clawdbot-skill-update

What This Skill Does

The clawdbot-skill-update provides a robust, professional-grade management workflow for Clawdbot installations. Designed for reliability and safety, this skill automates the critical lifecycle processes of backup, update, and restoration. It is architected around dynamic workspace detection, meaning it automatically discovers all your agent configurations and sandbox environments defined within ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json, ensuring that no data is left behind during a maintenance cycle. The skill includes a dry-run feature for safe previewing, automated git tracking, and a comprehensive validation suite to ensure that your agent ecosystem remains stable throughout the update process.

Installation

You can install this skill directly using the OpenClaw command-line interface. Run the following command: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/pasogott/clawdbot-skill-update Once installed, the skill directory will be located at ~/.skills/clawdbot-update/. Ensure you have sufficient permissions to access your Clawdbot configuration directories before running the scripts.

Use Cases

This skill is specifically designed for:

• Routine maintenance: Updating your Clawdbot installation to the latest version while ensuring all agent data, sessions, and credentials are preserved.
• Disaster recovery: Quickly restoring a previous, stable state if a new update introduces unexpected behavior or compatibility issues.
• Migration and Deployment: Using the backup feature to safely move or mirror your existing agent workspaces to a new directory or environment.
• Version Control: Ensuring your local environment is in sync with the upstream GitHub repository while managing custom agent states.

Example Prompts

1. "OpenClaw, please run a dry run backup for my Clawdbot installation to see what changes will be captured."
2. "I need to upgrade Clawdbot to the latest version; can you help me perform a full backup and follow the update checklist?"
3. "My recent update caused an issue, please help me restore my agents from the latest backup folder."

Tips & Limitations

• Always run the dry run (backup-clawdbot-dryrun.sh) before initiating a full backup to verify your disk space.
• The skill relies on your ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json file to locate workspaces; ensure this file is updated if you add new agent paths manually.
• If a backup fails, do not proceed with the git pull operation. Always check the output of validate-setup.sh after an update.
• This skill requires read and write access to your Clawdbot installation directories and executes shell scripts, so ensure you trust the repository source before running.