oracle-soul-sync-update

name: oracle-soul-sync-update description: Sync Oracle instruments with the family. Check and update skills to latest version. Use when user says "soul-sync", "sync", "calibrate", "update", or before /awaken.

/oracle-soul-sync-update

"Sync your soul with the family."

All-in-one skill: /soul-sync + /calibrate + /update combined.

Usage

/oracle-soul-sync-update           # Check + update to latest STABLE
/oracle-soul-sync-update --alpha   # Check + update to latest alpha (dev track)
/oracle-soul-sync-update --check   # Only check, don't update
/oracle-soul-sync-update --cleanup # Uninstall first, then reinstall

Step 0: Timestamp + Check Current Version

Read the installed version from ~/.claude/skills/VERSION.md (the installer writes this on every install). Fall back to arra-oracle-skills --version if the file is missing.

date "+🕐 %H:%M %Z (%A %d %B %Y)"
CURRENT=$(grep -oE 'v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-alpha\.[0-9]+)?' ~/.claude/skills/VERSION.md 2>/dev/null | head -1)
if [ -z "$CURRENT" ]; then
  CURRENT=$(arra-oracle-skills --version 2>/dev/null | grep -oE 'v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-alpha\.[0-9]+)?' | head -1)
  [ -n "$CURRENT" ] && [ "${CURRENT:0:1}" != "v" ] && CURRENT="v$CURRENT"
fi
echo "Current installed: ${CURRENT:-unknown}"

Step 2: Check Latest Version (stable vs alpha)

Tag format moved to CalVer (v{YY}.{M}.{D}, first number ≥ 25) in April 2026. Older tags are SemVer (v3.x.x). The latest-check picks CalVer first and treats SemVer as legacy.

# Get ALL tags via jq, separate stable from alpha
TAGS=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/Soul-Brews-Studio/arra-oracle-skills-cli/tags | jq -r '.[].name')
LATEST_STABLE=$(echo "$TAGS" | grep -v 'alpha\|beta\|rc' | head -1)
LATEST_ALPHA=$(echo "$TAGS" | grep 'alpha' | head -1)
echo "Latest stable: $LATEST_STABLE"
echo "Latest alpha:  $LATEST_ALPHA"

Default = stable. Only --alpha flag switches to alpha track. Newcomers always get stable.

# Default: stable track. --alpha opts into dev track.
TRACK="stable"
LATEST="$LATEST_STABLE"

# Override with --alpha flag
# (check ARGUMENTS for --alpha)
if [ "$1" = "--alpha" ] || echo "$ARGUMENTS" | grep -q '\-\-alpha'; then
  TRACK="alpha"
  LATEST="$LATEST_ALPHA"
fi
echo "Track: $TRACK → comparing against $LATEST"

Step 3: Compare Versions — date-drift, not semver-drift (#265, #276)

CalVer tags encode the release date directly (v26.4.18 = 2026-04-18). Staleness is more useful as "N days behind" than as a semver gap. Legacy SemVer tags (v3.x.x) are flagged for migration.

For same-day comparisons, we compare GitHub release publish timestamps instead of version strings (#276). This is because semver orders v26.4.18-alpha.22 BEFORE v26.4.18 (pre-release < stable), but the alpha was actually cut LATER on the same day. Timestamp comparison fixes the false "alpha is stale, downgrade to stable" suggestion.

# Helpers — parse tag → YYYY-MM-DD, diff in days
tag_era() {  # "calver" | "semver" | "unknown"
  local first=$(echo "$1" | sed 's/^v//; s/-.*$//' | cut -d. -f1)
  [ -z "$first" ] && { echo unknown; return; }
  [ "$first" -ge 25 ] 2>/dev/null && echo calver || echo semver
}
tag_to_date() {  # v26.4.18 → 2026-04-18
  local core=$(echo "$1" | sed 's/^v//; s/-(alpha|beta).*$//' -E)
  local yy=$(echo "$core" | cut -d. -f1)
  local m=$(echo "$core" | cut -d. -f2)
  local d=$(echo "$core" | cut -d. -f3)
  printf "%04d-%02d-%02d" "$((2000 + yy))" "$m" "$d"
}
# Get GitHub release publish timestamp as epoch seconds (#276)
tag_publish_epoch() {
  local tag=$1
  [ "${tag:0:1}" != "v" ] && tag="v$tag"
  local iso=$(gh release view "$tag" --repo Soul-Brews-Studio/arra-oracle-skills-cli --json publishedAt --jq '.publishedAt' 2>/dev/null)
  [ -z "$iso" ] && return 1
  # macOS + GNU date compatibility
  date -u -d "$iso" +%s 2>/dev/null || date -juf "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ" "$iso" +%s 2>/dev/null
}

