Plugin Update

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Update an installed EvoNexus plugin to a newer version from its source. Use when the user asks to update, upgrade, or bump a plugin to the latest version. Triggers on "atualiza plugin X", "update plugin X", "upgrade plugin Y".

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 Plugin Update skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by evolution-foundation/evo-nexus in .claude/skills/plugin-update/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Pull the latest version of an installed plugin and re-run the install flow with migrations applied safely.

How to use

Step 1 — Confirm installed + check for update

from dashboard.backend.sdk_client import evo

detail = evo.get(f"/api/plugins/{slug}")
current_version = detail["version"]

If 404, redirect to plugin-install.

Check marketplace for latest:

marketplace = evo.get("/api/plugins/marketplace")
latest = next((p for p in marketplace if p["id"] == slug), None)

If latest.version == current_version, tell user it's already up to date and stop.

Step 2 — Show changelog and impact

Show user:

  • Current version → Target version
  • If latest has changelog or release_notes, display it
  • If the new version adds new env_vars_required the user hasn't set, flag it
  • If the new version has new migrations, preview the SQL

Step 3 — Require explicit confirmation

Accept only clear affirmatives. Cancel is always safe — current version keeps working.

Step 4 — Run update

result = evo.post(f"/api/plugins/{slug}/update", {})

Step 5 — Report

On success, summarise version change + anything that needs user action (new env var, scheduler restart if routines changed).

Error handling

  • HTTP 404 not_found — plugin not installed. Suggest plugin-install.
  • HTTP 409 migration_chain_pending — previous install/update left pending migration. Tell user to resolve manually (usually means checking plugin state file) before retrying.
  • HTTP 409 already_latest — nothing to do.
  • HTTP 500 update_failed — install flow failed mid-way. Backend's crash recovery will revert; previous version should still work. Surface the specific step that failed.

Notes for the agent

  • Update runs full install flow on the new version — pre-install hook, migrations, copy, post-install.
  • Rollback: backend keeps previous manifest until new install finalizes. If new install fails, previous remains intact.
  • If plugin is tier: full-stack with subprocess backend, the subprocess is restarted by the updater.

Signals

GitHub stars
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Forks
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Last commit
May 2026
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Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
plugin-update
Source
github.com/evolution-foundation/evo-nexus