/notfair:upgrade

SkillAI & models

Lets your agent update the NotFair plugin to its latest version, refreshing the marketplace repo and plugin cache.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the /notfair:upgrade skill

About this capability

Upgrade the NotFair plugin to the latest version. Updates the marketplace repo, installs the new version to the plugin cache, and updates installed_plugins.json. Use when asked to "upgrade notfair", "update notfair", or "get latest version". Also handles inline upgrade prompts when a skill detects U

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by nowork-studio/notfair-plugin in notfair-upgrade-skill/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Upgrade the NotFair plugin to the latest version and show what's new.

Key paths

WhatPath
Marketplace repo~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/nowork-studio/
Plugin cache~/.claude/plugins/cache/nowork-studio/notfair/<version>/
Installed plugins~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json
Update state~/.toprank/ (intentionally preserved — see CHANGELOG 0.24.0)

Inline upgrade flow

This section is used when a skill preamble outputs UPGRADE_AVAILABLE.

Step 1: Auto-upgrade

Log "Upgrading NotFair v{old} → v{new}..." and proceed to Step 2.


Step 2: Detect current install

First check for dev symlink (see "Dev symlink detection" section). If detected, stop — do not upgrade.

# Find the currently installed plugin path
INSTALLED_DIR=$(ls -d ~/.claude/plugins/cache/nowork-studio/notfair/*/ 2>/dev/null | grep -v '.bak' | head -1)
if [ -z "$INSTALLED_DIR" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: NotFair plugin not found in cache"; exit 1
fi
MARKETPLACE_DIR="$HOME/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/nowork-studio"
if [ ! -d "$MARKETPLACE_DIR/.git" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: marketplace repo not found at $MARKETPLACE_DIR"; exit 1
fi
echo "Current install: $INSTALLED_DIR"
echo "Marketplace repo: $MARKETPLACE_DIR"

Step 3: Save old version

OLD_VERSION=$(cat "$INSTALLED_DIR/VERSION" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]' || echo "unknown")

Step 4: Update marketplace repo and install

cd "$MARKETPLACE_DIR"
git fetch origin
git reset --hard origin/main
NEW_VERSION=$(cat VERSION | tr -d '[:space:]')
GIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)

# Create new versioned cache directory
NEW_CACHE_DIR="$HOME/.claude/plugins/cache/nowork-studio/notfair/$NEW_VERSION"
if [ -d "$NEW_CACHE_DIR" ]; then
  rm -rf "$NEW_CACHE_DIR"
fi
mkdir -p "$NEW_CACHE_DIR"

# Copy plugin files (exclude .git to save space)
rsync -a --exclude='.git' "$MARKETPLACE_DIR/" "$NEW_CACHE_DIR/"

If the copy fails, warn: "Upgrade failed — the old version is still active. Run /notfair:upgrade manually." and stop.

Step 5: Update installed_plugins.json

Read ~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json, then update the notfair@nowork-studio entry:

python3 -c "
import json, os
from datetime import datetime, timezone

path = os.path.expanduser('~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json')
with open(path) as f:
    data = json.load(f)

data['plugins']['notfair@nowork-studio'] = [{
    'scope': 'user',
    'installPath': os.path.expanduser('~/.claude/plugins/cache/nowork-studio/notfair/$NEW_VERSION'),
    'version': '$NEW_VERSION',
    'installedAt': data['plugins'].get('notfair@nowork-studio', [{}])[0].get('installedAt', datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()),
    'lastUpdated': datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
    'gitCommitSha': '$GIT_SHA'
}]

with open(path, 'w') as f:
    json.dump(data, f, indent=4)
print('Updated installed_plugins.json: notfair@nowork-studio -> v$NEW_VERSION')
"

Step 6: Clean up old cache versions

Remove old versioned cache directories (keep only the new one). Never remove a dev symlink:

for dir in ~/.claude/plugins/cache/nowork-studio/notfair/*/; do
  ver=$(basename "$dir")
  if [ "$ver" != "$NEW_VERSION" ] && [ "$ver" != "dev" ]; then
    rm -rf "$dir"
    echo "Removed old cache: $ver"
  fi
done

Step 7: Write marker + clear update state

mkdir -p ~/.toprank
echo "$OLD_VERSION" > ~/.toprank/just-upgraded-from
rm -f ~/.toprank/last-update-check
rm -f ~/.toprank/update-snoozed

Step 8: Show What's New

Read $NEW_CACHE_DIR/CHANGELOG.md. Find all version entries between the old version and the new version. Summarize as 3-7 bullets grouped by theme — focus on user-facing changes, skip internal refactors.

Format:

NotFair v{new} — upgraded from v{old}!

What's new:
- [bullet 1]
- [bullet 2]
- ...

The new version will be fully active on your next Claude Code session.

Step 9: Continue

After showing What's New, continue with whatever skill the user originally invoked.


Dev symlink detection

Before upgrading, check if the installed cache directory is a symlink named dev:

CACHE_DIR=$(ls -d ~/.claude/plugins/cache/nowork-studio/notfair/*/ 2>/dev/null | head -1)
if [ -L "${CACHE_DIR%/}" ] && [ "$(basename "$CACHE_DIR")" = "dev" ]; then
  echo "DEV_SYMLINK"
fi

If DEV_SYMLINK: tell the user "NotFair is installed as a dev symlink — it always points to your local source (v$(cat "$CACHE_DIR/VERSION" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]')). No upgrade needed." and stop. Do not proceed with Steps 2–8.


Standalone usage

When invoked directly as /notfair:upgrade:

  1. Check for dev symlink (see "Dev symlink detection" above). If detected, stop.

  2. Force a fresh update check (bypass cache and snooze):

_UPD_BIN=$(ls ~/.claude/plugins/cache/nowork-studio/notfair/*/bin/notfair-update-check 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[ -n "$_UPD_BIN" ] && _UPD=$("$_UPD_BIN" --force 2>/dev/null || true) || _UPD=""
echo "$_UPD"
  1. If UPGRADE_AVAILABLE <old> <new>: follow Steps 2–8 above.

  2. If no UPGRADE_AVAILABLE output: tell the user "You're already on the latest version (v{LOCAL})."

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