A specialized administration toolkit for Raspberry Pi hosts to monitor health, manage services, and automate system maintenance.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install pi-admin
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 pi-admin 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 Raspberry Pi Admin (pi-admin)?
The pi-admin skill provides comprehensive system monitoring and introspection for Raspberry Pi devices. It acts as a bridge between high-level AI commands and low-level Linux system administration, allowing users to check network configurations, monitor resource usage, and manage critical services without manual command entry. This skill is part of the broader ecosystem of Openclaw Skills designed to make hardware management more intuitive and accessible for developers and hobbyists alike.
Raspberry Pi Admin (pi-admin) Use Cases
- Checking network configuration and Tailscale status
- Monitoring CPU temperature and hardware health
- Troubleshooting running services and gateway status
- Performing system-wide updates and log cleaning
- Optimizing RAM usage by disabling unnecessary background services
How Raspberry Pi Admin (pi-admin) Works
- The user triggers the pi-admin skill through the CLI or an agent interface.
- The script executes specific system commands like apt, systemctl, df, or top to gather raw data.
- For maintenance tasks, the skill checks for sudo permissions and requests confirmation before proceeding.
- Resource and status data is formatted into readable output for the user or the AI agent.
- Logs and temporary files are managed via Openclaw Skills to ensure the host remains healthy over time.
Raspberry Pi Admin (pi-admin) Setup
To begin using this skill, navigate to the local directory and ensure the execution script is ready. This skill is a core part of the Openclaw Skills suite for Raspberry Pi.
cd /home/srose/clawd/skills/pi-admin
chmod +x skill.sh
./skill.sh overview
Raspberry Pi Admin (pi-admin) Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill collects and organizes system data into several logical categories for better host management:
| Data Type | Description | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Network | IP & Interface Info | eth0, wlan0, Tailscale IPs, peers |
| Resources | System Health | CPU usage, Memory (used/free), Temperature |
| Storage | Disk Metrics | Mount points, Inode usage, Free space |
| Services | Process Status | Docker containers, Systemd services, Gateway status |
| Hardware | Specs | CPU model, Pi version, GPU memory |
Raspberry Pi Admin (pi-admin) Advanced Features
- Safe dry-run mode for all maintenance and optimization commands
- System optimization suite to save ~100MB of RAM by disabling non-essential services
- Integrated Tailscale peer and exit node monitoring
- Automated Docker and journal log cleaning to prevent disk exhaustion
- Reversible optimization settings using the undo flag compatible with Openclaw Skills logic
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