| name | dispel-magic |
| description | Use this spell when you need to cleanly shut down, disable, or remove active AI tooling — the reverse of Detect Magic. |
| user-invocable | true |
Dispel Magic
Safely decommission active automations, agents, monitors, and integrations.
Overview
Dispel Magic is interpreted here as a literal spell with a shipping-now execution model.
Canonical source: Dispel Magic (spell)
Provider target: OpenClaw
When To Use
- An active automation, cron job, webhook, or agent loop needs to be turned off cleanly.
- You are decommissioning a system and need to ensure no orphaned automations keep running.
- A monitor or integration is misfiring and needs to be disabled before it causes more damage.
Workflow
- Identify the active magic to dispel — use Detect Magic first if the landscape is unclear.
- Assess dependencies: what else relies on this automation, and what breaks if it stops.
- Execute a graceful shutdown, preserving configuration for potential re-enable.
- Verify the automation is fully stopped and report any residual effects or orphaned state.
Deliverables
- Confirmation that the target automation is fully stopped.
- A preserved copy of the configuration for potential re-enable.
- A list of downstream effects and any orphaned state that needs cleanup.
Guardrails
- Always confirm with the user before disabling production-connected automations.
- Prefer graceful shutdown over hard kill — preserve state for recovery.
- Never dispel something you do not understand. Use Detect Magic first if uncertain.
Default Invocation
Use $dispel-magic to safely shut down this automation and confirm nothing is left running that shouldn't be.
