openclaw/docs/cli/qr.md

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CLI reference for `openclaw qr` (generate mobile pairing QR + setup code)	You want to pair a mobile node app with a gateway quickly You need setup-code output for remote/manual sharing	QR

openclaw qr

Generate a mobile pairing QR and setup code from your current Gateway configuration.

Usage

openclaw qr
openclaw qr --setup-code-only
openclaw qr --json
openclaw qr --remote
openclaw qr --url wss://gateway.example/ws

Options

• --remote: prefer gateway.remote.url; if it is unset, gateway.tailscale.mode=serve|funnel can still provide the remote public URL
• --url <url>: override gateway URL used in payload
• --public-url <url>: override public URL used in payload
• --token <token>: override which gateway token the bootstrap flow authenticates against
• --password <password>: override which gateway password the bootstrap flow authenticates against
• --setup-code-only: print only setup code
• --no-ascii: skip ASCII QR rendering
• --json: emit JSON (setupCode, gatewayUrl, auth, urlSource)

Notes

• --token and --password are mutually exclusive.
• The setup code itself now carries an opaque short-lived bootstrapToken, not the shared gateway token/password.
• Built-in setup-code bootstrap returns a primary node token with scopes: [] plus a bounded operator handoff token for trusted mobile onboarding.
• The handed-off operator token is limited to operator.approvals, operator.read, operator.talk.secrets, and operator.write; pairing mutation scopes and operator.admin still require a separate approved operator pairing or token flow.
• Mobile pairing fails closed for Tailscale/public ws:// gateway URLs. Private LAN addresses and .local Bonjour hosts remain supported over ws://, but Tailscale/public mobile routes should use Tailscale Serve/Funnel or a wss:// gateway URL.
• With --remote, OpenClaw requires either gateway.remote.url or gateway.tailscale.mode=serve|funnel.
• With --remote, if effectively active remote credentials are configured as SecretRefs and you do not pass --token or --password, the command resolves them from the active gateway snapshot. If gateway is unavailable, the command fails fast.
• Without --remote, local gateway auth SecretRefs are resolved when no CLI auth override is passed:
  • gateway.auth.token resolves when token auth can win (explicit gateway.auth.mode="token" or inferred mode where no password source wins).
  • gateway.auth.password resolves when password auth can win (explicit gateway.auth.mode="password" or inferred mode with no winning token from auth/env).
• If both gateway.auth.token and gateway.auth.password are configured (including SecretRefs) and gateway.auth.mode is unset, setup-code resolution fails until mode is set explicitly.
• Gateway version skew note: this command path requires a gateway that supports secrets.resolve; older gateways return an unknown-method error.
• Official OpenClaw iOS and Android apps connect automatically when their setup-code metadata matches. If a request remains pending (for example, for a non-official client or mismatched metadata), review and approve it with:
  • openclaw devices list
  • openclaw devices approve <requestId>

Related

• CLI reference
• Pairing