Backup Verifier turns backup plans into proof of recovery by validating 3-2-1 coverage, encryption, integrity, and real restore drills.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install backup-verifier
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 backup-verifier using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Backup Verifier?
Backup Verifier is an Openclaw Skills utility for auditing backup strategies before you need them in a real incident. It checks whether a plan truly follows 3-2-1, includes encryption, performs integrity validation, and has actually been proven with a restore drill.
Instead of generic backup advice, it produces a practical checklist plus a concrete restore command template such as restic restore or rclone check. That makes it easy to spot false backups, missing keys, empty-directory traps, and other recovery gaps before they become outages.
Backup Verifier Use Cases
- Reviewing a new backup script or repository before trusting it in production.
- Verifying that a restic, rclone, or similar backup path can actually be restored.
- Checking whether a backup strategy meets 3-2-1, encryption, and integrity requirements.
- Building a disaster-recovery checklist for SRE, ops, or homelab runbooks.
- Catching false backups such as empty directories, missing keys, or archives that have never been restored.
How Backup Verifier Works
- You provide the backup context: scripts, repository details, storage backend, encryption setup, retention policy, and the restore target.
- The skill evaluates the plan against recovery fundamentals such as 3-2-1 coverage, encryption, integrity verification, and restore-drill history.
- It flags common failure modes, including missing key backups, incomplete coverage, and backups that have never been tested end to end.
- It generates two deliverables: an executable verification checklist and a real restore command template for tools like
resticorrclone. - You run the drill, confirm the backup is recoverable, and iterate on the plan until the checklist passes with confidence.
Backup Verifier Setup
The skill is prompt-driven, so there is no package to install. For the best results in Openclaw Skills, gather the backup tooling, configs, and restore targets before you start.
- Confirm the backup tools you want to verify are available:
restic version
rclone version
- Collect the backup artifacts and policy details you want reviewed:
ls -la backup.sh
cat restic.env
Make sure you have access to the repository, encryption keys, and a safe restore target for a drill.
Ask Backup Verifier to analyze the plan, generate a restore-readiness checklist, and produce a command template for a real restore test.
Backup Verifier Data Schema & Taxonomy
Backup Verifier organizes its analysis into a small, audit-friendly schema designed for Openclaw Skills outputs.
| Layer | Typical fields | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Input context | backup tool, repository, storage backend, schedule, exclusions, retention, encryption, key location, restore target | Defines the backup system being reviewed |
| Validation criteria | 3-2-1 coverage, encryption status, integrity checks, restore-drill history, completeness, missing keys, false-backup risk | Measures whether the backup is actually recoverable |
| Findings | severity, evidence, risk, gap, remediation | Captures audit results and failure points |
| Action artifacts | checklist items, restore command template, next steps | Turns analysis into something executable |
Metadata taxonomy typically includes backup_tool, backend, encryption, integrity, restore_drill, severity, risk, and remediation. No fixed file tree is required; the skill’s primary outputs are text-based checklist and command artifacts that can be saved into your runbook or incident docs if needed.
Backup Verifier Advanced Features
- Generates executable restore-drill templates instead of vague backup advice, including
restic restoreandrclone checkstyle commands. - Detects false-backup patterns such as empty directories, missing encryption keys, and systems that have never been restored.
- Evaluates 3-2-1, encryption, and integrity in a single review pass for faster operational audits.
- Produces runbook-ready output that can be pasted directly into SRE, compliance, or disaster-recovery documentation.
- Supports the Openclaw Skills free/local workflow for one-off reviews, with a pro/enterprise path for batch validation, API or automation integration, advanced tuning, and priority support + SLA.
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