Agent skill

Auto Updater

Automatically update OpenClaw and selected skills once daily.

MITAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Auto Updater

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jdrhyne/agent-skills --skill auto-updater -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jdrhyne/agent-skills auto-updater --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/clawdbot/auto-updater .claude/skills/auto-updater && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "auto-updater" agent skill from https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills/tree/main/clawdbot/auto-updater into .claude/skills/auto-updater/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "auto-updater", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills/tree/main/clawdbot/auto-updater

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jdrhyne/agent-skills --skill auto-updater -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jdrhyne/agent-skills auto-updater --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/clawdbot/auto-updater .agents/skills/auto-updater && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "auto-updater" agent skill from https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills/tree/main/clawdbot/auto-updater into .agents/skills/auto-updater/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "auto-updater", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jdrhyne/agent-skills --skill auto-updater -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jdrhyne/agent-skills auto-updater --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/clawdbot/auto-updater .cursor/skills/auto-updater && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "auto-updater" agent skill from https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills/tree/main/clawdbot/auto-updater into .cursor/skills/auto-updater/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "auto-updater", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills.git --path clawdbot/auto-updater

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jdrhyne/agent-skills --skill auto-updater -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jdrhyne/agent-skills auto-updater --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/clawdbot/auto-updater .gemini/skills/auto-updater && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "auto-updater" agent skill from https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills/tree/main/clawdbot/auto-updater into .gemini/skills/auto-updater/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "auto-updater", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jdrhyne/agent-skills auto-updater

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jdrhyne/agent-skills --skill auto-updater -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/clawdbot/auto-updater .github/skills/auto-updater && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "auto-updater" agent skill from https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills/tree/main/clawdbot/auto-updater into .github/skills/auto-updater/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "auto-updater", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add jdrhyne/agent-skills --skill auto-updater -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install jdrhyne/agent-skills auto-updater --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/clawdbot/auto-updater .opencode/skills/auto-updater && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "auto-updater" agent skill from https://github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills/tree/main/clawdbot/auto-updater into .opencode/skills/auto-updater/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "auto-updater", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: auto-updater
GitHub stars: 240
Token cost: ~551 tokens
SKILL.md length: 166 words
Files: 3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 20
Repo updated: Aug 30, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Automatically update OpenClaw and selected skills once daily.

Works in 3 steps: Updates OpenClaw itself (via package… → Updates installed ClawHub skills (via… → Sends a summary of what changed
Tasks that involve Scheduled and recurring tasks
SKILL.md covers What It Does, Setup, How Updates Work and Manual Commands, plus 2 more sections
Calls npm

What it does

Auto Updater is an agent skill from jdrhyne/agent-skills. Automatically update OpenClaw and selected skills once daily. Runs via cron, checks for updates, applies them, and messages the user with a summary of what changed.

Its SKILL.md is about 550 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/agent-guide.md` and `references/summary-examples.md`).

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Scheduled and recurring tasks. The repository describes itself as: A collection of AI agent skills for Clawdbot, Claude Code, Codex. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Scheduled and recurring tasks

Example prompts

“/auto-updater”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Updates OpenClaw itself (via package manager)
Updates installed ClawHub skills (via clawhub update --all)
Sends a summary of what changed

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 439cd3a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- npm
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
- docs.openclaw.ai
- clawhub.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Auto Updater loads about 551 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 166 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~44
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~551
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~2.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from jdrhyne/agent-skills at commit 439cd3a, republished under its MIT licence (© jdrhyne). 166 words, ~551 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/auto-updater/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: auto-updater
description: Automatically update OpenClaw and selected skills once daily. Runs via cron, checks for updates, applies them, and messages the user with a summary of what changed.
metadata.version: 1.1.0

Auto-Updater Skill

Keep OpenClaw and skills up to date automatically with daily update checks.

