OpenClaw Academy · Lesson

Allowlisting Senders with allowFrom

Use channels. .allowFrom to restrict who is allowed to message your assistant.

Who Can Reach You

OpenClaw has full system access, so you decide who may message it. The allowlist is your front door, and only listed people get in. 🔐

The key for this is allowFrom. It lives inside a channel block and holds the senders you trust to talk to your assistant.

channels: {
  whatsapp: {
    allowFrom: []
  }
}