> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openclaw.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# doctor

# `openclaw doctor`

Health checks + quick fixes for the gateway and channels.

Related:

* Troubleshooting: [Troubleshooting](/gateway/troubleshooting)
* Security audit: [Security](/gateway/security)

## Examples

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"min-light","dark":"min-dark"}}
openclaw doctor
openclaw doctor --repair
openclaw doctor --deep
openclaw doctor --repair --non-interactive
openclaw doctor --generate-gateway-token
```

## Options

* `--no-workspace-suggestions`: disable workspace memory/search suggestions
* `--yes`: accept defaults without prompting
* `--repair`: apply recommended repairs without prompting
* `--fix`: alias for `--repair`
* `--force`: apply aggressive repairs, including overwriting custom service config when needed
* `--non-interactive`: run without prompts; safe migrations only
* `--generate-gateway-token`: generate and configure a gateway token
* `--deep`: scan system services for extra gateway installs

Notes:

* Interactive prompts (like keychain/OAuth fixes) only run when stdin is a TTY and `--non-interactive` is **not** set. Headless runs (cron, Telegram, no terminal) will skip prompts.
* `--fix` (alias for `--repair`) writes a backup to `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.bak` and drops unknown config keys, listing each removal.
* State integrity checks now detect orphan transcript files in the sessions directory and can archive them as `.deleted.<timestamp>` to reclaim space safely.
* Doctor also scans `~/.openclaw/cron/jobs.json` (or `cron.store`) for legacy cron job shapes and can rewrite them in place before the scheduler has to auto-normalize them at runtime.
* Doctor repairs missing bundled plugin runtime dependencies without requiring write access to the installed OpenClaw package. For root-owned npm installs or hardened systemd units, set `OPENCLAW_PLUGIN_STAGE_DIR` to a writable directory such as `/var/lib/openclaw/plugin-runtime-deps`.
* Doctor auto-migrates legacy flat Talk config (`talk.voiceId`, `talk.modelId`, and friends) into `talk.provider` + `talk.providers.<provider>`.
* Repeat `doctor --fix` runs no longer report/apply Talk normalization when the only difference is object key order.
* Doctor includes a memory-search readiness check and can recommend `openclaw configure --section model` when embedding credentials are missing.
* If sandbox mode is enabled but Docker is unavailable, doctor reports a high-signal warning with remediation (`install Docker` or `openclaw config set agents.defaults.sandbox.mode off`).
* If `gateway.auth.token`/`gateway.auth.password` are SecretRef-managed and unavailable in the current command path, doctor reports a read-only warning and does not write plaintext fallback credentials.
* If channel SecretRef inspection fails in a fix path, doctor continues and reports a warning instead of exiting early.
* Telegram `allowFrom` username auto-resolution (`doctor --fix`) requires a resolvable Telegram token in the current command path. If token inspection is unavailable, doctor reports a warning and skips auto-resolution for that pass.

## macOS: `launchctl` env overrides

If you previously ran `launchctl setenv OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN ...` (or `...PASSWORD`), that value overrides your config file and can cause persistent “unauthorized” errors.

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"min-light","dark":"min-dark"}}
launchctl getenv OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN
launchctl getenv OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PASSWORD

launchctl unsetenv OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN
launchctl unsetenv OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PASSWORD
```