Backup Skill

Backup and restore your entire OpenClaw installation — config, credentials, workspace, memory, and skills.

Requirements

Required: gpg, tar (typically pre-installed on Linux)

Optional (for cloud uploads): jq, aws (S3/R2), gsutil/gcloud (GCS), b2 (Backblaze), rclone (Google Drive), rsync

Environment variables: BACKUP_PASSPHRASE, BACKUP_ENCRYPT, BACKUP_RETAIN_DAYS, BACKUP_STOP_GATEWAY, BACKUP_DIR

Credential files (created during setup, stored at ~/.openclaw/credentials/backup/):

backup-passphrase — required for encrypted full backups
aws-credentials, r2-credentials, b2-credentials, gcs-key.json, rclone.conf — optional, per cloud provider