diff --git a/src/main/services/OpenClawService.ts b/src/main/services/OpenClawService.ts
index 81b4184806..855997f2f4 100644
--- a/src/main/services/OpenClawService.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/OpenClawService.ts
@@ -399,14 +399,18 @@ class OpenClawService {
     const proc = spawn(openclawPath, args, {
       env: shellEnv,
       detached: !isWin, // Only detach on non-Windows to avoid console flash
-      stdio: ['ignore', 'ignore', 'pipe'],
+      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
       windowsHide: true
     })
     proc.unref()
 
     // Collect early exit errors (e.g. binary crash on startup)
     let earlyExitError = ''
+    let stdoutOutput = ''
     let stderrOutput = ''
+    proc.stdout?.on('data', (data) => {
+      stdoutOutput += data.toString()
+    })
     proc.stderr?.on('data', (data) => {
       stderrOutput += data.toString()
     })
@@ -414,10 +418,16 @@ class OpenClawService {
       earlyExitError = err.message
     })
     proc.on('exit', (code) => {
+      // Capture output from both streams for diagnostics
+      const combinedOutput = [stderrOutput.trim(), stdoutOutput.trim()].filter(Boolean).join('\n')
+      const detail = combinedOutput.split('\n').filter(Boolean).slice(0, 5).join('\n')
       if (code !== 0) {
-        // Extract the most useful line from stderr for the error message
-        const detail = stderrOutput.trim().split('\n').filter(Boolean).slice(0, 3).join('\n')
         earlyExitError = detail || `gateway exited with code ${code}`
+      } else {
+        // Process exited with code 0 but gateway may not be healthy (e.g. daemonized child failed)
+        earlyExitError = detail
+          ? `gateway exited with code 0 but output: ${detail}`
+          : 'gateway process exited with code 0 before becoming healthy'
       }
     })
 
@@ -446,7 +456,15 @@ class OpenClawService {
       if (healthError) lastError = healthError
     }
 
-    const detail = lastError ? `\n${lastError}` : ''
+    // Combine all available diagnostics: health check errors, stderr, and stdout
+    const diagnostics = [
+      lastError ? `health: ${lastError}` : '',
+      stderrOutput.trim() ? `stderr: ${stderrOutput.trim().split('\n').slice(0, 5).join('\n')}` : '',
+      stdoutOutput.trim() ? `stdout: ${stdoutOutput.trim().split('\n').slice(0, 5).join('\n')}` : ''
+    ]
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .join('\n')
+    const detail = diagnostics ? `\n${diagnostics}` : ''
     throw new Error(`Gateway failed to start within ${maxWaitMs}ms (${pollCount} polls)${detail}`)
   }
 
@@ -904,10 +922,9 @@ class OpenClawService {
    */
   public async getChannelStatus(): Promise<ChannelInfo[]> {
     try {
-      const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:${this.gatewayPort}/api/channels`, {
+      const response = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${this.gatewayPort}/api/channels`, {
         signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000)
       })
-
       if (response.ok) {
         const data = await response.json()
         return data.channels || []
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/openclaw/OpenClawPage.tsx b/src/renderer/src/pages/openclaw/OpenClawPage.tsx
index 5d7ffcd5b1..27fa633088 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/pages/openclaw/OpenClawPage.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/openclaw/OpenClawPage.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { Download, ExternalLink, Play, Square } from 'lucide-react'
 import type { FC } from 'react'
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
+import useSWR from 'swr'
 
 import UpdateButton from './components/UpdateButton'
 
@@ -188,23 +189,30 @@ const OpenClawPage: FC = () => {
     }
   }, [uninstallSuccess])
 
-  const fetchStatus = useCallback(async () => {
-    try {
-      const status = await window.api.openclaw.getStatus()
-      dispatch(setGatewayStatus(status.status as GatewayStatus))
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.debug('Failed to fetch status', err as Error)
-    }
-  }, [dispatch])
+  // Poll gateway status every 5s (only when installed).
+  // useSWR handles deduplication and stable polling without the infinite-loop
+  // pitfall of setInterval + dispatch in useEffect deps.
+  const isInstallPage = pageState === 'installed'
 
-  const fetchHealth = useCallback(async () => {
-    try {
+  useSWR(
+    isInstallPage ? 'openclaw/status' : null,
+    async () => {
+      const [status] = await Promise.all([window.api.openclaw.getStatus(), checkInstallation()])
+      dispatch(setGatewayStatus(status.status as GatewayStatus))
+      return status
+    },
+    { refreshInterval: 5000, revalidateOnFocus: false }
+  )
+
+  useSWR(
+    isInstallPage && gatewayStatus === 'running' ? 'openclaw/health' : null,
+    async () => {
       const health = await window.api.openclaw.checkHealth()
       dispatch(setLastHealthCheck(health as HealthInfo))
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.debug('Failed to check health', err as Error)
-    }
-  }, [dispatch])
+      return health
+    },
+    { refreshInterval: 5000, revalidateOnFocus: false }
+  )
 
   useEffect(() => {
     checkInstallation()
@@ -221,23 +229,6 @@ const OpenClawPage: FC = () => {
     return cleanup
   }, [])
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (pageState !== 'installed') return
-
-    fetchStatus()
-    if (gatewayStatus === 'running') {
-      fetchHealth()
-    }
-    const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      checkInstallation()
-      fetchStatus()
-      if (gatewayStatus === 'running') {
-        fetchHealth()
-      }
-    }, 5000)
-    return () => clearInterval(interval)
-  }, [fetchStatus, fetchHealth, checkInstallation, gatewayStatus, pageState])
-
   const handleModelSelect = (modelUniqId: string) => {
     dispatch(setSelectedModelUniqId(modelUniqId))
   }