update

Updates the simetrik binary in place to the latest published version. It first detects how the CLI was installed: Homebrew and npm installs are not touched — the command just prints the matching upgrade command (brew upgrade … or npm install -g simetrik-cli) and stops. For standalone binary installs it queries the public CDN manifest, and if a newer version exists, downloads it and atomically replaces the current binary under an exclusive lock. After a successful binary update it also makes a best-effort refresh of the bundled Claude Code skill.

Run it whenever simetrik doctor or a release note tells you a newer version is available. By default it prompts before applying; pass --yes to skip the confirmation, which is what you want in CI or an unattended script. If replacing the binary needs elevated permissions the command re-execs itself under sudo.

This supersedes the deprecated simetrik self-update. The skill bundle can be refreshed on its own with simetrik skill update.

See also: self-update, skill update, version. Requires CLI access. See permissions.

Flags

• -y, --yes — Skip confirmation prompt

Examples

simetrik update
simetrik update --yes

Exit codes