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Agent skill

Update Updating

by MidnightBSD in MidnightBSD/src

Add an entry to the UPDATING file at the repository root. An agent skill from MidnightBSD/src.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedSecurity

Install Update Updating

skills CLI
$ npx skills add MidnightBSD/src --skill update-updating -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MidnightBSD/src update-updating --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/MidnightBSD/src.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/update-updating .claude/skills/update-updating && 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-updating
GitHub stars
114
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
765 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
5
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Add an entry to the UPDATING file at the repository root. An agent skill from MidnightBSD/src.

  • Works in 8 steps: Gather information → Check for an existing entry for this date → Verify the current branch and working tree → …
  • There is a security fix
  • SKILL.md covers Format rules, Example entries, Workflow and When to add UPDATING entries, plus 1 more section
  • Calls git

What it does

Update Updating is an agent skill from MidnightBSD/src. Add an entry to the UPDATING file at the repository root. Use whenever there is a security fix, vendor/third-party software update, behavioral change requiring user action, new stable branch creation, or a release. The UPDATING commit must be separate from any code changes so it can be cleanly cherry-picked to other branches.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Security. The repository describes itself as: MidnightBSD OS source code.

When your agent uses it

  • There is a security fix
  • Vendor/third-party software update
  • Behavioral change requiring user action
  • New stable branch creation

Example prompts

  • “/update-updating”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Gather information
  2. Check for an existing entry for this date
  3. Verify the current branch and working tree
  4. Draft the entry
  5. Write the entry
  6. Show the diff and ask for approval
  7. Commit separately
  8. Cherry-pick to stable branches (optional)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9450100. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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 Updating loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 86 tokens; SKILL.md has 765 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~86
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 765 words (~1,631 tokens).

“Use this skill when any of the following occur and need to be recorded for users who track -current or a stable branch:”

— opening of SKILL.md by MidnightBSD, Custom licence
name
update-updating

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/update-updating of MidnightBSD/src.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9450100

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Categories

Questions about Update Updating

What does Update Updating do?

Add an entry to the UPDATING file at the repository root. An agent skill from MidnightBSD/src. Update Updating is an agent skill from MidnightBSD/src. Add an entry to the UPDATING file at the repository root.

When should I use Update Updating?

Update Updating fits situations like: there is a security fix; vendor/third-party software update; behavioral change requiring user action; new stable branch creation.

How do I install Update Updating in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Update Updating in Codex?

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

Can I use Update Updating 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 MidnightBSD/src --skill update-updating -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-updating, .gemini/skills/update-updating, .github/skills/update-updating and .opencode/skills/update-updating in your project.

What does Update Updating need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Update Updating needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).

Does Update Updating access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Update Updating 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 Updating use?

Update Updating 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 Update Updating use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.5k 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 Update Updating?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Update Updating: Fla Ascend Performance (fla-org/flash-linear-attention, 5.8k stars), Deepsec Documentation Guide (vercel-labs/deepsec, 8.1k stars), Skill Scanner (getsentry/skills, 1k stars) and Serenity Aleabitoreddit (yan-labs/serenity-aleabitoreddit, 480 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Update Updating?

MidnightBSD (a GitHub organization) maintains it in MidnightBSD/src, which has 114 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 4, 2026.

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