CLI Commands Reference

Quick reference for the most-used OpenClaw CLI commands.

Gateway

openclaw gateway start    # Start the gateway daemon
openclaw gateway stop     # Stop the gateway
openclaw gateway restart  # Restart
openclaw gateway status   # Check status

Agents

openclaw agent create --name bob --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6
openclaw agent list
openclaw agent delete --name bob

Cron

openclaw cron list                    # List all jobs
openclaw cron add --name ... --schedule "0 9 * * *" --agent bob --message "..."
openclaw cron edit <id> --cron "30 10 * * *" --tz "America/Chicago"
openclaw cron disable <id>
openclaw cron enable <id>
openclaw cron rm <id>
openclaw cron run <id>                # Run immediately (debug)
openclaw cron runs --name job-name   # View run history

System

openclaw status           # System status
openclaw config set anthropic.apiKey YOUR_KEY

Full reference documentation coming soon.