OpenClaw Operations

Design Philosophy

This skill serves two core scenarios and nothing else:

1. Rescue — The main OpenClaw Gateway is down or broken. You (the rescue agent) need to diagnose the root cause, fix it, and bring the gateway back online.
2. Health Check — The main OpenClaw Gateway is running. You need to verify its operational health, clean up resources, or perform maintenance tasks like upgrades.

What this skill is NOT for:

• Day-to-day business configuration (adding channels, configuring agents, setting up integrations)
• Application-level issues (agent behavior, prompt tuning, skill management)
• Initial deployment or first-time setup (use openclaw daemon install and openclaw configure)

Principle: Diagnose → Judge → Act → Verify. Never skip steps.

Platform Detection

Detect the platform first — commands differ between Linux (systemd) and macOS (launchd):