Gateway restart failed: Error: launchctl kickstart failed: Could not find service "ai.openclaw.gatew
I'm having this error:
OpenClaw 2026.2.21-2 (35a57bc) โ One CLI to rule them all, and one more restart because you changed the port.
Gateway restart failed: Error: launchctl kickstart failed: Could not find service "ai.openclaw.gateway" in domain for user gui: 501
when running doctor --fix
โ Cleanup hints โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ - launchctl bootout gui/$UID/ai.openclaw.gateway โ
โ - rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.openclaw.gateway.plist โ
โ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฏ
โ
โ Gateway recommendation โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ Recommendation: run a single gateway per machine for most setups. โ
โ One gateway supports multiple agents. โ
โ If you need multiple gateways (e.g., a rescue bot on the same host), isolate ports + โ
โ config/state (see docs: /gateway#multiple-gateways-same-host). โ
โ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฏ
โ
โ Security โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ - WARNING: Gateway bound to "lan" (0.0.0.0) (network-accessible). โ
โ Ensure your auth credentials are strong and not exposed. โ
โ - Run: openclaw security audit --deep โ
โ โ
โ Skills status โโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ Eligible: 30 โ
โ Missing requirements: 28 โ
โ Blocked by allowlist: 0 โ
โ โ
โ Gateway โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ Gateway not running. โ
โ Gateway connection โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ Gateway target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789 โ
โ Source: local loopback โ
โ Config: /Users/vox/.openclaw/openclaw.json โ
โ Bind: lan โ
โ Gateway port โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ Port 18789 is already in use. โ
โ - Port is in use but process details are unavailable (install lsof or run as an admin โ
โ user). โ
โ Gateway โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ Runtime: stopped (state active) โ
โ Service is loaded but not running (likely exited immediately). โ
โ File logs: /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-02-22.log โ
โ Launchd stdout (if installed): /Users/vox/.openclaw/logs/gateway.log โ
โ Launchd stderr (if installed): /Users/vox/.openclaw/logs/gateway.err.log โ
โ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฏ
Restarted LaunchAgent: gui/501/ai.openclaw.gateway
โ
โ Gateway โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ LaunchAgent loaded; stopping requires "openclaw gateway stop" or launchctl bootout โ
โ gui/$UID/ai.openclaw.gateway. โ
OpenClaw 2026.2.21-2 (35a57bc) โ One CLI to rule them all, and one more restart because you changed the port.Gateway restart failed: Error: launchctl kickstart failed: Could not find service "ai.openclaw.gateway" in domain for user gui: 501
when running doctor --fix
โ Cleanup hints โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ - launchctl bootout gui/$UID/ai.openclaw.gateway โ
โ - rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.openclaw.gateway.plist โ
โ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฏ
โ
โ Gateway recommendation โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ Recommendation: run a single gateway per machine for most setups. โ
โ One gateway supports multiple agents. โ
โ If you need multiple gateways (e.g., a rescue bot on the same host), isolate ports + โ
โ config/state (see docs: /gateway#multiple-gateways-same-host). โ
โ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฏ
โ
โ Security โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ - WARNING: Gateway bound to "lan" (0.0.0.0) (network-accessible). โ
โ Ensure your auth credentials are strong and not exposed. โ
โ - Run: openclaw security audit --deep โ
โ โ
โ Skills status โโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ Eligible: 30 โ
โ Missing requirements: 28 โ
โ Blocked by allowlist: 0 โ
โ โ
โ Gateway โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ Gateway not running. โ
โ Gateway connection โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ Gateway target: ws://127.0.0.1:18789 โ
โ Source: local loopback โ
โ Config: /Users/vox/.openclaw/openclaw.json โ
โ Bind: lan โ
โ Gateway port โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ Port 18789 is already in use. โ
โ - Port is in use but process details are unavailable (install lsof or run as an admin โ
โ user). โ
โ Gateway โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ Runtime: stopped (state active) โ
โ Service is loaded but not running (likely exited immediately). โ
โ File logs: /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-2026-02-22.log โ
โ Launchd stdout (if installed): /Users/vox/.openclaw/logs/gateway.log โ
โ Launchd stderr (if installed): /Users/vox/.openclaw/logs/gateway.err.log โ
โ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฏ
Restarted LaunchAgent: gui/501/ai.openclaw.gateway
โ
โ Gateway โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ โ
โ LaunchAgent loaded; stopping requires "openclaw gateway stop" or launchctl bootout โ
โ gui/$UID/ai.openclaw.gateway. โ
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