Agent GitOps

Automated deployment and rollback for agent workflows. Track skill versions, deploy with confidence, roll back when things break.

Why This Exists

Agents install and update skills constantly. When an update breaks something, you need to:

• Know what changed
• Roll back fast
• Track which version was stable

Commands

Initialize tracking for a skill

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/gitops.py init --skill ~/.openclaw/skills/my-skill/

Snapshot the current state (before updating)

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/gitops.py snapshot --skill ~/.openclaw/skills/my-skill/ --tag "pre-update"

Deploy a skill update (snapshots current state first)

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/gitops.py deploy --skill ~/.openclaw/skills/my-skill/ --tag "v1.1"

List all snapshots for a skill

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/gitops.py history --skill ~/.openclaw/skills/my-skill/

Roll back to a previous snapshot

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/gitops.py rollback --skill ~/.openclaw/skills/my-skill/ --tag "pre-update"

Check status of all tracked skills

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/gitops.py status

Run pre-deploy checks (integrates with arc-skill-scanner if available)

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/gitops.py check --skill ~/.openclaw/skills/my-skill/

Data Storage

Snapshots and metadata are stored in ~/.openclaw/gitops/.

How It Works

• init creates a git repo in the skill directory (if not already one) and records it in the tracking manifest
• snapshot commits the current state with a tag
• deploy takes a pre-deploy snapshot, then commits the new state
• rollback restores a tagged snapshot using git checkout
• check runs arc-skill-scanner (if installed) as a pre-deploy gate
• history shows all tagged snapshots with timestamps
• status shows all tracked skills and their current/latest versions

Tips

• Always snapshot before updating a skill manually
• Use deploy instead of manual updates — it snapshots automatically
• Combine with arc-skill-scanner for security-gated deployments
• Tags should be descriptive: "v1.2", "pre-security-patch", "stable-2026-02-15"