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Validates internet access, compares the locally installed pm-skills version against the latest public release, and updates local files with conflict-aware overwrite-or-skip options. Produces an update report listing changed files, skipped files, and new capabilities. Use when you

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PM Skills Updater

This skill updates a local pm-skills installation to the latest public release. It validates connectivity, compares versions, previews changes, and produces a structured report documenting what was updated and what new capabilities are available.

When to Use

When you want to update local pm-skills to the latest release
When you want to check if a newer version is available
After a new pm-skills release is announced
When onboarding and you want to confirm you have the latest version

When NOT to Use

To create or edit individual skills -> use /pm-skill-builder or /pm-skill-iterate
To validate skills against conventions -> use /pm-skill-validate
If you are a maintainer working directly on the pm-skills repo (use git)
To pin a specific older version (this skill always targets the latest release)

Flags

Flag	Behavior
(none)	Full update flow: pre-flight → preview → confirm → update → report
`--report-only`	Pre-flight → preview → report (no files written)
`--status`	Lightweight version check - prints current and latest version, then stops

--status behavior

When --status is provided, run only the pre-flight checks and display:

pm-skills v{local} (installed, from {source})
pm-skills v{latest} (latest, released {date})
{Status: up to date | update available ({type})}

Run /update-pm-skills for details, or /update-pm-skills --report-only for a preview.

No report file is generated. No files are written.

Instructions

When asked to update pm-skills (without --status), follow these steps:

Step 1: Pre-Flight

Run three checks before proceeding:

Network access: Reach the GitHub API or repository URL (https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills). Use any available method: curl, wget, GitHub CLI (gh), or MCP tools.
Latest version: Query the latest release using this fallback chain (try each in order, use the first that succeeds):
1. GitHub API: GET /repos/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/releases/latest
2. GitHub CLI: gh release list --repo product-on-purpose/pm-skills --limit 1
3. Git: git ls-remote --tags https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills.git
If all three fail (rate limiting, 404, malformed response, no network), enter degraded mode (see below).

Record: version string, release date, release notes URL, release notes body.
Local version: Read from the first available source:
- .claude-plugin/plugin.json → version field
- marketplace.json → plugins[0].version field
- CHANGELOG.md → most recent version header
- Git tags → most recent v* tag
Version parsing: Normalize by stripping an optional v prefix and trimming whitespace. If a source is present but yields an empty, non-semver, or malformed string (invalid JSON, missing field), skip it with a warning and try the next source. Only fall back to 0.0.0 after all four sources fail.

If network access fails (degraded mode):

Report the failure with error details.
Provide manual update instructions:

Visit https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/releases to download the latest release. Extract the archive and copy the skills/, commands/, _workflows/, and other content directories to your local pm-skills installation.
Stop execution.

Step 2: Version Comparison

Compare the local version against the latest release using semver.

If local version >= latest version:

Report: "Your pm-skills installation is up to date (v{local})."
Offer to generate a report-only anyway.
Stop execution.

If local version < latest version:

Show the version delta:

Local version:  v{local}
Latest version: v{latest}
Update type:    {major | minor | patch}

Major version warning: If the update is a major bump (e.g., v2.x to v3.x), show a prominent warning:

This is a major version update. It may include breaking changes to skill contracts. Review the release notes before proceeding.
Continue to Step 3.

Step 3: Preview

Show the user what the update includes:

Version delta: local version, latest version, update type.
Value summary: Derive from CHANGELOG entries between the two versions, GitHub release notes, and directory diffs (new skills/, new _workflows/ files):
- New skills and what they enable
- Updated skills and what improved
- New workflows and what they connect
- Other notable changes

File manifest: List of files and folders that will be written, grouped by directory with counts:

Files to be written:
  skills/       31 files (2 new, 29 updated)
  commands/     38 files (2 new, 36 updated)
  _workflows/    9 files (1 new, 8 updated)
  other          7 files
  Total:        85 files

If --report-only: Generate the report using references/TEMPLATE.md with the banner "Report only - update was not applied." Save to _pm-skills/updates/update-report_v{latest}_report-only_{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMMSS}.md. Stop execution.

