Auto-Updater Skill

Keep your Bot and skills up to date automatically with daily update checks.

What It Does

This skill sets up a daily cron job that:

1. Updates Bot itself (via bot doctor or package manager)
2. Updates all installed skills (via skills update --all)
3. Messages you with a summary of what was updated

Setup

Quick Start

Ask Bot to set up the auto-updater:

Set up daily auto-updates for yourself and all your skills.

Or manually add the cron job:

bot cron add \
  --name "Daily Auto-Update" \
  --cron "0 4 * * *" \
  --tz "America/Los_Angeles" \
  --session isolated \
  --wake now \
  --deliver \
  --message "Run daily auto-updates: check for Bot updates and update all skills. Report what was updated."

Configuration Options

How Updates Work

Bot Updates

For npm/pnpm/bun installs:

npm update -g bot@latest
# or: pnpm update -g bot@latest
# or: bun update -g bot@latest

For source installs (git checkout):

bot update

Always run bot doctor after updating to apply migrations.

Skill Updates

skills update --all

This checks all installed skills against the registry and updates any with new versions available.

Update Summary Format

After updates complete, you'll receive a message like:

🔄 Daily Auto-Update Complete

**Bot**: Updated to v2026.1.10 (was v2026.1.9)

**Skills Updated (3)**:
- prd: 2.0.3 → 2.0.4
- browser: 1.2.0 → 1.2.1  
- nano-banana-pro: 3.1.0 → 3.1.2

**Skills Already Current (5)**:
gemini, sag, things-mac, himalaya, peekaboo

No issues encountered.

Manual Commands

Check for updates without applying:

skills update --all --dry-run

View current skill versions:

skills list

Check Bot version:

bot --version

Troubleshooting

Updates Not Running

1. Verify cron is enabled: check cron.enabled in config
2. Confirm Gateway is running continuously
3. Check cron job exists: bot cron list

Update Failures

If an update fails, the summary will include the error. Common fixes:

• Permission errors: Ensure the Gateway user can write to skill directories
• Network errors: Check internet connectivity
• Package conflicts: Run bot doctor to diagnose

Disabling Auto-Updates

Remove the cron job:

bot cron remove "Daily Auto-Update"

Or disable temporarily in config:

{
  "cron": {
    "enabled": false
  }
}

Resources

• Bot Updating Guide
• Skills CLI
• Cron Jobs