OpenClaw Release Check
SkillAI & modelsCheck for new OpenClaw releases and notify once per new version.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the OpenClaw Release Check skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by jdrhyne/agent-skills in clawdbot/clawdbot-release-check/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Checks for new OpenClaw releases from GitHub and notifies once per version (no spam).
Installation
clawhub install clawdbot-release-check
Quick Setup (cron)
# Add daily update check at 9am, notify via Telegram
{baseDir}/scripts/setup.sh --telegram YOUR_TELEGRAM_ID
# Custom hour
{baseDir}/scripts/setup.sh --hour 8 --telegram YOUR_TELEGRAM_ID
# Remove cron job
{baseDir}/scripts/setup.sh --uninstall
After setup, restart gateway:
openclaw gateway restart
Manual Usage
{baseDir}/scripts/check.sh
{baseDir}/scripts/check.sh --status
{baseDir}/scripts/check.sh --force
{baseDir}/scripts/check.sh --all-highlights
{baseDir}/scripts/check.sh --reset
{baseDir}/scripts/check.sh --help
Files
- State:
~/.openclaw/clawdbot-release-check-state.json - Cache:
~/.openclaw/clawdbot-release-check-cache.json
Configuration
Environment variables:
OPENCLAW_DIR— path to OpenClaw source/installCACHE_MAX_AGE_HOURS— cache TTL in hours (default: 24)
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 241
- Forks
- 29
- Last commit
- Aug 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
clawdbot-release-check- Source
- github.com/jdrhyne/agent-skills