Refresh Cookiecutter-based repositories from their upstream template without losing local answers
Use Cruft when an agent needs to pull new changes from a Cookiecutter template into an existing generated repository without redoing the project from scratch. The agent tracks the template origin, previews the diff, applies the update, and preserves the repository’s saved answers and local customizations as carefully as possible.
Refresh Cookiecutter-based repositories from their upstream template without losing local answers
Use Cruft when an agent needs to pull new changes from a Cookiecutter template into an existing generated repository without redoing the project from scratch. The agent tracks the template origin, previews the diff, applies the update, and preserves the repository’s saved answers and local customizations as carefully as possible.
Installation
Method 1, Agent Skill Exchange
- Install from the marketplace listing: https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/refresh-cookiecutter-based-repositories-from-upstream-template/
Method 2, Git clone
git clone https://github.com/agentskillexchange/skills.git && cd skills/skills/refresh-cookiecutter-based-repositories-from-upstream-template
Method 3, Download ZIP
- Download the repository ZIP and extract
skills/refresh-cookiecutter-based-repositories-from-upstream-template.
Method 4, Manual copy
- Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory, then reload your agent tooling.
Method 5, Fork and sync
- Fork the repository if you want to maintain local edits while syncing upstream changes.