patchcord 0.5.49 → 0.5.51

package/bin/patchcord.mjs

@@ -70,13 +70,17 @@ if (cmd === "help" || cmd === "--help" || cmd === "-h") {
   console.log(`patchcord — agent messaging for AI coding agents
 
 Usage:
-  npx patchcord@latest                                    Setup via browser (patchcord.dev)
-  npx patchcord@latest --token <token>                    Self-hosted / CI setup
-  npx patchcord@latest --token <token> --server <url>     Self-hosted with custom server
-  npx patchcord@latest --full                             Same + full statusline
-  npx patchcord@latest --rename <new-name> [--tool <slug>] Rename this agent (paste from dashboard)
-  npx patchcord@latest subscribe                          Start the realtime listener (used by /patchcord:subscribe)
-  npx patchcord@latest skill apply                        Fetch custom skill from web console`);
+  patchcord                                               Setup via browser (patchcord.dev)
+  patchcord --token <token>                               Self-hosted / CI setup
+  patchcord --token <token> --server <url>                Self-hosted with custom server
+  patchcord --full                                        Same + full statusline
+  patchcord --rename <new-name> [--tool <slug>]           Rename this agent (paste from dashboard)
+  patchcord subscribe                                     Start the realtime listener
+  patchcord update                                        Update to the latest version
+  patchcord --version                                     Show installed version
+  patchcord --help                                        Show this help
+
+First install: npx patchcord@latest`);
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
@@ -298,9 +302,16 @@ if (cmd === "subscribe") {
 // works the same as the space-form (--token foo). The internal flag parsing below
 // supports both. Non-flag commands (channel, init, skill, help, plugin-path) have
 // their own branches above and below.
+if (cmd === "update" || cmd === "--update") {
+  const { spawnSync: _spawn } = await import("child_process");
+  const r = _spawn("npx", ["--min-release-age=0", "patchcord@latest", "--update-only"], { stdio: "inherit" });
+  process.exit(r.status ?? (r.signal ? 1 : 0));
+}
+
 if (!cmd || cmd === "install" || cmd === "agent" || cmd?.startsWith("--")) {
   const flags = cmd?.startsWith("--") ? process.argv.slice(2) : process.argv.slice(3);
   const fullStatusline = flags.includes("--full");
+  const updateOnly = flags.includes("--update-only");
   let wasPluginInstalled = false;
   const { readFileSync, writeFileSync, unlinkSync, rmSync, chmodSync, copyFileSync } = await import("fs");
 
@@ -609,6 +620,8 @@ if (!cmd || cmd === "install" || cmd === "agent" || cmd?.startsWith("--")) {
     console.log(`${dim}No Claude Code or Codex CLI detected — skipping global setup.${r}`);
   }
 
+  if (updateOnly) process.exit(0);
+
   // ── project setup (inline, not a separate command) ──────────
   const cwd = process.cwd();
   const { createInterface } = await import("readline");

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "patchcord",
-  "version": "0.5.49",
+  "version": "0.5.51",
   "description": "Cross-machine agent messaging for Claude Code and Codex",
   "author": "ppravdin",
   "license": "MIT",