Why does openclaw gateway status say Runtime running but RPC probe failed

Because “running” is the supervisor’s view (launchd/systemd/schtasks). The RPC probe is the CLI actually connecting to the gateway WebSocket and calling status.
Use openclaw gateway status and trust these lines:
Probe target: (the URL the probe actually used)
Listening: (what’s actually bound on the port)
Last gateway error: (common root cause when the process is alive but the port isn’t listening)