The Nervous System

The Gateway is the single process (openclaw gateway) that connects everything.

Responsibilities

1. Connections: Holds the WebSocket to Telegram, WhatsApp Web session, etc.
2. Auth: Verifies incoming messages.
3. Routing: Wakes up the correct Agent for the job.

Why it matters

If the Gateway dies, your agent is deaf and blind. It is the only exposed port you need to worry about.

# Check status
openclaw gateway status