# Quick Update: Path Bug Fixed

> When I built Dex, some file paths got hardcoded to my machine (/Users/dave/Dex/Dex/...).

- Skill: `tools-only/quick-update-path-bug-fixed` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tools-only/quick-update-path-bug-fixed`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tools-only/quick-update-path-bug-fixed/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: tools-only (https://skillmd.com/u/tools-only)
- Updated: 2026-09-29
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tools-only/quick-update-path-bug-fixed

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# 🐛 Quick Update: Path Bug Fixed

**TL;DR:** A bug was hiding in plain sight. Run `/dex-update` to fix it.

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## What happened?

When I built Dex, some file paths got hardcoded to my machine (`/Users/dave/Dex/Dex/...`). 

Yes, I'm blushing. 😅

These paths slipped through because everything worked perfectly... on my computer. Classic.

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## What was actually broken?

**Affected features:**

| Feature | Impact |
|---------|--------|
| `/dex-obsidian-setup` | Wouldn't work at all |
| Background automation | Changelog checker and learning review scripts wouldn't run |
| Some maintenance scripts | Would fail if you tried to run them manually |

**Not affected (these always worked fine):**
- ✅ `/daily-plan`, `/daily-review`, `/week-plan`, `/week-review`
- ✅ Task management and syncing
- ✅ Meeting processing (`/process-meetings`)
- ✅ Person and project pages
- ✅ Career features
- ✅ All your data (nothing was lost or corrupted)

So if you hadn't tried `/dex-obsidian-setup` or the background scripts, you probably didn't notice anything wrong. But now those features will actually work!

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## How to fix it

Just run:

```
/dex-update
```

That's it. Takes about 30 seconds.

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## Thank you 🙏

Big thanks to the community members who reported these issues. Your feedback caught something my testing missed — because I was only testing on... my machine.

Lesson learned: test on machines that don't have "dave" in the path. 

Keep the feedback coming. You're making Dex better for everyone.

— Dave