Smart Git Backup

Automates the backup of the OpenClaw workspace to a remote Git repository. Handles large file exclusions, validates git configuration, and performs intelligent sync with conflict resolution.

vemec@vemec

Install

openclaw skills install @vemec/memory-git-sync

Memory Sync Skill

Automates Git synchronization and backup of workspace memory to a remote repository.

Quick Start

bash

bash ./scripts/sync.sh [COMMIT_MESSAGE]

Default message: chore: memory backup YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM

What It Does

Validates Git repository, user config, and remote access
Detects & excludes large files (>95MB) to prevent push failures
Stages all changes automatically
Pulls latest remote changes to avoid conflicts
Commits changes with timestamped or custom message
Pushes to remote, setting upstream if needed

Prerequisites

✓ Git repository initialized with origin remote ✓ git config user.name and git config user.email set ✓ Network access to remote repository ✓ Write permissions on repository directory

Execution Steps

Step	Action	Success Output	Failure Output	Exit
1	Validate Git repo	`[SUCCESS] Git repository found`	`[ERROR] Not inside a git repository`	1
2	Check Git config	`[SUCCESS] Git user configuration is valid`	`[ERROR] Git user.name not configured`	1
3	Check remote	`[SUCCESS] Remote 'origin' configured: [URL]`	`[ERROR] No 'origin' remote`	1
4	Setup .gitignore	`[SUCCESS] Gitignore file is ready`	-	-
5	Scan large files	`[SUCCESS] No large files detected`	`[WARNING] Large files detected`	-
6	Detect changes	`[SUCCESS] All changes staged`	`[INFO] No uncommitted changes`	0
7	Fetch remote	`[SUCCESS] Successfully fetched`	`[WARNING] Fetch failed (continues)`	-
8	Check sync	`[INFO] Local and remote synchronized`	`[WARNING] Branches diverged (auto-pull)`	1*
9	Commit	`[SUCCESS] Changes committed`	`[ERROR] Commit failed`	1
10	Push	`[SUCCESS] Successfully pushed`	`[WARNING] No upstream (tries to set)`	1**
Done	Complete	`[SUCCESS] Sync completed`	-	0

*Auto-resolves with git pull --no-edit **Auto-sets upstream with git push --set-upstream origin [branch]

Output Format

All messages use structured prefixes for LLM parsing:

text

[INFO]    - Informational messages
[SUCCESS] - Actions completed successfully
[WARNING] - Non-fatal issues (script recovers)
[ERROR]   - Fatal errors (requires intervention)

Common Scenarios

Issue	Output	Resolution
Not in a Git repo	`[ERROR] Not inside a git repository`	Navigate to repo: `cd /path/to/repo`
Missing user.name	`[ERROR] Git user.name not configured`	`git config user.name "Name"`
Missing user.email	`[ERROR] Git user.email not configured`	`git config user.email "email@example.com"`
No origin remote	`[ERROR] No 'origin' remote configured`	`git remote add origin <URL>`
Large files detected	`[WARNING] Large files detected`	Automatically added to .gitignore
Pull conflicts	`[ERROR] Pull encountered conflicts`	Resolve manually, then run sync again
Network failures	`[WARNING] Fetch/Push failed`	Check connectivity, script continues locally

Features

Auto Large-File Handling: Prevents Git failures by ignoring files >95MB
Conflict Resolution: Auto-pulls remote before pushing
Upstream Setup: Auto-configures tracking on first push
Validation: Pre-flight checks prevent common errors
LLM-Compatible Output: Structured logs for easy parsing

Security Notes

Don't commit credentials to the repository
Use SSH keys or credential helpers: git config credential.helper osxkeychain
Review changes before syncing: git status
Large files already pushed can't be auto-removed by this script