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summary: "CLI onboarding wizard: guided setup for gateway, workspace, providers, and skills"
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- Running or configuring the onboarding wizard
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- Setting up a new machine
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---
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# Onboarding Wizard (CLI)
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The onboarding wizard is the **recommended** way to set up Clawdbot on any OS.
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It configures a local Gateway or a remote Gateway connection, plus providers, skills,
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and workspace defaults in one guided flow.
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Primary entrypoint:
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```bash
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clawdbot onboard
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```
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Follow‑up reconfiguration:
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```bash
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clawdbot configure
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```
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## What the wizard does
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**Local mode (default)** walks you through:
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- Model/auth (Anthropic or OpenAI Codex OAuth recommended, API key optional, Minimax M2.1 via LM Studio)
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- Workspace location + bootstrap files
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- Gateway settings (port/bind/auth/tailscale)
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- Providers (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Signal)
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- Daemon install (LaunchAgent / systemd user unit / Scheduled Task)
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- Health check
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- Skills (recommended)
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**Remote mode** only configures the local client to connect to a Gateway elsewhere.
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It does **not** install or change anything on the remote host.
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## Flow details (local)
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1) **Existing config detection**
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- If `~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json` exists, choose **Keep / Modify / Reset**.
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- Reset uses `trash` (never `rm`) and offers scopes:
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- Config only
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- Config + credentials + sessions
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- Full reset (also removes workspace)
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2) **Model/Auth**
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- **Anthropic OAuth (recommended)**: browser flow; paste the `code#state`.
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- **OpenAI Codex OAuth**: browser flow; paste the `code#state`.
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- Sets `agent.model` to `openai-codex/gpt-5.2` when model is unset or `openai/*`.
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- **API key**: stores the key for you.
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- **Minimax M2.1 (LM Studio)**: config is auto‑written for the LM Studio endpoint.
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- **Skip**: no auth configured yet.
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- Wizard runs a model check and warns if the configured model is unknown or missing auth.
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- OAuth credentials live in `~/.clawdbot/credentials/oauth.json`; auth profiles live in `~/.clawdbot/agent/auth-profiles.json` (API keys + OAuth).
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3) **Workspace**
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- Default `~/clawd` (configurable).
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- Seeds the workspace files needed for the agent bootstrap ritual.
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4) **Gateway**
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- Port, bind, auth mode, tailscale exposure.
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- Auth recommendation: keep **Off** for single-machine loopback setups. Use **Token** for multi-machine access or non-loopback binds.
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- Non‑loopback binds require auth.
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5) **Providers**
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- WhatsApp: optional QR login.
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- Telegram: bot token.
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- Discord: bot token.
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- Signal: optional `signal-cli` install + account config.
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- iMessage: local `imsg` CLI path + DB access.
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- DM security: default is pairing (unknown DMs get a pairing code). Approve via `clawdbot pairing approve --provider <provider> <code>`.
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6) **Daemon install**
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- macOS: LaunchAgent
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- Requires a logged-in user session; for headless, use a custom LaunchDaemon (not shipped).
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- Linux: systemd user unit
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- Wizard attempts to enable lingering via `loginctl enable-linger <user>` so the Gateway stays up after logout.
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- May prompt for sudo (writes `/var/lib/systemd/linger`); it tries without sudo first.
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- Windows: Scheduled Task
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- Runs on user logon; headless/system services are not configured by default.
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7) **Health check**
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- Starts the Gateway (if needed) and runs `clawdbot health`.
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8) **Skills (recommended)**
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- Reads the available skills and checks requirements.
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- Lets you choose a node manager: **npm / pnpm / bun**.
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- Installs optional dependencies (some use Homebrew on macOS).
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9) **Finish**
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- Summary + next steps, including iOS/Android/macOS apps for extra features.
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- If no GUI is detected, the wizard prints SSH port-forward instructions for the Control UI instead of opening a browser.
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## Remote mode
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Remote mode configures a local client to connect to a Gateway elsewhere.
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What you’ll set:
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- Remote Gateway URL (`ws://...`)
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- Optional token
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Notes:
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- No remote installs or daemon changes are performed.
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- If the Gateway is loopback‑only, use SSH tunneling or a tailnet.
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- Discovery hints:
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- macOS: Bonjour (`dns-sd`)
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- Linux: Avahi (`avahi-browse`)
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## Non‑interactive mode
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Use `--non-interactive` to automate or script onboarding:
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```bash
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clawdbot onboard --non-interactive \
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--mode local \
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--auth-choice apiKey \
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--anthropic-api-key "$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
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--gateway-port 18789 \
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--gateway-bind loopback \
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--skip-skills
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```
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Add `--json` for a machine‑readable summary.
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## Gateway wizard RPC
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The Gateway exposes the wizard flow over RPC (`wizard.start`, `wizard.next`, `wizard.cancel`, `wizard.status`).
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Clients (macOS app, Control UI) can render steps without re‑implementing onboarding logic.
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## Signal setup (signal-cli)
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The wizard can install `signal-cli` from GitHub releases:
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- Downloads the appropriate release asset.
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- Stores it under `~/.clawdbot/tools/signal-cli/<version>/`.
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- Writes `signal.cliPath` to your config.
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Notes:
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- JVM builds require **Java 21**.
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- Native builds are used when available.
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- Windows auto‑install is not supported yet (manual install required).
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## What the wizard writes
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Typical fields in `~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json`:
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- `agent.workspace`
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- `agent.model` / `models.providers` (if Minimax chosen)
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- `gateway.*` (mode, bind, auth, tailscale)
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- `telegram.botToken`, `discord.token`, `signal.*`, `imessage.*`
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- `skills.install.nodeManager`
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- `wizard.lastRunAt`
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- `wizard.lastRunVersion`
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- `wizard.lastRunCommit`
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- `wizard.lastRunCommand`
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- `wizard.lastRunMode`
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WhatsApp credentials go to `~/.clawdbot/credentials/`.
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Sessions are stored under `~/.clawdbot/sessions/`.
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## Related docs
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- macOS app onboarding: [`docs/onboarding.md`](https://docs.clawd.bot/onboarding)
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- Config reference: [`docs/configuration.md`](https://docs.clawd.bot/configuration)
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- Providers: [`docs/whatsapp.md`](https://docs.clawd.bot/whatsapp), [`docs/telegram.md`](https://docs.clawd.bot/telegram), [`docs/discord.md`](https://docs.clawd.bot/discord), [`docs/signal.md`](https://docs.clawd.bot/signal), [`docs/imessage.md`](https://docs.clawd.bot/imessage)
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- Skills: [`docs/skills.md`](https://docs.clawd.bot/skills), [`docs/skills-config.md`](https://docs.clawd.bot/skills-config)
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