How do I install the Update skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add rlaope/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.

What does the Update skill do?

Check for updates and upgrade bestwork-agent — plugin cache + hooks + HUD all at once It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.

Is Update safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Update?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Update free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Update?

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

Update by rlaope — Agent Skill

Name: Update
Author: rlaope

File contents

When this skill is invoked, IMMEDIATELY print:

[BW] checking for updates...

Step 1: Compare versions

CACHE_DIR=$(ls -d ~/.claude/plugins/cache/bestwork-tools/bestwork-agent/*/ 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1)
CURRENT_VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' "${CACHE_DIR}package.json" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
CURRENT_HASH=$(git -C "$CACHE_DIR" rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
echo "installed: v${CURRENT_VERSION} (${CURRENT_HASH})"

LATEST_HASH=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/rlaope/bestwork-agent/commits/main 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.sha[:7]' 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
LATEST_VERSION=$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rlaope/bestwork-agent/main/package.json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.version' 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
echo "latest: v${LATEST_VERSION} (${LATEST_HASH})"

Step 2: If different, upgrade everything

If hashes differ, print:

[BW] update available: v{current} ({hash}) → v{latest} ({hash})
[BW] upgrading...

Then run ALL of these in sequence:

# 1. Update plugin cache (git pull)
claude plugin update bestwork-agent@bestwork-tools

# 2. Re-register hooks (cleans up deprecated hooks from settings.json)
CACHE_DIR=$(ls -d ~/.claude/plugins/cache/bestwork-tools/bestwork-agent/*/ 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1)
node "${CACHE_DIR}dist/index.js" install

# 3. Copy latest HUD script
CACHE_DIR=$(ls -d ~/.claude/plugins/cache/bestwork-tools/bestwork-agent/*/ 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1)
cp "${CACHE_DIR}hooks/bestwork-hud.mjs" ~/.bestwork/hud.mjs 2>/dev/null

After all done, print:

[BW] done! v{latest} ({hash})
  ✓ plugin cache updated
  ✓ hooks re-registered
  ✓ HUD synced
  restart session to apply.

Step 3: If same, no action

[BW] you're already on the latest (v{version}, {hash}). no action needed.

---name: updatedescription: Check for updates and upgrade bestwork-agent — plugin cache + hooks + HUD all at once---When this skill is invoked, IMMEDIATELY print:```[BW] checking for updates...```## Step 1: Compare versions```bashCACHE_DIR=$(ls -d ~/.claude/plugins/cache/bestwork-tools/bestwork-agent/*/ 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1)CURRENT_VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' "${CACHE_DIR}package.json" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")CURRENT_HASH=$(git -C "$CACHE_DIR" rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")echo "installed: v${CURRENT_VERSION} (${CURRENT_HASH})"LATEST_HASH=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/rlaope/bestwork-agent/commits/main 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.sha[:7]' 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")LATEST_VERSION=$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rlaope/bestwork-agent/main/package.json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.version' 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")echo "latest: v${LATEST_VERSION} (${LATEST_HASH})"```## Step 2: If different, upgrade everythingIf hashes differ, print:```[BW] update available: v{current} ({hash}) → v{latest} ({hash})[BW] upgrading...```Then run ALL of these in sequence:```bash# 1. Update plugin cache (git pull)claude plugin update bestwork-agent@bestwork-tools``````bash# 2. Re-register hooks (cleans up deprecated hooks from settings.json)CACHE_DIR=$(ls -d ~/.claude/plugins/cache/bestwork-tools/bestwork-agent/*/ 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1)node "${CACHE_DIR}dist/index.js" install``````bash# 3. Copy latest HUD scriptCACHE_DIR=$(ls -d ~/.claude/plugins/cache/bestwork-tools/bestwork-agent/*/ 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1)cp "${CACHE_DIR}hooks/bestwork-hud.mjs" ~/.bestwork/hud.mjs 2>/dev/null```After all done, print:```[BW] done! v{latest} ({hash}) ✓ plugin cache updated ✓ hooks re-registered ✓ HUD synced restart session to apply.```## Step 3: If same, no action```[BW] you're already on the latest (v{version}, {hash}). no action needed.```

Frequently asked questions

Update