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update-ai-tools

A simple CLI tool to update AI npm tools (Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Codex, Kilo Code) with a single command. No installation required - just use npx!

Usage

Run directly with npx - no global installation needed:

Update all AI tools

npx update-ai-tools
# or
npx update-ai-tools all

Update specific tools

npx update-ai-tools claude
npx update-ai-tools gemini
npx update-ai-tools copilot
npx update-ai-tools codex
npx update-ai-tools kilocode

Check installed versions

npx update-ai-tools check

Supported Tools

  • Claude - @anthropic-ai/claude-code
  • Gemini - @google/gemini-cli
  • Copilot - @github/copilot
  • Codex - @openai/codex
  • Kilo Code - @kilocode/cli

Features

  • ✅ No installation required - run with npx
  • ✅ Smart version checking - only updates packages when newer versions are available
  • ✅ Version comparison - shows local vs remote versions before updating
  • ✅ User confirmation - asks permission before installing new packages
  • ✅ Smart detection - distinguishes between updates and new installations
  • ✅ Update all AI tools at once
  • ✅ Update individual tools
  • ✅ Check installed versions with update availability
  • ✅ Intelligent error handling - detects and fixes npm cache issues automatically
  • ✅ Automatic cache cleaning - clears npm cache when corruption is detected
  • ✅ Detailed feedback - shows installation summary and troubleshooting tips
  • ✅ Simple and intuitive CLI interface

Examples

# Update everything (with smart version checking)
$ npx update-ai-tools
� Checking package versions...
�📦 claude: 1.2.0 → 1.2.3 (update available)
✅ copilot: 3.4.5 (up to date)
📦 gemini: not installed (latest: 2.1.0)

✅ Already up to date (1 packages):
   - copilot

🔄 Packages with updates available (1 packages):
   - claude (@anthropic-ai/claude-code)

📦 New packages to install (1 packages):
   - gemini (@google/gemini-cli)

❓ Do you want to install the new packages? (y/N): y

🚀 Processing 2 package(s)...
✅ All packages installed successfully!

# If everything is up to date
$ npx update-ai-tools
� Checking package versions...
✅ claude: 1.2.3 (up to date)
✅ copilot: 3.4.5 (up to date)
✅ gemini: 2.1.0 (up to date)

✅ Already up to date (3 packages):
   - claude
   - copilot
   - gemini

🎉 All packages are up to date! No updates needed.

# Check versions with update availability
$ npx update-ai-tools check
🔎 Checking installed versions and updates...

claude: 1.2.0 → 1.2.3 available ⬆️
gemini: 2.0.5 → 2.1.0 available ⬆️
copilot: 3.4.5 ✅
codex: not installed (latest: 1.0.0) ❌

# Update just Claude (will check if update is needed)
$ npx update-ai-tools claude
📦 Updating claude...
� Checking package versions...
📦 claude: 1.2.0 → 1.2.3 (update available)

🔄 Packages with updates available (1 packages):
   - claude (@anthropic-ai/claude-code)

🚀 Processing 1 package(s)...
✅ claude installed successfully

Requirements

  • Node.js (ES modules support)
  • npm (comes with Node.js)

License

MIT © Yanai Edri

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

Issues

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, please open an issue.