Step 4: Confirmation

Prompt the user for two decisions:

Update confirmation: "These files will be overwritten. Proceed? [yes / no]"
- If major version bump: require typing "yes" explicitly.
- If the user declines: save a report-only and stop.
Backup offer: "Create a backup of current files before updating? [yes (recommended) / no]"
- If yes: copy all in-scope files to _pm-skills/backups/v{current}_{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMMSS}/
- Create the _pm-skills/ directory if it doesn't exist.

Step 5: Update

Execute the update using validated-before-copy with backup:

Download: Fetch the release ZIP asset (pm-skills-vX.Y.Z.zip) from the GitHub Release page to a temporary directory. This is the curated build artifact produced by build-release.sh - it includes only user-facing content and excludes docs/internal/.
Validate: Confirm the extracted archive contains skills/, commands/, AGENTS.md, and .claude-plugin/plugin.json. If validation fails, report the error and stop without writing any files.

Copy: Overwrite in-scope files from the extracted archive to the install root. Show progress per directory:

Updating pm-skills v2.9.0 -> v2.10.0...
  skills/       31/31 ████████████████████  done
  commands/     38/38 ████████████████████  done
  _workflows/    9/9  ████████████████████  done
  other files    7/7  ████████████████████  done

Clean up: Remove the temporary directory.

Step 6: Post-Update

Smoke test:
- Version consistency: plugin.json, marketplace.json, and CHANGELOG.md all reflect the new version. (Note: version detection in Step 1 uses first-match; the smoke test verifies all sources agree. A mismatch here suggests a release packaging issue.)
- File integrity: AGENTS.md, skills/, commands/, _workflows/ all exist.
- Skill count delta: count skills before and after, report the change.
- If any check fails: warn the user with specific details. Do NOT auto-rollback. Provide recovery guidance:
  - Version mismatch: "Run the update again, or manually edit {file} to set the version to {expected}."
  - Missing files: "Re-run /update-pm-skills to re-download, or restore from backup: cp -r _pm-skills/backups/{dir}/* ."
  - If backup exists: Always remind the user of the backup location and restore command.

Summary line: Show a single scannable confirmation:

Updated v{old} -> v{new} | +{n} skills, +{n} workflows | Report: _pm-skills/updates/{file}

Completion report: Generate using references/TEMPLATE.md and save to _pm-skills/updates/update-report_v{from}-to-v{to}_{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMMSS}.md
MCP advisory: If ../pm-skills-mcp/ exists, try to read pm-skills-source.json. If the file is missing or malformed, show: "pm-skills-mcp detected but pm-skills-source.json not found or unreadable. Check the MCP repo manually." If readable, show:
```
pm-skills-mcp detected at ../pm-skills-mcp/
  Embedded skills version: v{embedded}
  Updated pm-skills version: v{new}

  To update the MCP server's embedded skills:
    cd ../pm-skills-mcp && npm run embed-skills && npm run build
```

Next steps:

Next Steps:
- Review the update report at _pm-skills/updates/{report-file}
- Run /pm-skill-validate --all to verify skill integrity
- Run local CI: bash scripts/lint-skills-frontmatter.sh
- Check release notes: {release-url}

File Scope

The updater writes only files present in the release ZIP asset (pm-skills-vX.Y.Z.zip), which is the curated build produced by build-release.sh. The ZIP excludes docs/internal/ and other non-user-facing content - no exclusion logic is needed at copy time.

Files included in the release ZIP (updated):

Path	Rationale
`skills/`	Core skill files
`commands/`	Slash command definitions
`_workflows/`	Workflow chains
`library/`	Sample library and skill output samples (note: user-added samples may be overwritten)
`AGENTS.md`	Skill discovery for IDEs
`.claude-plugin/plugin.json`	Version + plugin metadata
`marketplace.json`	Marketplace metadata
`CHANGELOG.md`	Release history
`README.md`	Public docs
`docs/` (public guides, reference, workflows)	User-facing documentation
`scripts/`	CI/validation scripts
`mkdocs.yml`	Docs site config

Files NOT in the release ZIP (never overwritten):

Path	Rationale
`docs/internal/`	Excluded from ZIP by `build-release.sh`
`_NOTES/`	Local-only, gitignored, not in ZIP
`_pm-skills/`	Local state (reports, backups), not in ZIP
`.github/`	CI workflows, not in ZIP
`CONTRIBUTING.md`, `LICENSE`	Not in ZIP (repo-level files)

