# vespa skills update

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## vespa skills update

Update previously installed Vespa AI-assistant skills

### Synopsis

Update previously installed Vespa AI-assistant skills to the latest version.

This replays whichever harness(es) and scope were used by a previous 'vespa skills install', without prompting again. Run 'vespa skills install' first if you haven't installed any skills yet.

If no skill names are given, every installed skill is checked for updates.

```
vespa skills update [skill]... [flags]
```

### Examples

```
$ vespa skills update
$ vespa skills update schema-authoring
```

### Options

```
-g, --global Only update globally installed skills
  -h, --help help for update
  -l, --local Only update skills installed in the current project
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
-a, --application string The application to use. Format "tenant.application.instance" - instance is optional (tenant required for cloud targets)
  -C, --cluster string The container cluster to use. This is only required for applications with multiple clusters
  -c, --color string Whether to use colors in output. Must be "auto", "never", or "always" (default "auto")
  -i, --instance string The instance of the application to use
  -q, --quiet Print only errors
  -t, --target string The target platform to use. Must be "local", "cloud", "hosted" or an URL (default "local")
  -z, --zone string The zone to use. This defaults to a dev zone (cloud only)
```

### SEE ALSO

- [vespa skills](vespa_skills.html) - Manage Vespa AI-assistant skills

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- [vespa skills update](#page-title)
- [vespa skills update](#vespa-skills-update)
- [Synopsis](#synopsis)
- [Examples](#examples)
- [Options](#options)
- [Options inherited from parent commands](#options-inherited-from-parent-commands)
- [SEE ALSO](#see-also)