update-sdlc-templates

To update SDLC templates without losing local customizations, use a smart merge tool that synchronizes your local .sdlc/templates/ directory with canonical upstream templates. It preserves user changes while intelligently merging structural improvements and propagating updates safely across multiple projects.

Smart merge handles conflicts during SDLC template synchronization by performing additive updates and reporting conflicts explicitly. It allows safe resolution during merges, ensuring that canonical upstream improvements are incorporated without blindly overwriting your filled-in local content.

To synchronize local SDLC templates, you need an existing .sdlc/templates/ directory in your project root and upstream canonical templates located relative to the skill. Running the synchronization command from the project root performs the additive updates safely.

The best way to propagate SDLC template updates across multiple projects is to use an intelligent synchronization tool that merges canonical changes. It operates across projects to add new templates and preserve user customizations, preventing version-control drift.

SDLC template synchronization reports conflicts when the smart merge detects incompatible changes between your local customizations and the canonical upstream templates. This conflict-aware mechanism prevents data loss by forcing safe resolution instead of automatically overwriting filled-in content.

No, you cannot use this SDLC template synchronization without an existing .sdlc/templates/ directory. The tool requires this directory to be present in your project root to perform additive updates and merge upstream canonical templates with your local files.