claude-updater 2026.3.0

Multi-tool update checker for the Claude Code ecosystem

claude-updater

Multi-tool update checker for the Claude Code ecosystem.

Installation

# Via uv
uv tool install claude-updater

# Via pipx
pipx install claude-updater

# Via pip
pip install claude-updater

Quick Start

# Check for updates
claude-updater check

# Check and apply updates interactively
claude-updater update

# Initialize config
claude-updater config init

Built-in Adapters

Adapter	Tool	Update Method
claude_code	Claude Code	Auto-update (informational)
claude_mem	claude-mem plugin	git pull
beads_cli	beads CLI	brew upgrade
beads_plugin	beads plugin	git pull
dolt	dolt	brew upgrade

Configuration

Config file: ~/.config/claude-updater/config.toml

# Create default config
claude-updater config init

# Show current config
claude-updater config show

Config Options

[general]
cache_ttl = 86400          # 24h cache TTL in seconds
check_on_startup = true

[ai_analysis]
enabled = true
api_base = "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"
model = "anthropic/claude-3.5-haiku"
# API key: pick one method
api_key_cmd = "op read 'op://API Keys/OpenRouter/credential'"
# api_key = "sk-or-v1-..."
# api_key_env = "OPENROUTER_API_KEY"

[adapters.claude_code]
enabled = true

[adapters.claude_mem]
enabled = true
plugin_dir = "~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack"

[adapters.beads_cli]
enabled = true

[adapters.beads_plugin]
enabled = true
plugin_dir = "~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/beads-marketplace"

[adapters.dolt]
enabled = true

CLI Reference

claude-updater check              # Check all enabled adapters
claude-updater check --force      # Ignore cache
claude-updater check --json       # Machine-readable output
claude-updater update             # Interactive update
claude-updater update --yes       # Auto-approve updates
claude-updater config init        # Create default config
claude-updater config show        # Show current config
claude-updater list               # List available adapters

Writing Custom Adapters

Create a new file in src/claude_updater/adapters/:

from claude_updater.adapters.base import ToolAdapter

class MyToolAdapter(ToolAdapter):
    @property
    def name(self) -> str:
        return "My Tool"

    @property
    def key(self) -> str:
        return "my_tool"

    def get_installed_version(self) -> str:
        # Return currently installed version
        ...

    def get_latest_version(self) -> str:
        # Return latest available version
        ...

    def get_changelog_delta(self, from_ver: str, to_ver: str) -> str:
        # Return changelog text between versions
        ...

    def apply_update(self) -> bool:
        # Apply the update, return True on success
        ...

Then register it in adapters/__init__.py:

ADAPTER_REGISTRY["my_tool"] = MyToolAdapter

License

MIT