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Auto Updater.Disabled

v1.0.0

Automatically update Clawdbot and all installed skills once daily. Runs via cron, checks for updates, applies them, and messages the user with a summary of w...

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Purpose & Capability
The SKILL.md clearly depends on clawdbot, clawdhub and optionally npm/pnpm/bun, but the skill metadata declares no required binaries or environment. The registry slug/name also differ (registry lists 'auto-updater-disabled' while _meta.json uses 'auto-updater') and ownerId values in the provided metadata differ — these mismatches are inconsistent and should be clarified before use.
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Instruction Scope
Runtime instructions create a cron job and an update script that will automatically run package managers and 'clawdhub update --all' to fetch and apply new versions. That behavior is consistent with an auto-updater, but automatically applying updates for all installed skills without verification is a high-risk action because updates are arbitrary code execution. The docs do not require signatures, review, or default to dry-run; they do show a dry-run option but the default suggested setup applies changes.
Install Mechanism
This is an instruction-only skill with no install spec and no downloaded archives or external installers. Nothing writes binary code to disk as part of installing the skill itself (the skill writes a helper script under the user's home if the user follows instructions).
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables or credentials (declared or in instructions). However, it performs operations that may require elevated permissions (global npm/pnpm/bun updates) and network access. That operational privilege is proportionate to updating software, but it increases risk: auto-updating can introduce arbitrary remote code without user review.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not 'always: true' and is user-invocable. It writes files under the user's home (~/.clawdbot) and registers a cron job via clawdbot's cron functionality, which is expected for an auto-updater. It does update other skills (its declared purpose) but does not request persistent elevated platform privileges beyond normal cron/service usage.
What to consider before installing
This SKILL.md implements a legitimate auto-update flow, but you should be cautious before enabling automatic, unattended updates. What to check before installing: - Metadata mismatches: confirm the skill slug/owner in the registry match the included _meta.json and that the source is trustworthy. - Verify tools exist: the instructions assume 'clawdbot' and 'clawdhub' (and possibly npm/pnpm/bun). The skill metadata should declare these; if they aren't present the setup will fail. - Prefer dry-runs and manual approval: schedule checks (clawdhub update --all --dry-run) or have the cron only report available updates rather than auto-applying them. Automatic apply means code from the registry will run on your system without per-update review. - Restrict permissions: run the updater as a non-root, unprivileged user where possible to limit the blast radius if a malicious update is applied. - Add verification: if your environment supports package signing or checksums, require verification before applying updates; consider pinning critical skills. - Backup & logging: ensure the script's logs and a rollback plan exist (e.g., snapshots or the ability to reinstall a previous version). If you want a safer default, ask the skill (or author) to change the setup to: (1) perform daily checks and notify with a summary, (2) require an explicit 'apply updates' action from you, or (3) default to dry-run and provide an opt-in flag to auto-apply.

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License

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

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