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fix(cli): update standalone installs through the verified installer - #1979
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The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: routing standalone updates through the verified installer. |
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The description includes the required Summary, Test Plan, RelayFlow Proof, and Screenshots sections. It explains the behavior change, documents completed tests, identifies the bugfix type and case, an… |
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Issue [#1963] requires install-method detection, verified standalone updates, npm-only behavior for npm installs, non-zero failure exits, and tests for both paths. The updater detects standalone execu… |
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The changes stay within [#1963]. Installer hardening, rollback, launcher and broker validation, temporary-directory errors, ACP suppression, changelog content, CI coverage, and RelayFlow coverage supp… |
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#1963] requires install-method detection, verified standalone updates, npm-only behavior for npm installs, non-zero failure exits, and tests for both paths. The updater detects standalone executables and passes the target version and install directory to strict installer mode. Strict mode requires SHA-256 verification, validates the CLI, broker, and launcher, preserves prior binaries on failure, and disables npm fallback. Non-standalone updates retainnpm install -g. Tests cover standalone updates, npm behavior, and failure exits.
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| const installDir = deps.env.AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_DIR || path.join(os.homedir(), '.agentworkforce', 'relay'); | ||
| const installedBinary = path.resolve(installDir, 'bin', 'agent-relay'); | ||
| const runningBinary = path.resolve(deps.execPath); | ||
| const realpath = deps.fs.realpathSync; | ||
| if (!realpath) return runningBinary === installedBinary; | ||
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| return realpath(runningBinary) === realpath(installedBinary); |
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🔴 Custom standalone installs remain outdated
When AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_DIR is unset after a custom install, isStandaloneInstall compares the running binary against the default directory. It chooses npm, leaving the standalone CLI unchanged or failing without npm.
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The installer accepts a custom install root through AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_DIR, but it does not persist that variable for future shells; the installed executable lives under that root's bin directory (installer configuration, standalone destination). isStandaloneInstall builds only the current environment's install root, so a user invoking a previously installed custom binary without the override is classified as npm. The update then invokes npm and leaves the binary currently running untouched.
Example: Install to /opt/relay with AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_DIR=/opt/relay, then open a fresh shell and run /opt/relay/bin/agent-relay update. The comparison uses ~/.agentworkforce/relay/bin/agent-relay, selects npm, and leaves /opt/relay/bin/agent-relay at its old version.
Recommended fix: Derive the install root from the verified running standalone executable when the env override is missing, then pass that root as AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_DIR to the installer. Check the executable format or stored install provenance to avoid treating an unrelated npm binary named agent-relay as an installer-managed standalone binary.
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🟡 Minor · Pass AGENT_RELAY_BIN_DIR only for the current launcher. · core-maintenance.ts:203-207
packages/cli/src/cli/lib/core-maintenance.ts:203-207
🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winPass
AGENT_RELAY_BIN_DIRonly for the current launcher.The current command omits
AGENT_RELAY_BIN_DIR, soinstall.shdefaultsBIN_DIRto$HOME/.local/bin. On the first update of a customBIN_DIRinstallation, the existing custom launcher and broker remain stale.Do not assign the directory from an unconditional
command -v agent-relay.deps.execPathis the running executable, while the generated launcher is a separate shell script. A direct-path invocation or another earlier PATH entry can makecommand -videntify a different launcher. Read the first executable PATH entry, verify that its generatedexectarget resolves toinstallDir/bin/agent-relay, and pass its directory only after that match. If no match exists, leaveAGENT_RELAY_BIN_DIRunset rather than selecting an unrelated installation.Suggested fix
