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Qianwen Update Check

Check for qianwen-ai updates and notify the user when a new version is available.

by qianwen-ai · Apache-2.0

The skill

Check for qianwen-ai updates and notify the user when a new version is available. TRIGGER when: user asks to check for updates, check version, asks 'is there a new version', 'latest version', 'update skills', 'check update', or any other qwen skill delegates to this skill, or user explicitly invokes this skill by name (e.g. use qianwen-update-check). DO NOT TRIGGER when: non-update-related tasks, general version questions about other software.

Qwen Update Checker

Automatic version checker for the QianWen-AI/qianwen-ai skill pack. Compares the locally installed version against the latest release on GitHub and notifies the user when an update is available.

This skill is referenced by all other QianWen-AI/qianwen-ai. When any skill runs, it checks if this skill is installed and delegates version checking here.

How It Works

  1. Reads the installed version from version.json (the version field bundled with this skill).
  2. Fetches the latest version from the remote repository (GitHub raw content).
  3. Compares versions using semver. Returns {"has_update": true} if a newer version exists.
  4. Records the check timestamp (last_interaction) in <repo_root>/.agents/state.json to rate-limit network requests to once every 24 hours.

Usage

Other skills invoke this script automatically. You can also run it manually:

python3 <path-to-this-skill>/scripts/check_update.py --print-response

CLI Arguments

Argument Description
--print-response Print result as formatted JSON to stdout
--force Bypass 24-hour rate limit and check immediately

Output Format

{
  "has_update": true
}

Configuration

Environment Variable Default Description
QWEN_SKILLS_REPO QianWen-AI/qianwen-ai GitHub repo for remote version check

State File

The last_interaction timestamp is stored at <repo_root>/.agents/state.json for rate-limiting. Check results are not cached in the state file. This file persists across sessions and is shared with gossamer.py for fatigue control.

Use this skill

Connect your agent to the Skill Store MCP server and ask for it by ref: qianwen-ai/qianwen-update-check-17319013143.

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Details

Publisher
qianwen-ai
Category
AI & Agents › Skill & prompt authoring
License
Apache-2.0
Updated
2026-10-10

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