Update

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update

Check for updates and upgrade Ouroboros to the latest version

Overview

Publisher	Q00
Repository	`ouroboros`
Skill name	`update`
Stars	6K
Forks	605
Bundled files	Instructions only
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository Homepage

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
Self-contained
Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.
Open source
Published by Q00 on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Update AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Q00/ouroboros.git /tmp/ouroboros
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/ouroboros/skills/update .claude/skills/update

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Update in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Update on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Update is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

/ouroboros:update

Check for updates and upgrade Ouroboros without changing the installation's manager, environment, or optional-dependency profile.

Usage


ooo update
/ouroboros:update

Trigger keywords: "ooo update", "update ouroboros", "upgrade ouroboros"

Instructions

When the user invokes this skill:

Use the native command as the single source of truth:
```
bash
ouroboros update --check
```
- If it reports up to date, report that result and stop.
- If it reports an update available, ask the user to choose Update now or Skip.
- If the user chooses Update now, run:
```
bash
ouroboros update --yes
```
  When the user actively uses both Claude Code and Codex, refresh both host integrations without changing the configured execution backend:
```
bash
ouroboros update --yes --runtime all
```
Show the command's result. The native updater binds the package upgrade and post-update setup to one receipt-backed installation identity: manager, environment, recorded profile, and environment-local console script.
If the check exits unsuccessfully but ouroboros update --help works, report the native error and stop. Do not replace it with a manual updater. In particular, do not infer ownership from global uv tool list, pipx list, PATH order, directory names, or the active agent runtime.
If ouroboros update --help does not work, this is a legacy installation that predates the receipt-bound updater. Fail closed:
- A read-only ouroboros --version check is allowed.
- Explain that the old skill cannot prove the original manager, environment, and extras/profile, so it will not mutate the installation.
- Ask the user to rerun the exact original install command (including its ouroboros-ai[...] extras and custom manager root) to reach a version with the native updater.
- If the user does not know that identity, recommend a fresh isolated install rather than guessing.
- Do not run package upgrades, plugin refreshes, or setup commands from this legacy path.
After a successful update, relay the runtime-specific restart guidance from the native command. If project instruction content also needs regeneration, suggest ooo setup; do not edit project instruction files as part of the package update.

Safety contract

PyPI is the version source of truth; fully yanked releases are excluded.
uv and pipx upgrades replay the running environment's local receipt, preserving base, [tui], [mcp,tui], [claude,tui], [all], and other recorded profiles.
The Claude SDK and MCP 2 profiles are never combined or substituted.
Missing or ambiguous installation identity is a non-mutating error.
Automatic runtime refresh preserves the configured backend and the existing OpenCode plugin/subprocess topology instead of inferring a replacement from PATH.
Runtime executable identity follows the supported environment override, then the persisted orchestrator.*_cli_path, then PATH. The chosen exact executable is validated and reused for plugin/setup refresh so a stale PATH binary cannot replace an operator-selected runtime.
--runtime all refreshes the Claude and Codex plugin integrations plus installed runtime artifacts without changing the configured execution backend. Active Codex sessions still need a restart because Codex does not currently retain an in-use plugin generation; Claude may use /reload-plugins or restart.
ouroboros update supports --check, --yes, --dry-run, --prerelease, and --runtime; see ouroboros update --help.

RFC #1392 State Breadcrumb Footer

Your final response MUST end with exactly one breadcrumb footer line:


◆ <current state> → next: <recommended action>

Derive <current state> from live session state via ouroboros_session_status when that MCP projection is available; otherwise derive it from this skill's actual outcome. Never use a linear Step N of M footer because Ouroboros is an evolutionary loop. When the next action is genuinely a choice, list 2-3 honest options in the next: clause. The breadcrumb line must be the last line of the response.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Update AI skill do?

Check for updates and upgrade Ouroboros to the latest version

Why use Update on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Update is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Update in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/Q00/ouroboros/tree/main/skills/update. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Update?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Update?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Update with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Update AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by Q00 under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

/ouroboros:update

Usage

Instructions

Safety contract

RFC #1392 State Breadcrumb Footer

Frequently asked questions

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