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npx skills add irangareddy/openclaw-essentials --skill openclaw-cli
Master the OpenClaw CLI - gateway, agents, channels, skills, hooks, and automation
npx skills add irangareddy/openclaw-essentials --skill openclaw-cli
Complete reference for openclaw command-line interface operations.
Managing OpenClaw gateway, agents, channels, skills, hooks, and automation.
Initial setup:
Health check:
Run gateway:
Gateway service:
Gateway health:
List agents:
Add agent:
Delete agent:
Set identity:
List skills:
Skill info:
Check eligibility:
List hooks:
Hook info:
Enable/disable:
Install hooks:
Update hooks:
List channels:
Channel status:
Add channel:
Remove channel:
WhatsApp login:
Channel logs:
Status:
List models:
Set default:
Auth setup:
Fallbacks:
Scan for models:
Send message:
Send poll:
Other message operations:
Status & control:
Navigate:
Interact:
Capture:
Profiles:
List nodes:
Node operations:
Camera:
Canvas:
Screen recording:
System event:
Heartbeat:
Presence:
List jobs:
Add job:
Manage jobs:
Job runs:
Get/set config:
Memory status:
Index memory:
Search memory:
Tail logs:
List sandboxes:
Recreate sandbox:
Security audit:
List plugins:
Plugin info:
Install plugin:
Enable/disable:
Plugin health:
Update OpenClaw:
Reset config:
Uninstall:
Available everywhere:
Check gateway status:
View logs:
Test channel:
Check skills/hooks:
--json for scripting - All commands support JSON output--profile for testing without affecting main configopenclaw doctor regularly to catch issues~/.openclaw/logs/ for file logs~/.openclaw/openclaw.json~/.openclaw/workspace (or custom path)openclaw doctor# Interactive mode
openclaw gateway
# With specific port
openclaw gateway --port 18789
# With tailscale
openclaw gateway --tailscale serve# Install as system service
openclaw gateway install
# Control service
openclaw gateway start
openclaw gateway stop
openclaw gateway restart
openclaw gateway statusopenclaw status
openclaw status --deep # Probe channels
openclaw healthopenclaw agents list
openclaw agents list --bindings # Show routing# Interactive wizard
openclaw agents add <name>
# Non-interactive
openclaw agents add dev \
--workspace ~/.openclaw/workspace-dev \
--model claude-sonnet-4.5 \
--non-interactiveopenclaw agents delete <id># From IDENTITY.md
openclaw agents set-identity --agent main --from-identity
# Explicit values
openclaw agents set-identity --agent main \
--name "MyAgent" \
--emoji "🤖" \
--avatar avatars/bot.pngopenclaw skills list
openclaw skills list --eligible # Only ready skills
openclaw skills list --json # JSON outputopenclaw skills info <skill-name>openclaw skills checkopenclaw hooks list
openclaw hooks list --eligible
openclaw hooks list --verbose # Show missing requirementsopenclaw hooks info <hook-name>openclaw hooks enable session-memory
openclaw hooks disable command-logger# From npm
openclaw hooks install @openclaw/my-hooks
# Local directory
openclaw hooks install ./my-hooks
# Link (development)
openclaw hooks install -l ./my-hooksopenclaw hooks update <id>
openclaw hooks update --allopenclaw channels listopenclaw channels status
openclaw channels status --probe# Interactive
openclaw channels add
# Telegram bot
openclaw channels add --channel telegram \
--account alerts \
--name "Alerts Bot" \
--token $TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN
# Discord
openclaw channels add --channel discord \
--account work \
--token $DISCORD_BOT_TOKENopenclaw channels remove --channel telegram --account alerts
openclaw channels remove --channel discord --account work --deleteopenclaw channels login --channel whatsappopenclaw channels logs
openclaw channels logs --channel whatsapp --lines 100openclaw models status
openclaw models status --probe # Live check
openclaw models status --probe-provider anthropicopenclaw models list
openclaw models list --all
openclaw models list --provider anthropicopenclaw models set claude-sonnet-4.5
openclaw models set-image claude-sonnet-4.5# Anthropic (recommended)
claude setup-token
openclaw models auth setup-token --provider anthropic
# Or paste token
openclaw models auth paste-token --provider anthropicopenclaw models fallbacks list
openclaw models fallbacks add claude-opus-4.6
openclaw models fallbacks remove claude-haiku-4.5
openclaw models fallbacks clearopenclaw models scan
openclaw models scan --set-defaultopenclaw message send \
--target +15555550123 \
--message "Hello from OpenClaw"
# Discord channel
openclaw message send \
--channel discord \
--target channel:123456 \
--message "Deployment complete"openclaw message poll \
--channel discord \
--target channel:123 \
--poll-question "Lunch?" \
