/nw-update
Queues a deferred self-update of nwave-ai. Writes a PendingUpdateFlag that the SessionStart hook replays on the next Claude Code launch, so the current session is not interrupted. Falls back to manual instructions when the package manager cannot be detected.
Claude Code
$ npx -y skills add nWave-ai/nWave --skill nw-update --agent claude-code
Codex
$ npx skills add nWave-ai/nWave --skill nw-update -a codex -y
Cursor
$ npx skills add nWave-ai/nWave --skill nw-update -a cursor -y
Gemini CLI
$ npx skills add nWave-ai/nWave --skill nw-update -a gemini-cli -y
GitHub Copilot
$ npx skills add nWave-ai/nWave --skill nw-update -a github-copilot -y
OpenCode
$ npx skills add nWave-ai/nWave --skill nw-update -a opencode -y
Windsurf
$ npx skills add nWave-ai/nWave --skill nw-update -a windsurf -y
AI agents that guide you from idea to working code, with human judgment at every gate. nWave runs inside Claude Code. It breaks feature delivery into seven waves (discover, diverge, discuss, design, devops, distill, deliver).
Other skills on nwave.
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brainstorming
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, modifying behavior, or…
ask-matt
Ask which skill or flow fits your situation. A router over the skills in this repo.
Questions about nw-update.
- Which coding agents can use nw-update?
- nw-update installs in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode and Windsurf with the skills CLI, using each agent's flag shown on this page. Flowy's auto-invocation, which fires a skill when your prompt matches, runs in Claude Code only.

