diff --git a/claw-skills/SKILL.md b/claw-skills/SKILL.md
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+# claw-skills
+
+_placeholder skill_
diff --git a/claw-skills/scripts/promote-improvements b/claw-skills/scripts/promote-improvements
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+WORKSPACE="${AGENT_WORKSPACE:-}"
+if [[ -z "$WORKSPACE" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: AGENT_WORKSPACE not set"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+cd "$WORKSPACE"
+
+# Get agent name from ego-mgr
+AGENT_NAME=$(ego-mgr get name)
+if [[ -z "$AGENT_NAME" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: failed to get agent name"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+BRANCH_NAME="$AGENT_NAME"
+
+# Checkout new branch based on agent name
+echo "Creating and checking out branch: $BRANCH_NAME"
+git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
+
+# Force push to the new branch
+echo "Force pushing to origin/$BRANCH_NAME"
+git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME" --force
+
+echo "Done."
diff --git a/claw-skills/scripts/update-skills b/claw-skills/scripts/update-skills
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+CLAW_DIR="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../.." && pwd)"
+GIT_LAB_DIR="${CLAW_DIR}/git-hangman-lab"
+
+# Pull latest ClawSkills from git-hangman-lab
+echo "Fetching latest ClawSkills..."
+"${GIT_LAB_DIR}/scripts/git-ctrl" repo get-latest ClawSkills
+
+# Run learn.sh to install skills
+echo "Running learn.sh..."
+"${CLAW_DIR}/ClawSkills/learn.sh"
+
+echo "Done."