Name: Clawdbot Skill Update
Availability: InStock
Author: pasogott

Clawdbot Update Skill

Comprehensive backup, update, and restore workflow for Clawdbot installations.

Repository

GitHub: https://github.com/clawdbot/clawdbot
Upstream:
```
origin/main
```
Local Clone:
```
~/code/clawdbot
```
(default)

Description

This skill provides a complete, modular update workflow for Clawdbot with dynamic workspace detection:

Configuration files
Agent states and sessions
Credentials and auth tokens
All agent workspaces (auto-detected from config)
Cron jobs and sandboxes
Git repository state

Key Features

✅ Dynamic Workspace Detection - Reads workspace paths from config
✅ Multi-Agent Support - Handles multiple agents automatically
✅ Safe Rollback - Full restore capability
✅ Git Integration - Tracks versions and remotes
✅ Validation - Pre/post checks included
✅ Dry Run - Preview before backup

Files

```
config.json
```
- Skill configuration (repo URLs, paths)
```
backup-clawdbot-dryrun.sh
```
- Dry run preview (no changes)
```
backup-clawdbot-full.sh
```
- Dynamic full backup script
```
restore-clawdbot.sh
```
- Dynamic restore script
```
validate-setup.sh
```
- Pre/post update validation
```
check-upstream.sh
```
- Check for available updates
```
UPDATE_CHECKLIST.md
```
- Step-by-step update checklist
```
QUICK_REFERENCE.md
```
- Quick command reference
```
SKILL.md
```
- This file
```
README.md
```
- Quick start guide

Dynamic Features

Both backup and restore scripts now:

Read workspace paths from
```
~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json
```
Support any number of agents
Handle missing workspaces gracefully
Generate safe filenames from agent IDs

When to Use

Trigger this skill when asked to:

"update clawdbot"
"upgrade to latest version"
"backup clawdbot before update"
"restore clawdbot from backup"
"rollback clawdbot update"

Usage

1. Preview Backup (Dry Run)

~/.skills/clawdbot-update/backup-clawdbot-dryrun.sh

Shows:

What files would be backed up
Estimated backup size
Workspace detection results
Disk space availability
Files that would be skipped

No files are created or modified!

2. Create Full Backup

~/.skills/clawdbot-update/backup-clawdbot-full.sh

Backs up:

```
~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json
```
(config)
```
~/.clawdbot/sessions/
```
(session state)
```
~/.clawdbot/agents/
```
(multi-agent state)
```
~/.clawdbot/credentials/
```
(auth tokens)
```
~/.clawdbot/cron/
```
(scheduled jobs)
```
~/.clawdbot/sandboxes/
```
(sandbox state)
All agent workspaces (dynamically detected!)
Git commit and status

Output:

~/.clawdbot-backups/pre-update-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS/

3. Update Clawdbot

Follow the checklist:

cat ~/.skills/clawdbot-update/UPDATE_CHECKLIST.md

Key steps:

Create backup
Stop gateway
Pull latest code
Adjust config for breaking changes
Run doctor
Test functionality
Start gateway as daemon

4. Restore from Backup

~/.skills/clawdbot-update/restore-clawdbot.sh ~/.clawdbot-backups/pre-update-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS

Restores:

All configuration
All state files
All workspaces
Optionally: git version

Important Notes

Multi-Agent Setup

This skill is designed for multi-agent setups with:

Multiple agents with separate workspaces
Sandbox configurations
Provider routing (WhatsApp/Telegram/Discord/Slack/etc.)

