Openclaw Gateway Watchdog

What This Skill Does

The Openclaw Gateway Watchdog is a specialized automation skill designed to maintain high availability for your network gateways. Developed by adminlove520, this tool acts as a tireless sentinel that monitors your gateway status in real-time. It automatically detects connection drops, manages service restarts, and provides comprehensive reporting via DingTalk webhooks. Beyond just recovery, it keeps you informed through daily status updates, ensuring that your critical network infrastructure remains operational without requiring manual intervention.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your OpenClaw environment, execute the command clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/adminlove520/openclaw-gateway-watchdog. Once installed, navigate to the local directory where the repository was cloned. It is highly recommended that you copy the configuration template using cp config.example.py config.py and input your specific DingTalk Webhook and security secret keys. Finally, launch the python install.py script and select option "1" to register the service for persistent background operation and automatic startup upon system boot.

Use Cases

• Maintaining uptime for home automation gateways that occasionally lose connection.
• Ensuring enterprise-grade uptime for network appliances by automating the restart sequence upon detected failures.
• Receiving proactive alerts when network latency spikes or total disconnection occurs.
• Automating routine daily health status reports for server administrators or network managers.

Example Prompts

• "OpenClaw, install Gateway Watchdog for my local network."
• "Gateway monitor, check if my connection is stable and show me the logs."
• "守护 Gateway，设置监控并开启钉钉通知功能。"

Tips & Limitations

To ensure optimal performance, verify that your environment has Python 3.x installed and the necessary network permissions for the script to trigger restarts. Be aware that the "daily report" feature operates between 8:00 and 10:00 AM; ensure your system clock is synchronized to avoid misaligned notifications. Always test your DingTalk Webhook URL before putting the watchdog into full production to confirm that credentials are valid. Note that this tool currently relies on local system processes, so it is best suited for devices where you have administrative access to manage background services.