OpenClaw Release Check

SkillAI & models

Check for new OpenClaw releases and notify once per new version.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

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/install
  • CACHE_MAX_AGE_HOURS — cache TTL in hours (default: 24)

Signals

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Aug 2026
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