then we need to install/fix Node + CLI on this Mac first:

Reply with just A, B, or C and I’ll keep it simple from there.

willow trench
#

i installed the genspark app and purchased claw within the genspark app.