Output Contract

The skill MUST:

Validate network access before any remote operations
Show a preview before writing any files
Require explicit user confirmation before overwriting
Offer a backup before overwriting
Use validated-before-copy (download to temp, validate, then copy; backup is the recovery path for mid-copy failures)
Generate a report in both modes (report-only and completion)
Run the post-update smoke test
Show MCP advisory if sibling repo is detected

The skill MUST NOT:

Write files without user confirmation
Proceed without network access confirmation
Modify files outside the pm-skills directory
Modify docs/internal/, _NOTES/, or _pm-skills/ with upstream content
Auto-rollback on smoke test failure (inform the user instead)
Delete local files that don't exist in the upstream release

Quality Checklist

Before marking the update complete, verify:

Pre-flight passed: network, versions detected
User was shown preview before any files were written
User explicitly confirmed before update proceeded
Backup was offered (and created if accepted)
Archive was downloaded to temp and validated before copying
All in-scope files were written successfully
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name: utility-update-pm-skills
description: >-
  Checks for newer pm-skills releases, compares local vs. latest version,
  previews what would change, and updates local files after user confirmation.
  Generates a structured update report documenting changed files, new
  capabilities, and the value delta between versions. Use when you want to
  bring a local pm-skills installation up to date.
classification: utility
version: "1.0.0"
updated: 2026-04-09
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  category: coordination
  frameworks: [triple-diamond]
  author: product-on-purpose

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---
name: utility-update-pm-skills
description: >-
  Checks for newer pm-skills releases, compares local vs. latest version,
  previews what would change, and updates local files after user confirmation.
  Generates a structured update report documenting changed files, new
  capabilities, and the value delta between versions. Use when you want to
  bring a local pm-skills installation up to date.
classification: utility
version: "1.0.0"
updated: 2026-04-09
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  category: coordination
  frameworks: [triple-diamond]
  author: product-on-purpose
---
<!-- PM-Skills | https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills | Apache 2.0 -->

# PM Skills Updater

This skill updates a local pm-skills installation to the latest public
release. It validates connectivity, compares versions, previews changes,
and produces a structured report documenting what was updated and what
new capabilities are available.

## When to Use

- When you want to update local pm-skills to the latest release
- When you want to check if a newer version is available
- After a new pm-skills release is announced
- When onboarding and you want to confirm you have the latest version

## When NOT to Use

- To create or edit individual skills -> use `/pm-skill-builder` or `/pm-skill-iterate`
- To validate skills against conventions -> use `/pm-skill-validate`
- If you are a maintainer working directly on the pm-skills repo (use git)
- To pin a specific older version (this skill always targets the latest release)

## Flags

| Flag | Behavior |
|------|----------|
| *(none)* | Full update flow: pre-flight → preview → confirm → update → report |
| `--report-only` | Pre-flight → preview → report (no files written) |
| `--status` | Lightweight version check - prints current and latest version, then stops |

### --status behavior

When `--status` is provided, run only the pre-flight checks and display:

```
pm-skills v{local} (installed, from {source})
pm-skills v{latest} (latest, released {date})
{Status: up to date | update available ({type})}

Run /update-pm-skills for details, or /update-pm-skills --report-only for a preview.
```

No report file is generated. No files are written.

## Instructions

When asked to update pm-skills (without `--status`), follow these steps:

### Step 1: Pre-Flight

Run three checks before proceeding:

1. **Network access**: Reach the GitHub API or repository URL
   (`https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills`). Use any
   available method: `curl`, `wget`, GitHub CLI (`gh`), or MCP tools.

2. **Latest version**: Query the latest release using this fallback chain
   (try each in order, use the first that succeeds):
   1. GitHub API: `GET /repos/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/releases/latest`
   2. GitHub CLI: `gh release list --repo product-on-purpose/pm-skills --limit 1`
   3. Git: `git ls-remote --tags https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills.git`

   If all three fail (rate limiting, 404, malformed response, no network),
   enter degraded mode (see below).

   Record: version string, release date, release notes URL, release notes body.

