How to upgrade OpenClaw safely when you have custom plugins
A staged upgrade method that protects custom memory, routing and integration work.
Evidence-led field notes for building dependable, commercially useful AI automation.
Discuss a projectA staged upgrade method that protects custom memory, routing and integration work.
Separate transport, authentication, permissions and tool-discovery failures before changing configuration.
Use bounded workers, back-pressure and task placement to keep automation responsive.
A risk-tiered model for discovery, outreach, delivery, spending and irreversible actions.
Treat external text as data, isolate tools and prevent instructions from crossing trust boundaries.
Compare human mailbox delegation with API-first agent inboxes and define safe handoff rules.
Combine source traceability, structural checks and rendered-page review before release.
Use bounded authority, shared evidence and explicit escalation instead of one unrestricted agent.
Join checkout, intake, fulfilment and access without exposing customer artefacts.
Map evidence and deliverables to the buyer's actual request rather than sending generic capability lists.