| name | rote-onboard-rote-update |
| description | Use when the user wants to update or upgrade rote and its shipped skills. Use for update rote, upgrade rote, new rote version, refresh skills and self-update. Use for update the rote binary and refresh shipped/generated skill guidance templates. Requires `skillspec decide` before substrate tools or overlapping low-level skills. Preserves evidence with SkillSpec routes, forbids, dependencies, traces, and token-savings reports |
rote-update — keep rote current
Update the rote binary and refresh shipped/generated skill guidance templates.
Use the directory that contains this loaded SKILL.md as <skill_dir>.
The SkillSpec contract is <skill_dir>/skill.spec.yml; do not assume the user's current working directory contains the spec.
Start the SkillSpec guide with the user's task:
skillspec run-loop <skill_dir>/skill.spec.yml --input '<user task>' --trace-dir "${PWD}/.skillspec/traces" --guide agent
Resume an existing guided run:
skillspec run-loop <skill_dir>/skill.spec.yml --resume <run_dir> --guide agent
Follow the printed current gate. The selected route, matched rules, forbids, allowed commands, open requirements, resume command, and end proof from the CLI guide are authoritative.
Use skillspec query and skillspec refs only for handles named by the guide. Do not read the full spec unless the guide, a blocker, or the user asks for it.
Before the final response, follow the guide's end anchor: record final-response evidence, run the printed skillspec trace align ... --summary command as the completion summary source, and report result, evidence, alignment summary, token usage, selected route, and run directory.
If the skillspec CLI is not installed, report that this skill requires SkillSpec and ask the user to install it before continuing:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modiqo/skillspec/main/install.sh | sh
cargo install skillspec
If the user declines or installation is impossible, read <skill_dir>/skill.spec.yml directly and manually follow the same route, rule, phase, dependency, forbid, proof, and completion contract. Report that CLI guidance was unavailable and alignment proof is partial.
