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name: update-skill version: 1.0.0 date: 2026-01-20 description: Update a skill from the canonical ClaudeSkills repository. Use to sync local skills with latest versions. canonical_repo: https://github.com/stoicstudio/ClaudeSkills canonical_path: skills/update-skill/SKILL.md

update-skill

Updates a skill in the current project from the canonical stoicstudio/ClaudeSkills repository.

Canonical Source: This skill is maintained at stoicstudio/ClaudeSkills.

Arguments

• skill_name (required): Name of the skill to update (e.g., publish-release)

Steps

1. Parse the skill name from the command arguments

2. Check if skill exists locally:

   Copyls .claude/skills/{skill_name}/SKILL.md
   

   • If not found, this will be a fresh install

3. Get current local version (if exists):

   Copyhead -10 .claude/skills/{skill_name}/SKILL.md | grep "^version:"
   

4. Fetch canonical version info:

   Copycurl -sL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stoicstudio/ClaudeSkills/main/skills/{skill_name}/SKILL.md" | head -10
   

   • If 404, report that the skill doesn't exist in the canonical repo
   • Extract version from frontmatter

5. Compare versions:

   • If same version: Report "Already up to date (v{version})"
   • If different or new install: Proceed with update

6. Create skill directory if needed:

   Copymkdir -p .claude/skills/{skill_name}
   

7. Download and install the skill:

   Copycurl -sL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stoicstudio/ClaudeSkills/main/skills/{skill_name}/SKILL.md" \
     -o .claude/skills/{skill_name}/SKILL.md
   

8. Verify installation:

   Copyhead -10 .claude/skills/{skill_name}/SKILL.md
   

9. Report result:

   • New install: "Installed {skill_name} v{version}"
   • Update: "Updated {skill_name}: v{old} → v{new}"
   • Remind user to commit the change if desired

Available Skills

Skills available in the canonical repository:

To see all available skills:

Copycurl -sL "https://api.github.com/repos/stoicstudio/ClaudeSkills/contents/skills" | jq -r '.[].name'

Examples

Copy/update-skill publish-release    # Update the publish-release skill
/update-skill update-skill       # Update this skill itself