┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                        Client Machine                          │
│                                                              │
│  OpenClaw.app ──► ws://127.0.0.1:18789 (local port)           │
│                     │                                        │
│                     ▼                                        │
│  SSH Tunnel ────────────────────────────────────────────────│
│                     │                                        │
21: └─────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────┘
22:                       │
23:                       ▼
24: ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
25: │                         Remote Machine                        │
26: │                                                              │
27: │  Gateway WebSocket ──► ws://127.0.0.1:18789 ──►              │
28: │                                                              │
29: └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Host remote-gateway
    HostName <REMOTE_IP>          # e.g., 172.27.187.184
    User <REMOTE_USER>            # e.g., jefferson
    LocalForward 18789 127.0.0.1:18789
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa

ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa <REMOTE_USER>@<REMOTE_IP>

launchctl setenv OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN "<your-token>"

ssh -N remote-gateway &

# Quit OpenClaw.app (⌘Q), then reopen:
open /path/to/OpenClaw.app

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>bot.molt.ssh-tunnel</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/usr/bin/ssh</string>
        <string>-N</string>
        <string>remote-gateway</string>
    </array>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

launchctl bootstrap gui/$UID ~/Library/LaunchAgents/bot.molt.ssh-tunnel.plist

ps aux | grep "ssh -N remote-gateway" | grep -v grep
lsof -i :18789

launchctl kickstart -k gui/$UID/bot.molt.ssh-tunnel

launchctl bootout gui/$UID/bot.molt.ssh-tunnel