OpenClaw Self-Update

Update OpenClaw to the latest version via npm.

Quick Update

# Check versions
openclaw --version                    # Current
npm show openclaw version             # Latest

# Update
npm install -g openclaw@latest

# Restart gateway
openclaw gateway restart

# Verify
openclaw --version

Script

For automated updates with version checking:

bash {baseDir}/scripts/update.sh

The script will:

1. Check if update is available
2. Install latest version via npm
3. Restart the gateway
4. Show changelog summary

Manual Steps

If the script fails:

# 1. Stop gateway
openclaw gateway stop

# 2. Update npm package
npm install -g openclaw@latest

# 3. Start gateway
openclaw gateway start

# 4. Verify
openclaw --version

Troubleshooting

| Issue | Solution | |-------|----------| | Permission denied | Use sudo npm install -g openclaw@latest | | Gateway won't restart | Run openclaw gateway stop then openclaw gateway start | | npm not found | Ensure Node.js is installed and in PATH |

Notes

• openclaw update only works for git installs
• npm installs require npm install -g openclaw@latest
• Always restart gateway after update for changes to take effect