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name: alexandria-update
description: Update this brain to the latest Alexandria by its real update channel — a zip-installed brain (`.alexandria/app/` present) ingests a new Alexandria.zip via `alexandria update --from-zip` (verify newer → survivable software swap → Core re-render → doctor); a git-checkout install (runner vaults included) pulls the checkout and re-renders. The old CI update workflow is retired — this skill also cleans up its leftovers. Core only — the owner's Config and notes are never touched. Use when the owner says "update my brain", "update alexandria", "upgrade my vault", "get the latest version", "is there a new version", or hands over a downloaded Alexandria.zip. NOT for first-time setup (that's alexandria-install).
---

# alexandria-update — folder-root adapter

The real playbook lives in the brain: **`Agent/skills/alexandria-update.md`** (this folder
is the vault root). Read that file and follow it exactly as written, using the
shipped CLI at `.alexandria/app/.venv/bin/alexandria` wherever it says
`alexandria`, and `.alexandria/app/.venv/bin/python` for
`python -m alexandria_vault.…` entrypoints.

If `Agent/config.json` does not exist, nothing is installed yet — stop and
follow `./CLAUDE.md` (the installer) instead of this skill.
