Overview
The oca CLI is installed to $PREFIX/bin/oca during setup.
Commands
oca --status
Check the current status of all OCA components.
Example output:
[OK] OpenClaw gateway: running
[OK] Node.js v24.14.0 (glibc, grun wrapper)
[OK] platform: linux
[OK] npm: 10.9.2
[OK] SSH server: running (port 8022)
[OK] tmux session: openclaw
oca --update
Update OCA scripts, Node.js, and the OpenClaw package.
oca --install
Reinstall a specific component:
oca --install [component]
| Component | Description |
|---|
nodejs | Reinstall Node.js v24 linux-arm64 |
glibc | Reinstall glibc-runner |
openclaw | Reinstall OpenClaw npm package |
ssh | Reconfigure SSH server |
boot | Reconfigure Termux:Boot |
oca --uninstall
Remove OCA completely.
Removes ~/.oca/, PATH entries from ~/.bashrc, oca and ocaupdate from $PREFIX/bin/.
Does not remove globally installed npm packages (Claude Code, Qwen Code, etc.).
openclaw Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|
openclaw start | Start the gateway server |
openclaw start --verbose | Start with verbose output |
openclaw stop | Stop the gateway |
openclaw status | Check gateway health |
openclaw update | Update to latest version |
openclaw gateway token | Get auth token for cluster nodes |
Environment Variables
| Variable | Description |
|---|
OCA_DIR | OCA root directory (~/.oca) |
OCA_GLIBC | Set to 1 when glibc Node is active |
GLIBC_NODE_DIR | Path to glibc Node.js installation |
NODE_OPTIONS | Preloads glibc-compat.js polyfill |
TMPDIR | Set to $PREFIX/tmp |
ocaupdate
Convenience alias for oca --update. Pulls latest OCA from GitHub and re-runs install steps.
