doctor: clean up legacy Linux gateway services (#21188)

* Doctor: clean up legacy Linux gateway services

* doctor: refactor legacy service cleanup flow

* doctor: fix legacy systemd cleanup map key typing

* doctor: add changelog entry for legacy Linux service cleanup

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Co-authored-by: Vincent Koc <vincentkoc@ieee.org>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - CLI/Doctor: ensure `openclaw doctor --fix --non-interactive --yes` exits promptly after completion so one-shot automation no longer hangs. (#18502)
 - CLI/Doctor: auto-repair `dmPolicy="open"` configs missing wildcard allowlists and write channel-correct repair paths (including `channels.googlechat.dm.allowFrom`) so `openclaw doctor --fix` no longer leaves Google Chat configs invalid after attempted repair. (#18544)
 - CLI/Doctor: detect gateway service token drift when the gateway token is only provided via environment variables, keeping service repairs aligned after token rotation.
+- CLI/Doctor: clean up legacy Linux gateway services (`clawdbot`/`moltbot`) during `doctor --fix`, while keeping non-legacy user/system services untouched. (#21063) Thanks @Phineas1500.
 - Gateway/Update: prevent restart crash loops after failed self-updates by restarting only on successful updates, stopping early on failed install/build steps, and running `openclaw doctor --fix` during updates to sanitize config. (#18131) Thanks @RamiNoodle733.
 - Gateway/Update: preserve update.run restart delivery context so post-update status replies route back to the initiating channel/thread. (#18267) Thanks @yinghaosang.
 - CLI/Update: run a standalone restart helper after updates, honoring service-name overrides and reporting restart initiation separately from confirmed restarts. (#18050)

src/commands/doctor-gateway-services.test.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   buildGatewayInstallPlan: vi.fn(),
   resolveGatewayPort: vi.fn(() => 18789),
   resolveIsNixMode: vi.fn(() => false),
+  findExtraGatewayServices: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+  renderGatewayServiceCleanupHints: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
+  uninstallLegacySystemdUnits: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
   note: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
@@ -18,8 +21,8 @@ vi.mock("../config/paths.js", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../daemon/inspect.js", () => ({
-  findExtraGatewayServices: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+  findExtraGatewayServices: mocks.findExtraGatewayServices,
-  renderGatewayServiceCleanupHints: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
+  renderGatewayServiceCleanupHints: mocks.renderGatewayServiceCleanupHints,
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../daemon/runtime-paths.js", () => ({
@@ -42,6 +45,10 @@ vi.mock("../daemon/service.js", () => ({
   }),
 }));
 
+vi.mock("../daemon/systemd.js", () => ({
+  uninstallLegacySystemdUnits: mocks.uninstallLegacySystemdUnits,
+}));
+
 vi.mock("../terminal/note.js", () => ({
   note: mocks.note,
 }));
@@ -50,7 +57,10 @@ vi.mock("./daemon-install-helpers.js", () => ({
   buildGatewayInstallPlan: mocks.buildGatewayInstallPlan,
 }));
 
-import { maybeRepairGatewayServiceConfig } from "./doctor-gateway-services.js";
+import {
+  maybeRepairGatewayServiceConfig,
+  maybeScanExtraGatewayServices,
+} from "./doctor-gateway-services.js";
 
