evolve

To upgrade a personal assistant after a Claude Code platform update, you run an automated research and audit workflow. This process evaluates new platform features, classifies existing skills as active or superseded, and applies an upgrade plan to align the assistant with the latest capabilities.

The best way to audit plugin metadata and skill files is to execute a structural audit that screens for obsolescence. This mechanism evaluates each component against the latest documentation, classifying them as active, augmented, or superseded to ensure versioning compliance.

Automated changelog research works by retrieving the latest Claude Code releases and model capabilities, then summarizing the key changes. It evaluates your assistant's skills and hooks against these updates to generate a detailed upgrade plan with version bump entries.

You do not need to manually update reference files when modernizing a Claude Code assistant. The execution phase automatically applies approved changes, updates reference files, and records the system state for future upgrade runs.

You should run an obsolescence screening when Claude Code adds new features, hooks, or capabilities. Periodic screenings or running the workflow after a platform update ensures your assistant avoids lagging behind and missing performance or safety improvements.