Agent skill

Force Update

by gustavscirulis in gustavscirulis/snapgrid

Generates a minimum version enforcement system with hard-block and soft-prompt update flows, App Store redirect, and remote config or App Store lookup for version checks.

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesMobile

Install Force Update

skills CLI
$ npx skills add gustavscirulis/snapgrid --skill force-update -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install gustavscirulis/snapgrid force-update --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/gustavscirulis/snapgrid.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/skills/generators/force-update .claude/skills/force-update && 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
force-update
GitHub stars
117
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~2.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
690 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
118
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Generates a minimum version enforcement system with hard-block and soft-prompt update flows, App Store redirect, and remote config or App Store lookup for version checks.

  • Works in 9 steps: Project Context Detection → Conflict Detection → Network Layer Detection → …
  • User wants force update
  • SKILL.md covers When This Skill Activates, Pre-Generation Checks, Configuration Questions and Generation Process, plus 4 more sections
  • Reaches apps.apple.com

What it does

Force Update is an agent skill from gustavscirulis/snapgrid. Generates a minimum version enforcement system with hard-block and soft-prompt update flows, App Store redirect, and remote config or App Store lookup for version checks. Use when user wants force update, mandatory update, or minimum version check.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `templates.md`).

It sits in Mobile, covering App store release. The repository describes itself as: SnapGrid is an open-source Mac app for collecting, organizing, and analyzing UI screenshots. It uses AI to automatically detect UI components and patterns, making it a powerful…

When your agent uses it

  • User wants force update
  • Mandatory update
  • Minimum version check

Example prompts

  • “Use the force-update skill to generate a minimum version enforcement system with hard-block and soft-prompt update flows, App Store redirect, and…”
  • “/force-update”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion

Workflow steps

9 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Project Context Detection
  2. Conflict Detection
  3. Network Layer Detection
  4. Read Templates
  5. Create Core Files
  6. Create Manager
  7. Create UI Files
  8. Create Integration
  9. Determine File Location

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit eb7eaf4. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • Bash
    • AskUserQuestion

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are swift and json).

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • apps.apple.com

    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

Force Update loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 65 tokens; SKILL.md has 690 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~65
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.3k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 690 words (~2,317 tokens).

“Generate a minimum version check system that blocks app usage when a critical update is required, or shows a dismissible prompt for recommended updates. Checks the current app version against a remote configuration endpoint or the App Store lookup API…”

— opening of SKILL.md by gustavscirulis, Custom licence
name
force-update
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in .claude/skills/skills/generators/force-update of gustavscirulis/snapgrid.

  • SKILL.md
  • templates.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit eb7eaf4

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 3 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in gustavscirulis/snapgrid, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Force Update

What does Force Update do?

Generates a minimum version enforcement system with hard-block and soft-prompt update flows, App Store redirect, and remote config or App Store lookup for version checks. Force Update is an agent skill from gustavscirulis/snapgrid. Generates a minimum version enforcement system with hard-block and soft-prompt update flows, App Store redirect, and remote config or App Store lookup for version checks.

When should I use Force Update?

Force Update fits situations like: user wants force update; mandatory update; minimum version check.

How do I install Force Update in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Force Update in Codex?

Run `npx skills add gustavscirulis/snapgrid --skill force-update -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/skills/generators/force-update in gustavscirulis/snapgrid) into .agents/skills/force-update in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Force Update 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 gustavscirulis/snapgrid --skill force-update -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/force-update, .gemini/skills/force-update, .github/skills/force-update and .opencode/skills/force-update in your project.

What does Force Update need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Force Update is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion.

Does Force Update access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: apps.apple.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Force Update safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Force Update use?

Force Update has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Force Update use?

About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Force Update?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Force Update: Aso Appstore Screenshots (adamlyttleapps/claude-skill-aso-appstore-screenshots, 1.8k stars), Asc Ppp Pricing (rorkai/app-store-connect-cli-skills, 1.1k stars), Maintain Docusaurus Manual (matthiasn/lotti, 1.2k stars) and Workbuddy Skin Studio (cdredfox/workbuddy-skin-studio, 196 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Force Update?

gustavscirulis (a GitHub user) maintains it in gustavscirulis/snapgrid, which has 117 GitHub stars. The repository holds 118 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 30, 2026.

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