fail2ban Reporter

What this skill does

Auto-report fail2ban banned IPs to AbuseIPDB and notify via Telegram. Use when monitoring server security, reporting attackers, or checking banned IPs. Watches fail2ban for new bans, reports them to AbuseIPDB, and sends alerts.

fail2ban Reporter is part of the Research & Knowledge category — research and knowledge skills that gather, search, and summarize information. You can install it on its own or alongside other research & knowledge skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install fail2ban Reporter

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for fail2ban-reporter and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add fail2ban Reporter with a single command:

openclaw skills add fail2ban-reporter

This pulls fail2ban-reporter from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/fail2ban-reporter/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use fail2ban Reporter

Once installed, fail2ban Reporter activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab fail2ban-reporter-1.0.0.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/fail2ban-reporter/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install fail2ban Reporter?

Install fail2ban Reporter in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for fail2ban-reporter, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add fail2ban-reporter. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/fail2ban-reporter/.

Is fail2ban Reporter free?

Yes. fail2ban Reporter is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.

What does fail2ban Reporter do?

Auto-report fail2ban banned IPs to AbuseIPDB and notify via Telegram. Use when monitoring server security, reporting attackers, or checking banned IPs. Watches fail2ban for new bans, reports them to AbuseIPDB, and sends alerts.

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