diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli.ts b/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
index a640bf218..609633459 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ let _trackCommandResult:
     }) => void)
   | undefined;
 let _printUpdateNotice: (() => void) | undefined;
+let _printStalePinNotice: (() => void) | undefined;
 let _printSkillsUpdateNotice: (() => void) | undefined;
 
 // `events` is a telemetry-internal beacon: it self-tracks + self-flushes, so it
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ if (
 
   import("./utils/updateCheck.js").then(async (mod) => {
     _printUpdateNotice = mod.printUpdateNotice;
+    _printStalePinNotice = mod.printStalePinNotice;
     const result = await mod.checkForUpdate().catch(() => null);
     if (result?.updateAvailable) {
       const auto = await import("./utils/autoUpdate.js").catch(() => null);
@@ -268,10 +270,12 @@ const runId = getRunId();
 // work — so a plain `on` listener would print the update notice (and
 // re-flush) once per drain (the user-reported double-print). `once`
 // detaches after first invocation, which is what we want for both.
+// fallow-ignore-next-line complexity
 process.once("beforeExit", () => {
   _flush?.().catch(() => {});
   if (!hasJsonFlag) {
     _printUpdateNotice?.();
+    _printStalePinNotice?.();
     _printSkillsUpdateNotice?.();
   }
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/upgrade.project.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/upgrade.project.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a08585931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/upgrade.project.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+vi.mock("../utils/updateCheck.js", async (orig) => ({
+  ...(await orig<typeof import("../utils/updateCheck.js")>()),
+  checkForUpdate: vi.fn(async () => ({
+    current: "0.7.48",
+    latest: "0.7.55",
+    updateAvailable: true,
+  })),
+}));
+
+import { upgradeProjectPins } from "./upgrade.js";
+
+describe("upgradeProjectPins", () => {
+  const dirs: string[] = [];
+  afterEach(() => dirs.forEach((d) => rmSync(d, { recursive: true, force: true })));
+  function project(scripts: Record<string, string>): string {
+    const d = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "hf-proj-"));
+    dirs.push(d);
+    writeFileSync(join(d, "package.json"), JSON.stringify({ name: "x", scripts }, null, 2));
+    return d;
+  }
+
+  it("rewrites pinned scripts to latest and reports the delta", async () => {
+    const d = project({ render: "npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.48 render" });
+    const r = await upgradeProjectPins(d, { json: false, check: false });
+    expect(r.changed).toBe(true);
+    expect(r.from).toEqual(["0.7.48"]);
+    expect(r.to).toBe("0.7.55");
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(d, "package.json"), "utf-8"));
+    expect(pkg.scripts.render).toBe("npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.55 render");
+  });
+
+  it("--check reports without writing", async () => {
+    const d = project({ render: "npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.48 render" });
+    const before = readFileSync(join(d, "package.json"), "utf-8");
+    const r = await upgradeProjectPins(d, { json: false, check: true });
+    expect(r.changed).toBe(true);
+    expect(readFileSync(join(d, "package.json"), "utf-8")).toBe(before);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/upgrade.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/upgrade.ts
index 44f88126c..d370f849b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/upgrade.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/upgrade.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ import { defineCommand } from "citty";
 import type { Example } from "./_examples.js";
 import * as clack from "@clack/prompts";
 import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, renameSync } from "node:fs";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
 import { c } from "../ui/colors.js";
+import { rewriteProjectPinnedScripts } from "../utils/projectPin.js";
 
 export const examples: Example[] = [
   ["Check for updates interactively", "hyperframes upgrade"],
   ["Check for updates without prompting", "hyperframes upgrade --check"],
   ["Upgrade non-interactively", "hyperframes upgrade --yes"],
+  ["Bump a project's pinned CLI scripts", "hyperframes upgrade --project"],
 ];
 import { VERSION } from "../version.js";
 import {
@@ -24,12 +28,28 @@ export default defineCommand({
     yes: { type: "boolean", alias: "y", description: "Show upgrade commands without prompting" },
     check: { type: "boolean", description: "Check for updates and exit (no prompt)" },
     json: { type: "boolean", description: "Output as JSON", default: false },
+    project: {
+      type: "string",
+      description:
+        "Bump this project's package.json hyperframes@<version> script pins to latest (default: current dir)",
+    },
   },
   // fallow-ignore-next-line complexity
   async run({ args }) {
     const useJson = args.json === true;
     const checkOnly = args.check === true;
 
