AI Tools Updater - Shell function to update all AI coding assistants at once

README.md

AI Tools Updater

A shell function that updates all your AI coding assistants and tools in one command.

Features

• Updates multiple AI coding tools via npm and native CLI commands
• Shows before/after version comparison for all tools
• Handles both npm packages and standalone CLI tools
• Supports apt system package upgrades

Supported Tools

Tool	Package	Description
Qwen Code	@qwen-code/qwen-code	Alibaba's AI coding assistant
Cline	cline	Autonomous coding agent
Claude	claude (CLI)	Anthropic's Claude Code
Gemini CLI	@google/gemini-cli	Google's AI assistant
Codex	@openai/codex	OpenAI's code model
Crush	@charmland/crush	AI coding tool
OpenCode AI	opencode-ai	AI code generator
Bitwarden	@bitwarden/cli	Password manager CLI
GitHub Copilot	@github/copilot	GitHub AI pair programmer

Installation

Add the up() function to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_aliases:

# Clone or copy the up.sh content
curl -o ~/.up.sh https://gist.githubusercontent.com/zonca/9a782adfefe29af8d68558b206517f64/raw/up.sh

# Add to your shell config
echo 'source ~/.up.sh' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Usage

Run the up command to update all tools:

up

Example Output

Checking current versions...
Fetching apt upgrade info...
Starting system and package updates...

--- Update Report ---
Package                        | Old             -> New            
------------------------------------------------------------------------
npm:@google/gemini-cli         | 0.39.1          -> 0.39.1         
npm:@openai/codex              | 0.125.0         -> 0.125.0        
npm:cline                      | 2.15.0          -> 2.17.0         
npm:@bitwarden/cli             |                 -> 2026.4.1       
npm:@github/copilot            | 1.0.11          -> 1.0.38         
claude                         | 2.1.121         -> 2.1.121        

Customization

Edit the npm_pkgs array in the function to add or remove packages:

local npm_pkgs=("@google/gemini-cli" "@openai/codex" "opencode-ai" "@charmland/crush" "@qwen-code/qwen-code" "cline" "@bitwarden/cli" "@github/copilot")

Requirements

• Node.js/npm (for npm packages)
• curl/wget (for installation)

License

MIT

up.sh

up() {
    local npm_pkgs=("@google/gemini-cli" "@openai/codex" "opencode-ai" "@charmland/crush" "@qwen-code/qwen-code" "cline" "@bitwarden/cli" "@github/copilot")
    declare -A old_vers

    echo "Checking current versions..."
    # Track npm versions
    for p in "${npm_pkgs[@]}"; do
        old_vers["npm:$p"]=$(npm list -g $p --depth=0 2>/dev/null | grep $p | rev | cut -d@ -f1 | rev || echo "N/A")
    done

    # Track Claude CLI version
    old_vers["claude"]=$(claude --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo "N/A")

    # Track apt upgradable versions
    echo "Fetching apt upgrade info..."
    sudo apt update > /dev/null
    local apt_upgradable=$(apt list --upgradable 2>/dev/null | grep '/')
    
    echo "Starting system and package updates..."
    sudo apt upgrade -y && npm install -g "${npm_pkgs[@]}" --force

    # Update Claude CLI
    claude upgrade 2>/dev/null || true

    # Update GitHub Copilot CLI
    copilot extension upgrade 2>/dev/null || true

    echo -e "\n--- Update Report ---"
    printf "%-30s | %-15s -> %-15s\n" "Package" "Old" "New"
    echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------"

    # Report apt packages that were upgraded
    if [ -n "$apt_upgradable" ]; then
        while read -r line; do
            local pkg_name=$(echo "$line" | cut -d/ -f1)
            local old_v=$(echo "$line" | awk '{print $6}' | tr -d '[]')
            local new_v=$(echo "$line" | awk '{print $2}')
            printf "%-30s | %-15s -> %-15s\n" "apt:$pkg_name" "$old_v" "$new_v"
        done <<< "$apt_upgradable"
    fi

    # Report npm packages
    for p in "${npm_pkgs[@]}"; do
        local new_v=$(npm list -g $p --depth=0 2>/dev/null | grep $p | rev | cut -d@ -f1 | rev || echo "N/A")
        printf "%-30s | %-15s -> %-15s\n" "npm:$p" "${old_vers["npm:$p"]}" "$new_v"
    done

    # Report Claude CLI
    local new_claude=$(claude --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo "N/A")
    printf "%-30s | %-15s -> %-15s\n" "claude" "${old_vers["claude"]}" "$new_claude"
}