--poll-option "Pizza" \
--poll-option "Sushi"openclaw message read --target +15555550123
openclaw message react --target <id> --emoji "👍"
openclaw message edit --target <id> --message "Updated"
openclaw message delete --target <id>openclaw browser status
openclaw browser start
openclaw browser stop
openclaw browser tabsopenclaw browser open https://example.com
openclaw browser navigate https://example.com --target-id <id>openclaw browser click "#submit-button"
openclaw browser type "#email" "user@example.com"
openclaw browser press Enteropenclaw browser screenshot
openclaw browser screenshot --full-page
openclaw browser snapshot --format aiopenclaw browser profiles
openclaw browser create-profile --name dev
openclaw browser delete-profile --name oldopenclaw nodes list
openclaw nodes status --connected# Describe node
openclaw nodes describe --node <id>
# Run command on node
openclaw nodes run --node <id> --cwd /path -- ls -la
# Notify (macOS)
openclaw nodes notify --node <id> \
--title "Build Complete" \
--body "Success" \
--sound defaultopenclaw nodes camera list --node <id>
openclaw nodes camera snap --node <id> --facing front
openclaw nodes camera clip --node <id> --duration 10sopenclaw nodes canvas snapshot --node <id>
openclaw nodes canvas present --node <id> --target index.html
openclaw nodes canvas hide --node <id>openclaw nodes screen record --node <id> --duration 30sopenclaw system event --text "Deployment complete" --mode nowopenclaw system heartbeat last
openclaw system heartbeat enable
openclaw system heartbeat disableopenclaw system presenceopenclaw cron list
openclaw cron list --all
openclaw cron status# System event every hour
openclaw cron add \
--name "hourly-check" \
--every "1h" \
--system-event "Hourly check"
# Message at specific time
openclaw cron add \
--name "morning-reminder" \
--at "09:00" \
--message "Good morning!"openclaw cron enable <id>
openclaw cron disable <id>
openclaw cron rm <id>
openclaw cron run <id>openclaw cron runs --id <id> --limit 10# Get value
openclaw config get agents.defaults.model.primary
# Set value
openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary "claude-sonnet-4.5"
# Unset value
openclaw config unset some.config.pathopenclaw memory statusopenclaw memory indexopenclaw memory search "GraphQL implementation patterns"openclaw logs
openclaw logs --follow
openclaw logs --limit 200
openclaw logs --jsonopenclaw sandbox listopenclaw sandbox recreateopenclaw security audit
openclaw security audit --deep
openclaw security audit --fixopenclaw plugins list
openclaw plugins list --jsonopenclaw plugins info <plugin-id>openclaw plugins install <path-or-spec>openclaw plugins enable <id>
openclaw plugins disable <id>openclaw plugins doctoropenclaw updateopenclaw reset --scope config
openclaw reset --scope config+creds+sessions
openclaw reset --scope fullopenclaw uninstall --service
openclaw uninstall --state
openclaw uninstall --workspace
openclaw uninstall --all--dev # Use ~/.openclaw-dev for isolation
--profile <name> # Use ~/.openclaw-<name>
--no-color # Disable ANSI colors
--json # Machine-readable output
-V, --version # Show version# 1. Onboard with daemon
openclaw onboard --install-daemon
# 2. Pair WhatsApp (or other channel)
openclaw channels login
# 3. Start gateway
openclaw gateway
# 4. Test with message
openclaw message send --target +1234567890 --message "Test"# 1. Add agent
openclaw agents add work --workspace ~/.openclaw/workspace-work
# 2. Set identity
openclaw agents set-identity --agent work --from-identity
# 3. Add binding (in openclaw.json)
# bindings: [{ agentId: "work", match: { channel: "discord" } }]
# 4. List to verify
openclaw agents list --bindings# 1. Enable session memory hook
openclaw hooks enable session-memory
# 2. Enable command logger
openclaw hooks enable command-logger
# 3. Verify
openclaw hooks check
# 4. Restart gateway
openclaw gateway restart# 1. Add Telegram bot
openclaw channels add --channel telegram \
--account alerts \
--token $TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN
# 2. Verify
openclaw channels status
# 3. Send test message
openclaw message send --channel telegram \
--target <chat-id> \
--message "Bot online"# 1. Setup auth
claude setup-token
# 2. Set default model
openclaw models set claude-sonnet-4.5
# 3. Add fallbacks
openclaw models fallbacks add claude-opus-4.6
openclaw models fallbacks add claude-haiku-4.5
# 4. Verify
openclaw models statusopenclaw status --deep
openclaw doctor
openclaw healthopenclaw logs --follow
openclaw channels logs --lines 200openclaw channels status --probeopenclaw skills check
openclaw hooks check
openclaw plugins doctor