digitalocean

What This Skill Does

The digitalocean skill for OpenClaw provides a robust interface for managing your cloud infrastructure directly from the command line or through AI-assisted workflows. It bridges the gap between your intent and the DigitalOcean API, allowing you to orchestrate resources such as Droplets (VMs), DNS records, firewall configurations, object storage (Spaces), and managed database clusters. Whether you need to spin up a new staging environment, modify network rules to secure your production app, or check your current billing status, this skill provides comprehensive coverage of the DigitalOcean ecosystem.

Installation

To begin, ensure you have the OpenClaw environment configured. Install the skill using the following terminal command: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/rexlunae/digitalocean

Next, generate an API token from your DigitalOcean dashboard. Store this token securely to allow the agent to authenticate with your account:

mkdir -p ~/.config/digitalocean
echo -n "YOUR_API_TOKEN" > ~/.config/digitalocean/token
chmod 600 ~/.config/digitalocean/token

Use Cases

This skill is ideal for DevOps automation, rapid infrastructure prototyping, and system administration. Use it to automatically scale Droplets when traffic spikes, manage DNS zone files as code, or perform routine backups via snapshots. It is particularly effective for teams that want to reduce context-switching by managing cloud resources alongside code deployment within the OpenClaw agent environment.

Example Prompts

1. "List all my active droplets in the nyc1 region and tell me which ones are currently powered off."
2. "Create a new firewall named 'web-security' that allows inbound traffic on ports 80 and 443, and apply it to my production droplet."
3. "Add an 'A' record for 'api.mydomain.com' pointing to the IP address of my main application server."

Tips & Limitations

• Security: Always handle your API token with extreme care; storing it in a restricted file as shown in the documentation is mandatory.
• Permissions: Ensure the API token generated has both read and write access if you intend to perform destructive actions like destroying Droplets.
• Limits: Be aware of DigitalOcean API rate limits; excessive polling in rapid succession may trigger a temporary lockout.
• Data Safety: Before executing mass deletions or resource destruction, verify IDs using the 'list' or 'get' commands to prevent accidental loss of production infrastructure.