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Update Installed Skills skill

Use when syncing or updating previously installed skills to their latest version. Always dry-run updates before applying, and check for breaking changes.

$npx skills add MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills --skill update-installed-skills
View this skill on GitHubMoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills/skills/update-installed-skills/SKILL.md
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MoizIbnYousaf

Update Installed Skills

Coding

Install Update Installed Skills

Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.

$npx skills add MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills --skill update-installed-skills

The open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.

01

Install it

Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.

02

Ask naturally

Describe the task. Your agent loads update-installed-skills when the request matches its description.

03

Name it if needed

If it does not trigger, say “use the update-installed-skills skill”. In Codex, type $update-installed-skills.

The skill itself

SKILL.md

FolderGitHub

Update Installed Skills

Goal

Keep installed skills current without breaking the agent's workflow or silently overwriting local customizations.

Guardrails

  • Always use --dry-run before running a real update.
  • Check what is currently installed before updating: npx ai-agent-skills list --installed.
  • Never update all skills at once in production without reviewing the dry-run output.
  • Use --format json to capture structured update results for logging.

Workflow

  1. List currently installed skills.
npx ai-agent-skills list --installed --format json --fields name
  1. Check for available updates.
npx ai-agent-skills check
  1. Dry-run the update.
npx ai-agent-skills sync <skill-name> --dry-run
  1. Apply the update after reviewing.
npx ai-agent-skills sync <skill-name>
  1. For bulk updates, review each skill's dry-run output.
npx ai-agent-skills sync --all --dry-run

Gotchas

  • Skills installed from GitHub will attempt a fresh clone during sync. If the upstream repo is gone, the update will fail gracefully.
  • Manually edited SKILL.md files will be overwritten by sync. Back up customizations before syncing.
  • The check command makes network requests to verify upstream sources. It may be slow or fail if sources are unreachable.

Tips for Update Installed Skills

  • • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
  • • It is part of a pack with 18 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
  • • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.

Questions about Update Installed Skills

What does the Update Installed Skills skill do?

Use when syncing or updating previously installed skills to their latest version. Always dry-run updates before applying, and check for breaking changes.

How do I install Update Installed Skills?

Run "npx skills add MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills --skill update-installed-skills" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.

Does Update Installed Skills work in Cursor and Codex?

Yes. Update Installed Skills uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.

Is Update Installed Skills free?

Update Installed Skills is open source on GitHub under the MIT license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.

Who made Update Installed Skills?

Update Installed Skills is published by MoizIbnYousaf in the MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills repository, together with 17 other skills.

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