Self update

Skill shivae372/claude-bootstrap/.claude/skills/self-update

Checks whether the project's claude-bootstrap setup is current and applies updates safely. Compares the installed version against the source repo, shows what changed, and updates only what the user approves. Triggered by /update.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add shivae372/claude-bootstrap --skill self-update

Assembled from the repository path, not quoted from the project. Check it against their README if it does not work.

3 things to look at

1 stars1 stars. Stars are a popularity signal and not a quality one, but at this level it is likely that nobody has read this closely except its author, and you would be relying on your own review.
runs commandsInstructs the agent to run 5 commands, including `python3 -c 'import json,pathlib; p=pathlib.Path(".claude/.bootstrap.json"); \ print(json.loads(p.read_text()).get("bootstrap_version","unknown") if p.exists() else "unknown")'` and 4 more.
fetches URLsInstructs the agent to fetch 3 URLs, including https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shivae372/claude-bootstrap/master/VERSION and 2 more.

SKILL.md

1.8 KB, 379 tokens by cl100k_base, as published. Nobody here has run it

Purpose

Keep a project's bootstrap config current without clobbering the user's customizations.

When To Use This

The user runs /update or asks "is my Claude setup outdated?"

Steps

1. Read the installed version

python3 -c 'import json,pathlib; p=pathlib.Path(".claude/.bootstrap.json"); \
print(json.loads(p.read_text()).get("bootstrap_version","unknown") if p.exists() else "unknown")'

2. Read the latest version from the source repo

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shivae372/claude-bootstrap/master/VERSION 2>/dev/null || echo unknown

3. Compare and report (plain language)

Up to date → say so and stop.
Outdated → summarize what changed using the repo's CHANGELOG.md (curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shivae372/claude-bootstrap/master/CHANGELOG.md).

4. Apply selectively (only what the user approves)

Offer: hooks, skills, commands, stack templates, or just-show-me. For each chosen item:

Back up first: cp <file> <file>.bak
Re-run the installer in merge mode to pull only new/updated component files: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shivae372/claude-bootstrap/master/install.sh | bash -s -- --merge
Update bootstrap_version in .claude/.bootstrap.json.

Safety Rules

NEVER overwrite USER_PROFILE.json.
NEVER overwrite a customized CLAUDE.md or SESSION_STATE.md without explicit confirmation.
ALWAYS show what will change before applying, and back up before replacing.

What ships with it

Read from the repository

Just SKILL.md. No reference files, no scripts.