#OpenClaw's web_search tool is failing.

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Main Issue:
The OpenClaw web_search tool consistently fails with the missing_gemini_api_key error, indicating that it cannot locate the API key for the Gemini service.

Environment:

ā€¢ Operating System: Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
ā€¢ Service Manager: systemd (user service).
ā€¢ Identified Configuration File: ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.

Diagnostic Steps Performed:

  1. Attempted to configure the API key via an environment variable (export GEMINI_API_KEY=...). This did not work.
  2. Used the command openclaw gateway config.patch to insert the key into the configuration. This did not work.
  3. Discovered that the default configuration file (config.yaml) did not exist.
  4. Identified the correct configuration file as ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json using openclaw gateway status.
  5. Created the ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json file containing the correct JSON content, specifically including the apiKey. The error persisted after restarting the service.

labarrita:

  1. Executed openclaw doctor --repair to fix potential installation or service-related issues. The error persisted after restarting.
  2. The openclaw-gateway service was restarted after each attempted modification.
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OpenClaw's web_search tool is failing.