openclaw-guardian
Deploy and manage a Guardian watchdog process for OpenClaw Gateway. Provides automated health monitoring, self-repair via `doctor --fix`, git-based workspace rollback, daily snapshots, and optional Discord alerting. Use when a user wants to harden their OpenClaw instance against crashes, config corruption, or bad workspace edits — or when setting up Guardian for the first time on a new server/container.
Best use case
openclaw-guardian is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.
Deploy and manage a Guardian watchdog process for OpenClaw Gateway. Provides automated health monitoring, self-repair via `doctor --fix`, git-based workspace rollback, daily snapshots, and optional Discord alerting. Use when a user wants to harden their OpenClaw instance against crashes, config corruption, or bad workspace edits — or when setting up Guardian for the first time on a new server/container.
Teams using openclaw-guardian should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.
When to use this skill
- You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.
When not to use this skill
- You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
- You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.
Installation
Claude Code / Cursor / Codex
Manual Installation
- Download SKILL.md from GitHub
- Place it in
.claude/skills/openclaw-guardian/SKILL.mdinside your project - Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill
How openclaw-guardian Compares
| Feature / Agent | openclaw-guardian | Standard Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Support | Not specified | Limited / Varies |
| Context Awareness | High | Baseline |
| Installation Complexity | Unknown | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this skill do?
Deploy and manage a Guardian watchdog process for OpenClaw Gateway. Provides automated health monitoring, self-repair via `doctor --fix`, git-based workspace rollback, daily snapshots, and optional Discord alerting. Use when a user wants to harden their OpenClaw instance against crashes, config corruption, or bad workspace edits — or when setting up Guardian for the first time on a new server/container.
Where can I find the source code?
You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.
SKILL.md Source
# OpenClaw Guardian Guardian is a standalone bash watchdog that keeps OpenClaw Gateway alive 24/7. **Repair ladder:** 1. Detect Gateway down (every 30s) 2. Run `openclaw doctor --fix` (up to 3 attempts) 3. If still down → `git reset --hard` to last stable commit, restart Gateway 4. If all fails → cooldown 300s, resume monitoring 5. Daily automatic git snapshot of workspace ## Setup Steps ### 1. Initialize git (required for rollback) ```bash cd ~/.openclaw/workspace git config --global user.email "guardian@example.com" git config --global user.name "Guardian" git init && git add -A && git commit -m "initial" ``` Skip if repo already exists. Without git, doctor --fix still works; rollback is skipped. ### 2. Install guardian.sh Copy `scripts/guardian.sh` from this skill to `~/.openclaw/guardian.sh`: ```bash cp scripts/guardian.sh ~/.openclaw/guardian.sh chmod +x ~/.openclaw/guardian.sh ``` ### 3. Start Guardian **Container / no systemd (nohup):** ```bash nohup ~/.openclaw/guardian.sh >> /tmp/openclaw-guardian.log 2>&1 & ``` **Linux VPS with systemd:** See `references/setup.md` → Pattern B. ### 4. Auto-start on container restart Add to `~/.openclaw/start-gateway.sh` (before the final `exec` line): ```bash pkill -f "guardian.sh" 2>/dev/null || true nohup /home/ubuntu/.openclaw/guardian.sh >> /tmp/openclaw-guardian.log 2>&1 & ``` ### 5. Optional: Discord alerts ```bash export DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL="https://discord.com/api/webhooks/..." ``` Or add to `start-gateway.sh` as a persistent export. ## Verify ```bash pgrep -a -f "guardian.sh" # confirm process running tail -f /tmp/openclaw-guardian.log # watch live logs ``` ## Configuration All settings via environment variables. Defaults work out of the box. See `references/setup.md` for full variable reference, systemd config, and architecture diagram. ## Notes - Guardian coexists with `gw-watchdog.sh` — run both for layered resilience - Rollback targets the 2nd-newest non-auto commit (skips daily-backup, rollback, auto-backup commits) - Log path: `/tmp/openclaw-guardian.log`
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