Openclaw Sacred Rules

What This Skill Does

The OpenClaw Sacred Rules skill is a mission-critical safety framework designed to prevent catastrophic configuration failures within the OpenClaw ecosystem. Developed by jayrizz, this skill acts as an internal governance protocol, codifying eight immutable rules learned through real-world production disasters. It provides the necessary CLI tools and procedural guidelines to ensure that configuration changes, backups, authentication troubleshooting, and system recovery operations are executed safely without risking data corruption or total system failure. By enforcing a 'safety-first' workflow, this skill prevents common pitfalls like manual JSON editing errors, improper backup handling, and auth-profile corruption, ensuring that the OpenClaw agent maintains stability even under complex administrative tasks.

Installation

To install this skill, use the clawhub tool in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/jayrizz/openclaw-sacred-rules

Ensure you have the latest version of the OpenClaw core agent installed to ensure compatibility with the bundled validation scripts.

Use Cases

This skill should be utilized during the following operational windows:

1. System Maintenance: Performing routine configuration modifications for model providers or system features.
2. Disaster Recovery: Restoring the environment after a perceived config-driven outage.
3. Authentication Debugging: Troubleshooting 401 errors or general model provider failures using the mandated auth_checker.sh.
4. Backup Management: Automating full system backups before enabling high-impact features like sandbox mode.
5. Best Practice Audits: Querying the agent to ensure proposed config changes comply with institutional safety standards.

Example Prompts

1. "OpenClaw, I need to update my model providers. Please initiate the safe backup procedure and validate my current configuration before I proceed."
2. "I am receiving 401 errors from Anthropic. Run the safe auth checker to identify if this is a profile issue or a config error."
3. "Before I enable sandbox mode for local testing, what are the mandatory safety steps I must take to ensure the system remains stable?"

Tips & Limitations

• Tip: Always prioritize the provided Python validator (config_validator.py) over manual inspection.
• Tip: If you encounter 'all providers unavailable' errors, run scripts/reset_cooldowns.sh first, as this is a known transient issue that does not necessarily imply corrupted credentials.
• Limitation: This skill provides procedural safety but does not monitor background processes in real-time. It requires manual invocation by the user or an automated agent process during configuration cycles. Always respect the prohibition against manual editing of openclaw.json to prevent irreversible state drift.