Offline Mode

Claw Desktop gracefully degrades when you lose connection to your OpenClaw instance.

Offline Detection

The app detects offline state when:

• WebSocket connection fails
• Connection times out
• Network becomes unavailable

Offline Behavior

When offline:

• “Offline” banner appears at the top of the app
• Cached runs are displayed from local storage
• Timeline events show previously synced data
• Approve/Reject buttons are disabled

What Still Works

Even offline, you can:

• Browse run history from cache
• Read message timelines
• View artifacts stored locally
• Review file diffs

What Doesn’t Work

When offline, you cannot:

• Approve or reject blocked actions
• Resume runs
• See new events from the agent
• Start new runs

Reconnection

Claw Desktop automatically reconnects with exponential backoff (1s, 2s, 4s, up to 10s max). Once reconnected, sync resumes automatically.