fix: allow mobile node client ids (#1354) (thanks @vignesh07)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 - CLI: keep `clawdbot logs` output resilient to broken pipes while preserving progress output.
 - Model catalog: avoid caching import failures, log transient discovery errors, and keep partial results. (#1332) — thanks @dougvk.
 - Doctor: clarify plugin auto-enable hint text in the startup banner.
+- Gateway: allow mobile node client ids for iOS + Android handshake validation. (#1354) — thanks @vignesh07.
 - Gateway: clarify unauthorized handshake responses with token/password mismatch guidance.
 - Gateway: clarify connect/validation errors for gateway params. (#1347) — thanks @vignesh07.
 - Gateway: preserve restart wake routing + thread replies across restarts. (#1337) — thanks @John-Rood.

apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/clawdbot/android/NodeRuntime.kt

@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
       caps = buildCapabilities(),
       commands = buildInvokeCommands(),
       permissions = emptyMap(),
-      client = buildClientInfo(clientId = "node-host", clientMode = "node"),
+      client = buildClientInfo(clientId = "clawdbot-android", clientMode = "node"),
       userAgent = buildUserAgent(),
     )
   }

src/gateway/protocol/client-info.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const GATEWAY_CLIENT_IDS = {
   GATEWAY_CLIENT: "gateway-client",
   MACOS_APP: "clawdbot-macos",
   IOS_APP: "clawdbot-ios",
+  ANDROID_APP: "clawdbot-android",
   NODE_HOST: "node-host",
   TEST: "test",
   FINGERPRINT: "fingerprint",

src/gateway/server.ios-client-id.test.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { getFreePort, onceMessage, startGatewayServer } from "./test-helpers.ser
 
 function connectReq(
   ws: WebSocket,
-  params: { token?: string; password?: string } = {},
+  params: { clientId: string; platform: string; token?: string; password?: string },
 ): Promise<{ ok: boolean; error?: { message?: string } }> {
   const id = `c-${Math.random().toString(16).slice(2)}`;
   ws.send(
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ function connectReq(
         minProtocol: PROTOCOL_VERSION,
         maxProtocol: PROTOCOL_VERSION,
         client: {
-          id: "clawdbot-ios",
+          id: params.clientId,
           version: "dev",
-          platform: "ios",
+          platform: params.platform,
           mode: "node",
         },
         auth: {
@@ -48,7 +48,29 @@ test("accepts clawdbot-ios as a valid gateway client id", async () => {
   const ws = new WebSocket(`ws://127.0.0.1:${port}`);
   await new Promise<void>((resolve) => ws.once("open", resolve));
 
-  const res = await connectReq(ws);
+  const res = await connectReq(ws, { clientId: "clawdbot-ios", platform: "ios" });
+  // 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();
+});
+
+test("accepts clawdbot-android 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, { clientId: "clawdbot-android", platform: "android" });
   // 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) {