A robust configuration management skill for Openclaw Skills that enables instant rollbacks to stable gateway states and tags successful configurations for future safety.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install gateway-restore
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 gateway-restore 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 Restore Gateway Configuration?
This tool provides a critical safety net for developers managing AI communication gateways. Part of the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, the Restore skill handles the complexities of configuration management by maintaining known-good states for Slack and Discord connections. It allows for rapid recovery when manual configuration changes inadvertently break connectivity, ensuring your AI agents remain accessible even after complex updates.
By leveraging automated health checks and timestamped backups, this skill minimizes downtime. Whether you are adjusting API keys or modifying connection parameters, the Restore skill within the Openclaw Skills library ensures you can return to a functional state in seconds.
Restore Gateway Configuration Use Cases
- Rolling back a broken Slack gateway configuration after a failed manual update.
- Reverting Discord gateway settings to a previous stable state when connections drop.
- Tagging a successful configuration as known-good immediately after a verified deployment.
- Automating health checks and safe restarts during experimental configuration changes.
How Restore Gateway Configuration Works
- Backs up the current, potentially broken configuration with a unique timestamped filename for auditing and manual recovery.
- Overwrites the active (live) configuration file with the pre-validated known-good.json file.
- Triggers the specialized safe restart script, such as safe-slack-restart.sh or safe-gateway-restart.sh, to initialize the service.
- Validates the health of the connection; the restart script automatically rolls back if the gateway fails to initialize or pass health checks.
Restore Gateway Configuration Setup
To utilize this skill, ensure the script is correctly placed at skills/gateway-restore/scripts/gateway-restore.sh. To tag your current configuration as the stable version after a successful change, execute the following commands:
bash skills/gateway-restore/scripts/gateway-restore.sh slack --tag-current
bash skills/gateway-restore/scripts/gateway-restore.sh discord --tag-current
The skill integrates seamlessly with the Openclaw Skills framework, responding to /restore slash commands automatically.
Restore Gateway Configuration Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes its data and configuration snapshots within a structured backup directory. Openclaw Skills users can find historical records in the following format:
| File Path | Description |
|---|---|
| config-backups/known-good.json | The primary stable configuration used for restoration. |
| config-backups/known-good-TIMESTAMP.json | Historical snapshots of previous stable configurations. |
| /tmp/restore-output.log | Log file capturing the real-time execution of the restore process. |
Restore Gateway Configuration Advanced Features
- Command Bypass Hook: Automatically processes /restore slash commands without requiring LLM inference, reducing latency.
- Detached Execution: Uses setsid to ensure the restoration script continues running even if the calling process is terminated during a gateway restart.
- Multi-Gateway Support: Native handling for both Slack and Discord gateways within the Openclaw Skills environment.
- Automated Rollback Logic: If a restored config fails the health check, the system attempts to protect the gateway from staying in a broken state.
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