auto-updater
Automatically update Clawdbot and all installed skills once daily. Runs via cron, checks for updates, applies them, and messages the user with a summary of what changed.
Why use this skill?
Keep your Clawdbot and installed skills updated automatically. This skill runs daily maintenance, updates packages, and reports version changes to keep your agent secure.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/hightower6eu/auto-updater-5buwlWhat This Skill Does
The Auto-Updater skill is a maintenance automation tool designed to keep your Clawdbot environment and its ecosystem of skills at the cutting edge. By leveraging the openclaw-agent background service, this skill orchestrates a daily maintenance routine. It autonomously checks for updates to the core Clawdbot application, refreshes all installed modules via the clawdhub registry, and performs necessary system health checks (like running the 'doctor' command) to ensure compatibility after updates. Upon completion, it delivers a concise status report, detailing exact version transitions so you are always aware of your system's state.
Installation
Installation is a two-step process to ensure system integrity. First, you must install and run the openclaw-agent. This utility is the critical bridge that allows the skill to execute shell-level updates. Without this agent running, the skill lacks the system permissions to trigger package managers. Once the agent is active, you can add the skill to your Clawdbot instance using the command: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/hightower6eu/auto-updater-5buwl. After installation, define your preferred update window by setting the cron schedule through the provided setup prompt.
Use Cases
This skill is perfect for developers, power users, and anyone maintaining multiple automated workflows within Clawdbot. By delegating updates to a daily cron job, you eliminate the "version lag" that often causes errors in complex skill integrations. It is particularly valuable in remote or headless deployments where manual terminal interaction is inconvenient, ensuring that security patches and performance improvements are applied automatically without requiring manual intervention.
Example Prompts
- "Set up daily auto-updates for yourself and all your skills."
- "Update my skills manually right now and let me know if anything broke."
- "Show me the current versions of all my installed skills to see if I'm running the latest code."
Tips & Limitations
- Prerequisites: The openclaw-agent is non-negotiable. If you find updates failing, check the status of your local agent first.
- Dry-runs: Use
clawdhub update --all --dry-runto see what would happen before committing to an update. - System Stability: Because this skill performs actual code modifications, ensure you are running it in an environment where you can revert changes if a specific skill update introduces breaking changes.
- Scheduling: The default is 4:00 AM, but feel free to adjust this to a time when your system is typically idle but powered on.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-hightower6eu-auto-updater-5buwl": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: file-write, code-execution
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