What It Does

This skill sets up a daily cron job that:

Updates OpenClaw itself (via package manager)
Updates installed ClawHub skills (via clawhub update --all)
Sends a summary of what changed

Setup

Quick Start

Ask OpenClaw to set up the auto-updater:

Set up daily auto-updates for OpenClaw and installed skills.

Or manually add the cron job:

bash

openclaw cron add \
  --name "Daily Auto-Update" \
  --cron "0 4 * * *" \
  --tz "America/Los_Angeles" \
  --session isolated \
  --wake now \
  --deliver \
  --message "Run daily auto-updates: check for OpenClaw updates and update installed skills. Report what changed."

How Updates Work

OpenClaw Updates

For npm installs:

bash

npm update -g openclaw@latest

After update, run health checks:

bash

openclaw --profile default doctor --fix
openclaw gateway restart

Skill Updates

bash

clawhub update --all

This checks installed ClawHub skills and updates to latest versions.

Manual Commands

Run a manual skill update:

bash

clawhub update --all --no-input --force

List installed ClawHub skills:

bash

clawhub list

Check OpenClaw version:

bash

openclaw --version

Troubleshooting

Updates Not Running

Verify cron is enabled (openclaw cron list)
Ensure gateway is running continuously (openclaw gateway status)
Confirm cron entry exists and timezone is correct

Common Failures

Permission errors: ensure the OpenClaw user can write to install paths
Network errors: verify internet connectivity
Broken plugin/provider state: run openclaw --profile default doctor --fix

Disable Auto-Updates

bash

openclaw cron remove "Daily Auto-Update"

Resources

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in clawdbot/auto-updater of jdrhyne/agent-skills.

SKILL.md
references/agent-guide.md
references/summary-examples.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 439cd3a

Compare with similar skills

Auto Updater next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Cron Opsczl9707/build-your-own-openclaw	1.9k	—	~593	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	3 mo ago
X Bookmarkssharbelxyz/x-bookmarks	289	—	~2k	Automated safety check: Notes	None	7 mo ago
Wp Wpcli And OpsAutomattic/agent-skills	211	2 repos	~988	Automated safety check: Pass	None	8 mo ago

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Questions about Auto Updater

What does Auto Updater do?

Automatically update OpenClaw and selected skills once daily. Auto Updater is an agent skill from jdrhyne/agent-skills. Automatically update OpenClaw and selected skills once daily.

When should I use Auto Updater?

Auto Updater fits situations like: tasks that involve Scheduled and recurring tasks.

How do I install Auto Updater in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jdrhyne/agent-skills --skill auto-updater -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (clawdbot/auto-updater in jdrhyne/agent-skills) into .claude/skills/auto-updater in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Auto Updater in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jdrhyne/agent-skills --skill auto-updater -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (clawdbot/auto-updater in jdrhyne/agent-skills) into .agents/skills/auto-updater in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Auto Updater in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add jdrhyne/agent-skills --skill auto-updater -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/auto-updater, .gemini/skills/auto-updater, .github/skills/auto-updater and .opencode/skills/auto-updater in your project.

What does Auto Updater need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Auto Updater needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm).

Does Auto Updater access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: docs.openclaw.ai and clawhub.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Auto Updater safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Auto Updater use?

Auto Updater is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Auto Updater use?

About 551 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.6k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Auto Updater?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Auto Updater: Schedule (TinyAGI/tinyagi, 3.6k stars), Send User Message (TinyAGI/tinyagi, 3.6k stars), Cron Ops (czl9707/build-your-own-openclaw, 1.9k stars) and X Bookmarks (sharbelxyz/x-bookmarks, 289 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Auto Updater?

jdrhyne (a GitHub user) maintains it in jdrhyne/agent-skills, which has 240 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 30, 2026.

Source: jdrhyne/agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Auto Updater

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Auto-Updater Skill

What It Does

Setup

Quick Start

How Updates Work

OpenClaw Updates

Skill Updates

Manual Commands

Troubleshooting

Updates Not Running

Common Failures

Disable Auto-Updates

Resources

Files

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