Auto Updater Skill

What This Skill Does

The OpenClaw Auto-Updater is a comprehensive system maintenance tool designed to keep your OpenClaw environment synchronized with the latest official releases. It functions as a background daemon that monitors local Agent and Skill versions against the OpenClaw official repository. By automating the patch and update process, it ensures your environment remains secure, stable, and equipped with the latest features without requiring manual oversight. The tool is designed with a lightweight footprint, ensuring that background checks do not degrade system performance.

Installation

To install this skill, run the following command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/aahuaxu/auto-updater-skill.

For platform-specific setup, ensure you have Python 3.8+ installed. On Windows, you may need to run the command prompt as an administrator to ensure the utility can configure startup services. For Linux and macOS, the installation script will automatically configure the necessary crontab entries or systemd services. You can verify the installation by executing autoupdater --version.

Use Cases

• Automated Security Patching: Automatically apply critical updates to fix vulnerabilities like permission handling errors without user intervention.
• Environment Standardization: Ensure that all installed skills and agent instances are running compatible, up-to-date versions across multiple machines.
• Offline Deployment: Utilize the offline update feature for restricted environments where the machine does not have a persistent internet connection, allowing for manual updates via local packages.
• Hands-off Maintenance: Ideal for headless servers or remote agents where manual terminal access is difficult, ensuring the agent remains functional over long periods.

Example Prompts

1. "OpenClaw, please run a check to see if all my installed skills are currently up to date."
2. "Force an immediate update of the system to ensure I'm running the latest version available."
3. "Show me the update logs from last night to confirm the auto-updater performed the nightly maintenance."

Tips & Limitations

• Startup Behavior: The updater is designed to start automatically at boot. If you notice it not running, verify that the daemon process is active via autoupdater --start.
• Privileges: Always run the updater with sufficient system permissions; otherwise, it will fail to update core dependencies located in system-protected directories.
• Resource Management: While the tool is optimized for low CPU and RAM usage, you can adjust the check interval or temporarily stop the daemon using the --stop command if you are running resource-heavy tasks.
• Security: Only use official update packages. The tool includes verification headers to prevent malicious code injection during the update process.