OpenClaw Commands

# Start. Recommended: run this in a tmux session.
openclaw gateway start

# Start with a config file.
openclaw gateway start --config ./config/gateway.yaml

# Stop.
openclaw gateway stop

# Restart.
openclaw gateway restart

# Check status.
openclaw gateway status

# Follow logs, if supported.
openclaw gateway logs --follow

# Start dashboard.
openclaw dashboard

# Stop dashboard.
openclaw dashboard stop

# Open dashboard in browser, if supported.
openclaw dashboard open

# Print dashboard URL or status.
openclaw dashboard status

# Ping gateway.
openclaw gateway ping

# Check system health.
openclaw health

# Show current config.
openclaw config show

# Validate a config file.
openclaw config validate --config ./config/gateway.yaml

# Check version.
openclaw --version

# Self update, if supported.
openclaw update

# Show environment diagnostics.
openclaw doctor

# Increase logging.
openclaw gateway start --log-level debug

# Show running processes, if supported.
openclaw ps

# Follow logs.
openclaw logs --follow

# Change to a Codex-backed model profile.
openclaw models set openai-codex/gpt-5.3-codex

# Set the primary default model in config.
openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary openai/gpt-5.5