3. **Local version**: Read from the first available source:
   - `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` → `version` field
   - `marketplace.json` → `plugins[0].version` field
   - `CHANGELOG.md` → most recent version header
   - Git tags → most recent `v*` tag

   **Version parsing:** Normalize by stripping an optional `v` prefix and
   trimming whitespace. If a source is present but yields an empty,
   non-semver, or malformed string (invalid JSON, missing field), skip it
   with a warning and try the next source. Only fall back to `0.0.0`
   after all four sources fail.

**If network access fails** (degraded mode):
- Report the failure with error details.
- Provide manual update instructions:
  > Visit https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/releases to
  > download the latest release. Extract the archive and copy the
  > `skills/`, `commands/`, `_workflows/`, and other content directories
  > to your local pm-skills installation.
- Stop execution.

### Step 2: Version Comparison

Compare the local version against the latest release using semver.

**If local version >= latest version:**
- Report: "Your pm-skills installation is up to date (v{local})."
- Offer to generate a report-only anyway.
- Stop execution.

**If local version < latest version:**
- Show the version delta:
  ```
  Local version:  v{local}
  Latest version: v{latest}
  Update type:    {major | minor | patch}
  ```
- **Major version warning**: If the update is a major bump (e.g., v2.x
  to v3.x), show a prominent warning:
  > This is a major version update. It may include breaking changes to
  > skill contracts. Review the release notes before proceeding.
- Continue to Step 3.

### Step 3: Preview

Show the user what the update includes:

1. **Version delta**: local version, latest version, update type.

2. **Value summary**: Derive from CHANGELOG entries between the two
   versions, GitHub release notes, and directory diffs (new skills/,
   new _workflows/ files):
   - New skills and what they enable
   - Updated skills and what improved
   - New workflows and what they connect
   - Other notable changes

3. **File manifest**: List of files and folders that will be written,
   grouped by directory with counts:
   ```
   Files to be written:
     skills/       31 files (2 new, 29 updated)
     commands/     38 files (2 new, 36 updated)
     _workflows/    9 files (1 new, 8 updated)
     other          7 files
     Total:        85 files
   ```

**If `--report-only`:** Generate the report using `references/TEMPLATE.md`
with the banner "Report only - update was not applied." Save to
`_pm-skills/updates/update-report_v{latest}_report-only_{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMMSS}.md`. Stop
execution.

### Step 4: Confirmation

Prompt the user for two decisions:

1. **Update confirmation**:
   "These files will be overwritten. Proceed? [yes / no]"
   - If major version bump: require typing "yes" explicitly.
   - If the user declines: save a report-only and stop.

2. **Backup offer**:
   "Create a backup of current files before updating?
   [yes (recommended) / no]"
   - If yes: copy all in-scope files to
     `_pm-skills/backups/v{current}_{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMMSS}/`
   - Create the `_pm-skills/` directory if it doesn't exist.

### Step 5: Update

Execute the update using validated-before-copy with backup:

1. **Download**: Fetch the release ZIP asset (`pm-skills-vX.Y.Z.zip`)
   from the GitHub Release page to a temporary directory. This is the
   curated build artifact produced by `build-release.sh` - it includes
   only user-facing content and excludes `docs/internal/`.

2. **Validate**: Confirm the extracted archive contains `skills/`,
   `commands/`, `AGENTS.md`, and `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`. If
   validation fails, report the error and stop without writing any files.

3. **Copy**: Overwrite in-scope files from the extracted archive to the
   install root. Show progress per directory:
   ```
   Updating pm-skills v2.9.0 -> v2.10.0...
     skills/       31/31 ████████████████████  done
     commands/     38/38 ████████████████████  done
     _workflows/    9/9  ████████████████████  done
     other files    7/7  ████████████████████  done
   ```

4. **Clean up**: Remove the temporary directory.

### Step 6: Post-Update

1. **Smoke test**:
   - Version consistency: `plugin.json`, `marketplace.json`, and
     `CHANGELOG.md` all reflect the new version. (Note: version detection
     in Step 1 uses first-match; the smoke test verifies all sources
     agree. A mismatch here suggests a release packaging issue.)
   - File integrity: `AGENTS.md`, `skills/`, `commands/`, `_workflows/`
     all exist.
   - Skill count delta: count skills before and after, report the change.
   - If any check fails: warn the user with specific details. Do NOT
     auto-rollback. Provide recovery guidance:
     - **Version mismatch**: "Run the update again, or manually edit
       {file} to set the version to {expected}."
     - **Missing files**: "Re-run `/update-pm-skills` to re-download,
       or restore from backup: `cp -r _pm-skills/backups/{dir}/* .`"
     - **If backup exists**: Always remind the user of the backup
       location and restore command.

