During this period, everyone is actively developing the scope of use of OpenClaw AI robots, which includes allowing AI robots to directly operate Gmail mailboxes to read emails, then organize mailboxes, push important emails, quickly reply to emails, etc. Unfortunately, at least for now, Google officially does not support this behavior, because some users' accounts have been directly banned. This is different from the previous Google anti-gravity incident. In the anti-gravity incident, Google only blocked the use rights of anti-gravity itself. In this incident, Google directly banned the entire account (not all users were blocked from the entire account), and neither Gmail nor other services were able to log in to the Google account.
A user's main Google account that has been used for 12 years has also been permanently banned due to the use of robot automation. All emails in the account, files in the network disk, photos in the album, etc. cannot be read. It is also very difficult to appeal to Google to unblock the account.
After discussion, the developer community believes that the reasons for account ban may be:
OAuth behavior anomaly detection: As an autonomous agent, the OpenClaw AI robot will perform high-frequency reads, automatic replies, and batch operations. These behaviors are very different from normal human operating behaviors and can easily trigger Google's anti-robot strategy.
OAuth token abuse detection: Some users use the OpenClaw plug-in to forward Gemini paid tokens. This may be regarded by Google as malicious use of other people's subscriptions and will be dealt with directly according to the abuse policy.
Related discussion thread: https://x.com/iamlukethedev/status/2025782621066899873
Bluepoint recommends the following:
Never use a master account: All OpenClaw or any AI agent experiments must be tested using a small account to avoid data loss due to account suspension.
Principle of least privilege: only grant necessary scopes, and should not directly grant complete Gmail read, write + send permissions to avoid overturning.
Regular backup: Important data should be backed up regularly, including backing up data to local or other cloud disks. Eggs cannot be put in the same basket.
The OpenClaw maintenance team is currently discussing Google compatibility mode, that is, whether it is possible to ensure account security while continuing to operate Google services. However, there is no result of the discussion at this stage. This may require the participation of a large number of Google departments, and the OpenClaw team alone may not be able to solve the problem.