 function makeDoctorIo() {
   return { log: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn(), exit: vi.fn() };
@@ -163,3 +173,58 @@ describe("maybeRepairGatewayServiceConfig", () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe("maybeScanExtraGatewayServices", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mocks.findExtraGatewayServices.mockResolvedValue([]);
+    mocks.renderGatewayServiceCleanupHints.mockReturnValue([]);
+    mocks.uninstallLegacySystemdUnits.mockResolvedValue([]);
+  });
+
+  it("removes legacy Linux user systemd services", async () => {
+    mocks.findExtraGatewayServices.mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        platform: "linux",
+        label: "moltbot-gateway.service",
+        detail: "unit: /home/test/.config/systemd/user/moltbot-gateway.service",
+        scope: "user",
+        legacy: true,
+      },
+    ]);
+    mocks.uninstallLegacySystemdUnits.mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        name: "moltbot-gateway",
+        unitPath: "/home/test/.config/systemd/user/moltbot-gateway.service",
+        enabled: true,
+        exists: true,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const runtime = { log: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn(), exit: vi.fn() };
+    const prompter = {
+      confirm: vi.fn(),
+      confirmRepair: vi.fn(),
+      confirmAggressive: vi.fn(),
+      confirmSkipInNonInteractive: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true),
+      select: vi.fn(),
+      shouldRepair: false,
+      shouldForce: false,
+    };
+
+    await maybeScanExtraGatewayServices({ deep: false }, runtime, prompter);
+
+    expect(mocks.uninstallLegacySystemdUnits).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mocks.uninstallLegacySystemdUnits).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      env: process.env,
+      stdout: process.stdout,
+    });
+    expect(mocks.note).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("moltbot-gateway.service"),
+      "Legacy gateway removed",
+    );
+    expect(runtime.log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "Legacy gateway services removed. Installing OpenClaw gateway next.",
+    );
+  });
+});

src/commands/doctor-gateway-services.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import { promisify } from "node:util";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { resolveGatewayPort, resolveIsNixMode } from "../config/paths.js";
-import { findExtraGatewayServices, renderGatewayServiceCleanupHints } from "../daemon/inspect.js";
+import {
+  findExtraGatewayServices,
+  renderGatewayServiceCleanupHints,
+  type ExtraGatewayService,
+} from "../daemon/inspect.js";
 import { renderSystemNodeWarning, resolveSystemNodeInfo } from "../daemon/runtime-paths.js";
 import {
   auditGatewayServiceConfig,
@@ -13,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   SERVICE_AUDIT_CODES,
 } from "../daemon/service-audit.js";
 import { resolveGatewayService } from "../daemon/service.js";
+import { uninstallLegacySystemdUnits } from "../daemon/systemd.js";
 import type { RuntimeEnv } from "../runtime.js";
 import { note } from "../terminal/note.js";
 import { buildGatewayInstallPlan } from "./daemon-install-helpers.js";
@@ -98,6 +103,95 @@ async function cleanupLegacyLaunchdService(params: {
   }
 }
 
