Agent skill · software engineering · sundial-org
clawdbot-release-check
Check for new clawdbot releases and notify once per new version.
Why this skill is useful
Adds executable scripts for checking and notifying about new clawdbot releases that aren't widely documented.
What it needs
Requires curl, jq installed locally. About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-07. 639 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Clawdbot Release Check Checks for new clawdbot releases from GitHub and notifies you once per version. No nagging. Installation Quick Setup (with cron) After setup, restart the gateway: Manual Usage How It Works 1. Fetches latest release from github.com/clawdbot/clawdbot/releases 2. Compares with your installed version (from package.json) 3. If behind, shows highlights from release notes 4. Saves state to prevent repeat notifications Example Output Files State — ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot-release-check-state.json: Cache — ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot-release-check-cache.json: Release data cached for 24 hours (saves API calls) Highlights extracted once per release (saves tokens) Use --clear-cache to force refresh Configuration Environment variables: CLAWDBOTDIR — Path to clawdbot source (auto-detected from ~/dev/clawdis, ~/clawdbot, or npm global) CACHEMAXAGEHOURS — Cache TTL in hours (default: 24)
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sundial-org/clawdbot-release-check