Official agent skill

Update Pipeline

by dotnet in dotnet/efcore

Implementation details for EF Core SaveChanges and the update pipeline.

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Install Update Pipeline

skills CLI
$ npx skills add dotnet/efcore --skill update-pipeline -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install dotnet/efcore update-pipeline --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dotnet/efcore.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/update-pipeline .claude/skills/update-pipeline && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
update-pipeline
GitHub stars
15k
Token cost
~340 tokens
SKILL.md length
105 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Implementation details for EF Core SaveChanges and the update pipeline.

  • Changing CommandBatchPreparer
  • SKILL.md covers Flow, Concurrency and Validation
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • UpdateSqlGenerator

What it does

Update Pipeline is an agent skill from dotnet/efcore, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Implementation details for EF Core SaveChanges and the update pipeline. Use when changing CommandBatchPreparer, UpdateSqlGenerator, ModificationCommand, or related classes.

Its SKILL.md is about 340 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: EF Core is a modern object-database mapper for .NET. It supports LINQ queries, change tracking, updates, and schema migrations. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Changing CommandBatchPreparer
  • UpdateSqlGenerator
  • ModificationCommand
  • Related classes

Example prompts

  • “/update-pipeline”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d2f4410. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Update Pipeline loads about 340 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 47 tokens; SKILL.md has 105 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~47
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~340

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from dotnet/efcore at commit d2f4410, republished under its MIT licence (© dotnet). 105 words, ~340 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/update-pipeline/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
update-pipeline
description
Implementation details for EF Core SaveChanges and the update pipeline. Use when changing CommandBatchPreparer, UpdateSqlGenerator, ModificationCommand, or related classes.
user-invocable
false

Update Pipeline

Converts tracked entity changes into database INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE commands during SaveChanges().

Flow

SaveChanges() → DetectChanges() → IDatabase.SaveChanges() → UpdateAdapter creates IUpdateEntry list → CommandBatchPreparer.BatchCommands() → ModificationCommand per table row, composed of ColumnModification per column → SharedTableEntryMap is used to track entries mapped to the same row → Topological sort via Multigraph (FK dependency ordering) → Groups into ModificationCommandBatch (respects max batch size) → UpdateSqlGenerator generates SQL per batch → BatchExecutor executes all batches in a transaction → StateManager.AcceptAllChanges()

Concurrency

Concurrency tokens → WHERE conditions on UPDATE/DELETE. AffectedCountModificationCommandBatch checks affected rows. Throws DbUpdateConcurrencyException on mismatch.

Validation

  • SaveChanges() returns expected affected row count
  • Store-generated values propagate back to entities after INSERT/UPDATE
  • DbUpdateConcurrencyException thrown when expected for stale data

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Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/update-pipeline of dotnet/efcore.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d2f4410

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Questions about Update Pipeline

What does Update Pipeline do?

Implementation details for EF Core SaveChanges and the update pipeline. Update Pipeline is an agent skill from dotnet/efcore, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Implementation details for EF Core SaveChanges and the update pipeline.

When should I use Update Pipeline?

Update Pipeline fits situations like: changing CommandBatchPreparer; updateSqlGenerator; modificationCommand; related classes.

How do I install Update Pipeline in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add dotnet/efcore --skill update-pipeline -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/update-pipeline in dotnet/efcore) into .claude/skills/update-pipeline in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Update Pipeline in Codex?

Run `npx skills add dotnet/efcore --skill update-pipeline -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/update-pipeline in dotnet/efcore) into .agents/skills/update-pipeline in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Update Pipeline in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add dotnet/efcore --skill update-pipeline -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/update-pipeline, .gemini/skills/update-pipeline, .github/skills/update-pipeline and .opencode/skills/update-pipeline in your project.

What does Update Pipeline need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Update Pipeline is instructions for the agent only.

Does Update Pipeline access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Update Pipeline safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Update Pipeline use?

Update Pipeline is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Update Pipeline use?

About 340 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Update Pipeline?

dotnet (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in dotnet/efcore, which has 14,800 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: dotnet/efcore on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.