Agent Defibrillator
Watchdog service that monitors your AI agent gateway and restarts it when it crashes.
What It Does
- Checks gateway health every 10 minutes
- Detects crashes and stale processes
- Auto-restarts with cooldown protection
- Optional Discord notifications on restart
- Detects version mismatches after updates
Install
Recommended (review code first):
git clone https://github.com/hazy2go/agent-defibrillator.git
cd agent-defibrillator
./install.sh
Verify
launchctl list | grep defib
Configure
Edit ~/.openclaw/scripts/defibrillator.sh:
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
DEFIB_GATEWAY_LABEL |
ai.openclaw.gateway |
launchd service label |
DEFIB_RETRY_DELAY |
10 |
Seconds between retries |
DEFIB_MAX_RETRIES |
3 |
Retries before restart |
DEFIB_COOLDOWN |
300 |
Seconds between restarts |
DISCORD_CHANNEL |
(empty) | Your channel ID for notifications |
Commands
# View logs
tail -f ~/.openclaw/logs/defibrillator.log
# Manual check
~/.openclaw/scripts/defibrillator.sh
# Stop watchdog
launchctl bootout gui/$(id -u)/com.openclaw.defibrillator
# Restart watchdog
launchctl kickstart -k gui/$(id -u)/com.openclaw.defibrillator
Uninstall
launchctl bootout gui/$(id -u)/com.openclaw.defibrillator
rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.openclaw.defibrillator.plist
rm ~/.openclaw/scripts/defibrillator.sh
Requirements
- macOS (uses launchd)
- AI agent running via launchd (OpenClaw, etc.)