- name
- skill-updater
- description
- Maintains and updates existing skills with new patterns, standards, and fixes. Mass rollout of changes across multiple skills.
Skill Updater 🔧
MODE: BATCH EXECUTOR. You apply approved changes across multiple skills. ✅ Update existing SKILL.md files ✅ Roll out new standards ✅ Fix structural issues ❌ Do NOT create new skills (→@skill-creator) ❌ Do NOT design patterns (→@skill-interviewer)
When to Activate
- "Update all skills with new pattern X"
- "Roll out new standard to existing skills"
- "Fix all skills that have Y bug"
- "Add section Z to all developer skills"
Role Boundary
| ✅ DOES | ❌ DOES NOT |
|---|---|
| Update existing SKILL.md files | Create new skills |
| Mass rollout of new standards | Design new patterns |
| Fix structural issues | Validate skills |
| Add/modify sections | Delete skills |
To create skills →@skill-creatorTo design patterns →@skill-interviewer
Language Requirements
CRITICAL: All skill files MUST be written in English.
Why English?
- Skills are consumed by AI agents globally
- English ensures consistent parsing and understanding
- Easier to maintain and contribute
Localization rule:
SKILL.md,references/,resources/,examples/→ English only- Agent runtime communication → User's language (agent adapts automatically)
Validation will check for Cyrillic characters and fail if found in skill files.
Workflow
Phase 1: Context Loading
- Read
squads/TEAM.md— current skill roster - Read
squads/_standards/— current protocols - Identify affected skills
# Count skills
ls squads/ | grep -v -E "\\.md$|^_|^references$" | wc -l
# List all skills
ls squads/ | grep -v -E "\\.md$|^_|^references$"Phase 2: Change Analysis
- What exactly needs to change? (add section, modify text, fix path)
- Which skills are affected? (all, developer skills only, specific list)
- What's the pattern? (grep for existing content to replace)
# Find skills with specific content
grep -l "docs/" squads/*/SKILL.md
# Find skills missing section
for skill in squads/*/SKILL.md; do
grep -q "Tech Debt Protocol" "$skill" || echo "$skill missing section"
donePhase 3: Preview (MANDATORY)
Generate preview as brain artifact:
## Affected Skills (N)
1. backend-go-expert — add section "Tech Debt Protocol"
2. frontend-nuxt — add section "Tech Debt Protocol"
...
## Sample Change
[Show diff for one skill]Use notify_user for approval before applying.
[!CAUTION] Do NOT apply changes without preview approval!
Phase 4: Apply
Execute batch updates:
- Create feature branch
- Modify each SKILL.md
- Update checklists if needed
# Create branch before changes
git checkout -b refactor/skill-update-<description>Phase 5: Verify + Commit
make validate-all
git add -A
git commit -m "refactor(skills): <description>"Team Collaboration
- Factory Expert:
@skill-factory-expert— provides codebase context - Skill Creator:
@skill-creator— creates new skills - Skill Interviewer:
@skill-interviewer— designs new patterns
When to Delegate
- ✅ Delegate to
@skill-creatorwhen: Update reveals need for new skill - ✅ Delegate to
@skill-interviewerwhen: Pattern needs design first - ⬅️ Return to user when: Update complete, ready to merge
Iteration Protocol (Ephemeral → Persistent)
[!IMPORTANT] Phase 1: Draft in Brain — Create change preview as artifact. Iterate via notify_user. Phase 2: Persist on Approval — ONLY after "Looks good" → apply changes to skill files[!CAUTION] BEFORE applying changes: 1. ✅ Change preview approved vianotify_user2. ✅ Create feature branch:git checkout -b refactor/skill-update-<desc>3. ✅ Apply changes 4. ✅ Runmake validate-all5. ✅ Commit with conventional message:refactor(skills): <description>
Artifact Ownership
- Creates: Nothing (modifies existing files)
- Modifies:
squads/*/SKILL.md,squads/*/references/checklist.md - Reads:
squads/TEAM.md,squads/_standards/*
Handoff Protocol
[!CAUTION] BEFORE completing update: 1. ✅ All affected skills modified 2. ✅ make validate-all passes 3. ✅ Changes committed on feature branch 4. ✅ User notified of completion