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Run npx skillmds@latest add noontide-co/mb-update in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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noontide-co (@noontide-co) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Mb Update by noontide-co — Agent Skill

Name: Mb Update
Author: noontide-co

File contents

Update

Update the installed Main Branch CLI and skills, then refresh this business folder's Claude Code links.

Use this instead of asking the user to remember whether they installed with pipx or an old clone. The CLI owns the mechanics. Do not suggest raw package commands such as pipx upgrade mainbranch as the first update path; only use that as the bootstrap fallback when mb update is unavailable or the installed version is 0.1.x.

CLI facts first: Run mb update --repo . --json from the business folder and use its result before giving install-mode advice.

Step 1: Update Main Branch

Run from the business folder:

mb update --repo . --json 2>&1

Handle the JSON result:

Result	What to say
`"ok": true`, `old_version != new_version`	"Updated Main Branch and refreshed skill links."
`"ok": true`, `old_version == new_version`	"Main Branch is already up to date."
`"ok": false`	Show the first error and the repair copy below.
Invalid JSON	Run `mb update --check --repo .` yourself if possible; if not, ask the user for that output.

If the result includes warnings, show them after the main status.

Step 2: If Update Fails

Tell the user:

"I wasn't able to update Main Branch. This can leave you on old skills or old migration behavior.

Try these from your business repo:
mb update --check --repo .
mb doctor
If mb --version says 0.1.x, run this once first:
pipx upgrade mainbranch
```"

Do not continue as if the update worked.

Step 3: Restart If Skill Links Changed

If skills_relinked_count is greater than zero after an actual update, tell the user:

"Skill links were refreshed. If a slash command does not appear in Claude Code, restart Claude from this repo and run /mb-start."

Claude Code loads slash commands at session start, so a restart can be required after repairing links. In --check --json output, treat planned_skills_relink_count as a dry-run preview, not proof that links already changed.

If plugin_rail.install.state is stale, installed_not_enabled, disabled, or not_installed, tell the user the Claude Code plugin cache needs attention too. Quote the warning, include the plugin repair command from next_actions, and say to restart Claude Code or run /reload-plugins before relying on new slash-skill behavior.

Step 4: What Changed

After a successful update, use release.summary and release.url from the JSON result when present. Keep it short: 3-5 bullets max, and include the release URL when the user asks what changed.

If the JSON result has no release summary, read CHANGELOG.md from the active Main Branch engine if available and summarize only the matching version section.

If no changelog is available, do not guess. Say:

"Update complete. I couldn't find the local changelog, so run mb --version to confirm the installed version."

---name: mb-updatedescription: Update Main Branch. Use when the user says update, upgrade, pull latest, get latest Main Branch, asks whether they are current, or after Devon announces a new release.---# UpdateUpdate the installed Main Branch CLI and skills, then refresh this businessfolder's Claude Code links.Use this instead of asking the user to remember whether they installed withpipx or an old clone. The CLI owns the mechanics. Do not suggest raw packagecommands such as `pipx upgrade mainbranch` as the first update path; only usethat as the bootstrap fallback when `mb update` is unavailable or the installedversion is `0.1.x`.**CLI facts first:** Run `mb update --repo . --json` from the business folderand use its result before giving install-mode advice.---## Step 1: Update Main BranchRun from the business folder:```bashmb update --repo . --json 2>&1```Handle the JSON result:| Result | What to say ||---|---|| `"ok": true`, `old_version != new_version` | "Updated Main Branch and refreshed skill links." || `"ok": true`, `old_version == new_version` | "Main Branch is already up to date." || `"ok": false` | Show the first error and the repair copy below. || Invalid JSON | Run `mb update --check --repo .` yourself if possible; if not, ask the user for that output. |If the result includes warnings, show them after the main status.---## Step 2: If Update FailsTell the user:> "I wasn't able to update Main Branch. This can leave you on old skills or old> migration behavior.>> Try these from your business repo:>> ```bash> mb update --check --repo .> mb doctor> ```>> If `mb --version` says `0.1.x`, run this once first:>> ```bash> pipx upgrade mainbranch> ```"Do not continue as if the update worked.---## Step 3: Restart If Skill Links ChangedIf `skills_relinked_count` is greater than zero after an actual update, tellthe user:> "Skill links were refreshed. If a slash command does not appear in Claude> Code, restart Claude from this repo and run `/mb-start`."Claude Code loads slash commands at session start, so a restart can be requiredafter repairing links. In `--check --json` output, treat`planned_skills_relink_count` as a dry-run preview, not proof that links alreadychanged.If `plugin_rail.install.state` is `stale`, `installed_not_enabled`, `disabled`,or `not_installed`, tell the user the Claude Code plugin cache needs attentiontoo. Quote the warning, include the plugin repair command from `next_actions`,and say to restart Claude Code or run `/reload-plugins` before relying on newslash-skill behavior.---## Step 4: What ChangedAfter a successful update, use `release.summary` and `release.url` from theJSON result when present. Keep it short: 3-5 bullets max, and include therelease URL when the user asks what changed.If the JSON result has no release summary, read `CHANGELOG.md` from the activeMain Branch engine if available and summarize only the matching version section.If no changelog is available, do not guess. Say:> "Update complete. I couldn't find the local changelog, so run `mb --version`> to confirm the installed version."

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