# Topgrade Universal System Package Updater

> Topgrade is a CLI tool written in Rust that detects all package managers and updatable sources on your system and runs the appropriate update commands in one shot. It supports over 60 package managers including apt, brew, npm, pip, cargo, flatpak, snap, firmware updates, and more.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/topgrade-universal-system-package-updater` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/topgrade-universal-system-package-updater`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/topgrade-universal-system-package-updater/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/topgrade-universal-system-package-updater

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# Topgrade Universal System Package Updater

Topgrade is a CLI tool written in Rust that detects all package managers and updatable sources on your system and runs the appropriate update commands in one shot. It supports over 60 package managers including apt, brew, npm, pip, cargo, flatpak, snap, firmware updates, and more.

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Although note that this requires the command to exit the shell correctly, or else the shell will hang indefinitely.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [![Packaging status](https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/topgrade.svg)](https://repology.org/project/topgrade/versions)
- ### Official
- Self-updating binary (all platforms): [releases](https://github.com/topgrade-rs/topgrade/releases)

- Source: https://github.com/topgrade-rs/topgrade
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/topgrade-rs/topgrade/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/topgrade-universal-system-package-updater/)