Auto-Updater Skill
Automatically update Clawdbot and all installed skills once daily. Runs via cron, checks for updates.
Details
Auto-Updater Skill automatically updates Clawdbot and all installed skills once daily. It runs via cron, checks for updates, and keeps your OpenClaw agent current and secure.
When to use
Use on any long-lived install so Clawdbot and skills stay current. Set and forget; ensure cron or equivalent is available.
How Auto-Updater Skill fits into your OpenClaw setup
AI/ML skills change what your assistant fundamentally is, rather than just what it can do. They add learning loops, memory, and self-improvement on top of the base model. Auto-Updater Skill operates at this layer, which is why it is worth installing deliberately and early — capabilities that compound over time deliver more the longer they run. At 6,601 downloads, the ClawHub community has given it a meaningful vote of confidence.
A typical session
After installation, Auto-Updater Skill mostly works in the background. You will notice its effect in the assistant's behaviour over weeks rather than in any single reply: fewer repeated mistakes, better recall of how you like things done, and responses that fit your context more precisely. Periodically reviewing what the assistant has learned keeps the loop honest.
Installing Auto-Updater Skill
Setup takes a few minutes. Open a terminal in your OpenClaw directory, run the command below, and restart the assistant so it picks up the new capability. Check the skill's README before first use — if it needs an API key or account access, you want that configured up front.
When the assistant comes back online, give it one easy request that only this skill can handle. If it responds correctly, you are done. If not, you have caught the problem while the install is still fresh in your mind — far better than discovering it mid-task next week.
clawhub install auto-updaterGetting the most out of it
Skills compound. Auto-Updater Skill on its own is useful; combined with the rest of a well-chosen toolkit, it becomes part of workflows the assistant strings together without being told. Browse the rest of the ClawHub catalogue with that in mind — the best setups are built around how you actually work, not around individual features.
And if you would rather not assemble this yourself, we do it for a living: OpenClaw installation, a skill set chosen and configured around how you work — including Auto-Updater Skill where it fits — and custom skills built where the catalogue stops short.