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update-buttercut

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What it does

update-buttercut skill from barefootford/buttercut

update-buttercut

Installation

Install skill:

npx skills add https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut --skill update-buttercut

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AddedJan 29, 2026

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A skill to automatically download and install the latest ButterCut version from GitHub while preserving libraries. Use when user wants to check for updates or update their installation for new features.

Overview

# Skill: Update ButterCut

Updates ButterCut to the latest version. Uses git pull if available, otherwise downloads from GitHub.

Before updating, always make a backup and encourage the user to save it to a location outside the ButterCut directory. Verify the most recent backup exists and offer to copy it to their Desktop or iCloud Drive.

Workflow

1. Check current version:

```bash

cat lib/buttercut/version.rb

```

2. Check if git repo:

```bash

git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null

```

3a. If git repo exists:

```bash

# Check for uncommitted changes

git status --porcelain

# If changes exist, STOP and inform user to commit/stash first

# Pull latest

git pull origin main

bundle install

```

3b. If not git repo:

```bash

# Download latest

curl -L https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut/archive/refs/heads/main.zip -o /tmp/buttercut-latest.zip

unzip -q /tmp/buttercut-latest.zip -d /tmp/

# Update files (excludes libraries/)

rsync -av --exclude 'libraries/' --exclude '.git/' /tmp/buttercut-main/ ./

bundle install

rm -rf /tmp/buttercut-latest.zip /tmp/buttercut-main

```

4. Verify:

```bash

cat lib/buttercut/version.rb

bundle exec rspec

```

If tests fail, STOP and report issue. Show old and new version numbers.

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