+    if (args.project !== undefined) {
+      const dir = typeof args.project === "string" && args.project.length ? args.project : ".";
+      const res = await upgradeProjectPins(resolve(dir), { json: useJson, check: checkOnly });
+      if (useJson) {
+        console.log(JSON.stringify(withMeta(res), null, 2));
+        return;
+      }
+      printProjectPinResult(res, checkOnly);
+      return;
+    }
+
     // JSON mode: always force-check and output structured data
     if (useJson) {
       const result = await checkForUpdate(true);
@@ -137,6 +157,50 @@ function printManualCommands(displayCmd: string, npxFallback: string): void {
   clack.outro(c.success("Run one of the commands above to upgrade."));
 }
 
+export async function upgradeProjectPins(
+  dir: string,
+  opts: { json: boolean; check: boolean },
+): Promise<{ changed: boolean; from: string[]; to: string; path: string }> {
+  const pkgPath = resolve(dir, "package.json");
+  if (!existsSync(pkgPath)) {
+    return { changed: false, from: [], to: "", path: pkgPath };
+  }
+  const raw = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, "utf-8")) as {
+    scripts?: Record<string, string>;
+  };
+  const scripts = raw.scripts ?? {};
+  const { latest } = await checkForUpdate(true);
+  if (!isSafeVersion(latest)) return { changed: false, from: [], to: latest, path: pkgPath };
+  const rewrite = rewriteProjectPinnedScripts(scripts, latest);
+  if (rewrite.changed && !opts.check) {
+    raw.scripts = rewrite.scripts;
+    const tmp = `${pkgPath}.tmp`;
+    writeFileSync(tmp, `${JSON.stringify(raw, null, 2)}\n`, "utf-8");
+    renameSync(tmp, pkgPath);
+  }
+  return { changed: rewrite.changed, from: rewrite.fromVersions, to: latest, path: pkgPath };
+}
+
+function printProjectPinResult(
+  res: { changed: boolean; from: string[]; to: string; path: string },
+  checkOnly: boolean,
+): void {
+  if (!existsSync(res.path)) {
+    console.log(`   ${c.dim("No package.json found — nothing to upgrade.")}`);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!res.changed) {
+    console.log(`   ${c.success("◇")}  Project scripts already on hyperframes@${res.to}`);
+    return;
+  }
+  const verb = checkOnly ? "would bump" : "bumped";
+  console.log(
+    `   ${c.success("◇")}  ${verb} project scripts ${res.from.join(", ")} → ${c.accent(res.to)}`,
+  );
+  if (checkOnly)
+    console.log(`   ${c.dim("Run `npx hyperframes@latest upgrade --project` to apply.")}`);
+}
+
 export function runDetectedInstall(
   invocation: { bin: string; args: string[] },
   displayCmd: string,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/telemetry/config.ts b/packages/cli/src/telemetry/config.ts
index f2e03915f..98054a71b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/telemetry/config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/telemetry/config.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export interface HyperframesConfig {
   lastUpdateCheck?: string;
   /** Latest version found on npm */
   latestVersion?: string;
+  /** Throttle for the non-TTY stale-project-pin notice (ms epoch). */
+  lastStalePinNoticeAt?: number;
   /**
    * Auto-update marker. Set when a background install is spawned so a
    * subsequent run can skip re-triggering it. Cleared once
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ export function readConfig(): HyperframesConfig {
       lastFeedbackPromptAt: parsed.lastFeedbackPromptAt ?? DEFAULT_CONFIG.lastFeedbackPromptAt,
       lastUpdateCheck: parsed.lastUpdateCheck,
       latestVersion: parsed.latestVersion,
+      lastStalePinNoticeAt: parsed.lastStalePinNoticeAt,
       pendingUpdate: parsed.pendingUpdate,
       completedUpdate: parsed.completedUpdate,
       lastSkillsCheck: parsed.lastSkillsCheck,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/templates/_shared/AGENTS.md b/packages/cli/src/templates/_shared/AGENTS.md
index 3e8a31aba..7fa340efe 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/templates/_shared/AGENTS.md
+++ b/packages/cli/src/templates/_shared/AGENTS.md
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ npx hyperframes docs <topic> # reference docs in terminal
 > In Claude Code, always run it with `run_in_background: true`. Never run it as a foreground
 > command — it will time out and the server will die, breaking the browser preview.
 
