Agent Migration

Agent Migration

Use this skill when the user wants to rename or migrate an OpenClaw agent safely.

Scope

This skill handles:

• agent id rename
• workspace rename
• config/path updates
• prior session content migration
• session display metadata updates
• restart and verification
• separate deletion confirmation for the old agent

Defaults and boundaries

• Confirm old id, new id, new workspace, and whether model also changes.
• Migrate prior session content by default unless the user explicitly says not to.
• Do not skip migration just because a session does not look active.
• Do not hard-edit active lock files or force-rewrite a live session shell.
• Restart is required after migration.
• Never delete the old agent without a separate user confirmation.

Files involved

• config: ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
• agent dirs: ~/.openclaw/agents/<id>/...
• workspace: /home/yln/claw-workspace/<name>
• session metadata such as sessions.json

Use the included files

• references/checklist.md
• references/cleanup.md
• scripts/inspect_agent_migration.sh
• scripts/copy_session_content.sh
• scripts/verify_agent_migration.sh

Recommended commands

bash skills/agent-migration/scripts/inspect_agent_migration.sh <old-id> <new-id>
bash skills/agent-migration/scripts/copy_session_content.sh <old-id> <new-id>
bash skills/agent-migration/scripts/verify_agent_migration.sh <old-id> <new-id>

Guardrails

• Keep config, workspace, and naming changes consistent.
• Update session display-layer metadata as part of the migration.
• Verify the new agent before offering deletion of the old one.
• Use references/cleanup.md only after the user separately confirms deletion.