OpenClaw Self Backup & Restore

通过两个 Python 脚本把 OpenClaw 智能体的配置、技能、记忆、身份文件与凭据打包为本地 tar.gz 备份，并可从备份归档恢复；另可配置每周定时备份。面向 OpenClaw 宿主环境，恢复后需重装宿主并重建运行环境。

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最近更新 2026-05-18 12:28:12

分类：自动化依赖：代码执行 / 读写文件应用场景：工作流 / 自动化脚本

安装技能

复制下面的话术发给你的 Agent，它会通过 secure-skills 检索并安装该技能。

执行命令安装此 skill： npx secure-skills-cli add yuebao-self-backup

Metadata

name: self-backup
description: Backup and restore OpenClaw agent configuration, skills, memory, and workspace files. Use when asked to "backup", "backup yourself", "create a restore point", "archive my agent", "export configuration", "save current state", or "setup auto-backup". Also handles restore: "restore from backup", "recover agent", "reinstall from backup".

Self Backup & Restore

Backup and restore your OpenClaw agent's complete state, including: configuration, skills, memory, and workspace files.

What Gets Backed Up

Category	Path	Priority
OpenClaw config	`~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`	⭐⭐⭐ Required
API credentials	`~/.openclaw/.env`	⭐⭐⭐ Required
Skills	`~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/`	⭐⭐⭐ Required
Memory files	`~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/`	⭐⭐⭐ Required
Identity files	`MEMORY.md` `SOUL.md` `IDENTITY.md` `USER.md`	⭐⭐⭐ Required
Config files	`AGENTS.md` `TOOLS.md` `HEARTBEAT.md`	⭐⭐ Important
Cron jobs	`~/.openclaw/cron/jobs.json`	⭐⭐ Important
Credentials	`~/.openclaw/credentials/`	⭐⭐ Important

What's NOT Backed Up

~/.openclaw/logs/ — logs, not needed
~/.openclaw/media/ — media cache, too large
~/.openclaw/workspace/.venv-*/ — Python envs, can be rebuilt
~/.openclaw/completions/ — history cache

Run Backup

python3 ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/self-backup/scripts/backup.py

Output: ~/backups/openclaw-backup-YYYY-MM-DD_HHMM.tar.gz

Run Restore

python3 ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/self-backup/scripts/restore.py ~/backups/openclaw-backup-YYYY-MM-DD_HHMM.tar.gz

List Backups

python3 ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/self-backup/scripts/backup.py --list

Setup Weekly Auto-Backup (via OpenClaw cron)

openclaw cron add \
  --name "weekly-self-backup" \
  --cron "0 2 * * 0" \
  --tz "Asia/Shanghai" \
  --message "Run backup: python3 ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/self-backup/scripts/backup.py and report result" \
  --session isolated \
  --announce \
  --channel telegram

After Restore: Rebuild Steps

Reinstall OpenClaw (fresh machine only)
```
npm install -g openclaw
```

Restore backup

python3 restore.py openclaw-backup-YYYY-MM-DD.tar.gz

Rebuild Python environment (not included in backup)

cd ~/.openclaw/workspace
python3 -m venv .venv-stock
source .venv-stock/bin/activate
pip install yfinance pandas numpy pandas-ta ta ddgs tavily-python requests beautifulsoup4

Re-login ClawHub

clawhub auth login --token <YOUR_TOKEN> --no-browser

Verify
```
openclaw status && openclaw doctor
```