Openclaw Migrate

Migrate OpenClaw configs, skills, memory, tokens, environment variables, and cron jobs to a new host via SSH with setup, test, and migrate commands.

OpenClaw Migration Skill

Migrate OpenClaw from one host to another via SSH.

Skill Metadata

• Name: openclaw-migrate
• Type: OpenClaw Skill
• Purpose: Migrate all OpenClaw config, skills, memory, tokens to new host

Setup Commands

Prerequisites

1. SSH access to new host
2. SSH key (recommended for automation)
3. NPM installed on new host

Configuration

# Configure migration target
openclaw-migrate setup

# It will ask for:
# - New host IP/hostname (e.g., 192.168.1.50)
# - SSH user (e.g., crix)
# - SSH key path (optional, Enter for default)

Usage Commands

Main Migration

# Start migration (one command!)
openclaw-migrate migrate

Other Commands

# Test SSH connection
openclaw-migrate test

# Show current configuration
openclaw-migrate status

# Reconfigure target
openclaw-migrate setup

What Gets Synced

Files & Directories

Source	Destination
~/.openclaw/	~/.openclaw/ (skills, memory, config)
~/.config/openclaw/	~/.config/openclaw/
OpenClaw npm package	Reinstalled if missing

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
HA_URL	Home Assistant URL
HA_TOKEN	Home Assistant token
GITHUB_TOKEN	GitHub API token
BRAVE_API_KEY	Brave Search API
GOOGLE_API_KEY	Google API key
Any HA_* vars	All HA related vars

System Data

• Cron jobs (via crontab)
• OpenClaw gateway configuration

Migration Flow

1. setup → Configure target host
2. test → Verify SSH connection
3. migrate → Full sync and start
   ├─ Check/Install OpenClaw
   ├─ Sync workspace (~/.openclaw/)
   ├─ Sync config
   ├─ Sync environment variables
   ├─ Sync cron jobs
   └─ Start gateway on new host

Error Handling

• SSH connection failed: Show retry option
• OpenClaw not on remote: Offer to install
• Sync failed: Report which files failed
• Config missing: Prompt for setup

Related Skills

• skillstore (search/install skills)

Files

openclaw-migrate/
├── SKILL.md       # This file
├── README.md      # User docs
├── main.js        # Migration CLI
└── config.json    # Saved target config