Speckit Self

github/speckit-self

Check for and apply Spec Kit CLI updates via `specify self`. USE FOR: checking whether a newer specify-cli release is available, previewing an upgrade with --dry-run, upgrading the CLI in place (optionally to a pinned tag). DO NOT USE FOR: checking project tools/integrations (use speckit-check) or managing extensions/presets/integrations/workflows.

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/github/spec-kit-copilot --skill speckit-self

The instruction itself

4 sections, as written by the author

Spec Kit — self (CLI maintenance)

Maintain the Specify CLI itself with the specify self command group.

> Prerequisite: needs the specify CLI. If specify --version fails, install it

> with the speckit-cli-setup skill first.

When to use

The user asks whether a newer specify-cli release exists.
The user wants to upgrade the CLI, or preview what an upgrade would do.

How to invoke

# Read-only: is a newer release available?
specify self check

# Preview the upgrade without changing anything
specify self upgrade --dry-run

# Upgrade in place
specify self upgrade

# Upgrade to a specific pinned release
specify self upgrade --tag <version>

Notes

specify self check is read-only and safe.
Run specify self upgrade --dry-run first and show the user the preview before

performing an actual in-place upgrade.

After upgrading, run specify version (see the speckit-check skill) to confirm

the new version.

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take github/speckit-self from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.