@silicaclaw/cli 1.0.0-beta.25 → 1.0.0-beta.26

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 ## v1.0 beta - 2026-03-18
 
+### Beta 26
+
+- install command resilience:
+  - `silicaclaw install` no longer fails hard when shell startup files are not writable
+  - install still creates the command shim and `~/.silicaclaw/env.sh`
+  - users now get a manual one-line fallback when rc file updates are blocked by permissions
+
 ### Beta 25
 
 - relay load reduction:

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@silicaclaw/cli",
-  "version": "1.0.0-beta.25",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.26",
   "private": false,
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"

package/scripts/silicaclaw-cli.mjs

@@ -89,14 +89,18 @@ function userEnvFile() {
 }
 
 function ensureLineInFile(filePath, block) {
-  const current = existsSync(filePath) ? readFileSync(filePath, "utf8") : "";
-  if (current.includes(block.trim())) {
-    return false;
+  try {
+    const current = existsSync(filePath) ? readFileSync(filePath, "utf8") : "";
+    if (current.includes(block.trim())) {
+      return { changed: false, error: null };
+    }
+    const next = `${current.replace(/\s*$/, "")}\n\n${block}\n`;
+    mkdirSync(dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(filePath, next, "utf8");
+    return { changed: true, error: null };
+  } catch (error) {
+    return { changed: false, error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error) };
   }
-  const next = `${current.replace(/\s*$/, "")}\n\n${block}\n`;
-  mkdirSync(dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
-  writeFileSync(filePath, next, "utf8");
-  return true;
 }
 
 function shellInitTargets() {
@@ -159,10 +163,15 @@ function installPersistentCommand() {
   );
   const rcFiles = shellInitTargets();
   const updatedFiles = [];
+  const failedFiles = [];
   for (const filePath of rcFiles) {
-    if (ensureLineInFile(filePath, rcBlock)) {
+    const result = ensureLineInFile(filePath, rcBlock);
+    if (result.changed) {
       updatedFiles.push(filePath);
     }
+    if (result.error) {
+      failedFiles.push({ filePath, error: result.error });
+    }
   }
 
   console.log("Installed persistent `silicaclaw` command.");
@@ -175,6 +184,16 @@ function installPersistentCommand() {
   if (updatedFiles.length === 0) {
     console.log("Shell startup files were already configured.");
   }
+  if (failedFiles.length > 0) {
+    console.log("");
+    console.log("Some shell startup files could not be updated automatically:");
+    for (const item of failedFiles) {
+      console.log(`- ${item.filePath}: ${item.error}`);
+    }
+    console.log("");
+    console.log("You can add this line manually to one shell startup file:");
+    console.log('[ -f "$HOME/.silicaclaw/env.sh" ] && . "$HOME/.silicaclaw/env.sh"');
+  }
 }
 
 function isNpxRun() {