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Approve Pairing

Approve a pending DM pairing request without the openclaw CLI, by directly editing credential files.

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Version: 1.0.0

Overview

Approve a pending DM pairing request without the openclaw CLI, by directly editing credential files.

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approve-pairing

Approve pending DM pairing requests by writing directly to OpenClaw credential files — no CLI required.

How It Works

Pairing state lives in two files under ~/.openclaw/credentials/:

-pairing.json — pending requests (sender ID, code, accountId)
--allowFrom.json — approved senders allowlist

Approving = add sender ID to allowFrom file + remove code from pairing file.

Quick Approval (script)

bash

python3 skills/approve-pairing/scripts/approve_pairing.py <channel> <code>

Example:

bash

python3 skills/approve-pairing/scripts/approve_pairing.py telegram PWVW264M

The script:

Reads ~/.openclaw/credentials/-pairing.json
Finds the request matching the code
Appends the sender ID to the allowFrom file
Removes the code from pending requests

Manual Steps (if script unavailable)

Read ~/.openclaw/credentials/-pairing.json to get id and meta.accountId
Write/update ~/.openclaw/credentials/--allowFrom.json:

json

{ "version": 1, "allowFrom": ["<sender_id>"] }

Clear the pending request from -pairing.json

Notes

Codes expire after 1 hour — check createdAt if approval fails
A gateway restart may be needed: openclaw gateway restart
If accountId is "default" or empty, the file is -default-allowFrom.json
Pending requests capped at 3 per channel; old ones must expire before new ones are created

Installation

Terminal bash


openclaw install approve-pairing

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💻Code Examples

python3 skills/approve-pairing/scripts/approve_pairing.py telegram PWVW264M

python3-skillsapprove-pairingscriptsapprovepairingpy-telegram-pwvw264m.txt

The script:
1. Reads `~/.openclaw/credentials/<channel>-pairing.json`
2. Finds the request matching the code
3. Appends the sender ID to the allowFrom file
4. Removes the code from pending requests

## Manual Steps (if script unavailable)

1. Read `~/.openclaw/credentials/<channel>-pairing.json` to get `id` and `meta.accountId`
2. Write/update `~/.openclaw/credentials/<channel>-<accountId>-allowFrom.json`: