@rubytech/taskmaster 1.0.55 → 1.0.56

package/dist/build-info.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.0.55",
+  "version": "1.0.56",
   "commit": "2a1c2ac37038aee2573fee7b793fe2bd24823740",
-  "builtAt": "2026-02-17T18:23:51.217Z"
+  "builtAt": "2026-02-17T18:27:23.786Z"
 }

package/dist/infra/update-runner.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import { runCommandWithTimeout } from "../process/exec.js";
 import { compareSemverStrings } from "./update-check.js";
 import { DEV_BRANCH, isBetaTag, isStableTag } from "./update-channels.js";
-import { detectGlobalInstallManagerForRoot, globalInstallArgs, resolveGlobalRoot, } from "./update-global.js";
+import { detectGlobalInstallManagerForRoot, globalInstallArgs } from "./update-global.js";
 import { trimLogTail } from "./restart-sentinel.js";
 const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 20 * 60_000;
 const MAX_LOG_CHARS = 8000;
@@ -439,17 +439,15 @@ export async function runGatewayUpdate(opts = {}) {
     const beforeVersion = await readPackageVersion(pkgRoot);
     const globalManager = await detectGlobalInstallManagerForRoot(runCommand, pkgRoot, timeoutMs);
     if (globalManager) {
-        // Check if the global prefix is writable — if not, use sudo (common on Linux/Pi)
+        // Global npm installs on Linux/macOS typically need sudo unless running as root
+        // or using a user-prefix setup (nvm, volta, etc.)
         let needsSudo = false;
-        if (os.platform() !== "win32") {
-            const globalRoot = await resolveGlobalRoot(globalManager, runCommand, timeoutMs);
-            if (globalRoot) {
-                try {
-                    await fs.access(globalRoot, fs.constants.W_OK);
-                }
-                catch {
-                    needsSudo = true;
-                }
+        if (os.platform() !== "win32" && process.getuid?.() !== 0) {
+            try {
+                await fs.access(pkgRoot, fs.constants.W_OK);
+            }
+            catch {
+                needsSudo = true;
             }
         }
         const spec = `@rubytech/taskmaster@${normalizeTag(opts.tag)}`;

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@rubytech/taskmaster",
-  "version": "1.0.55",
+  "version": "1.0.56",
   "description": "AI-powered business assistant for small businesses",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"