unauthorized: gateway token mismatch
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This used to work, but now I am following errors when trying to run 'openclaw tui'
openclaw tui
OpenClaw 2026.3.7 (unknown) β I'm basically a Swiss Army knife, but with more opinions and fewer sharp edges.
openclaw tui - ws://127.0.0.1:18789 - agent manager - session main
connecting | idle
gateway disconnected: unauthorized: gateway token mismatch (provide gateway auth token) | idle
gateway disconnected: unauthorized: gateway token mismatch (provide gateway auth token) | press ctrl+c again to exit
gateway disconnected: unauthorized: gateway token mismatch (provide gateway auth token) | idle
gateway connect failed: Error: unauthorized: gateway token mismatch (provide gateway auth token)βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
gateway connect failed: Error: unauthorized: gateway token mismatch (provide gateway auth token)
openclaw tui
OpenClaw 2026.3.7 (unknown) β I'm basically a Swiss Army knife, but with more opinions and fewer sharp edges.openclaw tui - ws://127.0.0.1:18789 - agent manager - session main
connecting | idle
gateway disconnected: unauthorized: gateway token mismatch (provide gateway auth token) | idle
gateway disconnected: unauthorized: gateway token mismatch (provide gateway auth token) | press ctrl+c again to exit
gateway disconnected: unauthorized: gateway token mismatch (provide gateway auth token) | idle
gateway connect failed: Error: unauthorized: gateway token mismatch (provide gateway auth token)βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
gateway connect failed: Error: unauthorized: gateway token mismatch (provide gateway auth token)
Solution
Yep β that
A) Prefer your env var going forward (donβt store token in config):
Since
B) Make the config token match your env token (store it in config):
__OPENCLAW_REDACTED__openclaw config get gateway.auth.token~/.openclaw/openclaw.jsonopenclaw tuiOPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKENFix (pick one)
A) Prefer your env var going forward (donβt store token in config):
Since
printenv OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN--tokenB) Make the config token match your env token (store it in config):
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