Openclaw

OpenClaw Self-Healing System

> "The system that heals itself — or calls for help when it can't."

A 4-tier autonomous self-healing system for OpenClaw Gateway.

Architecture

Level 1: Watchdog (180s)     → Process monitoring (OpenClaw built-in)
Level 2: Health Check (300s) → HTTP 200 + 3 retries
Level 3: Claude Recovery     → 30min AI-powered diagnosis 🧠
Level 4: Discord Alert       → Human escalation

What's Special (v2.0)

• -World's first Claude Code as Level 3 emergency doctor
• -Persistent Learning - Automatic recovery documentation (symptom → cause → solution → prevention)
• -Reasoning Logs - Explainable AI decision-making process
• -Multi-Channel Alerts - Discord + Telegram support
• -Metrics Dashboard - Success rate, recovery time, trending analysis
• -Production-tested (verified recovery Feb 5-6, 2026)
• -macOS LaunchAgent integration

Quick Setup

1. Install Dependencies

brew install tmux
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

2. Configure Environment

Copy template to OpenClaw config directory
cp .env.example ~/.openclaw/.env

Edit and add your Discord webhook (optional)
nano ~/.openclaw/.env

3. Install Scripts

Copy scripts
cp scripts/*.sh ~/openclaw/scripts/
chmod +x ~/openclaw/scripts/*.sh

Install LaunchAgent
cp launchagent/com.openclaw.healthcheck.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.openclaw.healthcheck.plist

4. Verify

Check Health Check is running
launchctl list | grep openclaw.healthcheck

View logs
tail -f ~/openclaw/memory/healthcheck-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).log

Scripts

| Script | Level | Description |

|--------|-------|-------------|

| gateway-healthcheck.sh | 2 | HTTP 200 check + 3 retries + escalation |

| emergency-recovery.sh | 3 | Claude Code PTY session for AI diagnosis (v1) |

| emergency-recovery-v2.sh | 3 | Enhanced with learning + reasoning logs (v2) ⭐ |

| emergency-recovery-monitor.sh | 4 | Discord/Telegram notification on failure |

| metrics-dashboard.sh | - | Visualize recovery statistics (NEW) |

Configuration

All settings via environment variables in ~/.openclaw/.env:

| Variable | Default | Description |

|----------|---------|-------------|

| DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL | (none) | Discord webhook for alerts |

| OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL | http://localhost:18789/ | Gateway health check URL |

| HEALTH_CHECK_MAX_RETRIES | 3 | Restart attempts before escalation |

| EMERGENCY_RECOVERY_TIMEOUT | 1800 | Claude recovery timeout (30 min) |

Testing

Test Level 2 (Health Check)

Run manually
bash ~/openclaw/scripts/gateway-healthcheck.sh

Expected output:
✅ Gateway healthy

Test Level 3 (Claude Recovery)

Inject a config error (backup first!)
cp ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.bak

Wait for Health Check to detect and escalate (~8 min)
tail -f ~/openclaw/memory/emergency-recovery-*.log

Links

• -GitHub: https://github.com/Ramsbaby/openclaw-self-healing
• -Docs: https://github.com/Ramsbaby/openclaw-self-healing/tree/main/docs

License

MIT License - do whatever you want with it.

Built by @ramsbaby + Jarvis 🦞