Updating Skills
When Skills stop working, or when you change keys or environments, reconnecting or reloading usually fixes it.
When You Should Update
- the agent used to work, but generation no longer works
- you reset your API key
- you changed agent platforms or local environments
- the agent no longer understands Explainer Video, Slides, Image, or Interactive Lessons correctly
Quick Check
You can ask:
Are you connected to KPainter now? What types of content can you create?
Then add:
If I only say “make an explainer video,” what do you do first? If I want illustrated or vector animation, how should I say that?
Update Options
Reconnect the account and key
If you changed accounts, reset the key, or keep seeing authentication failures, go back to the API Key page and reconnect.
Reload skill.md
If you use the direct skill-file flow, rereading the latest skill.md is usually the fastest fix.
Reinstall the local skill
If you use local installation, updating usually means reinstalling or reloading the local skill.
Try Again After Updating
As soon as the update is done, try a simple request again:
make an explainer video around 30 secondsmake a slide-based explainer video that explains MCP step by stepcreate an MCP introduction slide deck
Tips
- if the default knowledge-video behavior feels wrong, first confirm the agent reread the latest skill
- if illustrated or vector animation does not work, say those words more explicitly
- if it looks like a key problem, check the API key status on the main site first