Myclaw Backup

What it does

When your agent uses it

• The user wants to create a snapshot of their OpenClaw instance
• Schedule periodic backups
• Restore from a backup
• Migrate to a new server

Example prompts

• “/myclaw-backup”

Requirements

• Python 3
• Node.js
• A Bash shell

Workflow steps

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

1. 1Check if workspace/.restore-complete.json exists
2. 2If yes: read it, send a restore report to the user, then delete the file (one-shot — never report twice)
3. 3Send the report in the user's primary language (read from workspace/USER.md)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a05a80d. 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

  Ships 6 files in scripts/ (Shell and JavaScript), which the agent can run.

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • bash
  • openssl
  • curl

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use curl, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

  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

Myclaw Backup loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 219 tokens; SKILL.md has 570 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~219

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.8k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~2.5k

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

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from LeoYeAI/openclaw-backup at commit a05a80d, republished under its MIT licence (© LeoYeAI). 570 words, ~1,845 tokens.

name

myclaw-backup

description

Backup and restore all OpenClaw configuration, agent memory, skills, and workspace data. Part of the MyClaw.ai (https://myclaw.ai) open skills ecosystem — the AI personal assistant platform that gives every user a full server with complete code control. Use when the user wants to create a snapshot of their OpenClaw instance, schedule periodic backups, restore from a backup, migrate to a new server, download a backup file locally, upload a backup file from another machine, or protect against data loss. Includes a built-in HTTP server for browser-based download/upload/restore without needing cloud storage. TRUST BOUNDARY: This skill archives and restores highly sensitive data including bot tokens, API keys, and channel credentials. Only install if you trust the operator. Always use --dry-run before restore. Never start the HTTP server without a --token.

bash scripts/backup.sh /tmp/openclaw-backups
# → /tmp/openclaw-backups/openclaw-backup_TIMESTAMP.tar.gz (chmod 600)

# Step 1: preview what will change
bash scripts/restore.sh openclaw-backup_TIMESTAMP.tar.gz --dry-run

# Step 2: review the output, then apply
bash scripts/restore.sh openclaw-backup_TIMESTAMP.tar.gz

# Token is required — server refuses to start without one
bash scripts/serve.sh start --token $(openssl rand -hex 16) --port 7373
# → http://localhost:7373/?token=<generated-token>

bash scripts/serve.sh start --token MYTOKEN --port 7373

# Download
curl -O "http://OLD_IP:7373/download/openclaw-backup_TIMESTAMP.tar.gz?token=MYTOKEN"

# Always dry-run first
bash scripts/restore.sh openclaw-backup_TIMESTAMP.tar.gz --dry-run

# Apply
bash scripts/restore.sh openclaw-backup_TIMESTAMP.tar.gz
# All channels reconnect automatically — no re-pairing needed

{
  "name": "daily-openclaw-backup",
  "schedule": { "kind": "cron", "expr": "0 3 * * *", "tz": "UTC" },
  "payload": {
    "kind": "agentTurn",
    "message": "Run a backup using the myclaw-backup skill. Output dir: /tmp/openclaw-backups",
    "timeoutSeconds": 120
  },
  "sessionTarget": "isolated"
}

✅ [Restore complete — in user's language]

📦 Backup: {backup_name}
🤖 Agent: {agent_name}
🕐 Restored at: {restored_at}
💾 Contents restored: workspace, config, credentials, history, cron...

[Channel reconnect instructions in user's language]

© LeoYeAI, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 18 other files (scripts, references) in the repository root of LeoYeAI/openclaw-backup.

• SKILL.md
• .gitignore
• LICENSE
• README.de.md
• README.es.md
• README.fr.md
• README.it.md
• README.ja.md
• README.md
• README.ru.md
• README.zh-CN.md
• openclaw-backup.skill
• references/what-gets-saved.md
• scripts/backup.sh
• scripts/restore.sh
• scripts/schedule.sh
• scripts/serve.sh
• scripts/server.js
• scripts/ui.html

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a05a80d