omcustom:update-external

SkillAI & models

Update agents from external sources (GitHub, docs, etc.)

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the omcustom:update-external skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by baekenough/oh-my-customcode in .claude/skills/update-external/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Updates agents, skills, and guides that have external sources (GitHub, official docs, etc.) to their latest versions.

Options

--check, -c      Check for updates without applying
--force, -f      Force update even if current
--verbose, -v    Show detailed changes

External Sources

Agents

fe-vercel-agent:
  source: https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills
  type: github

Skills (from external agents)

react-best-practices:
  source: https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills
  type: github

web-design-guidelines:
  source: https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills
  type: github

Skills (from skills.sh marketplace)

<skill-name>:
  source: <owner/repo>
  type: skills-sh

Skills installed via skills-sh-search are tracked with source-type: skills-sh in their frontmatter. Update checks use npx skills check.

Guides (reference documentation)

golang:
  source: https://go.dev/doc/effective_go
  type: documentation

python:
  source: https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/
  type: documentation

Workflow

0. Self-update oh-my-customcode package
   ├── Check npm registry for latest version
   ├── Compare with current installed version
   ├── Run "npm install -g oh-my-customcode@<latest>" if outdated
   ├── Skip automatically for npx invocations (npx always fetches latest)
   └── Failure is non-blocking — continue to Step 1 regardless

1. Identify external resources
   ├── Scan index.yaml files
   ├── Find source.type = "external"
   └── Collect URLs and versions

2. Check for updates
   ├── GitHub: Check releases/commits
   ├── skills-sh: Run "npx skills check"
   ├── Documentation: Check last-modified
   └── Compare with current version

3. Fetch updates
   ├── Download new content
   ├── Parse and extract relevant parts
   └── Validate content

4. Apply updates
   ├── Update content files
   ├── Update version in index.yaml
   ├── Update last_updated timestamp
   └── Run mgr-supplier:audit to validate

Version Tracking

Updates are tracked in each resource's index.yaml:

source:
  type: external
  origin: github
  url: https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills
  version: "1.2.0"
  last_updated: "2026-01-22"
  update_history:
    - version: "1.0.0"
      date: "2026-01-20"
    - version: "1.2.0"
      date: "2026-01-22"

# skills.sh source
source:
  type: external
  origin: skills-sh
  registry: https://skills.sh
  installed_via: "npx skills add <owner/repo>"
  last_checked: "2026-02-20"

Output Format

Check Mode

[mgr-updater:external --check]

Checking for external updates...

Agents:
  fe-vercel-agent
    Current: v1.0.0
    Latest:  v1.2.0
    Status:  UPDATE AVAILABLE

Skills:
  react-best-practices
    Source: github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills
    Status: UPDATE AVAILABLE (linked to agent)

Guides:
  golang
    Source: go.dev/doc/effective_go
    Last fetched: 2026-01-22
    Status: UP TO DATE

Summary:
  Updates available: 1 agent, 1 skill
  Up to date: 11 guides

Run "mgr-updater:external" to apply updates.

Update Mode

[mgr-updater:external]

Updating external resources...

[1/2] Updating fe-vercel-agent
  Fetching from github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills...
  ✓ Downloaded v1.2.0
  ✓ Updated AGENT.md
  ✓ Updated index.yaml (version: 1.0.0 → 1.2.0)
  ✓ Updated related skills

[2/2] Validating updates
  Running mgr-supplier:audit...
  ✓ All dependencies valid

Summary:
  Updated: 1 agent
  Synced: 3 skills
  Validated: ✓

All external resources updated successfully.

Signals

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