---
title: "Update Command"
type: skill
id: "knowledge-work-plugins/productivity/update"
category: "Productivity"
publisher: "Anthropic"
license: "Apache-2.0"
source: "https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/tree/d900840"
canonical: "https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/knowledge-work-plugins/productivity/update"
open_in_pho: "https://pho.chat/customize?item=knowledge-work-plugins%2Fproductivity%2Fupdate&utm_source=labs&utm_medium=skill-page&utm_campaign=skills-library"
---

# Update Command

Sync tasks and refresh memory from your current activity. Use when pulling new assignments from your project tracker into TASKS.md, triaging stale or overdue tasks, filling memory gaps for unknown people or projects, or running a comprehensive scan to catch todos buried in chat and email.

Source: Anthropic (Apache 2.0), copied at a pinned commit. Free to use. Part of the Phở Skills library (https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills).
Skill set: Productivity (https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/knowledge-work-plugins/productivity.md).

## What it covers
- Usage
- Default Mode
  - 1. Load Current State
  - 2. Sync Tasks from External Sources
  - 3. Triage Stale Items
  - 4. Decode Tasks for Memory Gaps
  - 5. Fill Gaps
  - 6. Capture Enrichment
  - 7. Report
- Comprehensive Mode (--comprehensive)
  - Extra Step: Scan Activity Sources
  - Extra Step: Flag Missed Todos
  - Extra Step: Suggest New Memories
- Notes

## Other skills in this set
- [Memory Management](https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/knowledge-work-plugins/productivity/memory-management.md): Two-tier memory system that makes Claude a true workplace collaborator. Decodes shorthand, acronyms, nicknames, and internal language so Claude understands requests like a colleague would. CLAUDE.md…
- [Start Command](https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/knowledge-work-plugins/productivity/start.md): Initialize the productivity system and open the dashboard. Use when setting up the plugin for the first time, bootstrapping working memory from your existing task list, or decoding the shorthand…
- [Task Management](https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/knowledge-work-plugins/productivity/task-management.md): Simple task management using a shared TASKS.md file. Reference this when the user asks about their tasks, wants to add/complete tasks, or needs help tracking commitments.

## Use it
- In Phở: open https://pho.chat/customize?item=knowledge-work-plugins%2Fproductivity%2Fupdate&utm_source=labs&utm_medium=skill-page&utm_campaign=skills-library and press Try, or add it so Phở loads it whenever a request matches. Phở works with your own API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others).
- Full instructions (original SKILL.md, unchanged): https://labs.pho.chat/skills/raw/knowledge-work-plugins/productivity/skills/update/SKILL.md
- Original files: https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/tree/d900840 (Apache 2.0).
- Full machine-readable index: https://labs.pho.chat/skills.json