# openclaw

Audit and compare OpenClaw configs, copy providers, add models, or change the default. Useful when a local setup needs inspection or a gateway issue needs diagnosis.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 326 installs · ★ 1493
- Author: daymade
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills/tree/HEAD/openclaw/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/openclaw

## What it does

The skill works with local `openclaw.json` files. It checks providers, models, aliases, and plugins, and compares two configs to show what changed. It can also copy a provider between configs, add a model, or switch the default. Gateway and plugin troubleshooting guidance is available in `references/openclaw_operations.md`.

Before writing a config, the skill saves a copy under `config-backups/` and keeps the 20 most recent backups. The `copy`, `add-model`, and `switch` commands support `--dry-run` and `--restart`; by default, they audit the config before and after changes. New providers need a cold restart, since a hot reload may not pick them up.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill openclaw -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/openclaw/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/openclaw/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill openclaw -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/openclaw/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill openclaw -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/openclaw/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install daymade/claude-code-skills openclaw
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/openclaw/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill openclaw -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills --path openclaw
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/openclaw/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill openclaw -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills/tree/HEAD/openclaw/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check providers, models, and plugins in a config
- compare two configs and find their differences
- copy a provider between OpenClaw instances
- add a model and change the default
- inspect a setup after a gateway upgrade

## Example prompts
- Check `openclaw.json` and report any configuration problems.
- Compare `left.json` and `right.json`, including cost fields.
- Copy `gateway-provider` from one config to another and preview the changes.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: openclaw
description: >-
  Audits, diffs, copies, and lists providers/models, adds models, and switches the default model in
  local openclaw.json configs; diagnoses gateway/plugin failures (down, parked, broken, or out of
  date after an upgrade). Use for 虾/龙虾 config audits. Not for model-error repair (use
  openclaw-model-switch).
argument-hint: '[audit|diff|copy|add-model|list|switch] [options]'
---

# openclaw

A unified skill for managing OpenClaw (龙虾) instance configs.

## Subcommands

```bash
python3 scripts/cli.py [audit|diff|copy|add-model|list|switch] [options]
```

Each subcommand can also be run directly, e.g. `python3 scripts/audit.py ...`.

`diff` is an alias for `compare`.

## Shared behavior

- **Default config discovery**: when `--config` / `--to` is omitted, the skill
  searches these locations in order:
  1. `~/workspace/.force/openclaw/openclaw.json`
  2. `~/.kimi_openclaw/openclaw.json`
  3. `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`
- **Lobster nicknames**: `--config`, `--from`, and `--to` can be either a file
  path or a nickname registered in `lobsters.json` (see below). You can also use
  `--from-lobster` and `--to-lobster` for explicit nickname arguments.
- **Backups**: every write operation copies the config to
  `config-backups/<stem>-<utc-timestamp>.json` before saving. The skill keeps
  the 20 most recent backups.
- **Dry run**: write subcommands (`copy`, `add-model`, `switch`) support
  `--dry-run` to preview changes.
- **Restart**: write subcommands support `--restart` to restart the OpenClaw
  gateway after saving.
- **Automatic audit**: `copy`, `add-model`, and `switch` run an audit before and
  after the change by default. Use `--no-audit` to skip it.

## Lobster nickname registry

Create a JSON file at one of these locations:

- `~/workspace/.force/openclaw/lobsters.json`
- `~/.kimi_openclaw/lobsters.json`
- `~/.openclaw/lobsters.json`

Example:

```json
{
  "甲虾": "/path/to/甲虾/openclaw.json",
  "乙虾": "/path/to/乙虾/openclaw.json"
}
```

Then use:

```bash
python3 scripts/cli.py copy gateway-provider --from 甲虾 --to 乙虾 --alias
python3 scripts/cli.py switch gateway-provider/deepseek-v4-pro --config 乙虾 --restart
```

---

## `audit` — validate a config

```bash
python3 scripts/cli.py audit [--config PATH|NICKNAME] [--json]
```

Checks providers, models, default model, aliases, and plugin consistency.

Use when:

- "帮我查一下这只虾的配置"
- "audit 一下 openclaw.json"
- Before applying a patch or copying a provider

---

## `diff` — semantic diff of two configs

```bash
python3 scripts/cli.py diff LEFT.json RIGHT.json [--json] [--include-cost]
```

Reports added/removed/changed providers, models, default model, aliases, and
plugins. Skips cost fields by default; use `--include-cost` to diff them.

Use when:

- "为什么甲虾能用 DeepSeek，乙虾不行？"
- "这两份龙虾配置哪里不一样？"

---

## `copy` — copy a provider between configs

```bash
python3 scripts/cli.py copy \
  --from SOURCE|NICKNAME [--to TARGET|NICKNAME] \
  provider-name [--model ID]... [--alias] [--restart] [--dry-run] [--no-audit]
```
````
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