Skills model-failover-guard

Name: model-failover-guard
Author: openclaw

OpenClaw Model Failover Guard

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/bovmanth/model-failover-guard" ~/.claude/skills/openclaw-skills-model-failover-guard && rm -rf "$T"

OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/bovmanth/model-failover-guard" ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skills-model-failover-guard && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/bovmanth/model-failover-guard/SKILL.md

OpenClaw Model Failover Guard

Automatic model failover + failback guard for OpenClaw.

Description

When your primary model becomes unstable, this guard can switch to an available fallback model automatically, then switch back to the primary after stability is restored.

Features

Monitor model health on an interval
If primary fails N times consecutively → failover
Fallback is selected from all configured models
Supports preferred fallback provider
After fallback is stable for N checks → try failback
If failback test fails → revert to fallback immediately

Install

npx skills add BovmantH/openclaw-model-failover-guard --skill model-failover-guard

Usage

# Run once
python3 skills/model-failover-guard/scripts/failover.py once

# Run as daemon
python3 skills/model-failover-guard/scripts/failover.py loop

Configuration

Copy

skills/model-failover-guard/config.example.json

config.json

and adjust settings.

Key	Description
`primaryModel`	Primary model to monitor
`failThreshold`	Consecutive failures before failover
`recoverThreshold`	Stable checks before failback
`checkIntervalSec`	Health check interval (seconds)

Author

Owner: BovmantH
Version: 1.0.0

License

MIT