auto-claude-updater

This skill provides:

• Version checking - Detect new Auto-Claude releases
• Skill synchronization - Update local skills with latest docs
• Changelog parsing - Extract relevant changes
• Compatibility checks - Ensure skill-version alignment

Check for Updates

```bash

# Check if new version available

auto-claude-update --check

# Or using git

cd /path/to/Auto-Claude

git fetch origin

git log main..origin/main --oneline

```

Update Auto-Claude

```bash

# Update from source

cd /path/to/Auto-Claude

git pull origin main

npm run install:all

# Or download new release

# https://github.com/AndyMik90/Auto-Claude/releases/latest

```

Sync Skills

```bash

# Run skill update script

cd /path/to/skills-repo

./scripts/sync-auto-claude-skills.sh

```

1. Check Version

```bash

# Current version

cat /path/to/Auto-Claude/package.json | grep '"version"'

# Latest release

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/AndyMik90/Auto-Claude/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name"'

```

2. Review Changelog

```bash

# View recent changes

cat /path/to/Auto-Claude/CHANGELOG.md | head -100

# Or fetch from GitHub

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyMik90/Auto-Claude/main/CHANGELOG.md | head -100

```

3. Update Repository

```bash

cd /path/to/Auto-Claude

# Stash local changes

git stash

# Pull latest

git pull origin main

# Reinstall dependencies

npm run install:all

# Restore local changes

git stash pop

```

4. Sync Skills

After updating, synchronize skill documentation:

```bash

# Copy latest docs to skills

./scripts/sync-auto-claude-skills.sh

# Or manually update

cp /path/to/Auto-Claude/README.md /path/to/skills/auto-claude-setup/references/

cp /path/to/Auto-Claude/CLAUDE.md /path/to/skills/auto-claude-cli/references/

cp /path/to/Auto-Claude/guides/CLI-USAGE.md /path/to/skills/auto-claude-cli/references/

```

sync-auto-claude-skills.sh

```bash

#!/bin/bash

# Auto-Claude Skills Sync Script

AUTO_CLAUDE_PATH="${AUTO_CLAUDE_PATH:-/mnt/c/data/github/external/Auto-Claude}"

SKILLS_PATH="${SKILLS_PATH:-.claude/skills}"

echo "Syncing Auto-Claude skills..."

# Check current version

CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat "$AUTO_CLAUDE_PATH/package.json" | grep '"version"' | sed 's/."version": "\(.\)".*/\1/')

echo "Auto-Claude version: $CURRENT_VERSION"

# Update setup skill references

echo "Updating auto-claude-setup..."

cp "$AUTO_CLAUDE_PATH/README.md" "$SKILLS_PATH/auto-claude-setup/references/"

cp "$AUTO_CLAUDE_PATH/CONTRIBUTING.md" "$SKILLS_PATH/auto-claude-setup/references/"

# Update CLI skill references

echo "Updating auto-claude-cli..."

cp "$AUTO_CLAUDE_PATH/CLAUDE.md" "$SKILLS_PATH/auto-claude-cli/references/"

cp "$AUTO_CLAUDE_PATH/guides/CLI-USAGE.md" "$SKILLS_PATH/auto-claude-cli/references/" 2>/dev/null || true

# Update memory skill references

echo "Updating auto-claude-memory..."

cp "$AUTO_CLAUDE_PATH/apps/backend/.env.example" "$SKILLS_PATH/auto-claude-memory/references/"

# Update version in all skills

echo "Updating version references..."

for skill_dir in "$SKILLS_PATH"/auto-claude-*; do

if [ -f "$skill_dir/SKILL.md" ]; then

sed -i "s/auto-claude-version: 2.7.2

fi

done

echo "Sync complete!"

