A read-only monitoring and troubleshooting interface for HashiCorp Nomad clusters using the nomad CLI.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install nomad-backup
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 nomad-backup using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Nomad Skill?
The Nomad skill enables AI agents to interact directly with HashiCorp Nomad clusters for high-level observability and detailed troubleshooting. It provides a robust set of tools to query jobs, nodes, allocations, and services without the risk of modifying the cluster state. By integrating this capability through Openclaw Skills, developers can automate infrastructure health checks and log analysis through natural language or automated workflows.
Nomad Skill Use Cases
- Tracking job deployment progress and identifying failed task groups
- Inspecting stdout and stderr logs for specific allocations to debug application errors
- Monitoring cluster health by checking node status and server member connectivity
- Querying Nomad native service discovery and internal variable stores
- Auditing namespace and regional cluster configurations
How Nomad Skill Works
- The AI agent leverages the local nomad CLI to communicate with the cluster API.
- Authentication and connectivity are established using standard environment variables such as NOMAD_ADDR and NOMAD_TOKEN.
- The skill executes read-only commands to fetch real-time data about the cluster's state.
- Data is often retrieved in JSON format to provide structured, high-fidelity information back to the agent.
- The agent synthesizes this data to provide actionable insights or direct answers to infrastructure queries.
Nomad Skill Setup
To use this skill, ensure the nomad CLI is installed and your environment is configured to point to your cluster.
# Install the nomad CLI if not present
# Then set your connection details
export NOMAD_ADDR='http://127.0.0.1:4646'
export NOMAD_TOKEN='your-acl-token-here'
# Test the connection
nomad agent-info
Nomad Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill interacts with several core Nomad entities. The data returned follows the standard Nomad object schema:
| Entity | Key Attributes | Metadata Captured |
|---|---|---|
| Jobs | ID, Status, Type, Priority | Deployment history, task group counts |
| Allocations | ID, NodeID, ClientStatus | Log offsets, restart counts, resource usage |
| Nodes | ID, Datacenter, Status | Driver versions, available resources |
| Evaluations | ID, JobID, Status | Triggering events, scheduling decisions |
| Services | Name, JobID, Namespace | Service discovery tags and addresses |
Nomad Skill Advanced Features
- Expression-based filtering using the -filter flag for complex job and node queries
- Structured JSON output support for precise data extraction and multi-agent coordination
- Real-time log streaming for both stdout and stderr across specific allocations
- Integrated support for Nomad Namespaces and Regions to manage multi-tenant environments
- Read-only enforcement to prevent accidental job deletions or configuration changes within the Openclaw Skills environment
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