refactor: remove mac attach-only setting

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/AppState.swift

@@ -182,14 +182,6 @@ final class AppState {
         }
     }
 
-    var attachExistingGatewayOnly: Bool {
-        didSet {
-            self.ifNotPreview {
-                UserDefaults.standard.set(self.attachExistingGatewayOnly, forKey: attachExistingGatewayOnlyKey)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     var remoteTarget: String {
         didSet {
             self.ifNotPreview { UserDefaults.standard.set(self.remoteTarget, forKey: remoteTargetKey) }
@@ -302,8 +294,6 @@ final class AppState {
         self.canvasEnabled = UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: canvasEnabledKey) as? Bool ?? true
         self.peekabooBridgeEnabled = UserDefaults.standard
             .object(forKey: peekabooBridgeEnabledKey) as? Bool ?? true
-        self.attachExistingGatewayOnly = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: attachExistingGatewayOnlyKey)
-
         if !self.isPreview {
             Task.detached(priority: .utility) { [weak self] in
                 let current = await LaunchAgentManager.status()
@@ -604,7 +594,6 @@ extension AppState {
         state.remoteIdentity = "~/.ssh/id_ed25519"
         state.remoteProjectRoot = "~/Projects/clawdbot"
         state.remoteCliPath = ""
-        state.attachExistingGatewayOnly = false
         return state
     }
 }
@@ -624,9 +613,6 @@ enum AppStateStore {
         UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: canvasEnabledKey) as? Bool ?? true
     }
 
-    static var attachExistingGatewayOnly: Bool {
-        UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: attachExistingGatewayOnlyKey)
-    }
 }
 
 @MainActor

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/CommandResolver.swift

@@ -405,10 +405,6 @@ enum CommandResolver {
             cliPath: cliPath)
     }
 
-    static var attachExistingGatewayOnly: Bool {
-        UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: attachExistingGatewayOnlyKey)
-    }
-
     static func connectionModeIsRemote(defaults: UserDefaults = .standard) -> Bool {
         self.connectionSettings(defaults: defaults).mode == .remote
     }

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/ConnectionModeCoordinator.swift

@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ final class ConnectionModeCoordinator {
                 GatewayProcessManager.shared.setActive(true)
                 if GatewayAutostartPolicy.shouldEnsureLaunchAgent(
                     mode: .local,
-                    paused: paused,
-                    attachExistingOnly: AppStateStore.attachExistingGatewayOnly)
+                    paused: paused)
                 {
                     Task { await GatewayProcessManager.shared.ensureLaunchAgentEnabledIfNeeded() }
                 }

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/Constants.swift

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ let peekabooBridgeEnabledKey = "clawdbot.peekabooBridgeEnabled"
 let deepLinkKeyKey = "clawdbot.deepLinkKey"
 let modelCatalogPathKey = "clawdbot.modelCatalogPath"
 let modelCatalogReloadKey = "clawdbot.modelCatalogReload"
-let attachExistingGatewayOnlyKey = "clawdbot.gateway.attachExistingOnly"
 let cliInstallPromptedVersionKey = "clawdbot.cliInstallPromptedVersion"
 let heartbeatsEnabledKey = "clawdbot.heartbeatsEnabled"
 let debugFileLogEnabledKey = "clawdbot.debug.fileLogEnabled"

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/ControlChannel.swift

@@ -212,12 +212,6 @@ final class ControlChannel {
                 return "Gateway connection was closed; start the gateway (localhost:\(port)) and retry."
             case .cannotFindHost, .cannotConnectToHost:
                 let isRemote = CommandResolver.connectionModeIsRemote()
-                if AppStateStore.attachExistingGatewayOnly, !isRemote {
-                    return """
-                    Cannot reach gateway at localhost:\(port) and “Attach existing gateway only” is enabled.
-                    Disable it in Debug Settings or start a gateway on that port.
-                    """
-                }
                 if isRemote {
                     return """
                     Cannot reach gateway at localhost:\(port).

