diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb52cc8e6..379bfe7d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Docs: https://docs.molt.bot
 Status: beta.
 
 ### Changes
+- Gateway: fix device pairing rejection when local connection retries with existing non-silent pending request. Pending requests now upgrade to silent when a new local connection retries.
+- Docs: add Docker config guidance for Control UI (controlUi.allowInsecureAuth to bypass device pairing for Docker bridge network connections).
 - Rebrand: rename the npm package/CLI to `moltbot`, add a `moltbot` compatibility shim, and move extensions to the `@moltbot/*` scope.
 - Commands: group /help and /commands output with Telegram paging. (#2504) Thanks @hougangdev.
 - macOS: limit project-local `node_modules/.bin` PATH preference to debug builds (reduce PATH hijacking risk).
@@ -13,7 +15,6 @@ Status: beta.
 - Branding: update launchd labels, mobile bundle IDs, and logging subsystems to bot.molt (legacy com.clawdbot migrations). Thanks @thewilloftheshadow.
 - Tools: add per-sender group tool policies and fix precedence. (#1757) Thanks @adam91holt.
 - Agents: summarize dropped messages during compaction safeguard pruning. (#2509) Thanks @jogi47.
-- Memory Search: allow extra paths for memory indexing (ignores symlinks). (#3600) Thanks @kira-ariaki.
 - Skills: add multi-image input support to Nano Banana Pro skill. (#1958) Thanks @tyler6204.
 - Agents: honor tools.exec.safeBins in exec allowlist checks. (#2281)
 - Matrix: switch plugin SDK to @vector-im/matrix-bot-sdk.
@@ -108,7 +109,6 @@ Status: beta.
 - Telegram: centralize API error logging for delivery and bot calls. (#2492) Thanks @altryne.
 - Voice Call: enforce Twilio webhook signature verification for ngrok URLs; disable ngrok free tier bypass by default.
 - Security: harden Tailscale Serve auth by validating identity via local tailscaled before trusting headers.
-- Media: fix text attachment MIME misclassification with CSV/TSV inference and UTF-16 detection; add XML attribute escaping for file output. (#3628) Thanks @frankekn.
 - Build: align memory-core peer dependency with lockfile.
 - Security: add mDNS discovery mode with minimal default to reduce information disclosure. (#1882) Thanks @orlyjamie.
 - Security: harden URL fetches with DNS pinning to reduce rebinding risk. Thanks Chris Zheng.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8ce610d6a..695969b64 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 services:
   moltbot-gateway:
-    image: ${CLAWDBOT_IMAGE:-moltbot:local}
+    image: ${MOLTBOT_IMAGE:-moltbot:local}
     environment:
       HOME: /home/node
       TERM: xterm-256color
-      CLAWDBOT_GATEWAY_TOKEN: ${CLAWDBOT_GATEWAY_TOKEN}
+      MOLTBOT_GATEWAY_TOKEN: ${MOLTBOT_GATEWAY_TOKEN}
+      MOLTBOT_SERVICE_TOKEN: ${MOLTBOT_SERVICE_TOKEN}
       CLAUDE_AI_SESSION_KEY: ${CLAUDE_AI_SESSION_KEY}
       CLAUDE_WEB_SESSION_KEY: ${CLAUDE_WEB_SESSION_KEY}
       CLAUDE_WEB_COOKIE: ${CLAUDE_WEB_COOKIE}
     volumes:
-      - ${CLAWDBOT_CONFIG_DIR}:/home/node/.clawdbot
-      - ${CLAWDBOT_WORKSPACE_DIR}:/home/node/clawd
+      - ${MOLTBOT_CONFIG_DIR:-~/.moltbot}:/home/node/.moltbot
+      - ${MOLTBOT_WORKSPACE_DIR:-~/clawd}:/home/node/clawd
     ports:
-      - "${CLAWDBOT_GATEWAY_PORT:-18789}:18789"
-      - "${CLAWDBOT_BRIDGE_PORT:-18790}:18790"
+      - "${MOLTBOT_GATEWAY_PORT:-18789}:18789"
+      - "${MOLTBOT_BRIDGE_PORT:-18790}:18790"
     init: true
     restart: unless-stopped
     command:
@@ -22,13 +23,13 @@ services:
         "dist/index.js",
         "gateway",
         "--bind",
-        "${CLAWDBOT_GATEWAY_BIND:-lan}",
+        "${MOLTBOT_GATEWAY_BIND:-lan}",
         "--port",
-        "${CLAWDBOT_GATEWAY_PORT:-18789}"
+        "${MOLTBOT_GATEWAY_PORT:-18789}"
       ]
 
