Configure Updater

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Guide for using and configuring the Unipi updater — auto-update, changelog browser, and readme browser.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Configure Updater skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by neuron-mr-white/unipi in packages/updater/skills/configure-updater/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

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:updater-settings

Configure the updater module.

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
  • Space — Cycle options (settings)
  • h/l or ←/→ — Cycle options (settings)

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