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Openclaw Update

v1.1.1

Check for OpenClaw updates, perform updates, and manage version status. Provides automatic update checking, version comparison, and seamless updating of the...

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by@rothcold·duplicate of @rothcold/openclaw-updater-v2
MIT-0
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LicenseMIT-0 · Free to use, modify, and redistribute. No attribution required.
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Purpose & Capability
Skill name/description match the instructions (checking status, updating, restarting gateway). It declares openclaw as a required binary which is appropriate. Minor inconsistency: the instructions also use pnpm for updates but pnpm is not listed in the required binaries.
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Instruction Scope
Runtime instructions stay within the updater scope (openclaw update status, pnpm add -g openclaw, openclaw gateway restart). They reference a pnpm global workflow and a pnpm path; these are expected for pnpm-based installations but the skill does not declare pnpm as required and does not instruct how to obtain elevated privileges needed to restart a gateway.
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Install Mechanism
No install spec and no code files are present (instruction-only), so nothing is downloaded or written to disk by the skill package itself.
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Credentials
No credentials or sensitive env vars are required. One optional variable (OPENCLAW_UPDATE_CHECK_URL) is reasonable for overriding update endpoint.
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Persistence & Privilege
Skill is not 'always' enabled and uses normal autonomous invocation defaults. It does not request persistent configuration or system-wide changes beyond the explicit update and gateway restart actions described.
Assessment
This is an instruction-only updater that appears to do what it says: check OpenClaw status, update (especially for pnpm installs), and restart the gateway. Before installing, verify you have the openclaw CLI and, if you will follow the pnpm workflow, that pnpm is installed and you understand that 'pnpm add -g openclaw' will change global packages. Restarting the gateway may require elevated privileges and will affect running agents — plan downtime and backups. Note the SKILL.md references pnpm but pnpm is not listed as a required binary; treat that as a minor documentation gap. Because the skill contains no code or download steps, there is lower risk of hidden behavior, but you should still verify update sources and ensure you trust the environment that will run these commands.

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License

MIT-0
Free to use, modify, and redistribute. No attribution required.
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