omcustom:update-external
SkillAI & modelsUpdate agents from external sources (GitHub, docs, etc.)
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
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" if outdated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
- GitHub stars
- 34
- Forks
- 6
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
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omcustom-update-external- Source
- github.com/baekenough/oh-my-customcode