SVK-update
Skill19 starsChanged 9 months agoMITView on GitHub
SVK Update: Check for and install updates to SVK skills. Compares installed version against latest git tag and selectively reinstalls only the skills that changed.
The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
8 rules. About 0 are common, 5 are distinctive, and 3 are very specific to this project.
≈0
Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
≈5
Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
3
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Very specific: line 21
Look for .claude/svk-meta.json in the current project.
- Very specific: line 22
Read the svk_repo path and installed_version from the metadata file.
- Very specific: line 24
Run: git -C <svk_repo> tag --sort=-v:refname | head -1 to get the latest tag.
- Distinctive: line 26
If they match, skip — the user is up to date.
- Distinctive: line 27
If the latest tag is newer, show this message ONCE (never repeat in this session):
- Distinctive: line 33
If the git commands fail (offline, repo moved, etc.), skip silently.
- Distinctive: line 35
Important: Do NOT block or delay the user's actual command.
- Distinctive: line 40
Update your installed SVK skills to the latest version.
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
<!-- SVK Version Check — runs once per session on first skill invocation --><svk-version-check>
**On first invocation this session**, silently perform a version check:- Look for
.claude/svk-meta.jsonin the current project. If it doesn't exist, skip this check entirely. - Read the
svk_repopath andinstalled_versionfrom the metadata file. - Run:
git -C <svk_repo> fetch --tags --quiet 2>/dev/null - Run:
git -C <svk_repo> tag --sort=-v:refname | head -1to get the latest tag. - Compare the installed version against the latest tag (strip the leading
v). - If they match, skip — the user is up to date.
- If the latest tag is newer, show this message ONCE (never repeat in this session):
SVK Update Available: v{latest} is available (you're on v{installed}).
- Update now: I can pull and reinstall the changed skills in this session
- Update later: Start a new chat and run
/SVK:update
- If the git commands fail (offline, repo moved, etc.), skip silently. Never show errors from version checking.
Important: Do NOT block or delay the user's actual command. Perform this check, show the notification if needed, then proceed with the command they invoked.
</svk-version-check>
SVK Update
Update your installed SVK skills to the latest version.
Command
| Command | Description |
/SVK:update | Check for updates and selectively reinstall changed skills |
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