name: configure-updater description: Guide for using and configuring the Unipi updater — auto-update, changelog browser, and readme browser. metadata: version: "1.0.1"

Configure Updater

The @pi-unipi/updater package provides auto-update checking, a changelog browser, and a readme browser.

Commands

/unipi:readme [package]

Browse README.md files for all unipi packages.

• No argument — Opens a list of all packages with their versions. Select one to read its README.
• With argument (e.g., /unipi:readme workflow) — Opens that package's README directly.

/unipi:changelog

Browse the root CHANGELOG.md in a TUI overlay.

• Shows version list with dates and status labels (✓ Current, ↑ New)
• Select a version to view its changelog details (Added, Fixed, Changed sections)
• Follows Keep a Changelog format

/unipi:settings

Configure the updater module (Updater group). Settings:

• Check Interval — How often to check npm for updates (30min / 1h / 6h / 1d)
• Auto Update — What happens when an update is found:
• disabled — No update checks on session start
• notify — Show update overlay, user chooses to update or skip
• auto — Auto-install after 5-second countdown (press n to cancel)

Config File

Config stored at ~/.unipi/config/updater/config.json:

{
  "checkIntervalMs": 3600000,
  "autoUpdate": "notify"
}

Cache

Last-check cache at ~/.unipi/cache/updater/last-check.json:

• Tracks when the last npm check was performed
• Stores the latest version found
• Remembers skipped versions (user pressed n to skip)
• Re-prompts only when a newer version than the skipped one appears

Navigation

All TUI overlays support:

• j/k or ↑/↓ — Navigate
• Enter — Select/open
• q/Esc — Back/close
• g/G — Jump to top/bottom