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CLI reference for `openclaw daemon` (legacy alias for gateway service management)	You still use `openclaw daemon ...` in scripts You need service lifecycle commands (install/start/stop/restart/status)	daemon

openclaw daemon

Legacy alias for Gateway service management commands.

openclaw daemon ... maps to the same service control surface as openclaw gateway ... service commands.

Usage

openclaw daemon status
openclaw daemon install
openclaw daemon start
openclaw daemon stop
openclaw daemon restart
openclaw daemon uninstall

Subcommands

• status: show service install state and probe Gateway health
• install: install service (launchd/systemd/schtasks)
• uninstall: remove service
• start: start service
• stop: stop service
• restart: restart service

Common options

• status: --url, --token, --password, --timeout, --no-probe, --deep, --json
• install: --port, --runtime <node|bun>, --token, --force, --json
• lifecycle (uninstall|start|stop|restart): --json

Notes:

• status resolves configured auth SecretRefs for probe auth when possible.
• When token auth requires a token and gateway.auth.token is SecretRef-managed, install validates that the SecretRef is resolvable but does not persist the resolved token into service environment metadata.
• If token auth requires a token and the configured token SecretRef is unresolved, install fails closed.
• If both gateway.auth.token and gateway.auth.password are configured and gateway.auth.mode is unset, install is blocked until mode is set explicitly.

Prefer

Use openclaw gateway for current docs and examples.