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Agent bootstrapping ritual that seeds the workspace and identity files
Understanding what happens on the first agent run
Explaining where bootstrapping files live
Debugging onboarding identity setup
Agent bootstrapping Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping is the first‑run ritual that prepares an agent workspace and collects identity details. It happens after onboarding, when the agent starts for the first time.

What bootstrapping does

On the first agent run, OpenClaw bootstraps the workspace (default ~/.openclaw/workspace):

  • Seeds AGENTS.md, BOOTSTRAP.md, IDENTITY.md, USER.md.
  • Runs a short Q&A ritual (one question at a time).
  • Writes identity + preferences to IDENTITY.md, USER.md, SOUL.md.
  • Removes BOOTSTRAP.md when finished so it only runs once.

Skipping bootstrapping

To skip this for a pre-seeded workspace, run openclaw onboard --skip-bootstrap.

Where it runs

Bootstrapping always runs on the gateway host. If the macOS app connects to a remote Gateway, the workspace and bootstrapping files live on that remote machine.

When the Gateway runs on another machine, edit workspace files on the gateway host (for example, `user@gateway-host:~/.openclaw/workspace`).

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