skill

simetrik skill install

Download and install the Claude Code skill bundle

Downloads the Claude Code skill bundle that ships alongside the CLI and installs it under your local ~/.claude/ directory. The install and update scripts already do this automatically, so reach for this manual entrypoint mainly when Claude Code was installed after the CLI (so the post-install step skipped it), when a bundle download failed silently, or when you want to pin a specific channel.

Choose the release channel with --channel (stable or beta). By default the install is a no-op when the local skill_version already matches the published manifest; pass --force to reinstall regardless. If ~/.claude/ does not exist the command reports that Claude Code was not detected and exits 1 — install Claude Code first, then re-run.

To refresh an already-installed bundle to the latest version, use simetrik skill update instead.

See also: skill update, update. Requires CLI access. See permissions.

Flags

• --channel <name> — release channel (stable | beta)
• --force — reinstall even if local skill_version matches manifest

Examples

simetrik skill install
simetrik skill install --channel beta
simetrik skill install --force

Exit codes

simetrik skill update

Refresh the Claude Code skill bundle to the latest published version

Refreshes the already-installed Claude Code skill bundle to the latest published version. It always forces a re-fetch from the chosen channel, so unlike skill install it does not short-circuit when the local skill_version looks current — use it when you specifically want to pull the newest bundle.

Select the release channel with --channel (stable or beta). simetrik update already runs this refresh as a best-effort step after updating the binary, so you typically only run it on its own to move between channels or recover from a partial install.

To install the bundle for the first time (including the "Claude Code not detected" handling), use simetrik skill install.

See also: skill install, update. Requires CLI access. See permissions.

Flags

• --channel <name> — release channel (stable | beta)

Examples

simetrik skill update
simetrik skill update --channel beta

Exit codes