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NanoClaw Upstream Update Assistant

Safely merges upstream NanoClaw changes into your customized fork with backups, conflict preview, and selective cherry-picking.

Dev & CodingIntermediate★ 30,471⑂ 12,865AI score 8/10Last updated: Aug 9, 2026

What it does

  • Preflight: verifies a clean working tree (git status --porcelain), adds the upstream remote if missing, and detects whether the upstream branch is main or master.
  • Safety net: creates a timestamped backup branch and tag (pre-update-<hash>-<timestamp>) before touching anything.
  • Preview: lists upstream commits and changed files against the merge base, bucketed into Skills, host source (src/), container, build/config files, and version pins.
  • Update paths: full merge (default), selective cherry-pick, rebase, or abort after viewing the changelog.
  • Conflict dry-run: uses git merge --no-commit --no-ff to list conflicting files before you commit to anything.
  • Validation & follow-through: installs deps when lockfiles move, runs pnpm run build and pnpm test, handles container typecheck/image build-or-pull, scans CHANGELOG for [BREAKING] entries and offers the matching migrations, then prints a summary with rollback and service-restart commands.
  • Token-frugal: opens only conflicted files, relying on git output for everything else.

Who it's for

  • Anyone running a customized NanoClaw fork who still wants upstream fixes and features.
  • Maintainers who want to avoid a fresh reinstall on every upstream release.
  • Users who want git merge/cherry-pick/rebase driven for them with a guaranteed rollback point.

Examples

  1. Run /update-nanoclaw, skim the upstream commit list, choose "full update", resolve two conflicts, and let it build and test automatically.
  2. Need only one urgent upstream bugfix: pick selective mode and cherry-pick just that commit hash.
  3. After the merge, a [BREAKING] CHANGELOG entry appears — the skill reads the migration guide and offers to run the referenced skill (e.g. /add-whatsapp); if anything breaks, roll back with git reset --hard pre-update-....

· · · Install guide · · ·

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Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart.
Copy the .claude/skills/update-nanoclaw folder from the GitHub repo nanocoai/nanoclaw into my ~/.claude/skills/update-nanoclaw/.
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Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git /tmp/nanoclaw && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/nanoclaw/.claude/skills/update-nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal and create the skills directory: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  2. Clone the NanoClaw repo to a temporary spot: git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git /tmp/nanoclaw
  3. Copy the skill folder: cp -r /tmp/nanoclaw/.claude/skills/update-nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/
    • If you already run NanoClaw, this skill ships inside your project at .claude/skills/update-nanoclaw, so no copy is needed.
  4. Make sure git and pnpm are installed (container steps may additionally need bun and image build tooling).
  5. Commit or stash local changes so the working tree is clean: git status
  6. From your NanoClaw project root in Claude Code, run /update-nanoclaw and choose an update path at the preview prompt.
  7. If something goes wrong, roll back with the backup tag printed at the end: git reset --hard pre-update-<hash>-<timestamp>
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT