After onboarding succeeds, configure the Discord bot: 
openclaw config set channels.discord.enabled true --json
openclaw config set channels.discord.token "<DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN>"
openclaw config set channels.discord.groupPolicy allowlist
openclaw config set channels.discord.streaming off
Start the gateway: 
mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/logs
nohup openclaw gateway > ~/.openclaw/logs/gateway-sandbox.log 2>&1 & echo $! > ~/.openclaw/gateway-sandbox.pid
sleep 4
Verify the gateway: 
openclaw gateway status
tail -n 60 ~/.openclaw/logs/gateway-sandbox.log
What you want to see:
  • RPC probe: ok
  • a log line like logged in to discord as ...
Ignore the systemd warnings in the sandbox container.

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Pair the Bot

When you DM the bot for the first time, it may answer with:
  • your Discord user id
  • a pairing code
Approve that pairing code in the sandbox: 
openclaw pairing approve discord <PAIRING_CODE>
Then DM the bot again.
Discord channel auth and model auth are separate. If Discord connects but the bot does not produce real replies, finish the model-auth step next.
Next: continue to /openclaw/setup/auth.