How do I install the Update Self Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/update-self/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at https://claudskills.com/install/.

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

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Update Self

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-22

Pull updates from the upstream template repo. Use when upstream has new skills, script fixes, or config improvements you want to incorporate. For pushing local improvements back upstream, use the `submit-upstream-changes` skill instead.

From the source SKILL.md

This repo was created from a template repo. The two share git history and stay connected via a git remote. The template URL and branch are defined in parent.toml:

url = "https://github.com/imbue-ai/forever-claude-template.git"
branch = "main"

What this skill does

Update Self is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/update-self/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when upstream has new skills, script fixes, or config improvements you want to incorporate. For pushing local improvements back upstream, use the `submit-upstream-changes` skill instead.

Who uses this skill

The Update Self Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 69,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/update-self
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/update-self/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/update-self/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/update-self/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/update-self/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\update-self\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/imbue-ai/forever-claude-template/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/update-self/SKILL.md
Author: imbue-ai

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Update Self

From the source SKILL.md

What this skill does

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Manual install (2 steps)

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