diff --git a/src/gateway/protocol/client-info.ts b/src/gateway/protocol/client-info.ts
index 54720bcc5..3831cd0c8 100644
--- a/src/gateway/protocol/client-info.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/protocol/client-info.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export const GATEWAY_CLIENT_IDS = {
   CLI: "cli",
   GATEWAY_CLIENT: "gateway-client",
   MACOS_APP: "clawdbot-macos",
+  IOS_APP: "clawdbot-ios",
   NODE_HOST: "node-host",
   TEST: "test",
   FINGERPRINT: "fingerprint",
diff --git a/src/gateway/server.ios-client-id.test.ts b/src/gateway/server.ios-client-id.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b8d71aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gateway/server.ios-client-id.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { test } from "vitest";
+import WebSocket from "ws";
+
+import { PROTOCOL_VERSION } from "./protocol/index.js";
+import { getFreePort, onceMessage, startGatewayServer } from "./test-helpers.server.js";
+
+function connectReq(
+  ws: WebSocket,
+  params: { token?: string; password?: string } = {},
+): Promise<{ ok: boolean; error?: { message?: string } }> {
+  const id = `c-${Math.random().toString(16).slice(2)}`;
+  ws.send(
+    JSON.stringify({
+      type: "req",
+      id,
+      method: "connect",
+      params: {
+        minProtocol: PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+        maxProtocol: PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+        client: {
+          id: "clawdbot-ios",
+          version: "dev",
+          platform: "ios",
+          mode: "node",
+        },
+        auth: {
+          token: params.token,
+          password: params.password,
+        },
+        role: "node",
+        scopes: [],
+        caps: ["canvas"],
+        commands: ["system.notify"],
+        permissions: {},
+      },
+    }),
+  );
+
+  return onceMessage(
+    ws,
+    (o) => (o as { type?: string }).type === "res" && (o as { id?: string }).id === id,
+  );
+}
+
+test("accepts clawdbot-ios as a valid gateway client id", async () => {
+  const port = await getFreePort();
+  const server = await startGatewayServer(port);
+  const ws = new WebSocket(`ws://127.0.0.1:${port}`);
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => ws.once("open", resolve));
+
+  const res = await connectReq(ws);
+  // We don't care if auth fails here; we only care that schema validation accepts the client id.
+  // A schema rejection would close the socket before sending a response.
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    // allow unauthorized error when gateway requires auth
+    // but reject schema validation errors
+    const message = String(res.error?.message ?? "");
+    if (message.includes("invalid connect params")) {
+      throw new Error(message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  ws.close();
+  await server.close();
+});