Do the agents get updated

[mobilebarn]

just wondering if the agents get updated to current models when they come out & if not how hard it is to update the agents ourselves? with the release of Sonnet 4.5 i want the sub agents to use the latest model available.

[wshobson]

Hi @mobilebarn,

Agent model assignments are controlled by Claude Code itself, not by this marketplace. When Claude Code is updated to support new models like Sonnet 4.5, agents automatically use the model tier specified in their configuration (haiku, sonnet, or opus).

The model field in agent definitions is a tier indicator, not a specific version:

---
name: backend-architect
model: opus  # Uses latest Opus model available in Claude Code
---

When Claude Code adds support for Sonnet 4.5, all agents with model: sonnet will automatically use it without requiring marketplace updates.

To ensure you're using the latest model capabilities:

1. Keep Claude Code updated to the latest version
2. Update your installed plugins to get any refinements: /plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents (refreshes marketplace metadata)

The agents in this marketplace are designed to leverage whatever model Claude Code provides for their assigned tier.

[mobilebarn]

@wshobson completely makes sense. I’m only new to git so sure you would have had that documented so apologies for the question if it is. I’ve been using your agents with great success trialing different prompts to use them but funnily enough Claude kind of got up me and said it could “role play” but it will always use them when needed and a specific prompt requesting to use them and act as a boss is not needed.