failover-gateway

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the failover-gateway skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. failover-gateway is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Security · Sub-category: appsec-tools · Last updated: 2026-08-11

Set up an active-passive failover gateway for OpenClaw. Deploy a standby node that auto-promotes when your primary goes down and auto-demotes when it recovers. Includes health monitor script, systemd services, channel splitting strategy, and step-by-step deployment guide. Use when you need high availability, disaster recovery, or redundancy for your OpenClaw instance.

Security BStatic scan: minor findingsHow grading works ›

From the source SKILL.md

Deploy a standby OpenClaw gateway that automatically takes over when your primary goes down. Active-passive design with auto-promotion and auto-demotion.

What this skill does

failover-gateway is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the appsec-tools sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/failover-gateway-pub/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when you need high availability, disaster recovery, or redundancy for your OpenClaw instance.

Who uses this skill

The failover-gateway Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 183,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/failover-gateway-pub
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/failover-gateway-pub/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/failover-gateway-pub/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/failover-gateway-pub/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/failover-gateway-pub/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\failover-gateway-pub\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the failover-gateway Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/failover-gateway-pub/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the failover-gateway skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the failover-gateway skill?

Use failover-gateway when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the appsec tools area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use failover-gateway" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the failover-gateway skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. failover-gateway is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/satoshistackalotto/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/ember-claw/failover-gateway-pub/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: satoshistackalotto
Website: https://clawdhub.com

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

satoshistackalotto. (2026). failover-gateway [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/failover-gateway-pub/

BibTeX

@misc{failover-gateway-pub-2026,
  author    = {satoshistackalotto},
  title     = {failover-gateway [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/failover-gateway-pub/}
}

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Security scan

Grade B · scanned 2026-08-11 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

The scan flagged 2 of 10 categories (persistence, supply-chain), including a high-severity pattern. Patterns shown inside code fences are weighted as examples rather than instructions — read the grading methodology for what this does and does not guarantee.

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
⚠ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
⚠ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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