+> **Pinned CLI version.** These scripts pin an exact `hyperframes@X.Y.Z` so this project re-renders identically over time. Weeks later that pin lags fixes shipped since. To move up: `npx hyperframes@latest upgrade --project --check` (shows the delta), then `npx hyperframes@latest upgrade --project` to rewrite the pins. Always unpinned — the pinned script re-runs the old version against itself.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 **For quick reference**, use the local CLI docs command (no network required):
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/templates/_shared/CLAUDE.md b/packages/cli/src/templates/_shared/CLAUDE.md
index 3e8a31aba..7fa340efe 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/templates/_shared/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/packages/cli/src/templates/_shared/CLAUDE.md
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ npx hyperframes docs <topic> # reference docs in terminal
 > In Claude Code, always run it with `run_in_background: true`. Never run it as a foreground
 > command — it will time out and the server will die, breaking the browser preview.
 
+> **Pinned CLI version.** These scripts pin an exact `hyperframes@X.Y.Z` so this project re-renders identically over time. Weeks later that pin lags fixes shipped since. To move up: `npx hyperframes@latest upgrade --project --check` (shows the delta), then `npx hyperframes@latest upgrade --project` to rewrite the pins. Always unpinned — the pinned script re-runs the old version against itself.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 **For quick reference**, use the local CLI docs command (no network required):
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/projectPin.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/projectPin.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18a60e725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/projectPin.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  rewriteProjectPinnedScripts,
+  readPinnedHyperframesVersions,
+  HYPERFRAMES_PIN_RE,
+} from "./projectPin.js";
+
+describe("HYPERFRAMES_PIN_RE", () => {
+  it("matches a hyperframes@<semver> token and captures the version", () => {
+    const match = "npx --yes hyperframes@1.2.3 render".match(HYPERFRAMES_PIN_RE);
+    expect(match?.[0]).toBe("hyperframes@1.2.3");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("rewriteProjectPinnedScripts", () => {
+  const scripts = {
+    dev: "npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.48 preview",
+    check: "npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.48 check",
+    render: "npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.48 render",
+    unrelated: "echo hi",
+    unpinned: "npx hyperframes render",
+  };
+
+  it("bumps every pinned hyperframes script to the target, leaving others untouched", () => {
+    const r = rewriteProjectPinnedScripts(scripts, "0.7.55");
+    expect(r.changed).toBe(true);
+    expect(r.fromVersions).toEqual(["0.7.48"]);
+    expect(r.scripts.render).toBe("npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.55 render");
+    expect(r.scripts.dev).toBe("npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.55 preview");
+    expect(r.scripts.unrelated).toBe("echo hi");
+    expect(r.scripts.unpinned).toBe("npx hyperframes render");
+  });
+
+  it("is a no-op when already at target", () => {
+    const at = rewriteProjectPinnedScripts(
+      { render: "npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.55 render" },
+      "0.7.55",
+    );
+    expect(at.changed).toBe(false);
+    expect(at.fromVersions).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("refuses an unsafe target version (no rewrite)", () => {
+    const r = rewriteProjectPinnedScripts(scripts, "0.7.55; rm -rf /");
+    expect(r.changed).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.scripts.render).toBe(scripts.render);
+  });
+
+  it("reads distinct pinned versions across scripts", () => {
+    expect(
+      readPinnedHyperframesVersions({
+        a: "npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.48 render",
+        b: "npx hyperframes@0.7.50 check",
+        c: "npx hyperframes render",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual(["0.7.48", "0.7.50"]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/projectPin.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/projectPin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e7575b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/projectPin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { isSafeVersion } from "./safeVersion.js";
+
+// Matches `hyperframes@<semver>` as a whole token inside a script string. The
+// version class mirrors isSafeVersion's semver shape; capturing group 1 is the
+// old version. `(?=\s|$)` keeps it from matching a longer package name.
+export const HYPERFRAMES_PIN_RE =
+  /\bhyperframes@([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?:-[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?(?:\+[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?)(?=\s|$)/g;
+
+export interface PinRewriteResult {
+  changed: boolean;
+  scripts: Record<string, string>;
+  fromVersions: string[];
+}
+
+export function readPinnedHyperframesVersions(scripts: Record<string, string>): string[] {
+  const found = new Set<string>();
+  for (const cmd of Object.values(scripts ?? {})) {
+    for (const m of cmd.matchAll(HYPERFRAMES_PIN_RE)) if (m[1]) found.add(m[1]);
+  }
+  return [...found].sort();
+}
+
+export function rewriteProjectPinnedScripts(
+  scripts: Record<string, string>,
+  targetVersion: string,
+): PinRewriteResult {
+  // Never emit an unverified version into a script the user (or npx) will run.
+  if (!isSafeVersion(targetVersion)) {
