skills-watchdog

name	skills-watchdog
description	Automatically checks all installed OpenClaw skills for updates. Compares local versions against upstream sources (GitHub, clawhub, CLI tools). Notifies when updates are available. Trigger manually: "check skills version" / "skill updates?" / "检查 skill 版本" Runs automatically: daily cron, Discord notification on updates found. Works with any OpenClaw skills directory. Zero config — first run builds the baseline automatically.
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Skills Watchdog

Monitors all your installed skills for version updates. Zero configuration required.

Design pattern: Google ADK Reviewer — checklist (baseline.json) is separate from execution (check.sh).

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How It Works

1. First run → scans all skills in your skills directory, saves versions to baseline.json
2. Every run after → compares current versions against baseline, reports changes
3. Updates found → send Discord notification (when running via cron)

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Baseline

Stored in {skillDir}/baseline.json — auto-generated on first run. Do not edit manually.

To reset baseline (after you've updated skills):

rm {skillDir}/baseline.json
bash {skillDir}/scripts/check.sh

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Supported Source Types

Source type	Detection method	What's checked
Standalone GitHub repo	.git with remote	Latest commit hash
Monorepo subdir (e.g. openclaw/skills)	source: field in SKILL.md	Version in remote SKILL.md
clawhub / local	_meta.json or version: in SKILL.md	Version number
CLI tools	tool --version	Semantic version

To enable tracking for a skill from a monorepo, add to its SKILL.md:

source: Original (created locally)

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Usage

Run manually

bash {skillDir}/scripts/check.sh

Example output

=== Skills Watchdog ===
Date: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM

[ First Run — Building Baseline ]
  ✓ skill-a: v1.2.0
  ✓ skill-b: abc1234
  ...
Baseline saved. Run again to check for updates.

# Second run:
[PASS]   skill-a: v1.2.0
[UPDATE] skill-b: abc1234 → def5678 (remote has updates)
[NEW]    skill-c: v0.1.0 (not in baseline)

When updates are found

Notify the user. Suggested actions per skill type:

• Git-tracked skill: cd {skillDir} && git pull
• Clawhub skill: npx clawhub install <skill-name>
• CLI tool: check the tool's official install page

Cron setup

Add a daily job via your agent's cron system. When updates are found, send a notification to your preferred channel.

Reset baseline

After updating skills:

rm {skillDir}/baseline.json
bash {skillDir}/scripts/check.sh