Pairing and using companion nodes (iOS, Android, macOS) with OpenClaw. Use when: pairing a phone or tablet as a node, using camera or canvas from an agent, VoiceWake, talk, audio input, location from a node, device notifications, screen sharing. Triggers on: "node", "pairing", "voicewake", "camera", "canvas", "audio", "talk", "location", "notifications", "screen", "android", "ios", "paired device", "media understanding", "inbound media".
Pairing and using companion nodes (iOS, Android, macOS) with OpenClaw. Use when: pairing a phone or tablet as a node, using camera or canvas from an agent, VoiceWake, talk, audio input, location from a node, device notifications, screen sharing. Triggers on: "node", "pairing", "voicewake", "camera", "canvas", "audio", "talk", "location", "notifications", "screen", "android", "ios", "paired device", "media understanding", "inbound media".
OpenClaw Nodes Reference
What nodes do
A node is a companion device (iOS, Android, macOS) paired to your OpenClaw gateway. It exposes capabilities to agents:
Capability
What it does
canvas.*
Render and control a canvas
camera.*
Take photos, record video
screen.*
Screen recording, screenshots
device.*
Device info, permissions
notifications.*
Send/receive push notifications
system.*
System commands
location.*
GPS location
talk.*
VoiceWake — voice-activated agent
Pairing a node
# On the node: run the OpenClaw app and note the pairing code# On the gateway machine:
openclaw devices list
openclaw devices approve <requestId>
# Or via CLI on the node host:
openclaw node run
VoiceWake
VoiceWake lets a node wake OpenClaw with your voice without pressing anything. See:
references/talk.md — VoiceWake setup and commands
Node commands
openclaw nodes status
openclaw nodes describe --node <idOrName>
openclaw devices list
openclaw devices approve <requestId>
Troubleshooting
Issue
Fix
Node won't pair
openclaw doctor --non-interactive + check firewall