Breaking Changes in v2026.1.8

CRITICAL:

DM Lockdown: DMs now default to
```
pairing
```
policy instead of open
Groups:
```
telegram.groups
```
and
```
whatsapp.groups
```
are now allowlists
Sandbox: Default scope changed to
```
"agent"
```
from implicit
Timestamps: Now UTC format in agent envelopes

Backup Validation

After backup, always verify:

BACKUP_DIR=~/.clawdbot-backups/pre-update-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS
cat "$BACKUP_DIR/BACKUP_INFO.txt"
ls -lh "$BACKUP_DIR"

Should contain:

✅
```
clawdbot.json
```
✅
```
credentials.tar.gz
```
✅
```
workspace-*.tar.gz
```
(one per agent)

Config Changes Required

Example: Switch WhatsApp to pairing:

jq '.whatsapp.dmPolicy = "pairing"' ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | sponge ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json

Example: Set explicit sandbox scope:

jq '.agent.sandbox.scope = "agent"' ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | sponge ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json

Workflow

Standard Update Flow

# 1. Check for updates
~/.skills/clawdbot-update/check-upstream.sh
2. Validate current setup
~/.skills/clawdbot-update/validate-setup.sh
3. Dry run
~/.skills/clawdbot-update/backup-clawdbot-dryrun.sh
4. Backup
~/.skills/clawdbot-update/backup-clawdbot-full.sh
5. Stop gateway
cd ~/code/clawdbot
pnpm clawdbot gateway stop
6. Update code
git checkout main
git pull --rebase origin main
pnpm install
pnpm build
7. Run doctor
pnpm clawdbot doctor --yes
8. Test
pnpm clawdbot gateway start  # foreground for testing
9. Deploy

pnpm clawdbot gateway stop
pnpm clawdbot gateway start --daemon

Rollback Flow

# Quick rollback
~/.skills/clawdbot-update/restore-clawdbot.sh <backup-dir>
Manual rollback
cd ~/code/clawdbot
git checkout <old-commit>
pnpm install && pnpm build
cp <backup-dir>/clawdbot.json ~/.clawdbot/
pnpm clawdbot gateway restart

Testing After Update

Functionality Tests

Provider DMs work (check pairing policy)
Group mentions respond
Typing indicators work
Agent routing works
Sandbox isolation works
Tool restrictions enforced

New Features

pnpm clawdbot agents list
pnpm clawdbot logs --tail 50
pnpm clawdbot providers list --usage
pnpm clawdbot skills list

Monitoring

# Live logs
pnpm clawdbot logs --follow
Or Web UI
open http://localhost:3001/logs
Check status

pnpm clawdbot status
pnpm clawdbot gateway status

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Gateway won't start:

pnpm clawdbot logs --grep error
pnpm clawdbot doctor

Auth errors:

# OAuth profiles might need re-login
pnpm clawdbot providers login <provider>

Sandbox issues:

# Check sandbox config
jq '.agent.sandbox' ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json
Check per-agent sandbox
jq '.routing.agents[] | {name, sandbox}' ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json

Emergency Restore

If something goes wrong:

# 1. Stop gateway
pnpm clawdbot gateway stop
2. Full restore
LATEST_BACKUP=$(ls -t ~/.clawdbot-backups/ | head -1)
~/.skills/clawdbot-update/restore-clawdbot.sh ~/.clawdbot-backups/$LATEST_BACKUP
3. Restart
pnpm clawdbot gateway start

Installation

Via ClawdHub

clawdbot skills install clawdbot-update

Manual

git clone <repo-url> ~/.skills/clawdbot-update
chmod +x ~/.skills/clawdbot-update/*.sh

License

MIT - see LICENSE

Author

Pascal Schott (@pasogott)

Contribution for Clawdbot
https://github.com/clawdbot/clawdbot

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Description

Key Features

Files

Dynamic Features

When to Use

Usage

1. Preview Backup (Dry Run)

2. Create Full Backup

3. Update Clawdbot

4. Restore from Backup

Important Notes

Multi-Agent Setup

Breaking Changes in v2026.1.8

Backup Validation

Config Changes Required

Workflow

Standard Update Flow

2. Validate current setup

3. Dry run

4. Backup

5. Stop gateway

6. Update code

7. Run doctor

8. Test

9. Deploy

Rollback Flow

Manual rollback

Testing After Update

Functionality Tests

New Features

Monitoring

Or Web UI

Check status

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Check per-agent sandbox

Emergency Restore

2. Full restore

3. Restart

Installation

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