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# Auto-Updater Skill

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

## What It Does

This skill sets up a daily cron job that:

1. Updates Clawdbot itself (via `clawdbot doctor` or package manager) 2. Updates all installed skills (via `clawdhub update --all`) 3. Messages you with a summary of what was updated

## Setup

### Quick Start

Ask Clawdbot to set up the auto-updater:

``` Set up daily auto-updates for yourself and all your skills. ```

Or manually add the cron job:

```bash clawdbot 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 Clawdbot updates and update all skills. Report what was updated." ```

### Configuration Options

| Option | Default | Description | |--------|---------|-------------| | Time | 4:00 AM | When to run updates (use `--cron` to change) | | Timezone | System default | Set with `--tz` | | Delivery | Main session | Where to send the update summary |

## How Updates Work

### Clawdbot Updates

For **npm/pnpm/bun installs**: ```bash npm update -g clawdbot@latest # or: pnpm update -g clawdbot@latest # or: bun update -g clawdbot@latest ```

For **source installs** (git checkout): ```bash clawdbot update ```

Always run `clawdbot doctor` after updating to apply migrations.

### Skill Updates

```bash clawdhub update --all ```

This checks all installed skills against the registry and updates any with new versions available.

## Update Summary Format

After updates complete, you'll receive a message like:

``` 🔄 Daily Auto-Update Complete

**Clawdbot**: Updated to v2026.1.10 (was v2026.1.9)

**Skills Updated (3)**: - prd: 2.0.3 → 2.0.4 - browser: 1.2.0 → 1.2.1 - nano-banana-pro: 3.1.0 → 3.1.2

**Skills Already Current (5)**: gemini, sag, things-mac, himalaya, peekaboo

No issues encountered. ```

## Manual Commands

Check for updates without applying: ```bash clawdhub update --all --dry-run ```

View current skill versions: ```bash clawdhub list ```

Check Clawdbot version: ```bash clawdbot --version ```

## Troubleshooting

### Updates Not Running

1. Verify cron is enabled: check `cron.enabled` in config 2. Confirm Gateway is running continuously 3. Check cron job exists: `clawdbot cron list`

### Update Failures

If an update fails, the summary will include the error. Common fixes:

- **Permission errors**: Ensure the Gateway user can write to skill directories - **Network errors**: Check internet connectivity - **Package conflicts**: Run `clawdbot doctor` to diagnose

### Disabling Auto-Updates

Remove the cron job: ```bash clawdbot cron remove "Daily Auto-Update" ```

Or disable temporarily in config: ```json { "cron": { "enabled": false } } ```

## Resources

- [Clawdbot Updating Guide](https://docs.clawd.bot/install/updating) - [ClawdHub CLI](https://docs.clawd.bot/tools/clawdhub) - [Cron Jobs](https://docs.clawd.bot/cron)