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:

$3

``bash
npx update-ai-tools


or


npx update-ai-tools all
`

$3

`bash
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
`

$3

`bash
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

`bash


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.