[Bug]: webui agent not work. v0.1.8 #2910
Description
Summary
Connection error. Attempting to reconnect...
Affected component
unknown
Severity
S0 - data loss / security risk
Current behavior
my config.toml part
[gateway]
port = 42617
host = "0.0.0.0"
require_pairing = false
allow_public_bind = true
paired_tokens = ["enc2:280270fd7d3ef2c26da82370ade30166f4cd23cb2xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"]
pair_rate_limit_per_minute = 10
webhook_rate_limit_per_minute = 60
trust_forwarded_headers = false
rate_limit_max_keys = 10000
idempotency_ttl_secs = 300
idempotency_max_keys = 10000i can use zeroclaw agent, it work expected.It's worth mentioning that, to avoid polluting my open environment, I created a new Ubuntu 22 container and installed the software through source code only after entering the container
Expected behavior
i can talk in web ui
Steps to reproduce
1. git clone https://github.com/zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.git -b v0.1.8
2. cd zeroclaw
3. ./bootstrap.sh
4. zeroclaw gateway
5. open webui on my pcImpact
I have replaced 5 devices of different models, but all encountered this issue
Logs / stack traces
root@orangepi5plus:~/.zeroclaw# zeroclaw gateway
2026-03-06T17:11:52.263369789+08:00 INFO zeroclaw::config::schema: Config loaded path=/root/.zeroclaw/config.toml workspace=/root/.zeroclaw/workspace source="default" initialized=false
2026-03-06T17:11:52.264212401+08:00 INFO zeroclaw: 🚀 Starting ZeroClaw Gateway on 0.0.0.0:42617
🦀 ZeroClaw Gateway listening on http://0.0.0.0:42617
🌐 Web Dashboard: http://0.0.0.0:42617/
POST /pair — pair a new client (X-Pairing-Code header)
POST /webhook — {"message": "your prompt"}
POST /api/chat — {"message": "...", "context": [...]} (tools-enabled, OpenClaw compat)
POST /v1/chat/completions — OpenAI-compatible (full agent loop)
GET /v1/models — list available models
GET /api/* — REST API (bearer token required)
GET /ws/chat — WebSocket agent chat
GET /health — health check
GET /metrics — Prometheus metrics
⚠️ Pairing: DISABLED (all requests accepted)
Press Ctrl+C to stop.
ZeroClaw version
v0.1.8
Rust version
1.94.0
Operating system
ubuntu22.04
Regression?
No, first-time setup
Pre-flight checks
- I reproduced this on the latest main branch or latest release.
- I redacted secrets/tokens from logs.
- I removed personal identifiers and replaced identity-specific data with neutral placeholders.