A professional RPM repository management tool for creating, updating, and synchronizing YUM/DNF repositories with full metadata support.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install createrepo
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 createrepo using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Createrepo Skill?
The Createrepo skill is a professional-grade solution for RPM repository management within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem. It enables developers and system administrators to automate the creation of local YUM/DNF repositories, generate essential metadata, and handle complex synchronization tasks. This skill is particularly valuable for maintaining consistent software distribution environments across various Linux distributions like RHEL, Fedora, and Ubuntu.
Designed for efficiency, it supports incremental updates and multi-architecture merging, ensuring that repository maintenance is fast and scalable. Whether you are managing internal mirrors or distributing custom software, this skill provides the necessary tooling to handle GPG signing, checksum verification, and package group organization effectively.
Createrepo Skill Use Cases
- Automating the creation of local YUM or DNF repositories for internal software distribution.
- Managing multi-architecture repositories including x86_64, aarch64, and source repos.
- Synchronizing remote repositories to create local mirrors for air-gapped environments.
- Implementing secure package delivery through GPG signing and metadata verification.
- Optimizing repository performance using incremental metadata updates and Delta RPMs.
How Createrepo Skill Works
- The user organizes RPM packages into a structured directory format, typically separated by architecture.
- The skill executes the createrepo_c utility to scan the directory and generate XML-based metadata (repodata).
- For updates, the skill uses incremental flags to only process new or changed packages, significantly reducing compute time.
- If synchronization is required, the reposync tool is invoked to pull updates from remote sources into the local structure.
- Security layers are applied by signing the repomd.xml file and individual packages using GPG keys.
Createrepo Skill Setup
To use this Openclaw Skills contribution, install the necessary system dependencies based on your distribution:
# RHEL/Fedora
dnf install createrepo_c deltarpm
# openSUSE
zypper install createrepo_c
# Debian/Ubuntu (Cross-compilation)
apt-get install createrepo-c
Createrepo Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill follows a standard RPM repository hierarchy to ensure compatibility with DNF and YUM clients:
| Directory/File | Description |
|---|---|
/x86_64/Packages/ |
Storage for architecture-specific RPM binaries. |
/repodata/ |
Contains generated XML metadata (primary, filelists, other). |
repomd.xml |
The master index file for the repository metadata. |
comps.xml |
Defines package groups for easier installation categories. |
/src/ |
Dedicated directory for Source RPMs (SRPMS). |
Createrepo Skill Advanced Features
- Incremental Metadata Generation: Speeds up updates by reusing old metadata for unchanged packages.
- Delta RPM Support: Creates smaller download footprints by generating patches between package versions.
- Multi-worker Processing: Utilizes parallel processing with the --workers flag to handle large repositories.
- GPG Automation: Integrated workflows for signing all packages and verifying repository integrity.
- Custom Compression: Supports multiple compression types like xz for optimized metadata delivery.
SKILL.md
Loading
Related Openclaw Skills
Serply SERP Tracking Skill
Automate search engine result page tracking and keyword ranking analysis directly within your AI-driven development environment.
Pabbly
A powerful integration for Openclaw Skills that enables AI agents to automate marketing, billing, and business workflows through Pabbly.
Flight Search
A specialized skill for AI agents to query the Variflight ticket API for one-way flight schedules, pricing, and availability using IATA city codes.
Freshlearn
An advanced integration for managing online courses, memberships, and student data within the Freshlearn platform.
System Healthcheck
A three-tier system health monitoring tool with a heartbeat mechanism designed for high-availability AI agent environments.
Practical News Monitor
A robust news monitoring framework for Openclaw Skills designed to track high-value keywords like geopolitics, oil, and gold across multiple data sources.
Featured*