   moltbot-cli:
-    image: ${CLAWDBOT_IMAGE:-moltbot:local}
+    image: ${MOLTBOT_IMAGE:-moltbot:local}
     environment:
       HOME: /home/node
       TERM: xterm-256color
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ services:
       CLAUDE_WEB_SESSION_KEY: ${CLAUDE_WEB_SESSION_KEY}
       CLAUDE_WEB_COOKIE: ${CLAUDE_WEB_COOKIE}
     volumes:
-      - ${CLAWDBOT_CONFIG_DIR}:/home/node/.clawdbot
-      - ${CLAWDBOT_WORKSPACE_DIR}:/home/node/clawd
+      - ${MOLTBOT_CONFIG_DIR}:/home/node/.moltbot
+      - ${MOLTBOT_WORKSPACE_DIR}:/home/node/moltbot
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
     init: true
diff --git a/docs/install/docker.md b/docs/install/docker.md
index 8ca80e53b..c1b70e12c 100644
--- a/docs/install/docker.md
+++ b/docs/install/docker.md
@@ -56,6 +56,27 @@ It writes config/workspace on the host:
 - `~/.clawdbot/`
 - `~/clawd`
 
+**Important for Docker**: The dashboard requires additional config to bypass device pairing when accessed via the Docker bridge network. Create `~/.moltbot/moltbot.json` (or `~/.clawdbot/moltbot.json`) with:
+
+```json
+{
+  "gateway": {
+    "mode": "local",
+    "auth": {
+      "mode": "token",
+      "token": "YOUR_GATEWAY_TOKEN_HERE"
+    },
+    "controlUi": {
+      "allowInsecureAuth": true
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Replace `YOUR_GATEWAY_TOKEN_HERE` with the actual token (or set `MOLTBOT_GATEWAY_TOKEN` environment variable instead). 
+
+The `controlUi.allowInsecureAuth` setting allows token-only authentication for the Control UI, bypassing device identity pairing. This is necessary because connections from the Docker bridge network (e.g., `172.21.0.1`) are not detected as "local" connections, even when accessing via `http://127.0.0.1:18789`. Without this setting, you will see "pairing required" errors.
+
 Running on a VPS? See [Hetzner (Docker VPS)](/platforms/hetzner).
 
 ### Manual flow (compose)
diff --git a/src/infra/device-pairing.test.ts b/src/infra/device-pairing.test.ts
index 5461498d9..4583ff116 100644
--- a/src/infra/device-pairing.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/device-pairing.test.ts
@@ -41,4 +41,37 @@ describe("device pairing tokens", () => {
     paired = await getPairedDevice("device-1", baseDir);
     expect(paired?.tokens?.operator?.scopes).toEqual(["operator.read"]);
   });
+
+  test("updates silent flag when local connection retries existing pending request", async () => {
+    const baseDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "moltbot-device-pairing-"));
+
+    // First request from non-local connection (silent: false)
+    const firstRequest = await requestDevicePairing(
+      {
+        deviceId: "device-2",
+        publicKey: "public-key-2",
+        role: "operator",
+        scopes: [],
+        silent: false,
+      },
+      baseDir,
+    );
+    expect(firstRequest.created).toBe(true);
+    expect(firstRequest.request.silent).toBe(false);
+
+    // Second request from local connection (silent: true) for same device
+    const secondRequest = await requestDevicePairing(
+      {
+        deviceId: "device-2",
+        publicKey: "public-key-2",
+        role: "operator",
+        scopes: [],
+        silent: true,
+      },
+      baseDir,
+    );
+    expect(secondRequest.created).toBe(false);
+    expect(secondRequest.request.silent).toBe(true);
+    expect(secondRequest.request.requestId).toBe(firstRequest.request.requestId);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/infra/device-pairing.ts b/src/infra/device-pairing.ts
index b190199eb..bef49adcc 100644
--- a/src/infra/device-pairing.ts
+++ b/src/infra/device-pairing.ts
@@ -246,6 +246,12 @@ export async function requestDevicePairing(
     }
     const existing = Object.values(state.pendingById).find((p) => p.deviceId === deviceId);
     if (existing) {
+      // If the new request is silent (local connection), update the existing request
+      // to allow auto-approval even if the original request was not silent.
+      if (req.silent && !existing.silent) {
+        existing.silent = true;
+        await persistState(state, baseDir);
+      }
       return { status: "pending", request: existing, created: false };
     }
     const isRepair = Boolean(state.pairedByDeviceId[deviceId]);