--- name: goclaw description: Use this skill when administering, operating, or debugging a GoClaw gateway through the GoClaw CLI/runtime package. It covers CLI discovery, safe command inspection, gateway health/config diagnostics, agents, skills, MCP/tools, runtime packages, credentials, traces, sessions, channels, providers, cron/jobs, and troubleshooting. Always inspect the live `goclaw --help` output first because command availability is version-dependent. license: Proprietary. Part of GoClaw bundled skills. --- # GoClaw Gateway CLI Administration Use this skill when the user asks you to operate, inspect, administer, or debug a GoClaw gateway through the `goclaw` CLI/runtime package. ## Operating Rules 1. Identify the exact binary before running commands. 2. Prefer read-only inspection before mutating actions. 3. Never print, paste, or store API keys, bearer tokens, OAuth tokens, database credentials, private keys, cookies, or `.env` contents in chat, issues, comments, or logs. 4. Scope every action to the requested gateway, tenant, org, agent, team, session, channel, or provider. 5. Ask for explicit confirmation before destructive or security-sensitive actions. 6. If command help disagrees with this skill, trust the live `--help` output. Do not run bare `goclaw` unless the user explicitly wants to start the gateway server. Use `goclaw --help`, `goclaw version`, or a subcommand for inspection. ## CLI Discovery Start with read-only discovery: ```bash command -v goclaw type -a goclaw goclaw version goclaw --help goclaw --help ``` If `command -v goclaw` is empty on a managed server, also check deployment runtime paths before concluding the CLI is absent: ```bash ls -l /var/lib/goclaw/data/.runtime/bin/goclaw ls -l /app/data/.runtime/bin/goclaw ``` Distinguish the command surface you found: - Gateway server binary: running `goclaw` with no subcommand starts the gateway. - Operator/admin CLI: subcommands such as `agent`, `skills`, `traces`, `sessions`, `providers`, `channels`, `cron`, `config`, `doctor`, `auth`, `backup`, `restore`, `migrate`, and `upgrade`. - Remote operator mode: many admin commands can read `GOCLAW_SERVER`, `GOCLAW_GATEWAY_URL`, and `GOCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN` from the environment. Configure tokens through the shell/session secret manager, not CLI argv or pasted text. Use placeholders in examples: ```bash goclaw traces list ``` ## Read-Only Diagnostics Run safe checks first: ```bash goclaw doctor goclaw config path goclaw config validate goclaw agent list goclaw skills list goclaw sessions list goclaw providers list goclaw channels list goclaw cron list goclaw traces list ``` If a command requires a running gateway, retry with the correct remote target: ```bash goclaw agent list ``` Use `goclaw config show` only in a private local terminal when necessary. Treat the output as sensitive even though the CLI redacts known secret fields; do not paste it into chats, issues, PRs, or shared logs. For HTTP-only surfaces, inspect the current API/docs before guessing endpoint shape. Useful areas include `/health`, `/v1/skills`, `/v1/traces`, `/v1/packages/runtimes`, `/v1/mcp`, and `/v1/providers` when available. ## Common Workflows ### Agents Read first: ```bash goclaw agent --help goclaw agent list ``` Before create, update, chat, or delete operations, verify target tenant/org and agent ID/key. Treat `agent delete` as destructive. ### Skills Read first: ```bash goclaw skills --help goclaw skills list goclaw skills show goclaw skills deps status goclaw skills access get ``` Use dependency scan/check before install: ```bash goclaw skills deps scan goclaw skills deps check ``` Mutating skill commands need clear intent and scope: ```bash goclaw skills deps install goclaw skills access set --help goclaw skills grant agent goclaw skills revoke agent ``` System skills are bundled and should not be edited in place. Prefer uploading or publishing a tenant/custom skill override when customization is required. ### MCP Servers And Tools First inspect whether this CLI version exposes MCP commands: ```bash goclaw mcp --help ``` If no MCP CLI exists, use the current gateway API/UI/docs for MCP discovery and permission changes. Do not invent command names. For tool access issues, verify: - the MCP server is configured and enabled; - the tool is visible to the requested agent/team; - permissions or approval rules allow the action; - gateway logs/traces show the actual failure. ### Runtime Packages Inspect current runtime/package support before acting: ```bash goclaw packages --help goclaw skills deps status ``` If there is no packages CLI, use the Packages UI or `/v1/packages/*` API when available. Install/update/remove package operations are admin-level and may need approval. Prefer the smallest dependency needed by the selected skill. ### Credentials And Auth Use read-only status commands first: ```bash goclaw auth status goclaw auth status ``` For gateway bearer tokens, provider keys, OAuth refresh tokens, and CLI credentials: - never echo values; - do not add them to issues, PRs, chat, or logs; - prefer environment variables, OS keychain, or gateway credential UI; - rotate credentials if they were exposed; - confirm before logout, delete, or replace operations. ### Traces And Failed Runs Use traces to debug provider errors, tool failures, channel delivery, and stuck sessions: ```bash goclaw traces --help goclaw traces list --status error goclaw traces get -o json goclaw traces timeline goclaw traces follow --session goclaw traces export ``` Redact prompts, tokens, URLs with secrets, headers, and customer data before posting trace excerpts anywhere public. ### Sessions, Channels, Providers, Cron Inspect help and list commands: ```bash goclaw sessions --help goclaw channels --help goclaw providers --help goclaw cron --help ``` Treat these as sensitive: - `sessions delete` and `sessions reset`; - channel add/delete or credential changes; - provider add/update/delete and model verification with live credentials; - cron delete/toggle/run. ## Troubleshooting Playbooks ### Agent Cannot Access A Tool Or MCP 1. Confirm the request is in the intended tenant/org and agent/team. 2. List available skills/tools for that agent context. 3. Check MCP server status/config and permission grants. 4. Inspect the relevant trace for permission, approval, or transport errors. 5. Apply the smallest grant or config change after confirmation. ### Package Install Or Update Failed 1. Check skill dependency status. 2. Inspect runtime availability for Python, Node, system packages, or GitHub release installers. 3. Look for pending approval, network, permission, disk, or checksum errors. 4. Retry only after the root cause is clear. ### CLI Credentials Missing Or Expired 1. Run `goclaw auth status` or the relevant credential status command. 2. Verify required env vars exist without printing values. 3. Re-authenticate through the approved UI/CLI flow. 4. Re-run the original read-only command before mutating anything. ### Provider Or Model Error 1. Use traces to find the provider, model, status code, and error class. 2. Check `goclaw providers list` and provider verification help. 3. Confirm model availability from the current provider config. 4. Avoid changing provider priority or credentials without user approval. ### Skill Not Visible Or Not Granted 1. Run `goclaw skills list` and `goclaw skills show `. 2. Inspect access mode and effective access for the target agent/user. 3. Check whether the skill is archived due to missing dependencies. 4. Grant or enable only the requested skill and scope. ### Channel Delivery Failure 1. Identify channel, session, sender, and trace ID. 2. Inspect `goclaw channels list` and the failed trace. 3. Check provider/tool errors before blaming the channel. 4. Redact external message IDs and user data when reporting. ## Mutating Command Confirmation Ask for confirmation before running commands that: - delete, reset, revoke, restore, force, drop, or migrate down; - change provider/channel credentials; - install/update/remove runtime packages; - grant broad skill/tool access; - modify tenant/global config; - trigger cron jobs with external side effects. Confirmation should include the target, command category, expected effect, and rollback path if one exists.