openclawadmin

Use when the user wants to monitor OpenClaw channel health on a recurring basis and either alert or auto-fix when channels degrade. Designed to run inside `/loop` (e.g. `/loop 5m /openclaw-babysit` for alert mode, `/loop 5m /openclaw-babysit --auto-fix` for autonomous repair). Triggers on natural-language phrasings like "babysit my openclaw", "watch openclaw", "keep openclaw running", "make sure my agents stay reachable", "auto-fix openclaw if it breaks", "monitor my channels". One tick = one health check; a streak of healthy ticks closes any open incident, a degraded reading either alerts or invokes `/openclaw-troubleshooting` in authorized mode.

Use when you need to find OpenClaw installs on this Mac, build or refresh a registry of which Gateways exist, or rescan after adding/removing an install. Triggers on natural language like "find my openclaw", "rescan openclaw", "I added another openclaw", "re-detect openclaw", "discover openclaw instances". Auto-triggered by openclaw-troubleshooting when no instance registry exists at local/state/instances.json.

Use after resolving an OpenClaw troubleshooting incident to capture learnings. Drafts a structured incident-log entry and optional error-signature additions, then applies on user confirmation.

Use when OpenClaw install/setup, gateway, dashboard/control UI, channels, auth/pairing, config, exec approvals, tool/node, or plugins need troubleshooting, diagnosis, repair, or safe reconfiguration. Also triggers on natural-language phrasings like "openclaw isn't working", "openclaw isn't responding", "my agents aren't replying" or "not replying", "the dashboard won't load", "openclaw won't start", "fix my openclaw", "something's wrong with openclaw". Auto-loads the saved instance registry from local/state/instances.json on activation; auto-triggers openclaw-instance-discovery if the registry is missing.

Use when the user wants to update or upgrade OpenClaw on their machine. Triggers on natural language like "update openclaw", "upgrade openclaw", "openclaw update", "is there a new openclaw", "new openclaw is out", "time to upgrade openclaw", "bump openclaw", "pull the latest openclaw". Guides a safe update with preflight inventory, backup, CLI update via `openclaw update`, post-update verification against the baseline, and a final highlights briefing on what's new in the parts of OpenClaw the user actually uses. Auto-loads the saved instance registry from local/state/instances.json on activation; auto-triggers openclaw-instance-discovery if the registry is missing.

Operate, diagnose, configure, and fix OpenClaw installations — gateway not responding, channel silent, model failover issues, auth errors, agent routing problems, config validation failures, plugin drift after update, or any operational task involving openclaw.json, the gateway, agents, channels, or the openclaw CLI.