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openclaw-update

Check for OpenClaw updates, perform updates, and manage version status. Provides automatic update checking, version comparison, and seamless updating of the OpenClaw agent platform.

skill-install — Terminal

Install via CLI (Recommended)

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/rothcold/openclaw-updater-v2
Or

OpenClaw Update Skill

A skill for checking and applying OpenClaw updates.

Commands

Check Status

Check the current OpenClaw version and available updates:

openclaw update status
openclaw update status --json

Run Update

Update OpenClaw to the latest version:

openclaw update run

View Config

View current update configuration:

openclaw update config

Use Cases

  • Automatic update checks: Configure cron jobs for periodic update checks
  • Version monitoring: Monitor if a newer version is available
  • Safe updates: Check before updating to ensure compatibility
  • Update history: Track when updates were applied

Environment Variables

  • OPENCLAW_UPDATE_CHECK_URL: Override update check URL (optional)

Example Workflow

# Check for updates (human-readable output)
openclaw update status

# Check for updates (JSON output for automation)
openclaw update status --json

# If update available, apply it
openclaw update run

Notes

  • Requires OpenClaw to be installed
  • Supports semantic versioning for version comparison
  • Provides detailed change logs when updating
  • Supports rollback if needed (check documentation)

Metadata

Author@rothcold
Stars1133
Views1
Updated2026-02-18
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Add to Configuration

Paste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.

{
  "plugins": {
    "official-rothcold-openclaw-updater-v2": {
      "enabled": true,
      "auto_update": true
    }
  }
}
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