can't access or enable Tool Access
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In the latest ver2026.3.2, I can't access or enable Tool Access and by default it's already disabled
Solution
In 2026.3.x this usually isn’t “a broken toggle” — it’s the tool policy.
There are 3 common reasons the Agents → Tool Access panel is disabled / looks like you can’t enable anything:
1) Dashboard hasn’t loaded your gateway config yet
In the Tool Access card, if you see a callout like “Load the gateway config to adjust tool profiles.”, the toggles are intentionally read-only until the UI can read
Fix: connect in the dashboard under Control → Overview → Gateway Access (Gateway Token/Password) and then hit Reload Config on the Agents page.
2) Your config uses an explicit allowlist (
If the agent has
Fix: edit the allowlist in config, or switch to
3) New configs default to
This profile excludes filesystem/runtime/web/ui tools. If you want “normal” tool use, set e.g.:
There are 3 common reasons the Agents → Tool Access panel is disabled / looks like you can’t enable anything:
1) Dashboard hasn’t loaded your gateway config yet
In the Tool Access card, if you see a callout like “Load the gateway config to adjust tool profiles.”, the toggles are intentionally read-only until the UI can read
openclaw.jsonFix: connect in the dashboard under Control → Overview → Gateway Access (Gateway Token/Password) and then hit Reload Config on the Agents page.
2) Your config uses an explicit allowlist (
tools.allowagents.list[].tools.allowIf the agent has
agents.list[].tools.allow: [...]Fix: edit the allowlist in config, or switch to
tools.profilealsoAllow/deny3) New configs default to
tools.profile: "messaging"This profile excludes filesystem/runtime/web/ui tools. If you want “normal” tool use, set e.g.:
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