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NanoClaw Upstream Update Assistant

A guided runbook that merges upstream NanoClaw changes into your customized fork with backups, conflict previews, validation and breaking-change migrations.

Dev & CodingAdvanced★ 30,471⑂ 12,865AI score 7/10Last updated: Aug 9, 2026

What it does

Run /update-nanoclaw in Claude Code to walk a full upstream-sync procedure:

  • Preflight: requires a clean working tree, adds the upstream remote if missing, and auto-detects main vs master.
  • Safety net: creates a timestamped backup branch and tag (pre-update-<hash>-<timestamp>) before anything is touched.
  • Preview: uses git log/git diff against the merge base and buckets changed files into Skills, host src/, container/, build/config files and version pins.
  • Update paths: full merge (default), selective cherry-pick, rebase, or abort after viewing the changelog.
  • Conflict handling: a git merge --no-commit --no-ff dry run shows which files would conflict; the real merge opens only conflicted files and touches only conflict markers.
  • Validation and follow-up: pnpm run build/pnpm test, container typecheck and image build/pull when needed, dependency install on lockfile changes, [BREAKING] CHANGELOG migrations, hand-off to /update-skills, an upgrade marker stamp, then rollback and service-restart instructions.

Token usage stays low by relying on git plumbing and opening only conflicted files.

Who it's for

  • Operators running a customized NanoClaw fork.
  • People who want to track upstream without a fresh reinstall and without losing local edits.
  • Anyone who wants to see conflicts before merging and have a one-line rollback if the build breaks.

Examples

  1. Routine sync: run /update-nanoclaw, review the upstream commit list and file buckets, confirm no conflicts, merge everything and let the skill run pnpm run build.
  2. Hotfix only: pick two bug-fix commit hashes from the preview and cherry-pick just those, leaving unrelated upstream churn behind.
  3. Recovery: if the post-merge build fails, restore with the printed git reset --hard pre-update-<hash>-<timestamp>.

· · · Install guide · · ·

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 in Claude Code

Let Claude do it — paste this into Claude Code

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/.
When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.

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 clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git
  2. Create the skills directory if needed: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  3. Copy the skill: cp -r nanoclaw/.claude/skills/update-nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/
  4. If you already run a NanoClaw fork, you can simply use the .claude/skills/update-nanoclaw folder inside that project instead.
  5. Launch Claude Code from your NanoClaw project root.
  6. Before running, check git status and commit or stash any changes — the skill stops on a dirty working tree.
  7. Type /update-nanoclaw and answer the prompts to choose merge, cherry-pick or rebase.
  8. If something breaks, roll back with the backup tag shown in the summary: git reset --hard <tag>.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT