OpenClaw Sandbox vs Approvals vs Tool Policy: Three Different Safety Layers

OpenClaw’s safety design uses three separate layers: sandbox mode, tool availability policy, and exec approval rules.

Each layer controls a different thing: where tools run, which tools are exposed, and whether host exec commands are allowed.

The article says this separation helps operators quickly identify why a command was blocked.

It also reduces the chance of changing the wrong setting when fixing access problems.