Claw2claw Filetransfer

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Cross-platform file transfer between OpenClaw agents via rsync over SSH. From Claws for Claws - send files uncomplicated without getting drizzled by hot butter. Use when user wants to sync, backup, or transfer files between agents on different machines.

Install

openclaw skills install claw2claw-filetransfer-v2

claw2claw-filetransfer

File transfer so smooth, even a lobster can do it. 🦞

Send files between OpenClaw agents without the drama. rsync over SSH - delta transfers, compression, progress bars. Linux, macOS, Windows - we got you covered.

When to Trigger This Skill

Use this skill when user wants to:

Transfer files between two OpenClaw agents
Sync project directories bidirectionally
Backup files to a remote agent
Pull logs/data from remote agent
Set up SSH connection between agents
Move bits from A to B without crying

Quick Start

# 1. Set up remote agent (one-time)
claw2claw setup 192.168.1.100 --user root

# 2. Send files like a pro
claw2claw send /backup.tar.gz

# 3. Get files back
claw2claw get /remote/logs.txt

# 4. Sync entire directories
claw2claw sync-to-remote ./my-project/

Commands

Command	Description
`setup <host>`	Configure remote agent
`send <file>`	Upload to remote
`get <file>`	Download from remote
`sync-to-remote <dir>`	Push directory to remote
`sync-from-remote <dir>`	Pull directory from remote
`ls <path>`	List remote files
`status`	Show connection status

Options

Option	Description
`-n, --dry-run`	Preview without executing
`--compress`	Enable compression (default)
`--no-compress`	Disable compression
`--debug`	Enable debug output

Environment Variables

REMOTE_HOST="192.168.1.100"   # Remote IP/hostname
REMOTE_USER="root"            # SSH user
REMOTE_PORT="22"              # SSH port
SSH_KEY="/path/to/key"        # Custom SSH key
RSYNC_BWLIMIT=1000           # KB/s limit

Why This Skill?

Features

Delta transfers - Only sends changed bytes
Compression - Gzip on the wire
Progress bars - Watch it go brrr
Bidirectional - Push or pull
Cross-platform - Linux, macOS, Windows
Key-based auth - No passwords

Use Cases

Backup server to local
Sync code between agents
Pull logs for analysis
Deploy static sites
Share datasets

Installation

Linux

# Pre-installed on most distros
sudo apt install rsync

macOS

brew install rsync

Windows

# Option A: Git Bash (recommended)
# Download from https://git-scm.com

# Option B: cwrsync
# Download from https://www.itefix.net/cwrsync

# Option C: WSL
wsl --install

Platform-Specific Notes

Git Bash / MSYS2

Uses Unix-style paths: /c/Users/...
rsync usually pre-installed
Works out of the box

Windows Command Prompt / PowerShell

Use full paths or forward slashes: C:/Users/...
Or use cwrsync

WSL

Detected as Linux, works perfectly
Can communicate with Windows filesystem

Cygwin

Install via Cygwin setup
Path: /cygdrive/c/Users/...

Performance Tips

Compression

# On (default) - for text files
claw2claw send /logs/*.log

# Off - for already compressed files
claw2claw send /backup.tar.gz --no-compress

Bandwidth

# Limit to 500 KB/s
RSYNC_BWLIMIT=500 claw2claw send /huge-file.tar.gz

Large Files

# rsync auto-resumes interrupted transfers
# Just run same command again
claw2claw send /huge-file.tar.gz

Selective Sync

# Only sync specific patterns
# Use --include and --exclude in rsync manually
# Or sync specific subdirectories
claw2claw sync-to-remote ./src/

Testing Connection

Quick Test

claw2claw status

Manual SSH Test

ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 user@host "echo OK"

Test File Transfer

# Small test file first
echo "test" > /tmp/test.txt
claw2claw send /tmp/test.txt /tmp/
claw2claw get /tmp/test.txt /tmp/
rm /tmp/test.txt

Troubleshooting

"rsync: command not found"

# Linux
sudo apt install rsync

# macOS  
brew install rsync

# Windows
# Install Git Bash or cwrsync

"Permission denied"

# Re-run setup to add SSH key
claw2claw setup <host> --user <user>

"Connection timed out"

# Check host reachable
ping <host>

# Check port open
nc -zv <host> 22

Examples

Daily Backup

claw2claw send /backups/daily-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /backups/

Project Sync

# Morning
claw2claw sync-from-remote /workspace/project/

# Evening  
claw2claw sync-to-remote /workspace/project/

Log Collection

claw2claw get /var/log/syslog ./logs/

Security

SSH key-based auth only
Keys: ~/.ssh/ (mode 700)
Config: ~/.claw2claw.conf (mode 600)
No passwords in scripts

Related Skills

Works well with:

blogwatcher - Sync RSS feeds between agents
github - Sync repositories after commits
playwright-scraper-skill - Transfer scraped data
Any skill that needs to share files

Uninstall

rm /usr/local/bin/claw2claw
rm ~/.claw2claw.conf
rm -rf ~/.claw2claw/

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From Claws for Claws. Transfer files uncomplicated.