```

Save to .claude/skills/auto-claude-updater/scripts/sync-auto-claude-skills.sh and make executable:

```bash

chmod +x .claude/skills/auto-claude-updater/scripts/sync-auto-claude-skills.sh

```

Check for Breaking Changes

```bash

# Compare versions

CURRENT="2.7.0"

LATEST=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/AndyMik90/Auto-Claude/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's/v//')

# Major version change = breaking

if [[ "${CURRENT%%.}" != "${LATEST%%.}" ]]; then

echo "BREAKING: Major version change detected!"

fi

```

Monitor GitHub Releases

```bash

# Watch for new releases

gh release list -R AndyMik90/Auto-Claude --limit 5

# Get release notes

gh release view v2.7.2 -R AndyMik90/Auto-Claude

```

Skill Version Matrix

| Skill Version | Auto-Claude Version | Status |

|---------------|---------------------|--------|

| 1.0.0 | 2.7.x | Current |

| 1.0.0 | 2.6.x | Compatible |

| 1.0.0 | 2.5.x | Limited |

| 1.0.0 | 2.4.x | Not tested |

Breaking Changes Log

Track breaking changes that affect skills:

```markdown

v2.7.0

• Memory system switched to LadybugDB (no Docker)
• New Ollama embedding support

v2.6.0

• New spec pipeline phases
• Changed implementation_plan.json format

v2.5.0

• Claude Agent SDK required
• Removed direct Anthropic API support

```

GitHub Actions Workflow

```yaml

# .github/workflows/sync-auto-claude.yml

name: Sync Auto-Claude Skills

on:

schedule:

- cron: '0 0 *' # Daily at midnight

workflow_dispatch:

jobs:

sync:

runs-on: ubuntu-latest

steps:

- uses: actions/checkout@v4

- name: Check for updates

id: check

run: |

LATEST=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/AndyMik90/Auto-Claude/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name')

echo "latest=$LATEST" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

- name: Clone Auto-Claude

run: |

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AndyMik90/Auto-Claude.git /tmp/Auto-Claude

- name: Sync skills

run: |

AUTO_CLAUDE_PATH=/tmp/Auto-Claude ./scripts/sync-auto-claude-skills.sh

- name: Create PR

uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5

with:

title: "chore: sync Auto-Claude skills to ${{ steps.check.outputs.latest }}"

body: "Automated skill sync with upstream Auto-Claude"

branch: auto-claude-sync

```

Pre-commit Hook

```bash

# .husky/pre-commit

#!/bin/sh

# Check Auto-Claude version

CURRENT=$(grep 'auto-claude-version:' .claude/skills/auto-claude-setup/SKILL.md | sed 's/.*: //')

LATEST=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/AndyMik90/Auto-Claude/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's/v//')

if [ "$CURRENT" != "$LATEST" ]; then

echo "Warning: Auto-Claude skills may be outdated"

echo " Current: $CURRENT"

echo " Latest: $LATEST"

echo "Run: ./scripts/sync-auto-claude-skills.sh"

fi

```

Update Specific Skill

```bash

# Update just the CLI skill

cd /path/to/skills/auto-claude-cli

# Get latest CLAUDE.md

curl -o references/CLAUDE.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyMik90/Auto-Claude/main/CLAUDE.md

# Update version

sed -i 's/auto-claude-version: 2.7.2

```

Add New Feature Documentation

When Auto-Claude adds new features:

1. Read the changelog
2. Update relevant SKILL.md
3. Add new examples
4. Update references

Sync Fails

```bash

# Check paths

echo $AUTO_CLAUDE_PATH

ls -la $AUTO_CLAUDE_PATH

# Check permissions

ls -la .claude/skills/

```

Version Mismatch

```bash

# Force version update

VERSION="2.7.2"

for skill in .claude/skills/auto-claude-*; do

sed -i "s/auto-claude-version: 2.7.2

done

```

Missing References

```bash

# Ensure reference directories exist

for skill in .claude/skills/auto-claude-*; do

mkdir -p "$skill/references"

done

```

• auto-claude-setup: Installation guide
• auto-claude-cli: CLI reference
• auto-claude-troubleshooting: Debugging