A comprehensive operational health and diagnostic toolkit designed to prevent and fix OpenClaw agent failures.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install openclaw-operator
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 openclaw-operator 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 OpenClaw Ops?
OpenClaw Ops provides a specialized set of diagnostics and design patterns aimed at maintaining the operational integrity of your AI agents. It addresses common failure modes such as session bloat, lane deadlocks, and bootstrap truncation by offering both immediate fix-it strategies and long-term structural guardrails.
By implementing the methodologies found in this skill, developers can ensure their Openclaw Skills remain responsive and reliable. The skill is highly opinionated, prioritizing safe recovery paths and resource-aware optimization to prevent system-wide lockups and gateway errors.
OpenClaw Ops Use Cases
- Diagnosing agents that have stopped responding or are running slowly due to session bloat.
- Preventing interactive lane deadlocks by properly isolating cron job sessions.
- Monitoring AGENTS.md character limits to avoid instruction truncation.
- Resolving authentication failures and provider API key mismatches.
- Managing multi-model failover chains to distinguish between transient errors and critical outages.
How OpenClaw Ops Works
- Triage & Diagnosis: The system analyzes gateway logs and file systems to identify common issues like lane deadlocks or oversized session files.
- Health Monitoring: Included watchdog scripts scan for stale session locks and resource utilization thresholds.
- Isolation Protocol: It enforces a session lane architecture that separates interactive traffic from background cron tasks.
- Validation: The skill provides automated checks for AGENTS.md budget and cron job configurations before deployment.
- Remediation: It offers specific runbooks for clearing stuck sessions, restarting the gateway, and correcting sandbox path errors.
OpenClaw Ops Setup
To install and utilize these Openclaw Skills, clone the repository and use the provided diagnostic scripts:
# Run the session health watchdog manually
bash scripts/session-health-watchdog.sh
# Register the watchdog as a recurring cron job
openclaw cron add \
--name "Session Health Watchdog" \
--prompt "Run the session health watchdog and report results" \
--cron "*/30 * * * *" \
--session-key "agent:main:cron:health-watchdog"
OpenClaw Ops Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages and audits the following data structures within the OpenClaw environment:
| Component | Path / Location | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Session Files | ~/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/ |
Stores session history; monitored for size limits. |
| Cron Config | ~/.openclaw/cron/jobs.json |
Defines job execution and session lane routing. |
| Bootstrap | ~/.openclaw/workspace/AGENTS.md |
Core agent instructions; capped at 20,000 chars. |
| Auth Profiles | ~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json |
Local agent-level authentication mapping. |
| Logs | ~/.openclaw/logs/gateway.err.log |
Primary source for failover and OOM diagnostics. |
OpenClaw Ops Advanced Features
- Multi-model failover analysis to track provider-specific performance and rate limits.
- Automated bootstrap budget visualization with color-coded threshold alerts.
- Emergency break-glass recovery procedures for wedged gateways.
- Sandbox enforcement logic to ensure file operations remain within protected workspace boundaries.
- Integration with the Agentic Design Patterns framework for goal monitoring and resource-aware optimization.
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