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summary: "CLI reference for `openclaw daemon` (legacy alias for gateway service management)"
read_when:
- You still use `openclaw daemon ...` in scripts
- You need service lifecycle commands (install/start/stop/restart/status)
title: "daemon"
---
# `openclaw daemon`
Legacy alias for Gateway service management commands.
`openclaw daemon ...` maps to the same service control surface as `openclaw gateway ...` service commands.
## Usage
```bash
openclaw daemon status
openclaw daemon install
openclaw daemon start
openclaw daemon stop
openclaw daemon restart
openclaw daemon uninstall
```
## Subcommands
- `status`: show service install state and probe Gateway health
- `install`: install service (`launchd`/`systemd`/`schtasks`)
- `uninstall`: remove service
- `start`: start service
- `stop`: stop service
- `restart`: restart service
## Common options
- `status`: `--url`, `--token`, `--password`, `--timeout`, `--no-probe`, `--require-rpc`, `--deep`, `--json`
- `install`: `--port`, `--runtime <node|bun>`, `--token`, `--force`, `--json`
- lifecycle (`uninstall|start|stop|restart`): `--json`
Notes:
- `status` resolves configured auth SecretRefs for probe auth when possible.
- If a required auth SecretRef is unresolved in this command path, `daemon status --json` reports `rpc.authWarning` when probe connectivity/auth fails; pass `--token`/`--password` explicitly or resolve the secret source first.
- If the probe succeeds, unresolved auth-ref warnings are suppressed to avoid false positives.
- On Linux systemd installs, `status` token-drift checks include both `Environment=` and `EnvironmentFile=` unit sources.
- When token auth requires a token and `gateway.auth.token` is SecretRef-managed, `install` validates that the SecretRef is resolvable but does not persist the resolved token into service environment metadata.
- If token auth requires a token and the configured token SecretRef is unresolved, install fails closed.
- If both `gateway.auth.token` and `gateway.auth.password` are configured and `gateway.auth.mode` is unset, install is blocked until mode is set explicitly.
## Prefer
Use [`openclaw gateway`](/cli/gateway) for current docs and examples.