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Install

Node 22+ required.

npx denchclaw

Opens at localhost:3100 after completing onboarding wizard.

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Commands

npx denchclaw # runs onboarding again for openclaw --profile dench
npx denchclaw update # updates denchclaw with current settings as is
npx denchclaw restart # restarts denchclaw web server
npx denchclaw start # starts denchclaw web server
npx denchclaw stop # stops denchclaw web server

# some examples
openclaw --profile dench <any openclaw command>
openclaw --profile dench gateway restart

openclaw --profile dench config set gateway.port 19001
openclaw --profile dench gateway install --force --port 19001
openclaw --profile dench gateway restart
openclaw --profile dench uninstall

Daemonless / Docker

For containers or environments without systemd/launchd, set the environment variable once:

export DENCHCLAW_DAEMONLESS=1

This skips all gateway daemon management (install/start/stop/restart) and launchd LaunchAgent installation across all commands. You must start the gateway yourself as a foreground process:

openclaw --profile dench gateway --port 19001

Alternatively, pass --skip-daemon-install to individual commands:

npx denchclaw --skip-daemon-install
npx denchclaw update --skip-daemon-install
npx denchclaw start --skip-daemon-install

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Development

git clone https://github.com/DenchHQ/DenchClaw.git
cd denchclaw

pnpm install
pnpm build

pnpm dev

Web UI development:

pnpm install
pnpm web:dev

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Open Source

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