openclaw-config
Installation
Summary
Manage OpenClaw bot configuration, channels, agents, security, and autopilot settings.
- Comprehensive troubleshooting guides for WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal channels covering connection drops, message delivery failures, and credential issues
- File structure reference for configuration, sessions, credentials, logs, and memory databases with direct paths and inspection commands
- Security modes (open, allowlist, pairing, disabled) for controlling who can message the bot and how it responds across channels
- Workspace personality files (SOUL.md, IDENTITY.md, AGENTS.md, BOOT.md) for customizing bot behavior, tone, and autonomous task protocols
- Multi-agent orchestration, skill management via ClawdHub, custom channel extensions, and cron job scheduling for autonomous workflows
SKILL.md
OpenClaw Operations Runbook
Diagnose and fix real problems. Every command here is tested and works.
Quick Health Check
Run this first when anything seems wrong. Copy-paste the whole block:
echo "=== GATEWAY ===" && \
ps aux | grep -c "[o]penclaw" && \
echo "=== CONFIG JSON ===" && \
python3 -m json.tool ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "JSON: OK" || echo "JSON: BROKEN" && \
echo "=== CHANNELS ===" && \
cat ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json | jq -r '.channels | to_entries[] | "\(.key): policy=\(.value.dmPolicy // "n/a") enabled=\(.value.enabled // "implicit")"' && \
echo "=== PLUGINS ===" && \
cat ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json | jq -r '.plugins.entries | to_entries[] | "\(.key): \(.value.enabled)"' && \