Auto-Updater Skill

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:

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:

npm update -g clawdbot@latest
or: pnpm update -g clawdbot@latest
or: bun update -g clawdbot@latest

For source installs (git checkout):

clawdbot update

Always run clawdbot doctor after updating to apply migrations.

Skill Updates

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:

clawdhub update --all --dry-run

View current skill versions:

clawdhub list

Check Clawdbot version:

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:

clawdbot cron remove "Daily Auto-Update"

Or disable temporarily in config:

{
  "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)