+    return { changed: false, scripts: { ...scripts }, fromVersions: [] };
+  }
+  const fromVersions = new Set<string>();
+  const next: Record<string, string> = {};
+  for (const [name, cmd] of Object.entries(scripts ?? {})) {
+    next[name] = cmd.replace(HYPERFRAMES_PIN_RE, (_full, version: string) => {
+      if (version !== targetVersion) fromVersions.add(version);
+      return `hyperframes@${targetVersion}`;
+    });
+  }
+  return {
+    changed: [...fromVersions].length > 0,
+    scripts: next,
+    fromVersions: [...fromVersions].sort(),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/safeVersion.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/safeVersion.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5e814602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/safeVersion.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * True when `v` is a strict semver-shaped string. Registry-supplied versions
+ * flow into commands that are displayed AND executed (the `upgrade` command and
+ * the background auto-installer both run them), so a poisoned `latest` carrying
+ * shell metacharacters must never reach them. This is enforced at the registry
+ * boundary in `checkForUpdate` — an unsafe `data.version` is never cached — so
+ * every consumer (notice, upgrade, background auto-install, and any future one)
+ * is covered by this single gate; the per-consumer checks are defense in depth.
+ *
+ * Lives in its own module (rather than updateCheck.ts) so utils/projectPin.ts
+ * can depend on it without a projectPin.ts <-> updateCheck.ts import cycle —
+ * updateCheck.ts imports readPinnedHyperframesVersions from projectPin.ts.
+ */
+export function isSafeVersion(v: string): boolean {
+  return /^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?:-[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?(?:\+[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$/.test(v);
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/updateCheck.stalepin.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/updateCheck.stalepin.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25e7239c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/updateCheck.stalepin.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { mkdtempSync, writeFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+// Drive `latest` through the REAL getUpdateMeta (defined in the module under
+// test) via the mocked config store — self-mocking getUpdateMeta on
+// "./updateCheck.js" would only override the export binding, not the internal
+// call printStalePinNotice makes to it from within the same module.
+let store: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+// isDevMode() is true under vitest (module path ends in .ts), which would
+// suppress the notice unconditionally — mock ./env.js like updateCheck.test.ts does.
+vi.mock("./env.js", () => ({ isDevMode: () => false }));
+vi.mock("../telemetry/config.js", () => ({
+  readConfig: () => ({ ...store }),
+  writeConfig: (c: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+    store = { ...c };
+    return true;
+  },
+}));
+
+import { printStalePinNotice } from "./updateCheck.js";
+
+describe("printStalePinNotice", () => {
+  let dir: string;
+  let writes: string[];
+  const origWrite = process.stderr.write.bind(process.stderr);
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    store = { latestVersion: "0.7.55" };
+    writes = [];
+    dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "hf-pin-"));
+    process.stderr.write = ((s: unknown) => {
+      writes.push(String(s));
+      return true;
+    }) as typeof process.stderr.write;
+    delete process.env.CI;
+    delete process.env.HYPERFRAMES_NO_UPDATE_CHECK;
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.stderr.write = origWrite;
+    rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("warns once when the project pins an older version", () => {
+    writeFileSync(
+      join(dir, "package.json"),
+      JSON.stringify({ scripts: { render: "npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.48 render" } }),
+    );
+    printStalePinNotice(dir);
+    printStalePinNotice(dir); // throttled — second call silent
+    expect(writes.join("")).toContain("0.7.48");
+    expect(writes.join("")).toContain("upgrade --project");
+    expect(writes.filter((w) => w.includes("upgrade --project")).length).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("silent when project pin is current", () => {
+    writeFileSync(
+      join(dir, "package.json"),
+      JSON.stringify({ scripts: { render: "npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.55 render" } }),
+    );
+    printStalePinNotice(dir);
+    expect(writes.join("")).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it("silent under CI", () => {
+    process.env.CI = "true";
+    writeFileSync(
+      join(dir, "package.json"),
+      JSON.stringify({ scripts: { render: "npx --yes hyperframes@0.7.48 render" } }),
+    );
+    printStalePinNotice(dir);
+    expect(writes.join("")).toBe("");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/updateCheck.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/updateCheck.ts
index 6a58fad52..0dddbd3fd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/updateCheck.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/updateCheck.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
 import { compareVersions } from "compare-versions";
 import { readConfig, writeConfig } from "../telemetry/config.js";
 import { VERSION } from "../version.js";
 import { isDevMode } from "./env.js";
 import { detectInstaller } from "./installerDetection.js";
+import { readPinnedHyperframesVersions } from "./projectPin.js";
+import { isSafeVersion } from "./safeVersion.js";
 
