provider update advisories

[justsomelegs]

What Changed

Compared to main, this PR adds provider update advisories and update-state UI for installed providers.

Server-side:

• adds provider version lifecycle/update state tracking
• adds provider updater logic and related contract/RPC plumbing so the UI can know when a provider has an update available, is updating, succeeded, or failed

Web-side:

• adds provider update toasts with a one-click Update action
• adds a sidebar provider update pill for in-progress, success, and failure states
• adds provider-specific success/failure copy
• updates provider settings status copy to Up to date.
• smooth-scrolls to the providers section when opening settings from update UI entry points

Also includes tests covering the update lifecycle, updater behavior, notification logic, and the rebased provider registry fixture change.

Why

main does not have provider update advisories or a dedicated way to surface provider update state in the UI.

This PR adds that missing flow so users can:

• see when an installed provider has an update available
• trigger the update directly from the UI
• see update progress and result state in a persistent place
• get clearer provider status after the update completes

The toast handles the action. The sidebar pill handles ongoing state and final status.

UI Changes

Compared to main:

Before:

• no provider update advisory UI
• no provider update progress/status pill
• provider settings did not show post-update status

After:

• outdated providers can surface update toasts with an Update action
• the sidebar shows provider update progress/result state
• success auto-dismisses after a short timeout
• failure remains visible until dismissed
• provider settings show Up to date. after a successful update

TOASTS

SETTINGS

update.demo.vid.mp4

Checklist

• This PR is small and focused
• I explained what changed and why
• I included before/after screenshots for any UI changes
• I included a video for animation/interaction changes

Note

Add provider update advisories with one-click update support in settings and sidebar

• Introduces version advisory tracking for providers (Claude, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode): each provider snapshot now carries a versionAdvisory (status, current/latest version, update command) and optional updateState (queued/running/succeeded/failed).
• Adds providerVersionLifecycle and providerUpdater modules on the server to resolve per-provider update commands (npm-global, bun-global, cursor agent) and execute updates with concurrency locks and output capture.
• Exposes a new server.updateProvider RPC method over WebSocket and IPC, wired through ProviderRegistry which overlays transient update state onto provider snapshots without persistence.
• Settings panel (GeneralSettingsPanel) now shows inline Update buttons on eligible provider cards, executes one-click updates, and scrolls to the providers section when navigated to via #providers hash.
• Adds ProviderUpdateLaunchNotification and SidebarProviderUpdatePill to surface update availability as toasts and a sidebar pill with auto-dismiss and dismissal persistence via dismissedProviderUpdateNotificationKeys in client settings.
• Risk: writeProviderStatusCache now strips updateState before writing to disk, changing the format of cached provider status files.

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Verdict: Needs human review

This PR introduces a significant new feature for provider update advisories with one-click update functionality, including executing shell commands (npm/bun install), fetching versions from npm registry, new RPC endpoints, and UI notification components. The scope and runtime impact warrant human review.

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[juliusmarminge]

just merged a large refactor on how drivers work and is registerred so this will need to be updated, i can review it when it is

[justsomelegs]

@juliusmarminge this has been rebased now :)

[juliusmarminge]

where is the update button?

[juliusmarminge]

and there should be some "dismiss until next update" or something so it doesn't reprompt every load:

CleanShot.2026-05-02.at.00.05.13.mp4

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