Auto update

[rakleed]

Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve

I don't want every time before launch the app to check for updates to get latest fixes and features.

Proposed solution

Add built-in auto updater. Or at least show the tooltip on launch that a new version is available, and I can install it by running npm install -g @github/copilot@latest.

Example prompts or workflows

No response

Additional context

No response

[EvanBoyle]

cc @devm33

[EvanBoyle]

Agree, this is something we need to add! We're working on shipping single file executables right now (does not require npm or a local node install to run), so we will likely not follow up with auto-update until we've moved over to single executable.

[Andrej730]

Doesn't it show this already?

 │ New version available: 0.0.358                                                                                       │
 │ Run npm i -g @github/copilot to update    

[rakleed]

Doesn't it show this already?

 │ New version available: 0.0.358                                                                                       │
 │ Run npm i -g @github/copilot to update    

I don't see it at startup. I have 0.0.354 version now.

[flatsponge]

any updates? the version checker is also broken with the new versions...

[csvan]

Seems like we now have a --no-auto-update flag, but I have never seen the CLI actually auto updating. Using the install script (not brew or npm).

[flatsponge]

its broken but we finally have a official brew so it's fine imo

[examon]

This should be addressed in v0.0.396. The CLI already shows an in-session banner when a newer version is available, and v0.0.396 added copilot update and /update so you can update directly from within the CLI. If this still doesn't cover what you were looking for, please feel free to reopen the issue.