--- a/lib/tests/higgsfield.test.sh
+++ b/lib/tests/higgsfield.test.sh
@@ -336,5 +336,19 @@
   "$(yn test "$(count install-plugins.sh '[ -t 0 ]')" -ge 3)" yes
 verdict INSTALL_WIRING
 
+# update-all.sh: refresh before the 21st block and before the pins re-apply,
+# and the updated CLI is proven by the probe, after the npm call.
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016  # a literal to grep for, not an expansion
+NPM_UP='npm install -g "$HF_PKG"'
+sync_ln="$(ln_last update-all.sh 'higgsfield_sync_skills')"
+expect before-21st "$(yn test "$sync_ln" -lt \
+  "$(ln_first update-all.sh '7.4. Update the 21st.dev')")" yes
+expect before-pins "$(yn test "$sync_ln" -lt \
+  "$(ln_last update-all.sh "$PINS")")" yes
+expect probe-after-npm "$(yn test \
+  "$(ln_first update-all.sh 'higgsfield_cli_ok')" -gt \
+  "$(ln_last update-all.sh "$NPM_UP")")" yes
+verdict UPDATE_WIRING
+
 # ── tally ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 printf 'PASS=%s FAIL=%s\n' "$pass" "$fail"; [ "$fail" -eq 0 ]