openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: Install Problem about ssh://[email protected]/whiskeysockets/libsignal-node.git [6 comments, 3 participants]

npm error code 128 npm error An unknown git error occurred npm error command git --no-replace-objects ls-remote ssh://[email protected]/whiskeysockets/libsignal-node.git npm error [email protected]: Permission denied (publickey). npm error fatal: Could not read from remote repository. npm error npm error Please make sure you have the correct access rights npm error and the repository exists. npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: /Users/bot/.npm/_logs/2026-03-22T05_55_29_242Z-debug-0.log

Fix Plan

To resolve the npm error code 128 issue due to a permission denied error when trying to access the GitHub repository, follow these steps:

• Generate SSH keys:
  1. Open Terminal on your macOS.
  2. Run ssh-keygen -t ed25519 (or ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 if you prefer RSA keys).
  3. Follow the prompts to save the key (default location is ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 or ~/.ssh/id_rsa).
• Add SSH key to GitHub:
  1. Log in to your GitHub account.
  2. Go to your account settings > SSH and GPG keys.
  3. Click "New SSH key".
  4. Give your key a label and paste the contents of ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub (or ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub) into the key field.
• Configure SSH to use the new key:
  1. Run eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
  2. Run ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 (or ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa)
• Try installing OpenClaw again:
  1. Run npm i -g openclaw

Example code to verify SSH connection:

ssh -T [email protected]

This should print "Hi <your_username>! You've successfully authenticated..." if everything is set up correctly.

Verification

After completing these steps, try running npm i -g openclaw again to verify that the installation succeeds.

Extra Tips

• Make sure you have the latest version of npm and Node.js installed.
• If you're behind a firewall or proxy, you may need to configure your SSH client to use a different port or proxy server.
• Consider using a package manager like Homebrew to install OpenClaw instead of npm.