PREREQUISITES, NOT GUESSWORK
If an agent is not ready.
- 01
Preview prerequisites
Check the target installation and native identity. For each needed action, tick its approval box and select Apply approved change. Preview again after a change; the next action needs its own approval.
- 02
Hermes plugin and API
On the same native environment, approved actions can install the bundled World plugin, enable it, and configure an authenticated loopback API. API setup replaces the API key; other clients may need updating. Do not repeatedly approve it after an error.
- 03
Restart only when needed
World does not restart your gateway. Finish active work, verify the selected profile and its user/system service, then restart that exact service if new plugin or API settings need loading. Leave unrelated profiles running.
- 04
Check service and environment
Recheck or Attach after setup, then test a greeting and a harmless tool-backed task. OpenClaw needs its authenticated gateway. Windows/WSL crossings have additional Python/shared-path requirements.