2. **Summary line**: Show a single scannable confirmation:
   ```
   Updated v{old} -> v{new} | +{n} skills, +{n} workflows | Report: _pm-skills/updates/{file}
   ```

3. **Completion report**: Generate using `references/TEMPLATE.md` and
   save to `_pm-skills/updates/update-report_v{from}-to-v{to}_{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMMSS}.md`

4. **MCP advisory**: If `../pm-skills-mcp/` exists, try to read
   `pm-skills-source.json`. If the file is missing or malformed, show:
   "pm-skills-mcp detected but pm-skills-source.json not found or
   unreadable. Check the MCP repo manually." If readable, show:
   ```
   pm-skills-mcp detected at ../pm-skills-mcp/
     Embedded skills version: v{embedded}
     Updated pm-skills version: v{new}

     To update the MCP server's embedded skills:
       cd ../pm-skills-mcp && npm run embed-skills && npm run build
   ```

5. **Next steps**:
   ```
   Next Steps:
   - Review the update report at _pm-skills/updates/{report-file}
   - Run /pm-skill-validate --all to verify skill integrity
   - Run local CI: bash scripts/lint-skills-frontmatter.sh
   - Check release notes: {release-url}
   ```

## File Scope

The updater writes only files present in the release ZIP asset
(`pm-skills-vX.Y.Z.zip`), which is the curated build produced by
`build-release.sh`. The ZIP excludes `docs/internal/` and other
non-user-facing content - no exclusion logic is needed at copy time.

**Files included in the release ZIP (updated):**

| Path | Rationale |
|------|-----------|
| `skills/` | Core skill files |
| `commands/` | Slash command definitions |
| `_workflows/` | Workflow chains |
| `library/` | Sample library and skill output samples (note: user-added samples may be overwritten) |
| `AGENTS.md` | Skill discovery for IDEs |
| `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` | Version + plugin metadata |
| `marketplace.json` | Marketplace metadata |
| `CHANGELOG.md` | Release history |
| `README.md` | Public docs |
| `docs/` (public guides, reference, workflows) | User-facing documentation |
| `scripts/` | CI/validation scripts |
| `mkdocs.yml` | Docs site config |

**Files NOT in the release ZIP (never overwritten):**

| Path | Rationale |
|------|-----------|
| `docs/internal/` | Excluded from ZIP by `build-release.sh` |
| `_NOTES/` | Local-only, gitignored, not in ZIP |
| `_pm-skills/` | Local state (reports, backups), not in ZIP |
| `.github/` | CI workflows, not in ZIP |
| `CONTRIBUTING.md`, `LICENSE` | Not in ZIP (repo-level files) |

## Output Contract

The skill MUST:
- Validate network access before any remote operations
- Show a preview before writing any files
- Require explicit user confirmation before overwriting
- Offer a backup before overwriting
- Use validated-before-copy (download to temp, validate, then copy; backup is the recovery path for mid-copy failures)
- Generate a report in both modes (report-only and completion)
- Run the post-update smoke test
- Show MCP advisory if sibling repo is detected

The skill MUST NOT:
- Write files without user confirmation
- Proceed without network access confirmation
- Modify files outside the pm-skills directory
- Modify `docs/internal/`, `_NOTES/`, or `_pm-skills/` with upstream content
- Auto-rollback on smoke test failure (inform the user instead)
- Delete local files that don't exist in the upstream release

## Quality Checklist

Before marking the update complete, verify:

- [ ] Pre-flight passed: network, versions detected
- [ ] User was shown preview before any files were written
- [ ] User explicitly confirmed before update proceeded
- [ ] Backup was offered (and created if accepted)
- [ ] Archive was downloaded to temp and validated before copying
- [ ] All in-scope files were written successfully
- [

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Last GitHub push: Sep 4, 2026
Registry updated: Sep 5, 2026
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