fix: cli prefer npm for @better-auth/cli commands

Author: zpg6

cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@better-auth-cloudflare/cli",
-    "version": "0.1.15",
+    "version": "0.1.16",
     "description": "CLI to generate Better Auth Cloudflare projects (Hono or OpenNext.js)",
     "author": "Zach Grimaldi",
     "repository": {

cli/src/index.ts

@@ -168,12 +168,20 @@ function detectPackageManager(cwd: string): PackageManager {
     if (existsSync(join(cwd, "bun.lockb")) && commandAvailable("bun")) return "bun";
     if (existsSync(join(cwd, "pnpm-lock.yaml")) && commandAvailable("pnpm")) return "pnpm";
     if (existsSync(join(cwd, "yarn.lock")) && commandAvailable("yarn")) return "yarn";
+    if (commandAvailable("npm")) return "npm";
     if (commandAvailable("bun")) return "bun";
     if (commandAvailable("pnpm")) return "pnpm";
     if (commandAvailable("yarn")) return "yarn";
     return "npm";
 }
 
+function detectPackageManagerForAuth(cwd: string): PackageManager {
+    // Always use npm for auth commands to ensure consistency
+    if (commandAvailable("npm")) return "npm";
+    // Fallback to regular detection if npm is not available
+    return detectPackageManager(cwd);
+}
+
 function runScript(pm: PackageManager, script: string, cwd: string) {
     const args = pm === "bun" ? ["run", script] : pm === "yarn" ? [script] : ["run", script];
     return bunSpawnSync(pm, args, cwd);
@@ -687,11 +695,13 @@ async function migrate(cliArgs?: CliArgs) {
         }
     }
 
-    // Run auth:update
+    // Run auth:update - use npm specifically for auth commands
     debugLog("Running auth:update script");
     const authSpinner = spinner();
     authSpinner.start("Running auth:update...");
-    const authRes = runScript(pm, "auth:update", process.cwd());
+    const authPm = detectPackageManagerForAuth(process.cwd());
+    debugLog(`Using package manager for auth commands: ${authPm}`);
+    const authRes = runScript(authPm, "auth:update", process.cwd());
     if (authRes.code === 0) {
         authSpinner.stop(pc.green("Auth schema updated."));
     } else {
@@ -1804,7 +1814,9 @@ export const verification = {} as any;`;
     const genAuth = spinner();
     genAuth.start("Generating auth schema...");
     {
-        const authRes = runScript(pm, "auth:update", targetDir);
+        const authPm = detectPackageManagerForAuth(targetDir);
+        debugLog(`Using package manager for auth commands: ${authPm}`);
+        const authRes = runScript(authPm, "auth:update", targetDir);
         if (authRes.code === 0) {
             genAuth.stop(pc.green("Auth schema updated."));
 

examples/hono/package.json

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
         "build": "npx tsc --noEmit",
         "deploy": "wrangler deploy --minify",
         "cf-typegen": "wrangler types --env-interface CloudflareBindings",
-        "auth:generate": "npx @better-auth/cli@latest generate --config src/auth/index.ts --output src/db/auth.schema.ts -y",
-        "auth:format": "npx prettier --write src/db/auth.schema.ts",
-        "auth:update": "pnpm run auth:generate && pnpm run auth:format",
+        "auth:generate": "npx --yes @better-auth/cli@latest generate --config src/auth/index.ts --output src/db/auth.schema.ts -y",
+        "auth:format": "npx --yes prettier --write src/db/auth.schema.ts",
+        "auth:update": "npm run auth:generate && npm run auth:format",
         "db:generate": "drizzle-kit generate",
         "db:migrate:dev": "wrangler d1 migrations apply DATABASE --local",
         "db:migrate:prod": "wrangler d1 migrations apply DATABASE --remote",

examples/opennextjs/package.json

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
         "lint": "next lint",
         "deploy": "opennextjs-cloudflare build && opennextjs-cloudflare deploy",
         "preview": "opennextjs-cloudflare build && opennextjs-cloudflare preview",
-        "auth:generate": "npx @better-auth/cli@latest generate --config src/auth/index.ts --output src/db/auth.schema.ts -y",
-        "auth:format": "npx prettier --write src/db/auth.schema.ts",
-        "auth:update": "pnpm run auth:generate && pnpm run auth:format",
+        "auth:generate": "npx --yes @better-auth/cli@latest generate --config src/auth/index.ts --output src/db/auth.schema.ts -y",
+        "auth:format": "npx --yes prettier --write src/db/auth.schema.ts",
+        "auth:update": "npm run auth:generate && npm run auth:format",
         "db:generate": "drizzle-kit generate",
         "db:migrate:dev": "wrangler d1 migrations apply DATABASE --local",
         "db:migrate:prod": "wrangler d1 migrations apply DATABASE --remote",