setup-token 401 with Claude Max + OpenClaw (2026.2.2+)
✅Solved
Getting HTTP 401: authentication_error: Invalid bearer token when OpenClaw tries to use a token from claude setup-token.
Claude Max subscription
OpenClaw via WhatsApp channel
Onboarded with openclaw onboard → setup-token (Anthropic)
Token format: sk-ant-oat01-...
Claude Code CLI works fine interactively
Gateway, channels, and openclaw doctor all healthy
Error appears in logs and gets auto-replied to WhatsApp
Claude Max subscription
OpenClaw via WhatsApp channel
Onboarded with openclaw onboard → setup-token (Anthropic)
Token format: sk-ant-oat01-...
Claude Code CLI works fine interactively
Gateway, channels, and openclaw doctor all healthy
Error appears in logs and gets auto-replied to WhatsApp
Solution
Yes — that fits perfectly.
With two Anthropic setup-token profiles (
The “clean” way to keep it stable is:
- keep one working setup-token profile, or
- explicitly pin the order so the good one is always tried first:
Glad it’s working again. If this fixed it, please right‑click the solution message → Apps →
Mark Solution so Answer Overflow indexes it.
With two Anthropic setup-token profiles (
anthropic:manualanthropic:velsa401 Invalid bearer tokenThe “clean” way to keep it stable is:
- keep one working setup-token profile, or
- explicitly pin the order so the good one is always tried first:
Glad it’s working again. If this fixed it, please right‑click the solution message → Apps →
Mark Solution so Answer Overflow indexes it.
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