+function classifyLegacyServices(legacyServices: ExtraGatewayService[]): {
+  darwinUserServices: ExtraGatewayService[];
+  linuxUserServices: ExtraGatewayService[];
+  failed: string[];
+} {
+  const darwinUserServices: ExtraGatewayService[] = [];
+  const linuxUserServices: ExtraGatewayService[] = [];
+  const failed: string[] = [];
+
+  for (const svc of legacyServices) {
+    if (svc.platform === "darwin") {
+      if (svc.scope === "user") {
+        darwinUserServices.push(svc);
+      } else {
+        failed.push(`${svc.label} (${svc.scope})`);
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (svc.platform === "linux") {
+      if (svc.scope === "user") {
+        linuxUserServices.push(svc);
+      } else {
+        failed.push(`${svc.label} (${svc.scope})`);
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    failed.push(`${svc.label} (${svc.platform})`);
+  }
+
+  return { darwinUserServices, linuxUserServices, failed };
+}
+
+async function cleanupLegacyDarwinServices(
+  services: ExtraGatewayService[],
+): Promise<{ removed: string[]; failed: string[] }> {
+  const removed: string[] = [];
+  const failed: string[] = [];
+
+  for (const svc of services) {
+    const plistPath = extractDetailPath(svc.detail, "plist:");
+    if (!plistPath) {
+      failed.push(`${svc.label} (missing plist path)`);
+      continue;
+    }
+    const dest = await cleanupLegacyLaunchdService({
+      label: svc.label,
+      plistPath,
+    });
+    removed.push(dest ? `${svc.label} -> ${dest}` : svc.label);
+  }
+
+  return { removed, failed };
+}
+
+async function cleanupLegacyLinuxUserServices(
+  services: ExtraGatewayService[],
+  runtime: RuntimeEnv,
+): Promise<{ removed: string[]; failed: string[] }> {
+  const removed: string[] = [];
+  const failed: string[] = [];
+
+  try {
+    const removedUnits = await uninstallLegacySystemdUnits({
+      env: process.env,
+      stdout: process.stdout,
+    });
+    const removedByLabel: Map<string, (typeof removedUnits)[number]> = new Map(
+      removedUnits.map((unit) => [`${unit.name}.service`, unit] as const),
+    );
+    for (const svc of services) {
+      const removedUnit = removedByLabel.get(svc.label);
+      if (!removedUnit) {
+        failed.push(`${svc.label} (legacy unit name not recognized)`);
+        continue;
+      }
+      removed.push(`${svc.label} -> ${removedUnit.unitPath}`);
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    runtime.error(`Legacy Linux gateway cleanup failed: ${String(err)}`);
+    for (const svc of services) {
+      failed.push(`${svc.label} (linux cleanup failed)`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { removed, failed };
+}
+
 export async function maybeRepairGatewayServiceConfig(
   cfg: OpenClawConfig,
   mode: "local" | "remote",
@@ -246,27 +340,21 @@ export async function maybeScanExtraGatewayServices(
     });
     if (shouldRemove) {
       const removed: string[] = [];
-      const failed: string[] = [];
+      const { darwinUserServices, linuxUserServices, failed } =
-      for (const svc of legacyServices) {
+        classifyLegacyServices(legacyServices);
-        if (svc.platform !== "darwin") {
+
-          failed.push(`${svc.label} (${svc.platform})`);
+      if (darwinUserServices.length > 0) {
-          continue;
+        const result = await cleanupLegacyDarwinServices(darwinUserServices);
-        }
+        removed.push(...result.removed);
-        if (svc.scope !== "user") {
+        failed.push(...result.failed);
-          failed.push(`${svc.label} (${svc.scope})`);
-          continue;
-        }
-        const plistPath = extractDetailPath(svc.detail, "plist:");
-        if (!plistPath) {
-          failed.push(`${svc.label} (missing plist path)`);
-          continue;
-        }
-        const dest = await cleanupLegacyLaunchdService({
-          label: svc.label,
-          plistPath,
-        });
-        removed.push(dest ? `${svc.label} -> ${dest}` : svc.label);
       }
+
+      if (linuxUserServices.length > 0) {
+        const result = await cleanupLegacyLinuxUserServices(linuxUserServices, runtime);
+        removed.push(...result.removed);
+        failed.push(...result.failed);
+      }
+
       if (removed.length > 0) {
         note(removed.map((line) => `- ${line}`).join("\n"), "Legacy gateway removed");
       }

src/daemon/constants.test.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   GATEWAY_LAUNCH_AGENT_LABEL,
   GATEWAY_SYSTEMD_SERVICE_NAME,
   GATEWAY_WINDOWS_TASK_NAME,
+  LEGACY_GATEWAY_SYSTEMD_SERVICE_NAMES,
   normalizeGatewayProfile,
   resolveGatewayLaunchAgentLabel,
   resolveGatewayProfileSuffix,
@@ -128,3 +129,10 @@ describe("resolveGatewayServiceDescription", () => {
     ).toBe("OpenClaw Gateway (profile: work, vremote)");
   });
 });
+
+describe("LEGACY_GATEWAY_SYSTEMD_SERVICE_NAMES", () => {
+  it("includes known pre-rebrand gateway unit names", () => {
+    expect(LEGACY_GATEWAY_SYSTEMD_SERVICE_NAMES).toContain("clawdbot-gateway");
+    expect(LEGACY_GATEWAY_SYSTEMD_SERVICE_NAMES).toContain("moltbot-gateway");
+  });
+});

src/daemon/constants.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ export const NODE_SERVICE_MARKER = "openclaw";
 export const NODE_SERVICE_KIND = "node";
 export const NODE_WINDOWS_TASK_SCRIPT_NAME = "node.cmd";
 export const LEGACY_GATEWAY_LAUNCH_AGENT_LABELS: string[] = [];
-export const LEGACY_GATEWAY_SYSTEMD_SERVICE_NAMES: string[] = [];
+export const LEGACY_GATEWAY_SYSTEMD_SERVICE_NAMES: string[] = [
+  "clawdbot-gateway",
+  "moltbot-gateway",
+];
 export const LEGACY_GATEWAY_WINDOWS_TASK_NAMES: string[] = [];
 
 export function normalizeGatewayProfile(profile?: string): string | null {