Skill Update Helper

Manage OpenClaw and installed skill updates with scheduled checks, safe upgrade workflows, rollback-minded guidance, and clear reporting. Use when setting up automatic update routines, checking for newer skill versions, or keeping an OpenClaw environment current.

Keep OpenClaw and installed skills current with predictable update checks and concise reporting.

What It Does

Use this skill to:

1. check whether OpenClaw has updates available
2. update installed skills with clawhub update
3. set up scheduled update checks with OpenClaw cron
4. report what changed, what failed, and what needs manual follow-up

Quick Start

When the user wants automatic update help, propose or execute a workflow like:

bash

clawhub install skill-update-helper

For a scheduled daily check, create an isolated cron run that asks the agent to:

1. check OpenClaw version/update status
2. run clawhub update --all
3. summarize updated skills, unchanged skills, and any failures

Manual Commands

Check installed skill versions:

bash

clawhub list

Check for skill updates:

bash

clawhub update --all --dry-run

Apply skill updates:

bash

clawhub update --all

Check OpenClaw status before or after updates:

bash

openclaw status

Reporting Expectations

Always report:

• OpenClaw status before/after if checked
• which skills updated, with versions when available
• which skills were already current
• any failures and the next recommended step

References

• Read references/agent-guide.md for the step-by-step agent workflow.
• Read references/summary-examples.md for compact result formats.