Setting Up CI/CD Pipelines for OpenClaw Projects

6 min read|2026-02-15|by Agent14

Automated pipelines ensure your OpenClaw configurations are validated before they reach production. Here is how to set them up.

Why Automate Config Deployment?

Manual config changes are the number one cause of production incidents. A CI/CD pipeline:

Validates config syntax before deployment

Runs integration tests against staging

Provides rollback capability

Creates an audit trail of every change

GitHub Actions Setup

Create a workflow file at .github/workflows/openclaw.yaml:

yaml

name: OpenClaw CI
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  validate:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Validate configs
        run: openclaw validate --strict

  test:
    needs: validate
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Run integration tests
        run: openclaw test --env staging

  deploy:
    needs: test
    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Deploy to production
        run: openclaw deploy --env production

Caching for Speed

Add dependency caching to cut build times by 60-80%:

yaml

- uses: actions/cache@v4
  with:
    path: ~/.openclaw/cache
    key: openclaw-deps-${{ hashFiles('**/config.yaml') }}

Environment-Specific Deploys

Use branch-based deployment targets:

`main` branch deploys to production

`staging` branch deploys to staging

Pull requests deploy to preview environments

Get Started Fast

Our CI Pipeline bundle includes pre-configured workflow files for both GitHub Actions and GitLab CI. Download it and customize the environment variables for your setup.

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