A dedicated management skill for monitoring and applying version updates to the OpenClaw platform.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install openclaw-updater-v2
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-updater-v2 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 OpenClaw Update?
The OpenClaw Update skill is a critical utility designed to maintain the health and performance of your AI agent environment. By providing automated version tracking and seamless installation workflows, it ensures that your Openclaw Skills and core platform components remain secure and feature-complete. This skill bridges the gap between manual maintenance and automated DevOps, allowing developers to focus on building rather than version management.
OpenClaw Update Use Cases
- Automated Version Tracking: Set up periodic checks to ensure you are always running the latest stable release.
- Safe Deployment Workflows: Review semantic version differences and change logs before committing to an update.
- System Monitoring: Integrate with status dashboards using JSON-formatted output for real-time version reporting.
- One-Command Maintenance: Execute full platform updates with a single CLI command to minimize downtime.
How OpenClaw Update Works
- Version Discovery: The skill queries the update server to identify the current release and compare it against the local installation.
- Change Analysis: It retrieves and presents detailed change logs and semantic versioning data for review.
- Application: Upon triggering the run command, the skill handles the downloading and installation of new binaries.
- Validation: The skill verifies the successful installation and updates the local configuration status.
OpenClaw Update Setup
Ensure you have the core agent platform installed before adding this skill. To install and configure the update utility:
# Check the current status
openclaw update status
# Apply the latest updates
openclaw update run
# View current update configuration
openclaw update config
OpenClaw Update Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages update metadata and configuration through its internal registry. Key data components include:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
current_version |
The semantic version currently running on the local system. |
update_config |
User-defined settings for update URLs and check frequencies. |
change_logs |
Cached documentation of features and fixes from recent releases. |
status_payload |
JSON formatted metadata for automation integrations. |
OpenClaw Update Advanced Features
- JSON Output Support: Native flag for easy integration into custom monitoring tools and CI/CD pipelines.
- Rollback Capabilities: Built-in support for reverting to previous versions if an update encounters environment-specific issues.
- Custom Endpoints: Ability to override update check URLs via environment variables for air-gapped or enterprise environments.
- Semantic Comparison: Intelligent version matching to ensure only compatible Openclaw Skills updates are suggested.
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