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Selig 4c966a3ad2 Initial commit: OpenClaw Skill Collection

6 custom skills (assign-task, dispatch-webhook, daily-briefing,
task-capture, qmd-brain, tts-voice) with technical documentation.
Compatible with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex CLI, and OpenCode.

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Development Channels Documentation

Overview

OpenClaw maintains three update channels for releases:

Stable (npm latest dist-tag): Production-ready builds
Beta (npm beta dist-tag): Builds undergoing testing
Dev (npm dev dist-tag): Current main branch snapshots

The system uses dist-tags as the source of truth for npm installs, meaning vetted builds are promoted without version changes.

Channel Switching

Users can switch channels via:

openclaw update --channel [stable|beta|dev]

When explicitly switching, the installation method aligns automatically:

Dev mode checks out the git repository (defaults to ~/openclaw)
Stable/beta pull from npm using appropriate dist-tags

Plugin Synchronization

Switching channels triggers plugin source updates—dev prefers bundled plugins from the git checkout, while stable and beta restore npm-installed packages.

Release Guidelines

Tag releases for git checkouts using format vYYYY.M.D or vYYYY.M.D-<patch>
Maintain immutable tags (never move or reuse)
Preserve npm dist-tags as the authoritative source for version mapping

Platform Considerations

Beta and dev releases may lack macOS app builds, which is acceptable provided the git tag and npm dist-tag are published and documented in release notes.

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