FAQ
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High-frequency OpenClaw installation and runtime fixes in one page.
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These are the most useful entry points for installation, troubleshooting, and deeper reading.
1) OpenClaw command not found
npm install -g openclaw@latest
openclaw --version
2) Gateway is not running
openclaw gateway restart
openclaw status
openclaw health
3) API 401
Check three items:
- API key format (
sk-...) - Model name is valid
- Account has permission for that model
4) Bot not responding
- Re-check bot token
- Re-check allowlist user ID
- Restart gateway
5) Search page returns no results
npm run build:search
Deploy only after public/pagefind/ is generated.
6) Best follow-up docs
- /en/docs/quickstart/
- /en/faq/troubleshooting/
- /zh-cn/faq/troubleshooting/ (full detailed version)