-/**
- * True when `v` is a strict semver-shaped string. Registry-supplied versions
- * flow into commands that are displayed AND executed (the `upgrade` command and
- * the background auto-installer both run them), so a poisoned `latest` carrying
- * shell metacharacters must never reach them. This is enforced at the registry
- * boundary in `checkForUpdate` — an unsafe `data.version` is never cached — so
- * every consumer (notice, upgrade, background auto-install, and any future one)
- * is covered by this single gate; the per-consumer checks are defense in depth.
- */
-export function isSafeVersion(v: string): boolean {
-  return /^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?:-[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?(?:\+[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$/.test(v);
-}
+export { isSafeVersion } from "./safeVersion.js";
 
 const NPM_REGISTRY_URL = "https://registry.npmjs.org/hyperframes/latest";
 const CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 24 hours
@@ -195,3 +188,50 @@ export function printUpdateNotice(): void {
       `  Run: ${command}\n\n`,
   );
 }
+
+const STALE_PIN_THROTTLE_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+/**
+ * Actionable, throttled notice for a project whose package.json still pins an
+ * OLD hyperframes version. Unlike printUpdateNotice this DOES fire on non-TTY
+ * (agents render with piped stderr) \u2014 but only when there's a concrete stale
+ * pin to act on, at most once/24h per install, and never under --json/CI/dev/
+ * opt-out. The whole cli.ts update block is already skipped for --json, so a
+ * JSON stdout stays clean regardless.
+ */
+export function printStalePinNotice(cwd: string = process.cwd()): void {
+  if (isDevMode()) return;
+  if (process.env["CI"] === "true" || process.env["CI"] === "1") return;
+  if (process.env["HYPERFRAMES_NO_UPDATE_CHECK"] === "1") return;
+
+  const latest = getUpdateMeta().latestVersion;
+  if (!latest || !isSafeVersion(latest)) return;
+
+  let scripts: Record<string, string> = {};
+  try {
+    const pkgPath = join(cwd, "package.json");
+    if (!existsSync(pkgPath)) return;
+    scripts = (JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, "utf-8")).scripts ?? {}) as Record<string, string>;
+  } catch {
+    return;
+  }
+  const stale = readPinnedHyperframesVersions(scripts).filter((v) => {
+    try {
+      return compareVersions(latest, v) > 0;
+    } catch {
+      return false;
+    }
+  });
+  if (stale.length === 0) return;
+
+  const config = readConfig();
+  const last = config.lastStalePinNoticeAt ?? 0;
+  if (Date.now() - last < STALE_PIN_THROTTLE_MS) return;
+  config.lastStalePinNoticeAt = Date.now();
+  writeConfig(config);
+
+  process.stderr.write(
+    `\n  This project pins hyperframes@${stale.join(", ")} (latest ${latest}).\n` +
+      `  Bump it: npx hyperframes@latest upgrade --project\n\n`,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/skills-manifest.json b/skills-manifest.json
index c317f496c..982de740f 100644
--- a/skills-manifest.json
+++ b/skills-manifest.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       "files": 102
     },
     "hyperframes-cli": {
-      "hash": "f78d0c936fd3499f",
+      "hash": "fbe17780248d5bec",
       "files": 8
     },
     "hyperframes-core": {
diff --git a/skills/hyperframes-cli/SKILL.md b/skills/hyperframes-cli/SKILL.md
index 4442c4511..2b233085b 100644
--- a/skills/hyperframes-cli/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/hyperframes-cli/SKILL.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Cross-cutting rules that hold for every command:
