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Nightly Build
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JoeyTbuilds
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· v1.0.0
· MIT-0
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Description
Ship one small improvement while the user sleeps. Scans today's sessions for friction points, picks the highest-impact reversible fix, builds it, and sends a...
Usage Guidance
This skill will read your daily conversations and memory files and is designed to automatically edit files and add a nightly cron job that runs without interactive approval. Before installing: 1) Review and edit NIGHTLY_BUILD.md to tighten Tier 1 actions (prefer read-only or creating PRs rather than direct edits). 2) Require explicit approval for creating cron jobs or make the cron job only create a draft morning notification (no automatic edits). 3) Ensure the agent runs with least privilege and in a test workspace first. 4) Confirm sensitive data in sessions/memory is acceptable to be read by the agent, or restrict the scan scope. 5) Add logging, backups, and clear undo instructions (and automated backups) for any file changes. If you want the concept but not persistent automation, run the process manually or have the agent prepare a patch/PR rather than apply changes automatically.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name and description align with the instructions: scanning sessions and memory to make small fixes is coherent. However the SKILL.md explicitly directs creating a persistent cron job and making on-disk changes (scripts, aliases, docs, memory edits) without declaring required config paths or elevated permissions — the registry metadata lists no config paths or binaries, yet the runtime instructions assume filesystem and scheduler access (~/clawd, memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md, cron). This mismatch between declared requirements and what the skill expects to do is noteworthy.
Instruction Scope
Instructions tell the agent to scan sessions (sessions_list + sessions_history) and read memory files, then autonomously make Tier 1 changes (file edits, scripts, memory cleanup) and add a cron job that fires a systemEvent each night. Reading personal conversations and memory is sensitive but consistent with the purpose; the concern is the breadth and autonomy: the skill gives the agent discretion to edit workspace files and create persistent scheduled actions without an explicit metadata declaration or fine-grained guardrails, and the "just do it" Tier 1 includes writable actions that could be misapplied.
Install Mechanism
No install spec and no code files — lowest-risk delivery mechanism. Nothing is downloaded or installed by the skill bundle itself.
Credentials
The skill requests no credentials or env vars, which is appropriate. However it expects access to the user's sessions, memory files, workspace (~ /clawd), and the system cron; those are effectively privileged data/config paths even though none are declared. The lack of declared config paths while instructing access to specific file locations is an inconsistency users should be aware of.
Persistence & Privilege
Although the skill metadata does not set always:true, the SKILL.md instructs adding a recurring cron job that will fire system events nightly and allow the agent to act autonomously each run. That creates persistent, recurring privilege (scheduler modification + automatic file edits) not reflected in the registry fields and increases blast radius if the agent misbehaves or is given overly broad scope.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install nightly-self-improvement - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/nightly-self-improvement - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nightly Build?
Ship one small improvement while the user sleeps. Scans today's sessions for friction points, picks the highest-impact reversible fix, builds it, and sends a... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 68 downloads so far.
How do I install Nightly Build?
Run "/install nightly-self-improvement" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Nightly Build free?
Yes, Nightly Build is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Nightly Build support?
Nightly Build is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Nightly Build?
It is built and maintained by JoeyTbuilds (@joeytbuilds); the current version is v1.0.0.
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