Simple Backup

Backup agent brain (workspace) and body (state) to local folder and optionally sync to cloud via rclone.

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Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Simple Backup

A robust backup script that:

Auto-detects workspace and state directories from OpenClaw config
Allows overrides for custom/non-standard setups
Compresses & encrypts using GPG (AES256)
Prunes old backups (Daily/Hourly retention)
Syncs to cloud via
```
rclone
```
(optional)

Setup

Dependencies:

brew install rclone gnupg jq

Password: Set encryption password (choose one):
- File:
```
~/.openclaw/credentials/backup.key
```
  (recommended)
- Env:
```
export BACKUP_PASSWORD="secret"
```
- Config: Add
```
"password": "secret"
```
  to skill config
Cloud (Optional):
```
rclone config
```

Usage

simple-backup

Auto-Detection

By default, paths are auto-detected from

~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Workspace:
```
agents.defaults.workspace
```
State:
```
~/.openclaw
```
(where config lives)
Backup root:
```
<workspace>/BACKUPS
```

Custom Configuration

For non-standard setups, override any path in

~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "simple-backup": {
        "config": {
          "workspaceDir": "/custom/path/workspace",
          "stateDir": "/custom/path/state",
          "skillsDir": "/custom/path/skills",
          "backupRoot": "/custom/path/backups",
          "remoteDest": "gdrive:backups"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration Reference

Config Key	Env Var	Auto-Detected	Description
`workspaceDir`	`BRAIN_DIR`	`agents.defaults.workspace`	Agent workspace
`stateDir`	`BODY_DIR`	`~/.openclaw`	OpenClaw state dir
`skillsDir`	`SKILLS_DIR`	`~/openclaw/skills`	Skills directory
`backupRoot`	`BACKUP_ROOT`	`<workspace>/BACKUPS`	Local backup storage
`remoteDest`	`REMOTE_DEST`	(none)	Rclone remote path
`maxDays`	`MAX_DAYS`	7	Days to keep daily backups
`hourlyRetentionHours`	`HOURLY_RETENTION_HOURS`	24	Hours to keep hourly
`password`	`BACKUP_PASSWORD`	(none)	Encryption password

Priority: Config file → Env var → Auto-detect

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