create-bclaw

Manage a running ECS (EC2 launch type) bclaw. Five modes: (1) Overlay — push the repo's agent_home/ onto the bclaw's ~/.hermes (EBS-backed) to update skills, memories, system prompt, or personas without a redeploy (via ECS Exec); (2) Run — execute arbitrary commands on the live bclaw for inspection, debugging, or one-off operations (via ECS Exec); (3) Merge-config — key-level merge of agent_home/config.yaml into live config.yaml; (4) Upgrade image — roll the running bclaw onto a new ghcr.io/boldblackai/harness tag by bumping the HarnessImageTag stack parameter and redeploying (no image rebuild); (5) Host — retrieve a stuck container instance's console output or force a wedged instance to replace itself, scoped to the claw's instances via aws:ResourceTag/ClawName. Companion to setup-bclaw / teardown-bclaw.

Automate releasing the @boldblackai/create-bclaw npm package. Use this skill whenever the user wants to cut a release, publish a new version, bump the version, tag a release, update the CHANGELOG, or run npm publish. Triggers on phrases like "release version X", "cut a release", "publish", "bump to X.X.X", "tag this release", "release the project", or any combination of version bumping + publishing intent. Always use this skill for release work — don't attempt ad-hoc release steps without it.

Bootstraps a Hermes Agent bclaw on AWS ECS (EC2 launch type) from scratch to a running gateway. Follows a gated sequence: probe one ARM64 AZ → deploy CloudFormation (VPC, persistent EBS volume, a single-instance Auto Scaling Group, ECS service at DesiredCount 0 on the first deploy) → write SSM secrets → scale to 1 → overlay agent_home/ + install the aws_ssm plugin + merge its secrets config → restart → verify. Use when setting up a new bclaw on AWS or re-deploying after teardown. Companion to teardown-bclaw.

Tears down a Hermes Agent bclaw on ECS (EC2 launch type) and all associated AWS resources. Follows a reverse-order sequence: scale to 0 → delete CloudFormation stack (VPC, EBS volume [retained], ASG, ECS, IAM) → delete retained EBS → delete orphaned VPC → delete SSM secrets → delete the CloudFormation service role (`bclaw-cfn-exec`). Use when asked to destroy, teardown, or decommission the bclaw. Companion to setup-bclaw.