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Diagnostics Flags

Diagnostics flags let you enable targeted debug logs without turning on verbose logging everywhere. Flags are opt-in and have no effect unless a subsystem checks them.

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How it works

  • Flags are strings (case-insensitive).
  • You can enable flags in config or via an env override.
  • Wildcards are supported:
    • telegram.* matches telegram.http
    • * enables all flags

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Enable via config

Multiple flags:
Restart the gateway after changing flags.

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Env override (one-off)

Disable all flags:

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Where logs go

Flags emit logs into the standard diagnostics log file. By default:
If you set logging.file, use that path instead. Logs are JSONL (one JSON object per line). Redaction still applies based on logging.redactSensitive.

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Extract logs

Pick the latest log file:
Filter for Telegram HTTP diagnostics:
Or tail while reproducing:
For remote gateways, you can also use openclaw logs --follow (see /cli/logs).

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Notes

  • If logging.level is set higher than warn, these logs may be suppressed. Default info is fine.
  • Flags are safe to leave enabled; they only affect log volume for the specific subsystem.
  • Use /logging to change log destinations, levels, and redaction.