Git-Crypt Backup

Automated backup of Clawdbot workspace (~/clawd) and config (~/.clawdbot) to GitHub with sensitive files encrypted via git-crypt.

Setup

1. Create GitHub repos (private recommended)

# Create two private repos on GitHub:
# - <username>/clawdbot-workspace
# - <username>/clawdbot-config

2. Initialize git-crypt

# Install git-crypt
brew install git-crypt  # macOS
# apt install git-crypt  # Linux

# Workspace repo
cd ~/clawd
git init
git-crypt init
git remote add origin git@github.com:<username>/clawdbot-workspace.git

# Config repo
cd ~/.clawdbot
git init
git-crypt init
git remote add origin git@github.com:<username>/clawdbot-config.git

3. Configure encryption

Workspace .gitattributes:

SOUL.md filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
USER.md filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
HEARTBEAT.md filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
MEMORY.md filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
memory/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt

Config .gitattributes:

clawdbot.json filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
.env filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
credentials/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
telegram/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
identity/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
agents/**/sessions/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt
nodes/** filter=git-crypt diff=git-crypt

Config .gitignore:

*.bak
*.bak.*
.DS_Store
logs/
media/
browser/
subagents/
memory/
update-check.json
*.lock

4. Export keys (important!)

mkdir -p ~/clawdbot-keys
cd ~/clawd && git-crypt export-key ~/clawdbot-keys/workspace.key
cd ~/.clawdbot && git-crypt export-key ~/clawdbot-keys/config.key

⚠️ Store these keys securely (1Password, iCloud Keychain, USB drive, etc.)

5. Initial commit & push

cd ~/clawd && git add -A && git commit -m "Initial backup" && git push -u origin main
cd ~/.clawdbot && git add -A && git commit -m "Initial backup" && git push -u origin main

Daily Backup

Run scripts/backup.sh:

~/clawd/skills/git-crypt-backup/scripts/backup.sh

Or set up a cron job for automatic daily backups.

Restore on New Machine

# 1. Clone repos
git clone git@github.com:<username>/clawdbot-workspace.git ~/clawd
git clone git@github.com:<username>/clawdbot-config.git ~/.clawdbot

# 2. Unlock with keys
cd ~/clawd && git-crypt unlock /path/to/workspace.key
cd ~/.clawdbot && git-crypt unlock /path/to/config.key

What Gets Encrypted