Agent skill

Solo Maintainer Guard

by serithemage in serithemage/serverless-openclaw

Runs recurring guard sweeps for operations, cost, security, workflow health, and docs drift.

No licenceAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Solo Maintainer Guard

skills CLI
$ npx skills add serithemage/serverless-openclaw --skill solo-maintainer-guard -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install serithemage/serverless-openclaw solo-maintainer-guard --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/serithemage/serverless-openclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/solo-maintainer-guard .claude/skills/solo-maintainer-guard && 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/

Facts

Skill name
solo-maintainer-guard
GitHub stars
196
Token cost
~355 tokens
SKILL.md length
153 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Runs recurring guard sweeps for operations, cost, security, workflow health, and docs drift.

  • Works in 6 steps: Run repository safety checks → Review failed or flaky automation with… → Check dependency and supply-chain drift… → …
  • The maintainer wants the repository checked and cleaned up without micromanaging each subsystem
  • SKILL.md covers Required Context, Guard Sweep and Stop Conditions
  • Calls npm, gh and make

What it does

Solo Maintainer Guard is an agent skill from serithemage/serverless-openclaw. Runs recurring guard sweeps for operations, cost, security, workflow health, and docs drift. Use when the maintainer wants the repository checked and cleaned up without micromanaging each subsystem.

Its SKILL.md is about 360 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development. It works with npm. The repository describes itself as: Run OpenClaw AI agent on-demand on AWS serverless infrastructure with Web UI and Telegram interfaces. Cost target ~$1/month.

When your agent uses it

  • The maintainer wants the repository checked and cleaned up without micromanaging each subsystem

Example prompts

  • “/solo-maintainer-guard”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Run repository safety checks
  2. Review failed or flaky automation with gh run list and inspect the most recent failed jobs when present.
  3. Check dependency and supply-chain drift when the request calls for it or when a recent PR added dependencies.
  4. If AWS credentials and .env are configured, run the relevant operational probes such as make task-status, cold-start checks, or deployment…
  5. Look for docs drift after code or infra changes and update docs automatically when the fix is straightforward and safe.
  6. Open or update tracking issues only when the problem cannot be fixed in the same pass.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 504300d. 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
    • gh
    • make

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npm and gh, 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

Solo Maintainer Guard loads about 355 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 153 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~355

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:24
    4. If AWS credentials and `.env` are configured, run the relevant operational probes such as `make task-status`, cold-st

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 153 words (~355 tokens).

name
solo-maintainer-guard
argument-hint
[optional focus, e.g. security|cost|ops|docs]

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .codex/skills/solo-maintainer-guard of serithemage/serverless-openclaw.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 504300d

Compare with similar skills

Solo Maintainer Guard 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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Cutting A ReleaseTriliumNext/Trilium38k—~3.2kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0
Install Anti-Slop Oxlint Rulesdmmulroy/anti-slop5.4k—~2.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Solo Maintainer Guard

What does Solo Maintainer Guard do?

Runs recurring guard sweeps for operations, cost, security, workflow health, and docs drift. Solo Maintainer Guard is an agent skill from serithemage/serverless-openclaw. Runs recurring guard sweeps for operations, cost, security, workflow health, and docs drift.

When should I use Solo Maintainer Guard?

Solo Maintainer Guard fits situations like: the maintainer wants the repository checked and cleaned up without micromanaging each subsystem.

How do I install Solo Maintainer Guard in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add serithemage/serverless-openclaw --skill solo-maintainer-guard -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/solo-maintainer-guard in serithemage/serverless-openclaw) into .claude/skills/solo-maintainer-guard in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Solo Maintainer Guard in Codex?

Run `npx skills add serithemage/serverless-openclaw --skill solo-maintainer-guard -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/solo-maintainer-guard in serithemage/serverless-openclaw) into .agents/skills/solo-maintainer-guard in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Solo Maintainer Guard 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 serithemage/serverless-openclaw --skill solo-maintainer-guard -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/solo-maintainer-guard, .gemini/skills/solo-maintainer-guard, .github/skills/solo-maintainer-guard and .opencode/skills/solo-maintainer-guard in your project.

What does Solo Maintainer Guard need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Solo Maintainer Guard needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm, gh and make).

Does Solo Maintainer Guard access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npm and gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Solo Maintainer Guard safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Solo Maintainer Guard use?

No licence was found for Solo Maintainer Guard or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Solo Maintainer Guard use?

About 355 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Solo Maintainer Guard?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Solo Maintainer Guard: Nx Run Tasks (nomcopter/react-mosaic, 4.8k stars), Migrate Internal Package into Ghost (TryGhost/Ghost, 56k stars), Open Code Review CLI (alibaba/open-code-review, 46k stars) and Cutting A Release (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Solo Maintainer Guard?

serithemage (a GitHub user) maintains it in serithemage/serverless-openclaw, which has 196 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 29, 2026.

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