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OpenClaw Self Healing

Your DingTalk adapter drops at 3am. The bot sits broken until someone wakes up. Self-healing restarts it automatically.

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What breaks without openclaw self healing recovery

Midnight adapter failures requiring manual restarts. Plugin crashes invisible until users complain. No automatic recovery from transient connection drops.

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Autonomous bot recovery × watchdog health checking with automatic restart ÷ 15-minute install ÷ no on-call pager for transient failures = a bot that recovers while you sleep.

openclaw self healing recovery — what it actually does

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Registers health check hooks against every loaded adapter and plugin.
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Detects connection drops, plugin crashes, and unresponsive adapters automatically.
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Attempts recovery by restarting failed components before alerting operators.
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Configurable retry counts and backoff prevent restart storms on persistent failures.
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Emits recovery events to any connected channel so operators stay informed.

Security check — openclaw self healing recovery

Privacy score: 7/10 — accesses connected platform APIs only. Lock it: review OAuth scopes before install, confirm Linux, macOS, Windows; OpenClaw ≥1.2 compatibility.

Quick start — openclaw self healing recovery in 15–25 minutes

Setup time: 15–25 minutes

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You need:
  • OpenClaw core
  • Node.js ≥18

Install the package:

npm install @ramsbaby/openclaw-self-healing
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Install the plugin
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Configure check interval and max restarts in openclaw.config.js
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Optionally set a notification webhook for restart events
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Add plugin to the plugins array (should be listed first)
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Restart OpenClaw
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Test by intentionally crashing a plugin and verifying auto-recovery

Troubleshooting openclaw self healing recovery

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1. Setting maxRestarts too high — a broken plugin in a restart loop will keep trying; set a sensible ceiling
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2. Not configuring the notification webhook — you'll miss restart events without alerts
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3. Not pairing with systemd RestartSec — self-healing handles plugin-level failures, process-level crashes still need systemd

Compatibility & status

Works with: Linux, macOS, Windows; OpenClaw ≥1.2 intermediate Last updated: Oct 2025 ★ 225 on GitHub MIT

Official docs →

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FAQ — openclaw self healing recovery

Does self-healing work with all adapters?

It works with adapters that implement OpenClaw's health check interface. Most major adapters do.

Can it handle database connection failures in plugins?

If a plugin implements a health check that includes database connectivity, yes.

Will this fight with systemd's restart policy?

No. Self-healing operates within the OpenClaw process. They operate at different layers without conflict.

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Manual bot restarts at 3am are on-call incidents that didn't need to happen.

Every user message hitting a crashed adapter while humans sleep burns trust you built over weeks.

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