diff --git a/skills/project-bootstrap/SKILL.md b/skills/project-bootstrap/SKILL.md
index 55ec161..4bd188b 100644
--- a/skills/project-bootstrap/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/project-bootstrap/SKILL.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: project-bootstrap
-version: 1.3.0
+version: 1.4.0
 description: >
   Initializes or upgrades a project in the current folder: git, .gitignore, README.md,
   .wiki/ using Karpathy's method, .tasks/ for task tracking, CLAUDE.md with skill triggers.
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ use superpowers
 use project wiki
 use task management system
 check across all projects
+pull remote before work
 we're on Windows
 ```
 
@@ -272,6 +273,14 @@ without an explicit verbal trigger. The skill is a no-op until the
 `projects-meta-mcp` server is registered — install via `setup-projects-meta`
 on a fresh machine if `mcp__projects-meta__*` tools are missing.
 
+The `pull remote before work` line activates the `pulling-before-work` skill,
+which runs one `git pull --ff-only` at session start (and on explicit re-sync
+requests like "sync"). It's a no-op outside git repos and skips with a one-line
+warning if the working tree is dirty, HEAD is detached, or the branch has no
+upstream — never auto-merges, stashes, or pushes. Install the skill on the host
+if `pulling-before-work` is not in `~/.claude/skills/`; otherwise the trigger is
+silently dead like any other absent skill.
+
 The `we're on Windows` line activates the `active-platform` skill and pins the
 project's default platform to Windows / PowerShell — so generated commands and
 README quick-starts use PS-native syntax. Bootstrapping on a Linux or macOS