Skill Update

What This Skill Does

The Skill Update skill acts as a safety-first steward for your OpenClaw agent, ensuring that your environment remains stable even as underlying tools evolve. It serves as an automated gatekeeper for maintenance, preventing accidental data loss or workflow disruptions that often accompany version bumps in dynamic agent ecosystems. By enforcing a rigorous workflow—including diff analysis, impact assessment, and automated backups—this skill transforms potentially risky updates into predictable, manageable operations.

Installation

To install the Skill Update module, run the following command in your terminal: npx clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ivangdavila/skill-update

Use Cases

• Automated Dependency Management: Regularly scanning installed agents for version discrepancies or deprecated features.
• Risk-Mitigated Upgrades: Safely applying major version shifts where data structures may have been refactored.
• Workflow Continuity: Ensuring that custom skill configurations are migrated correctly when file paths change or when new environment variables are introduced.
• Error Recovery: Managing the restoration of agent states if an update introduces unforeseen bugs or incompatible behaviors.

Example Prompts

• "Check for any updates on my installed skills and let me know if any require a migration for my data."
• "Are there any breaking changes in the latest version of the file-management skill? Please show me a preview before we update."
• "I updated the search skill earlier, but it seems broken now. Can you help me roll back to the previous backup?"

Tips & Limitations

• Prioritize Backups: Always confirm the backup location generated by the tool before proceeding with an update.
• Read the Diffs: Use the preview.md feature religiously; it is your best defense against unexpected behavior in your automated workflows.
• Active Approval: Note that this skill requires an explicit 'yes' for every update action; it will not automatically apply changes without your authorization.
• Retention: While the tool manages backups, remember that backups are typically purged after 7 days, so verify your new versions promptly after upgrading.