# openclaw-config

Diagnoses OpenClaw bot runtime issues, inspects channel configs, and troubleshoots gateway or messaging errors.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2800 installs · ★ 13
- Author: adisinghstudent
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/adisinghstudent/ara.so/tree/HEAD/skills/openclaw-config/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-03-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/openclaw-config

## What it does

The skill provides an operations runbook for OpenClaw bot setups. It includes bash health check commands to test the gateway process and validate `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json` syntax using Python. It also checks session keys for WhatsApp and bot tokens for Telegram.

It maps the `~/.openclaw/` directory layout, including agent workspace files, SQLite vector memory, and gateway logs. A troubleshooting guide addresses WhatsApp failures, covering status 408 disconnects, cross-context messaging denials between providers, and the 600-second agent timeout.

When `dmPolicy` is set to `allowlist`, unlisted senders get dropped silently, making channel configuration the first place to inspect during delivery failures.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adisinghstudent/ara.so --skill openclaw-config -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/openclaw-config/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/openclaw-config/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adisinghstudent/ara.so --skill openclaw-config -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/openclaw-config/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adisinghstudent/ara.so --skill openclaw-config -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/openclaw-config/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install adisinghstudent/ara.so openclaw-config
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/openclaw-config/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adisinghstudent/ara.so --skill openclaw-config -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/adisinghstudent/ara.so --path skills/openclaw-config
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/openclaw-config/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adisinghstudent/ara.so --skill openclaw-config -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/adisinghstudent/ara.so/tree/HEAD/skills/openclaw-config/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- diagnose gateway errors and crashed OpenClaw processes
- troubleshoot WhatsApp disconnects and message drops
- validate ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json syntax and channel policies
- inspect SQLite vector memory chunks and cron job states

## Example prompts
- Run a health check on my OpenClaw gateway and credentials
- Why is the OpenClaw bot not replying to WhatsApp messages?
- Check ~/.openclaw/logs/gateway.err.log for timeout errors

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