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.

openclaw-knowhow-skill/docs/infrastructure/install/development-channels.md

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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:
+
+```bash
+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.