Seamless Restart

Seamless gateway restart with automatic context recovery and post-restart notification. Use whenever the agent needs to restart the OpenClaw gateway (config...

This protocol is coherent with its goal (ensuring the agent notifies users and restores context after a gateway restart) but carries two practical risks you should consider before installing: (1) NOW.md is a persistent workspace file — do not put API keys, passwords, or other secrets in it; add explicit redaction or encryption steps if you plan to store sensitive context. (2) The recovery cron automatically instructs the agent to 'resume' tasks from NOW.md; decide whether resumed tasks should require explicit user confirmation (recommended for any operation that performs actions, accesses services, or could change external state). Additional mitigations: restrict write access to NOW.md to trusted principals, limit cron payload visibility/logging, set short lifetimes for scheduled recovery jobs, and add explicit sanitization steps in the protocol (remove secrets, redact tokens, require user approval before resuming critical tasks). If you cannot control who can edit workspace files or you need strong protection for secrets, treat this skill as higher-risk and avoid automatic resumption.

Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: seamless-restart Version: 1.0.0 The 'seamless-restart' skill is a utility designed to maintain agent context across gateway restarts. It uses a structured protocol involving local state storage in 'NOW.md', user notifications via the 'message' tool, and a one-shot 'cron' job to trigger recovery logic after the restart. The instructions in SKILL.md are functional and aligned with the stated purpose of preventing context loss, with no evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or unauthorized access.