I am havin gthis issue [gateway connect failed: Error: pairing required] : is it wellknown ? root@OpenClaw:/app# node dist/index.js health 🦞 OpenClaw 2026.2.9 (unknown) — I don't judge, but your missing API keys are absolutely judging you. gateway connect failed: Error: pairing required Error: gateway closed (1008): pairing required Gateway target: ws://172.17.0.4:18789 Source: local lan 172.17.0.4 Config: /root/.openclaw/openclaw.json Bind: lan EDITED perhaps dumb but i fixed this by simply deleting the pending.json
In my case, it was here:
/mnt/user/appdata/openclaw/config/devices/pending.json