feat: add kernel upgrade command

cmd/root.go

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func isAuthExempt(cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
 
 	// Check if the top-level command is in the exempt list
 	switch topLevel.Name() {
-	case "login", "logout", "auth", "help", "completion", "create", "mcp":
+	case "login", "logout", "auth", "help", "completion", "create", "mcp", "upgrade":
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(extensionsCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(createCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(mcp.MCPCmd)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(upgradeCmd)
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentPostRunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		// running synchronously so we never slow the command

cmd/upgrade.go

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kernel/cli/pkg/update"
+	"github.com/pterm/pterm"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// UpgradeInput holds the input parameters for the upgrade command.
+type UpgradeInput struct {
+	DryRun bool
+}
+
+// UpgradeCmd handles the upgrade command logic, separated from cobra.
+type UpgradeCmd struct {
+	currentVersion string
+}
+
+// Run executes the upgrade command logic.
+func (u UpgradeCmd) Run(ctx context.Context, in UpgradeInput) error {
+	// Fetch latest version from GitHub
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	pterm.Info.Println("Checking for updates...")
+
+	latestTag, releaseURL, err := update.FetchLatest(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check for updates: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Compare versions
+	isNewer, err := update.IsNewerVersion(u.currentVersion, latestTag)
+	if err != nil {
+		// If version comparison fails (e.g., dev version), still allow upgrade
+		pterm.Warning.Printf("Could not compare versions (%s vs %s): %v\n", u.currentVersion, latestTag, err)
+		pterm.Info.Println("Proceeding with upgrade...")
+	} else if !isNewer {
+		pterm.Success.Printf("You are already on the latest version (%s)\n", strings.TrimPrefix(u.currentVersion, "v"))
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		pterm.Info.Printf("New version available: %s → %s\n", strings.TrimPrefix(u.currentVersion, "v"), strings.TrimPrefix(latestTag, "v"))
+		if releaseURL != "" {
+			pterm.Info.Printf("Release notes: %s\n", releaseURL)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Detect installation method
+	method, binaryPath := update.DetectInstallMethod()
+
+	if method == update.InstallMethodUnknown {
+		printManualUpgradeInstructions(latestTag, binaryPath)
+		// Return nil since we've provided manual instructions - don't fail scripts
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if in.DryRun {
+		pterm.Info.Printf("Detected installation method: %s\n", method)
+		pterm.Info.Printf("Binary path: %s\n", binaryPath)
+		pterm.Info.Printf("Would run: %s\n", getUpgradeCommand(method))
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	pterm.Info.Printf("Upgrading via %s...\n", method)
+	stderr, err := executeUpgrade(method)
+	if err != nil {
+		// If Homebrew upgrade fails, check if it's due to old tap installation
+		if method == update.InstallMethodBrew && isOldTapError(stderr) {
+			pterm.Println()
+			pterm.Error.Println("Homebrew upgrade failed due to old tap installation.")
+			pterm.Info.Println("Run these commands to fix:")
+			pterm.Println()
+			fmt.Println("  brew uninstall kernel")
+			fmt.Println("  brew untap onkernel/tap")
+			fmt.Println("  brew install kernel/tap/kernel")
+			pterm.Println()
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// isOldTapError checks if the brew error output indicates the user has the old onkernel/tap
+// installed and needs to migrate to kernel/tap.
+func isOldTapError(stderr string) bool {
+	// When a user has onkernel/tap/kernel installed and runs `brew upgrade kernel/tap/kernel`,
+	// Homebrew will suggest: "Please tap it and then try again: brew tap kernel/tap"
+	return strings.Contains(stderr, "brew tap kernel/tap")
+}
+
+// upgradeCommandArgs returns the command and arguments for a given installation method.
+// Returns nil if the method is unknown.
+func upgradeCommandArgs(method update.InstallMethod) []string {
+	switch method {
+	case update.InstallMethodBrew:
+		return []string{"brew", "upgrade", "kernel/tap/kernel"}
+	case update.InstallMethodPNPM:
+		return []string{"pnpm", "add", "-g", "@onkernel/cli@latest"}
+	case update.InstallMethodNPM:
+		return []string{"npm", "i", "-g", "@onkernel/cli@latest"}
+	case update.InstallMethodBun:
+		return []string{"bun", "add", "-g", "@onkernel/cli@latest"}
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// getUpgradeCommand returns the command string for display (e.g., dry-run output).
+func getUpgradeCommand(method update.InstallMethod) string {
+	args := upgradeCommandArgs(method)
+	if args == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return strings.Join(args, " ")
+}
+
+// executeUpgrade runs the appropriate upgrade command based on the installation method.
+// Returns the captured stderr (for error diagnosis) and any error.
+func executeUpgrade(method update.InstallMethod) (stderr string, err error) {
+	args := upgradeCommandArgs(method)
+	if args == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unknown installation method")
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+
+	// Capture stderr while also displaying it to the user
+	var stderrBuf bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stderr = io.MultiWriter(os.Stderr, &stderrBuf)
+
+	err = cmd.Run()
+	return stderrBuf.String(), err
+}
+
+// printManualUpgradeInstructions prints instructions for manually upgrading kernel
+func printManualUpgradeInstructions(version, binaryPath string) {
+	// Normalize version (remove 'v' prefix if present)
+	version = strings.TrimPrefix(version, "v")
+
+	goos := runtime.GOOS
+	goarch := runtime.GOARCH
+
+	downloadURL := fmt.Sprintf(
+		"https://github.com/kernel/cli/releases/download/v%s/kernel_%s_%s_%s.tar.gz",
+		version, version, goos, goarch,
+	)
+
+	if binaryPath == "" {
+		binaryPath = "/usr/local/bin/kernel"
+	}
+
+	pterm.Warning.Println("Could not detect installation method.")
+	pterm.Info.Println("To upgrade manually, run:")
+	pterm.Println()
+	fmt.Printf("  wget %s -O /tmp/kernel.tar.gz\n", downloadURL)
+	fmt.Printf("  tar -xzf /tmp/kernel.tar.gz -C /tmp\n")
+	fmt.Printf("  sudo cp /tmp/kernel %q\n", binaryPath)
+	pterm.Println()
+}
+
+var upgradeCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     "upgrade",
+	Aliases: []string{"update"},
+	Short:   "Upgrade the Kernel CLI to the latest version",
+	Long: `Upgrade the Kernel CLI to the latest version.
+
+Supported installation methods:
+  - Homebrew (brew)
+  - pnpm
+  - npm
+  - bun
+
+If your installation method cannot be detected, manual upgrade instructions will be provided.`,
+	RunE: runUpgrade,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	upgradeCmd.Flags().Bool("dry-run", false, "Show what would be executed without running")
+}
+
+func runUpgrade(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	dryRun, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("dry-run")
+
+	u := UpgradeCmd{
+		currentVersion: metadata.Version,
+	}
+	return u.Run(cmd.Context(), UpgradeInput{
+		DryRun: dryRun,
+	})
+}