A structural comparison tool for analyzing and merging YAML, JSON, TOML, and INI configuration files.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install cfg-diff
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 cfg-diff using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Config Diff?
Config Diff is a specialized utility within the Openclaw Skills library designed to help developers manage complex configuration environments. It goes beyond standard line-by-line text comparison by offering semantic diffing for structured data formats like YAML, JSON, and TOML. This allows for a deeper understanding of configuration changes at a logical level, ensuring that environment-specific settings are maintained accurately across production and local instances.
By integrating this skill into your workflow, you can automate the audit of configuration drift and simplify the process of merging upstream changes into your local settings. It is an essential component for teams looking to maintain consistency across their application stacks using Openclaw Skills.
Config Diff Use Cases
- Comparing environment-specific configurations like .env.local versus .env.production.
- Auditing structural changes in large JSON or YAML configuration files.
- Resolving merge conflicts in TOML-based project manifest files.
- Synchronizing settings between different microservices or deployment stages.
How Config Diff Works
- The skill identifies the file format of the target configurations based on extensions or content.
- It utilizes system utilities like diff for text-based comparison.
- For structured data, it uses normalization tools like jq or yq to ensure the comparison is based on keys and values rather than indentation.
- It generates a detailed report highlighting logical differences between the files.
- The agent provides actionable merge strategies to consolidate the configuration files.
Config Diff Setup
To maximize the utility of this entry in your Openclaw Skills collection, ensure the following tools are available in your environment:
# Ensure diff is installed (usually default on Unix-like systems)
# Install jq for JSON structural support
sudo apt-get install jq
# Install yq for YAML structural support
brew install yq
Config Diff Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Config Diff skill processes data on-the-fly without requiring persistent storage. It organizes its analysis using the following methodology:
| Format | Processing Method | Logic Level |
|---|---|---|
| JSON | jq Normalization | Structural/Semantic |
| YAML | yq Normalization | Structural/Semantic |
| TOML | Text Analysis | Structural |
| .env / INI | Diff Utility | Line-based |
Config Diff Advanced Features
- Semantic structural diffing that ignores key reordering in JSON and YAML files.
- Support for unified and side-by-side diff visualizations within the agent interface.
- Intelligent merge suggestions tailored to specific configuration syntaxes.
- Integration with other Openclaw Skills for automated environment auditing and reporting.
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