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summary: "CLI reference for `openclaw update` (safe-ish source update + gateway auto-restart)"
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read_when:
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- You want to update a source checkout safely
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- You need to understand `--update` shorthand behavior
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title: "Update"
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---
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# `openclaw update`
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Safely update OpenClaw and switch between stable/beta/dev channels.
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If you installed via **npm/pnpm/bun** (global install, no git metadata),
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updates happen via the package-manager flow in [Updating](/install/updating).
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## Usage
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```bash
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openclaw update
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openclaw update status
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openclaw update wizard
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openclaw update --channel beta
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openclaw update --channel dev
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openclaw update --tag beta
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openclaw update --tag main
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openclaw update --dry-run
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openclaw update --no-restart
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openclaw update --yes
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openclaw update --json
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openclaw --update
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```
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## Options
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- `--no-restart`: skip restarting the Gateway service after a successful update. Package-manager updates that do restart the Gateway verify the restarted service reports the expected updated version before the command succeeds.
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- `--channel <stable|beta|dev>`: set the update channel (git + npm; persisted in config).
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- `--tag <dist-tag|version|spec>`: override the package target for this update only. For package installs, `main` maps to `github:openclaw/openclaw#main`.
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- `--dry-run`: preview planned update actions (channel/tag/target/restart flow) without writing config, installing, syncing plugins, or restarting.
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- `--json`: print machine-readable `UpdateRunResult` JSON, including
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`postUpdate.plugins.integrityDrifts` when npm plugin artifact drift is
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detected during post-update plugin sync.
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- `--timeout <seconds>`: per-step timeout (default is 1800s).
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- `--yes`: skip confirmation prompts (for example downgrade confirmation).
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<Warning>
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Downgrades require confirmation because older versions can break configuration.
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</Warning>
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## `update status`
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Show the active update channel + git tag/branch/SHA (for source checkouts), plus update availability.
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```bash
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openclaw update status
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openclaw update status --json
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openclaw update status --timeout 10
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```
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Options:
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- `--json`: print machine-readable status JSON.
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- `--timeout <seconds>`: timeout for checks (default is 3s).
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## `update wizard`
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Interactive flow to pick an update channel and confirm whether to restart the Gateway
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after updating (default is to restart). If you select `dev` without a git checkout, it
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offers to create one.
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Options:
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- `--timeout <seconds>`: timeout for each update step (default `1800`)
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## What it does
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When you switch channels explicitly (`--channel ...`), OpenClaw also keeps the
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install method aligned:
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- `dev` → ensures a git checkout (default: `~/openclaw`, override with `OPENCLAW_GIT_DIR`),
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updates it, and installs the global CLI from that checkout.
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- `stable` → installs from npm using `latest`.
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- `beta` → prefers npm dist-tag `beta`, but falls back to `latest` when beta is
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missing or older than the current stable release.
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The Gateway core auto-updater (when enabled via config) reuses this same update path.
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For package-manager installs, `openclaw update` resolves the target package
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version before invoking the package manager. Even when the installed version
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already matches the target, the command refreshes the global package install,
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then runs plugin sync, completion refresh, and restart work. This keeps packaged
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sidecars and channel-owned plugin records aligned with the installed OpenClaw
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build.
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## Git checkout flow
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### Channel selection
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- `stable`: checkout the latest non-beta tag, then build and doctor.
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- `beta`: prefer the latest `-beta` tag, but fall back to the latest stable tag when beta is missing or older.
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- `dev`: checkout `main`, then fetch and rebase.
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### Update steps
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<Steps>
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<Step title="Verify clean worktree">
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Requires no uncommitted changes.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Switch channel">
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Switches to the selected channel (tag or branch).
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</Step>
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<Step title="Fetch upstream">
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Dev only.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Preflight build (dev only)">
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Runs lint and TypeScript build in a temp worktree. If the tip fails, walks back up to 10 commits to find the newest clean build.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Rebase">
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Rebases onto the selected commit (dev only).
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</Step>
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<Step title="Install dependencies">
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Uses the repo package manager. For pnpm checkouts, the updater bootstraps `pnpm` on demand (via `corepack` first, then a temporary `npm install pnpm@10` fallback) instead of running `npm run build` inside a pnpm workspace.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Build Control UI">
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Builds the gateway and the Control UI.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Run doctor">
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`openclaw doctor` runs as the final safe-update check.
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</Step>
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<Step title="Sync plugins">
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Syncs plugins to the active channel. Dev uses bundled plugins; stable and beta use npm. Updates npm-installed plugins.
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</Step>
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</Steps>
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<Warning>
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If an exact pinned npm plugin update resolves to an artifact whose integrity differs from the stored install record, `openclaw update` aborts that plugin artifact update instead of installing it. Reinstall or update the plugin explicitly only after verifying that you trust the new artifact.
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</Warning>
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<Note>
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Post-update plugin sync failures fail the update result and stop restart follow-up work. Fix the plugin install or update error, then rerun `openclaw update`.
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When the updated Gateway starts, enabled bundled plugin runtime dependencies are staged before plugin activation. Update-triggered restarts drain any active runtime-dependency staging before closing the Gateway, so service-manager restarts do not interrupt an in-flight npm install.
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If pnpm bootstrap still fails, the updater stops early with a package-manager-specific error instead of trying `npm run build` inside the checkout.
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</Note>
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## `--update` shorthand
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`openclaw --update` rewrites to `openclaw update` (useful for shells and launcher scripts).
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## Related
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- `openclaw doctor` (offers to run update first on git checkouts)
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- [Development channels](/install/development-channels)
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- [Updating](/install/updating)
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- [CLI reference](/cli)
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