error-recovery-automation
Standardize handling of common OpenClaw errors (gateway restart, browser service unavailable, cron failures) with automated recovery steps. Use when you need to automate detection and recovery from known failure modes, reducing manual intervention and increasing system resilience.
Why use this skill?
Automate the detection and recovery of common OpenClaw errors. Reduce system downtime with self-healing workflows for gateways, browser services, and cron jobs.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/konscious0beast/error-recovery-automationWhat This Skill Does
The error-recovery-automation skill provides a robust framework for maintaining OpenClaw system health through proactive detection and autonomous remediation. Rather than relying on manual intervention when system components fail, this skill allows the agent to monitor core services like the gateway, browser service, and cron scheduler, and execute pre-defined recovery workflows. It acts as an automated 'doctor' for your installation, reducing downtime and ensuring that your OpenClaw environment remains operational without requiring constant human oversight.
Installation
You can install this skill directly via the command line using the following command:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/konscious0beast/error-recovery-automation
Ensure that your OpenClaw instance has the necessary permissions to execute service commands, as this skill frequently interfaces with system-level process managers.
Use Cases
- Unattended Server Environments: Perfect for remote instances where SSH access is limited and high uptime is required.
- Intermittent Failures: Ideal for handling scenarios where browser processes or gateway services occasionally hang due to resource contention or memory leaks.
- Cron Resilience: Ensures that automated tasks critical to your workflow are running by verifying the scheduler status and restarting it if it becomes unresponsive.
- Self-Healing Infrastructure: Provides a foundation for complex setups where multiple OpenClaw components must stay in sync to facilitate successful AI operations.
Example Prompts
- "Setup an automated check to restart the OpenClaw gateway every time it stops responding to health pings."
- "Can you configure the error-recovery-automation skill to monitor the browser service and attempt a restart if the CDP endpoint fails to load?"
- "Please review my current system logs and apply the standard recovery patterns to fix the failing cron jobs."
Tips & Limitations
To maximize the effectiveness of this skill, ensure that you define sensible recovery limits. Always set a 'maximum attempts' counter in your custom recovery scripts to prevent the system from entering an infinite loop of failed restart attempts. While this tool significantly reduces manual labor, it is not a substitute for proper system-level monitoring (such as Systemd or Docker health checks). It is best used as a layer of application-specific resilience. Always review your recovery scripts to ensure they follow the Principle of Least Privilege, avoiding unnecessary sudo calls where user-level permissions suffice.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-konscious0beast-error-recovery-automation": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: file-read, file-write, code-execution
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