Claw Problem Diagnoser
Skill by betsymalthus
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/betsymalthus/claw-problem-diagnoserWhat This Skill Does
The Claw Problem Diagnoser is an essential maintenance toolkit for OpenClaw users, designed to proactively identify and resolve technical friction. By leveraging automated diagnostic routines, it scans your environment to detect configuration errors, missing dependencies, service interruptions, and permission conflicts. Whether you are a newcomer struggling with initial setup or an advanced user managing complex production deployments, this skill acts as a persistent system engineer. It categorizes issues by severity, ranging from critical failures that prevent startup to minor performance optimizations, and can even perform automated, backup-protected fixes to restore system health in seconds.
Installation
To integrate this diagnostic engine into your environment, use the ClawdHub package manager. Run the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/betsymalthus/claw-problem-diagnoser
Alternatively, for manual deployment, clone the repository into your local OpenClaw skills directory at ~/.openclaw/skills/claw-problem-diagnoser/. After installation, configure your preferences in ~/.openclaw/config.json to enable automated monitoring intervals and define which diagnostic checks should be prioritized.
Use Cases
This skill is built for diverse operational scenarios. New users benefit from the 'quick-start' validation, which catches common path and environment variable mistakes. Developers and system administrators use it for rapid troubleshooting of service outages, as it provides clear, actionable reports on why a service failed to start. In production, the monitoring mode provides health heartbeat checks, ensuring that your integrations with external APIs and databases remain stable. Furthermore, it simplifies team collaboration by generating standardized HTML reports, allowing developers to share a common diagnostic context when resolving complex system issues.
Example Prompts
- "Run a full system diagnosis and show me if any dependencies are missing or outdated."
- "My OpenClaw service is failing to connect to the network; can you diagnose the configuration and suggest a fix?"
- "Perform an automatic scan of my environment and apply any non-destructive fixes to improve performance."
Tips & Limitations
Always enable the backupBeforeFix flag in your configuration to ensure system state can be recovered if an auto-fix encounters an edge case. While the diagnoser is highly effective for internal configuration and service management, it is limited by host-level security policies; if you are running in a restricted container, ensure the agent has the necessary file-system permissions to inspect logs and configuration files. Do not disable security checks unless your environment is fully isolated.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-betsymalthus-claw-problem-diagnoser": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: file-write, file-read, code-execution