[openclaw] Failed to start CLI: Error: gateway closed (1008): pairing required
local connection does not auto approved
$ openclaw devices list
OpenClaw 2026.2.19-2 (45d9b20) — If something's on fire, I can't extinguish it—but I can write a beautiful postmortem.
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gateway connect failed: Error: pairing required
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[openclaw] Failed to start CLI: Error: gateway closed (1008): pairing required
Gateway target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Source: local loopback
Config: /home/austin/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Bind: loopback
at Object.onClose (file:///home/austin/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/call-DZzTR0NL.js:438:10)
at WebSocket.<anonymous> (file:///home/austin/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/client-DoSZFvf3.js:1538:23)
at WebSocket.emit (node:events:519:28)
at WebSocket.emitClose (/home/austin/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/ws/lib/websocket.js:273:10)
at Socket.socketOnClose (/home/austin/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/ws/lib/websocket.js:1346:15)
at Socket.emit (node:events:519:28)
at TCP.<anonymous> (node:net:346:12)
$ openclaw devices list
OpenClaw 2026.2.19-2 (45d9b20) — If something's on fire, I can't extinguish it—but I can write a beautiful postmortem.│
gateway connect failed: Error: pairing required
◇
[openclaw] Failed to start CLI: Error: gateway closed (1008): pairing required
Gateway target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789
Source: local loopback
Config: /home/austin/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Bind: loopback
at Object.onClose (file:///home/austin/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/call-DZzTR0NL.js:438:10)
at WebSocket.<anonymous> (file:///home/austin/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/client-DoSZFvf3.js:1538:23)
at WebSocket.emit (node:events:519:28)
at WebSocket.emitClose (/home/austin/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/ws/lib/websocket.js:273:10)
at Socket.socketOnClose (/home/austin/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/openclaw/node_modules/ws/lib/websocket.js:1346:15)
at Socket.emit (node:events:519:28)
at TCP.<anonymous> (node:net:346:12)
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