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summary: "CLI reference for `openclaw approvals` (exec approvals for gateway or node hosts)"
read_when:
- You want to edit exec approvals from the CLI
- You need to manage allowlists on gateway or node hosts
title: "approvals"
---
# `openclaw approvals`
Manage exec approvals for the **local host**, **gateway host**, or a **node host**.
By default, commands target the local approvals file on disk. Use `--gateway` to target the gateway, or `--node` to target a specific node.
Related:
- Exec approvals: [Exec approvals](/tools/exec-approvals)
- Nodes: [Nodes](/nodes)
## Common commands
```bash
openclaw approvals get
openclaw approvals get --node <id|name|ip>
openclaw approvals get --gateway
```
`openclaw approvals get` now shows the effective exec policy for local, gateway, and node targets:
- requested `tools.exec` policy
- host approvals-file policy
- effective result after precedence rules are applied
Precedence is intentional:
- the host approvals file is the enforceable source of truth
- requested `tools.exec` policy can narrow or broaden intent, but the effective result is still derived from the host rules
- `--node` combines the node host approvals file with gateway `tools.exec` policy, because both still apply at runtime
- if gateway config is unavailable, the CLI falls back to the node approvals snapshot and notes that the final runtime policy could not be computed
## Replace approvals from a file
```bash
openclaw approvals set --file ./exec-approvals.json
openclaw approvals set --node <id|name|ip> --file ./exec-approvals.json
openclaw approvals set --gateway --file ./exec-approvals.json
```
## Allowlist helpers
```bash
openclaw approvals allowlist add "~/Projects/**/bin/rg"
openclaw approvals allowlist add --agent main --node <id|name|ip> "/usr/bin/uptime"
openclaw approvals allowlist add --agent "*" "/usr/bin/uname"
openclaw approvals allowlist remove "~/Projects/**/bin/rg"
```
## Notes
- `--node` uses the same resolver as `openclaw nodes` (id, name, ip, or id prefix).
- `--agent` defaults to `"*"`, which applies to all agents.
- The node host must advertise `system.execApprovals.get/set` (macOS app or headless node host).
- Approvals files are stored per host at `~/.openclaw/exec-approvals.json`.