fix: store env vars in cfg[env][vars] not cfg[gateway][env]

openclaw_assistant/oc_config_helper.py

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def set_gateway_setting(key, value):
 
 def apply_gateway_settings(mode: str, bind_mode: str, port: int, enable_openai_api: bool, allow_insecure_auth: bool, env_vars: str = "{}"):
     """
-    Apply gateway settings to OpenClaw config.
+    Apply gateway settings and environment variables to OpenClaw config.
     
     Args:
         mode: "local" or "remote"
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def apply_gateway_settings(mode: str, bind_mode: str, port: int, enable_openai_a
         enable_openai_api: Enable OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions endpoint
         allow_insecure_auth: Allow insecure HTTP authentication
         env_vars: JSON string with environment variables as key-value pairs (e.g., '{"VAR1":"value1","VAR2":"value2"}')
+                 These are stored in cfg["env"]["vars"] and exported to the gateway process
     """
     # Validate gateway mode
     if mode not in ["local", "remote"]:
@@ -113,12 +114,24 @@ def apply_gateway_settings(mode: str, bind_mode: str, port: int, enable_openai_a
     control_ui = gateway["controlUi"]
     chat_completions = gateway["http"]["endpoints"]["chatCompletions"]
     
+    # Ensure env structure exists at root level
+    if "env" not in cfg:
+        cfg["env"] = {
+            "shellEnv": {
+                "enabled": True
+            },
+            "vars": {}
+        }
+    
+    if "vars" not in cfg["env"]:
+        cfg["env"]["vars"] = {}
+    
     current_mode = gateway.get("mode", "")
     current_bind = gateway.get("bind", "")
     current_port = gateway.get("port", 18789)
     current_openai_api = chat_completions.get("enabled", False)
     current_insecure = control_ui.get("allowInsecureAuth", False)
-    current_env_vars = gateway.get("env", {})
+    current_env_vars = cfg["env"]["vars"]
     
     changes = []
     
@@ -187,12 +200,12 @@ def apply_gateway_settings(mode: str, bind_mode: str, port: int, enable_openai_a
             return False
     
     if new_env_vars != current_env_vars:
-        gateway["env"] = new_env_vars
+        cfg["env"]["vars"] = new_env_vars
         if new_env_vars:
             var_names = ', '.join(sorted(new_env_vars.keys()))
-            changes.append(f"env: {var_names}")
+            changes.append(f"env.vars: {var_names}")
         else:
-            changes.append("env: cleared")
+            changes.append("env.vars: cleared")
     
     if changes:
         if write_config(cfg):