backup

Automated hourly backup skill that creates timestamped archives of Cognithor config files, skill definitions, and data directories on a cron schedule. Use when setting up automated backups, restoring from snapshots, scheduling data protection, or configuring backup retention policies.

Backup

Automated backup skill that creates timestamped archives of Cognithor configuration, skills, and data on a cron schedule (0 * * * * — hourly by default).

Steps

  1. Check prerequisites — verify backup target exists and has write access: 
    BACKUP_DIR="${COGNITHOR_HOME:-$HOME/.cognithor}/backups"
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR" && test -w "$BACKUP_DIR"
  2. Create timestamped archive of config, skills, and data: 
    STAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
tar czf "$BACKUP_DIR/cognithor_$STAMP.tar.gz" \
  -C "${COGNITHOR_HOME:-$HOME/.cognithor}" \
  config/ skills/ data/
  3. Validate integrity — verify the archive is readable: 
    tar tzf "$BACKUP_DIR/cognithor_$STAMP.tar.gz" > /dev/null
  4. Prune old backups — keep the last 24 hourly snapshots: 
    ls -1t "$BACKUP_DIR"/cognithor_*.tar.gz | tail -n +25 | xargs rm -f
  5. Return status — the skill returns {"status": "ok", "automated": true} on success

Example

User > Starte ein Backup meiner Cognithor-Daten
Cognithor > Backup erstellt: cognithor_20260420_140000.tar.gz (12 MB)
         Nächstes automatisches Backup: 15:00 Uhr

Error Handling

  • Disk full: Log warning, skip archive creation, alert user to free space
  • Permission denied: Verify $BACKUP_DIR ownership and retry with correct permissions
  • Corrupt archive: Re-run backup immediately; if persistent, check filesystem health