Workspace Backup Manager

Creates and manages workspace backup snapshots for recovery and versioning.

Usage

const backup = require('./skills/workspace-backup-manager');

// Create a backup
const result = backup.createBackup();

// Create named backup
const result = backup.createBackup({ name: 'before-major-change' });

// List backups
const list = backup.listBackups();
console.log(backup.formatList(list));

// Restore from backup
backup.restoreBackup({ backupName: 'backup-2026-03-26' });

// Cleanup old backups (keep last 10)
backup.cleanupBackups({ keepCount: 10 });

Functions

• createBackup(options) - Create a new backup snapshot
• listBackups(backupDir) - List all available backups
• restoreBackup(options) - Restore workspace from a backup
• cleanupBackups(options) - Delete old backups, keeping most recent
• formatList(result) - Format backup list for display

Backup Contents

Backs up:

• Root files: MEMORY.md, SOUL.md, IDENTITY.md, AGENTS.md, USER.md, HEARTBEAT.md, TOOLS.md
• Directories: memory/, logs/

Example Output

📦 Available Backups (3)

- backup-2026-03-26T03-12-00
  Created: 2026-03-26T03:12:00Z
  Files: 45 | Size: 128.5 KB

- backup-2026-03-25T18-00-00
  Created: 2026-03-25T18:00:00Z
  Files: 42 | Size: 115.2 KB

Total size: 0.24 MB

CLI Usage

node -e "require('./skills/workspace-backup-manager').main()"

Storage Location

Backups are stored in:

• /root/.openclaw/workspace/backups/