Gateway Token Doctor

Diagnose and fix 401 errors from token mismatches.

Problem

Gateway token inconsistencies cause:

• 401 Unauthorized errors
• CLI/UI authentication failures
• Service startup failures
• Silent auth degradation

Workflow

1. Token Audit

# Check all token surfaces
$cfg = Get-Content "$HOME/.openclaw/openclaw.json" -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
$auth = $cfg.gateway.auth.token
$remote = $cfg.gateway.remote.token
$service = $env:OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN

"auth.token   = $auth"
"remote.token = $remote"
"service.token = $service"

if ($auth -and $remote -and $auth -ne $remote) {
    Write-Warning "Token mismatch: auth != remote"
}

2. Alignment Fix

# Generate or use existing token
$token = $auth

# Update config
$cfg.gateway.auth.token = $token
$cfg.gateway.remote.token = $token
$cfg | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 | Out-File "$HOME/.openclaw/openclaw.json" -Encoding UTF8

# Update service startup script
$servicePath = "$HOME/.openclaw/gateway.cmd"
$content = Get-Content $servicePath -Raw
$content = $content -replace 'OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=.*', "OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=$token"
$content | Out-File $servicePath -Encoding UTF8

# Restart
openclaw gateway restart

3. Verification

# Test gateway access
openclaw gateway status

# Test CLI auth
openclaw whoami

Executable Completion Criteria

Privacy/Safety

• Never log actual token values
• Redact tokens in output (show first 4 chars only)
• Store tokens only in config files

Self-Use Trigger

Use when:

• 401 errors appear
• Gateway restart after config change
• CLI shows auth mismatch
• Service fails to start

Align tokens. Restore access.