CUR_ERA=$(tag_era "$CURRENT")
LAT_ERA=$(tag_era "$LATEST")

if [ "$CURRENT" = "$LATEST" ]; then
  echo "✅ Soul synced! ($CURRENT) [$TRACK track]"
elif [ "$CUR_ERA" = "semver" ] && [ "$LAT_ERA" = "calver" ]; then
  echo "⚠️ Legacy version — migrate $CURRENT → $LATEST (CalVer cut-over)"
else
  CUR_DATE=$(tag_to_date "$CURRENT")
  LAT_DATE=$(tag_to_date "$LATEST")
  DAYS=$(( ( $(date -d "$LAT_DATE" +%s 2>/dev/null || date -juf "%Y-%m-%d" "$LAT_DATE" +%s) - \
            $(date -d "$CUR_DATE" +%s 2>/dev/null || date -juf "%Y-%m-%d" "$CUR_DATE" +%s) ) / 86400 ))
  if [ "$DAYS" -eq 0 ]; then
    # Same calendar day — use release publish timestamps (#276 fix)
    # Semver says alpha < stable, but on the same day alpha may be cut LATER.
    # Always trust the GitHub publish_at timestamp as ground truth.
    CUR_TS=$(tag_publish_epoch "$CURRENT")
    LAT_TS=$(tag_publish_epoch "$LATEST")
    if [ -n "$CUR_TS" ] && [ -n "$LAT_TS" ]; then
      if [ "$CUR_TS" -ge "$LAT_TS" ]; then
        echo "✅ Local ($CURRENT) was published at-or-after latest tag ($LATEST) — no update needed"
        echo "   (semver would say 'alpha < stable' but timestamps say otherwise; trusting timestamps)"
      else
        SECS=$(( LAT_TS - CUR_TS ))
        HOURS=$(( SECS / 3600 ))
        MINS=$(( (SECS % 3600) / 60 ))
        echo "⚠️ ${HOURS}h${MINS}m stale: $CURRENT → $LATEST ($CUR_DATE, same day)"
      fi
    else
      # Fallback if GitHub API unreachable: report same-day, no decision
      echo "⚠️ Same day, different tag: $CURRENT → $LATEST (timestamp lookup failed; verify manually)"
    fi
  else
    echo "Current installed: $CURRENT   ($CUR_DATE)"
    echo "Latest available:  $LATEST   ($LAT_DATE)"
    echo "⚠️ $DAYS days stale [$TRACK track]"
  fi
fi

Default = stable. Use --alpha to check/update against dev releases.

Step 4: Sync (if needed)

If versions differ (or --cleanup flag), run:

Normal sync:

~/.bun/bin/bunx --bun arra-oracle-skills@github:Soul-Brews-Studio/arra-oracle-skills-cli#$LATEST install -g -y

With --cleanup (removes old skills first):

arra-oracle-skills uninstall -g -y && ~/.bun/bin/bunx --bun arra-oracle-skills@github:Soul-Brews-Studio/arra-oracle-skills-cli#$LATEST install -g -y

Then restart Claude Code to load the synced skills.

Step 5: Verify Sync

After restart, run:

arra-oracle-skills list -g | head -5

Check that the version matches $LATEST.

What's New

To see recent changes:

gh release list --repo Soul-Brews-Studio/arra-oracle-skills-cli --limit 5

Or view commits:

gh api repos/Soul-Brews-Studio/arra-oracle-skills-cli/commits --jq '.[0:5] | .[] | "\(.sha[0:7]) \(.commit.message | split("\n")[0])"'

Skill management has moved to /oracle — use /oracle install, /oracle remove, /oracle profile, /oracle skills.

Timing: Before /awaken

IMPORTANT: /oracle-soul-sync-update should run before /awaken, not during.

The /awaken wizard v2 checks skills version in Phase 0 (System Check). If outdated:

1. Run /oracle-soul-sync-update first
2. Restart Claude Code (required to load new skills)
3. Then run /awaken

Do NOT run /oracle-soul-sync-update mid-awaken — it requires a restart which breaks the wizard flow.

Quick Reference

ARGUMENTS: $ARGUMENTS