diff --git a/bin/commands/skills.mjs b/bin/commands/skills.mjs
index 2f98e7489..1598b80d4 100644
--- a/bin/commands/skills.mjs
+++ b/bin/commands/skills.mjs
@@ -369,8 +369,7 @@ function downloadFile(url, dest) {
 async function update(flags = []) {
   const yes = flags.includes('-y') || flags.includes('--yes');
 
-  // Clean up deprecated skills before updating, so npx skills update
-  // does not fail on entries that no longer exist in the source repo.
+  // Clean up deprecated skills from previous versions.
   try {
     const { cleanup } = await import('../../source/skills/impeccable/scripts/cleanup-deprecated.mjs');
     const root = findProjectRoot();
@@ -383,47 +382,10 @@ async function update(flags = []) {
     // Cleanup script not available (e.g. running from npm package) -- skip
   }
 
-  // Try npx skills update first
-  console.log('Checking for skills manager...');
-  let noLockFile = true;
-  try {
-    const output = execSync('npx skills check', { encoding: 'utf8', timeout: 15000 });
-    noLockFile = output.includes('No skills tracked');
-  } catch {
-    // npx skills not available or errored
-  }
-
-  if (!noLockFile) {
-    const root = findProjectRoot();
-    const prefix = detectPrefix(root);
-
-    // Temporarily undo prefix so npx skills can find its tracked skill names
-    if (prefix) {
-      console.log(`Detected "${prefix}" prefix, temporarily reverting for update...`);
-      undoPrefix(root, prefix);
-    }
-
-    console.log('Updating via npx skills...\n');
-    try {
-      execSync('npx skills update', { stdio: 'inherit' });
-    } catch (e) {
-      // Re-apply prefix even if update fails
-      if (prefix) renameSkillsWithPrefix(root, prefix);
-      process.exit(e.status ?? 1);
-    }
-
-    // Re-apply prefix after update
-    if (prefix) {
-      const count = renameSkillsWithPrefix(root, prefix);
-      console.log(`\nRe-applied "${prefix}" prefix to ${count} skills.`);
-    }
-    process.exit(0);
-  }
-
-  // Fallback: direct download of the universal bundle.
-  // Note: npx skills update has a known bug where it can't find the
-  // lock file (vercel-labs/skills#775), so this path is common.
-  console.log('Updating skills via direct download...\n');
+  // Download the latest skills directly from impeccable.style.
+  // We skip `npx skills update` because it has a known upstream bug
+  // (vercel-labs/skills#775) where it can't find the lock file.
+  console.log('Checking for updates...\n');
 
   const root = findProjectRoot();
   const providers = findInstalledProviders(root);
@@ -502,6 +464,21 @@ async function update(flags = []) {
     rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     rmSync(tmpZip, { force: true });
 
+    // Re-apply prefix if detected
+    const prefix = detectPrefix(root);
+    if (prefix) {
+      const count = renameSkillsWithPrefix(root, prefix);
+      if (count > 0) console.log(`Re-applied "${prefix}" prefix to ${count} skills.`);
+    }
+
+    // Run cleanup again to remove deprecated stubs from the fresh download
+    try {
+      const { cleanup: postCleanup } = await import('../../source/skills/impeccable/scripts/cleanup-deprecated.mjs');
+      postCleanup(root);
+    } catch {
+      // Not available -- skip
+    }
+
     console.log(`Updated ${updated} skills across ${providers.length} provider(s).`);
     console.log('Done!\n');
   } catch (e) {
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 8dfeea6c1..75bbc8e82 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@
             <div class="install-cmd-block">
               <div class="install-cmd-line">
                 <span class="terminal-prompt">$</span>
-                <code>npx skills update</code>
-                <button class="copy-btn" aria-label="Copy command" data-copy="npx skills update">
+                <code>npx impeccable skills update</code>
+                <button class="copy-btn" aria-label="Copy command" data-copy="npx impeccable skills update">
                   <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
                     <rect x="9" y="9" width="13" height="13" rx="2" ry="2"></rect>
                     <path d="M5 15H4a2 2 0 01-2-2V4a2 2 0 012-2h9a2 2 0 012 2v1"></path>
@@ -636,9 +636,9 @@
         <details class="faq-item">
           <summary class="faq-question">How do I update to the latest version?</summary>
           <div class="faq-answer">
-            <p>Run <code>npx skills update</code> from your project root.</p>
+            <p>Run <code>npx impeccable skills update</code> from your project root. It downloads the latest skills, cleans up deprecated files, and preserves any prefix you use.</p>
             <ul>
-              <li><strong>Update fails?</strong> Run <code>npx skills add pbakaus/impeccable</code> instead, then invoke <code>/impeccable</code> once to clean up old files.</li>
+              <li><strong>Alternative:</strong> <code>npx skills add pbakaus/impeccable</code> re-installs from scratch.</li>
               <li><strong>Claude Code plugin:</strong> Open <code>/plugin</code>, go to the Discover tab.</li>
               <li><strong>Manual ZIP:</strong> Download from above and extract to the project root.</li>
             </ul>