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/DebugSettings.swift

@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ struct DebugSettings: View {
     }
 
     private var canRestartGateway: Bool {
-        self.state.connectionMode == .local && !self.state.attachExistingGatewayOnly
+        self.state.connectionMode == .local
     }
 
     private func configURL() -> URL {

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/GatewayAutostartPolicy.swift

@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ enum GatewayAutostartPolicy {
 
     static func shouldEnsureLaunchAgent(
         mode: AppState.ConnectionMode,
-        paused: Bool,
-        attachExistingOnly: Bool) -> Bool
+        paused: Bool) -> Bool
     {
-        self.shouldStartGateway(mode: mode, paused: paused) && !attachExistingOnly
+        self.shouldStartGateway(mode: mode, paused: paused)
     }
 }

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/GatewayProcessManager.swift

@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ final class GatewayProcessManager {
 
     func ensureLaunchAgentEnabledIfNeeded() async {
         guard !CommandResolver.connectionModeIsRemote() else { return }
-        guard !AppStateStore.attachExistingGatewayOnly else { return }
         let enabled = await GatewayLaunchAgentManager.isLoaded()
         guard !enabled else { return }
         let bundlePath = Bundle.main.bundleURL.path
@@ -97,15 +96,6 @@ final class GatewayProcessManager {
             if await self.attachExistingGatewayIfAvailable() {
                 return
             }
-            // Respect debug toggle: only attach, never spawn, when enabled.
-            if AppStateStore.attachExistingGatewayOnly {
-                await MainActor.run {
-                    self.status = .failed("Attach-only enabled; no gateway to attach")
-                    self.appendLog("[gateway] attach-only enabled; not spawning local gateway\n")
-                    self.logger.warning("gateway attach-only enabled; not spawning")
-                }
-                return
-            }
             await self.enableLaunchdGateway()
         }
     }

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/GeneralSettings.swift

@@ -204,11 +204,6 @@ struct GeneralSettings: View {
                 if !self.isNixMode {
                     self.gatewayInstallerCard
                 }
-                SettingsToggleRow(
-                    title: "Attach only",
-                    subtitle: "Use this when the gateway runs externally; the mac app will only attach " +
-                        "to an already-running gateway and won't start one locally.",
-                    binding: self.$state.attachExistingGatewayOnly)
                 TailscaleIntegrationSection(
                     connectionMode: self.state.connectionMode,
                     isPaused: self.state.isPaused)

apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuContentView.swift

@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ struct MenuContent: View {
                     Label("Send Test Notification", systemImage: "bell")
                 }
                 Divider()
-                if self.state.connectionMode == .local, !AppStateStore.attachExistingGatewayOnly {
+                if self.state.connectionMode == .local {
                     Button {
                         DebugActions.restartGateway()
                     } label: {

apps/macos/Tests/ClawdbotIPCTests/GatewayAutostartPolicyTests.swift

@@ -13,19 +13,12 @@ struct GatewayAutostartPolicyTests {
     @Test func ensuresLaunchAgentWhenLocalAndNotAttachOnly() {
         #expect(GatewayAutostartPolicy.shouldEnsureLaunchAgent(
             mode: .local,
-            paused: false,
-            attachExistingOnly: false))
+            paused: false))
         #expect(!GatewayAutostartPolicy.shouldEnsureLaunchAgent(
             mode: .local,
-            paused: false,
-            attachExistingOnly: true))
-        #expect(!GatewayAutostartPolicy.shouldEnsureLaunchAgent(
-            mode: .local,
-            paused: true,
-            attachExistingOnly: false))
+            paused: true))
         #expect(!GatewayAutostartPolicy.shouldEnsureLaunchAgent(
             mode: .remote,
-            paused: false,
-            attachExistingOnly: false))
+            paused: false))
     }
 }