diff --git a/packages/adapters/openclaw-gateway/src/index.ts b/packages/adapters/openclaw-gateway/src/index.ts
index 1bdf66f2..137cd340 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/openclaw-gateway/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/openclaw-gateway/src/index.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Request behavior fields:
 - waitTimeoutMs (number, optional): agent.wait timeout override (default timeoutSec * 1000)
 - autoPairOnFirstConnect (boolean, optional): on first "pairing required", attempt device.pair.list/device.pair.approve via shared auth, then retry once (default true)
 - paperclipApiUrl (string, optional): absolute Paperclip base URL advertised in wake text
+- claimedApiKeyPath (string, optional): path to the claimed API key JSON file read by the agent at wake time (default ~/.openclaw/workspace/paperclip-claimed-api-key.json)
 
 Session routing fields:
 - sessionKeyStrategy (string, optional): issue (default), fixed, or run
diff --git a/packages/adapters/openclaw-gateway/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/openclaw-gateway/src/server/execute.ts
index 8c51ef10..bcb4e06b 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/openclaw-gateway/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/openclaw-gateway/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -320,6 +320,12 @@ function resolvePaperclipApiUrlOverride(value: unknown): string | null {
   }
 }
 
+const DEFAULT_CLAIMED_API_KEY_PATH = "~/.openclaw/workspace/paperclip-claimed-api-key.json";
+
+function resolveClaimedApiKeyPath(value: unknown): string {
+  return nonEmpty(value) ?? DEFAULT_CLAIMED_API_KEY_PATH;
+}
+
 function buildPaperclipEnvForWake(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext, wakePayload: WakePayload): Record<string, string> {
   const paperclipApiUrlOverride = resolvePaperclipApiUrlOverride(ctx.config.paperclipApiUrl);
   const paperclipEnv: Record<string, string> = {
diff --git a/ui/src/adapters/openclaw-gateway/config-fields.tsx b/ui/src/adapters/openclaw-gateway/config-fields.tsx
index 19780d94..82bff3e2 100644
--- a/ui/src/adapters/openclaw-gateway/config-fields.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/adapters/openclaw-gateway/config-fields.tsx
@@ -150,6 +150,16 @@ export function OpenClawGatewayConfigFields({
             />
           </Field>
 
+          <Field label="Claimed API key path">
+            <DraftInput
+              value={eff("adapterConfig", "claimedApiKeyPath", String(config.claimedApiKeyPath ?? ""))}
+              onCommit={(v) => mark("adapterConfig", "claimedApiKeyPath", v || undefined)}
+              immediate
+              className={inputClass}
+              placeholder="~/.openclaw/workspace/paperclip-claimed-api-key.json"
+            />
+          </Field>
+
           <Field label="Session strategy">
             <select
               value={sessionStrategy}