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A field guide to the /volt-ota skill

AI OTA Update System Design

OTA updates can brick devices. /volt-ota builds A/B partitions, signature verification, resumable downloads, atomic swap, and automatic rollback on boot failure.

Volt · Embedded/IoT7 min readJanuary 26, 2026

OTA done badly bricks devices. The download fails halfway and leaves a corrupt image. The signature is not verified and a malicious image installs. The atomic swap is not atomic and a power loss mid-flash leaves the device unbootable. The rollback path does not exist and a bad firmware spreads across the fleet before anyone notices.

The /volt-ota skill builds the OTA system with the safety properties firmware updates need: dual-partition A/B storage so the new image is written to the inactive bank, signature verification before the swap, resumable download so connection loss does not corrupt the image, atomic partition swap, and automatic rollback if the new firmware fails to boot or fails its self-check.

What the OTA system includes

Five layers. A/B partition manager. Signature verification (ECDSA or RSA, with the public key burned into the bootloader). Resumable download with chunk verification. Atomic swap on boot. Rollback timer: if the new firmware does not check in within N boots, fall back to the previous image.

Tonone's /volt-ota skill builds OTA update systems with A/B partitions, signed images, resumable downloads, atomic swap, and automatic rollback.

Install

/volt-ota ships with the Volt agent in Tonone for Claude Code.

1. Add to marketplace

$ claude plugin marketplace add tonone-ai/tonone

2. Install Volt

$ claude plugin install volt@tonone-ai

Frequently asked questions

What does /volt-ota do?
It builds an OTA update system with A/B partitions, signed images, resumable download, atomic swap, and automatic rollback.
How do I install /volt-ota?
Install Tonone for Claude Code via tonone.ai/get-started.

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