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Update the embedded system requirements database in inst/sysreqs from the upstream r-hub/r-system-requirements repo.
Install Update Sysreqs
$ npx skills add r-lib/pkgdepends --skill update-sysreqs -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install r-lib/pkgdepends update-sysreqs --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/update-sysreqs .claude/skills/update-sysreqs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "update-sysreqs" agent skill from https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends/tree/main/.claude/skills/update-sysreqs into .claude/skills/update-sysreqs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "update-sysreqs", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends/tree/main/.claude/skills/update-sysreqsType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add r-lib/pkgdepends --skill update-sysreqs -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install r-lib/pkgdepends update-sysreqs --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/update-sysreqs .agents/skills/update-sysreqs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "update-sysreqs" agent skill from https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends/tree/main/.claude/skills/update-sysreqs into .agents/skills/update-sysreqs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "update-sysreqs", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add r-lib/pkgdepends --skill update-sysreqs -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install r-lib/pkgdepends update-sysreqs --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/update-sysreqs .cursor/skills/update-sysreqs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "update-sysreqs" agent skill from https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends/tree/main/.claude/skills/update-sysreqs into .cursor/skills/update-sysreqs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "update-sysreqs", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends.git --path .claude/skills/update-sysreqs--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add r-lib/pkgdepends --skill update-sysreqs -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install r-lib/pkgdepends update-sysreqs --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/update-sysreqs .gemini/skills/update-sysreqs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "update-sysreqs" agent skill from https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends/tree/main/.claude/skills/update-sysreqs into .gemini/skills/update-sysreqs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "update-sysreqs", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install r-lib/pkgdepends update-sysreqsInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add r-lib/pkgdepends --skill update-sysreqs -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/update-sysreqs .github/skills/update-sysreqs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "update-sysreqs" agent skill from https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends/tree/main/.claude/skills/update-sysreqs into .github/skills/update-sysreqs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "update-sysreqs", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add r-lib/pkgdepends --skill update-sysreqs -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install r-lib/pkgdepends update-sysreqs --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/update-sysreqs .opencode/skills/update-sysreqs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "update-sysreqs" agent skill from https://github.com/r-lib/pkgdepends/tree/main/.claude/skills/update-sysreqs into .opencode/skills/update-sysreqs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "update-sysreqs", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
update-sysreqs- GitHub stars
- 135
- Token cost
- ~606 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 214 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Update the embedded system requirements database in inst/sysreqs from the upstream r-hub/r-system-requirements repo.
- Works in 6 steps: Clone the upstream repo (shallow) into a… → If that hash already matches… → Replace the rules and update HEAD (run… → …
- Asked to update
- Calls git; reaches github.com
- Refresh the embedded sysreqs / sysreqs rules / sysreqs database
What it does
Update Sysreqs is an agent skill from r-lib/pkgdepends. Update the embedded system requirements database in inst/sysreqs from the upstream r-hub/r-system-requirements repo. Use when asked to update, sync, or refresh the embedded sysreqs / sysreqs rules / sysreqs database.
Its SKILL.md is about 610 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 Development, covering Embedded systems. The repository describes itself as: R Package Dependency Resolution.
When your agent uses it
- Asked to update
- Refresh the embedded sysreqs / sysreqs rules / sysreqs database
Example prompts
- “/update-sysreqs”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Clone the upstream repo (shallow) into a scratch/temp dir and read its HEAD
- If that hash already matches inst/sysreqs/HEAD, there is nothing to do — stop and report that it is up to date.
- Replace the rules and update HEAD (run from the repo root)
- Do not touch VERSION unless the upstream JSON schema changed in a way
- Sanity-check the result
- Report the HEAD change (old → new) and a summary of added / modified / removed
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d1a776a. 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
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
github.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
Update Sysreqs loads about 606 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 214 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 214 words (~606 tokens).
“pkgdepends ships a bundled copy of the r-hub/r-system-requirements database under inst/sysreqs/. At runtime pkgdepends prefers a freshly-fetched cached copy, but falls back to this embedded one (see sysreqs2_list_rules() in R/sysreqs2.R). This skill refreshes the embedded copy to the current upstream…”
- name
- update-sysreqs
Files
Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/update-sysreqs of r-lib/pkgdepends.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d1a776a
Compare with similar skills
Update Sysreqs next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Update Sysreqs this skillr-lib/pkgdepends | 135 | — | ~606 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Authoring VPhone Patch SetsLakr233/vphone-cli | 15k | — | ~4.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Sipeed I2C and SPI Hardware Controlsipeed/picoclaw | 30k | — | ~578 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| RuView Hardware Setupruvnet/RuView | 97k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Esp32 Firmware Engineeralxv2016/folloup-sticky | 116 | 1 repos | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| ExecuTorch Binary Size Reductionpytorch/executorch | 5.1k | — | ~793 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Update Sysreqs
What does Update Sysreqs do?
Update the embedded system requirements database in inst/sysreqs from the upstream r-hub/r-system-requirements repo. Update Sysreqs is an agent skill from r-lib/pkgdepends. Update the embedded system requirements database in inst/sysreqs from the upstream r-hub/r-system-requirements repo.
When should I use Update Sysreqs?
Update Sysreqs fits situations like: asked to update; refresh the embedded sysreqs / sysreqs rules / sysreqs database.
How do I install Update Sysreqs in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add r-lib/pkgdepends --skill update-sysreqs -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/update-sysreqs in r-lib/pkgdepends) into .claude/skills/update-sysreqs in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Update Sysreqs in Codex?
Run `npx skills add r-lib/pkgdepends --skill update-sysreqs -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/update-sysreqs in r-lib/pkgdepends) into .agents/skills/update-sysreqs in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Update Sysreqs 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 r-lib/pkgdepends --skill update-sysreqs -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-sysreqs, .gemini/skills/update-sysreqs, .github/skills/update-sysreqs and .opencode/skills/update-sysreqs in your project.
What does Update Sysreqs need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Update Sysreqs needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).
Does Update Sysreqs access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Update Sysreqs 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 Sysreqs use?
Update Sysreqs 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 Sysreqs use?
About 606 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k 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 Sysreqs?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Update Sysreqs: Authoring VPhone Patch Sets (Lakr233/vphone-cli, 15k stars), Sipeed I2C and SPI Hardware Control (sipeed/picoclaw, 30k stars), RuView Hardware Setup (ruvnet/RuView, 97k stars) and Esp32 Firmware Engineer (alxv2016/folloup-sticky, 116 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Update Sysreqs?
r-lib (a GitHub organization) maintains it in r-lib/pkgdepends, which has 135 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on August 14, 2026.
Source: r-lib/pkgdepends on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.