 - **Use Studio context for user-directed edits.** When the user says "this selected element", "the thing I clicked", "current selection", or similar, ask them to select it in Studio, then run `npx hyperframes preview --context --json --context-fields selection`. Use the returned `selection.target.hfId` / `selector`, `selection.sourceFile`, `selection.currentTime`, and `selection.thumbnailUrl` to anchor the edit. If `selection` is `null` and `errors.selection.code` is `no-selection`, ask the user to click the element and rerun; do not guess from screenshots.
 - **Keep Studio context compact.** `preview --context --json` returns compact selection by default. Add `--context-fields selection`, `--context-fields selection,lint`, or `--context-fields lint` to avoid bloating agent context. Use `--context-detail full` only when you need heavy fields like computed styles, inline styles, or text-field metadata.
 - **Post-render verification.** After `render` returns exit 0, confirm the output file exists and has plausible size before reporting success: `[ -s "$OUTPUT" ] || echo "render produced no output"`. The CLI prints `◇  <path>` on success; for long renders also sanity-check duration with `ffprobe -i "$OUTPUT" -show_format -v error`.
+- **Keep the project's pinned CLI fresh.** `hyperframes init` writes an exact version into `package.json` scripts (`npx --yes hyperframes@X.Y.Z render`) so a project re-renders identically over time — but a project scaffolded weeks ago is frozen on a CLI that predates render, capture-router, and correctness fixes it would silently benefit from. Once per project, check whether the pin is stale and bump it: `npx hyperframes@latest upgrade --project --check` (reports the delta, writes nothing), then `npx hyperframes@latest upgrade --project` to apply. Use the **unpinned** `hyperframes@latest` form — the pinned script would just re-run the old version against itself. Skip if the user deliberately pinned a version.
 - **Report feedback after a successful render.** Once the output is verified, run `npx hyperframes feedback --rating <0-10> --comment "..."` once per task to report how likely you are to recommend the run — `10` for a clean run, lower when you hit friction. Put any bug, workaround, missing feature, or confusing behaviour you encountered in `--comment`. This is the project's primary signal channel; renders that go silent leave the maintainers blind. Skip only when telemetry is disabled or the user opted out.
   - **For a reproducible bug, add `--file-issue`** — it publishes a minimal repro of the project to a public URL and opens a pre-filled GitHub issue with your comment + environment. A comment alone almost never lets a maintainer reproduce; the published composition is what makes the report actionable. Point `--dir <project>` at the failing composition if it isn't the current directory.
   - **Write bug comments a maintainer can reproduce from — a paraphrase they can't act on wastes the report.** The CLI already attaches os/arch/mem/ffmpeg/CLI-version, so don't repeat those; spend the comment on what only you saw. For a bug, include every one of these that applies:
diff --git a/skills/hyperframes-cli/references/upgrade-info-misc.md b/skills/hyperframes-cli/references/upgrade-info-misc.md
index 89d72034d..08cbc8bc9 100644
--- a/skills/hyperframes-cli/references/upgrade-info-misc.md
+++ b/skills/hyperframes-cli/references/upgrade-info-misc.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ npx hyperframes upgrade --yes          # print upgrade commands without promptin
 
 Compares the installed CLI version against npm latest.
 
+`--project [dir]` bumps a **project's** pinned scripts instead of the global install: it rewrites every `npx …hyperframes@<version>…` in `<dir>/package.json` (default cwd) to npm-latest. Always invoke it unpinned (`npx hyperframes@latest upgrade --project`) — a project scaffolded on an old CLI stays frozen otherwise. `--project --check` reports the delta without writing; add `--json` for `{ changed, from, to, path }`.
+
 ## compositions, docs
 
 ```bash