OpenClaw Troubleshooting Guide: Pitfalls I've Encountered and How to Resolve Them
Using OpenClaw for automation—the real headache isn’t configuration, it’s when things mysteriously stop working mid-run. This post covers the failures I’ve hit and their fixes. Gateway Issues Gateway Service Won’t Start Symptoms: Telegram messages go unanswered, AI assistant doesn’t reply. Check: openclaw gateway status Common Causes & Solutions: Cause Solution Process crashed openclaw gateway restart Bot Token expired Get a fresh token from BotFather, update config Port conflict Use lsof -i :port to find what’s using it, kill it Windows won’t auto-start on boot Add to Task Scheduler for startup Windows Caveat: On Windows, Gateway doesn’t auto-start with the system. After each reboot, you need to manually launch it: ...