function standaloneInstallDir(deps: CoreDependencies): string | undefined { let runningBinary = path.resolve(deps.execPath); try { runningBinary = deps.fs.realpathSync?.(runningBinary) ?? runningBinary; } catch { // Keep the executable path when realpath is unavailable. } // npm runs under node (or bun); execPath is the runtime, not the CLI script. if (path.basename(runningBinary) !== 'agent-relay' || path.basename(path.dirname(runningBinary)) !== 'bin') return undefined; return path.dirname(path.dirname(runningBinary)); } +function standaloneLauncherDir(deps: CoreDependencies, installDir: string): string | undefined { + let launcher: string | undefined; + for (const rawDir of (deps.env.PATH ?? '').split(path.delimiter)) { + const candidate = path.resolve(rawDir || '.', 'agent-relay'); + try { + deps.fs.accessSync(candidate, 1); + launcher = candidate; + break; + } catch { + // Continue the PATH lookup. + } + } + if (!launcher) return undefined; + + try { + const match = deps.fs.readFileSync(launcher, 'utf8').match(/^exec "([^"\r\n]+)" "\$@"/m); + if (!match) return undefined; + const target = deps.fs.realpathSync?.(path.resolve(match[1])) ?? path.resolve(match[1]); + const current = deps.fs.realpathSync?.(path.join(installDir, 'bin', 'agent-relay')) + ?? path.join(installDir, 'bin', 'agent-relay'); + return target === current ? path.dirname(launcher) : undefined; + } catch { + return undefined; + } +} + /** Quote one environment value for the POSIX installer shell. */ function shellQuote(value: string): string { return `'${value.replace(/'/g, `'"'"'`)}'`; } @@ deps.log('Installing update...'); const toVersion = info.latestVersion ?? 'latest'; const installDir = standaloneInstallDir(deps); + const launcherDir = installDir ? standaloneLauncherDir(deps, installDir) : undefined; + const launcherEnv = launcherDir ? ` AGENT_RELAY_BIN_DIR=${shellQuote(launcherDir)}` : ''; const installCommand = installDir - ? `AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_STANDALONE_ONLY=1 AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_DIR=${shellQuote(installDir)} AGENT_RELAY_VERSION=${shellQuote(toVersion)} bash -c 'installer=$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AgentWorkforce/relay/main/install.sh) && bash -c "$installer"'` + ? `AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_STANDALONE_ONLY=1 AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_DIR=${shellQuote(installDir)}${launcherEnv} AGENT_RELAY_VERSION=${shellQuote(toVersion)} bash -c 'installer=$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AgentWorkforce/relay/main/install.sh) && bash -c "$installer"'` : 'npm install -g agent-relay@latest';🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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232-232: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winPin the installer for concrete target versions.
The updater pins the binaries through
AGENT_RELAY_VERSION, but it fetches the installer from mutablemain. A later change tomaincan change strict-update behavior or make an update fail for an already-released CLI. Release tags includeinstall.sh, so use the target tag for concrete versions. Preserve themainfallback whentoVersionislatest, or resolve the latest release tag first.Suggested fix
+ const installerRef = toVersion === 'latest' ? 'main' : `v${toVersion}`; const installCommand = installDir - ? `AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_STANDALONE_ONLY=1 AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_DIR=${shellQuote(installDir)}${launcherEnv} AGENT_RELAY_VERSION=${shellQuote(toVersion)} bash -c 'installer=$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AgentWorkforce/relay/main/install.sh) && bash -c "$installer"'` + ? `AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_STANDALONE_ONLY=1 AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_DIR=${shellQuote(installDir)}${launcherEnv} AGENT_RELAY_VERSION=${shellQuote(toVersion)} bash -c 'installer=$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AgentWorkforce/relay/${installerRef}/install.sh) && bash -c "$installer"'`If coupling updates to
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Summary
Fixes #1963.
agent-relay updatealways used npm, causing standalone installs to fail without npm or update a separate copy that their launcher did not use.Test Plan
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Changes affect install/update paths, binary verification, and privileged write safety; failures roll back but incorrect edge-case handling could block updates or leave version skew.
Overview
agent-relay updatenow upgrades standalone installs through the pinnedinstall.shpath (AGENT_RELAY_INSTALL_STANDALONE_ONLY=1) instead ofnpm install -g, detecting install dir (including legacy paths and symlinks) and preserving a customAGENT_RELAY_BIN_DIRonly when PATH’s firstagent-relaylauncher targets this install.The installer gains a strict standalone update mode: mandatory published SHA-256, CLI version must match the requested release, broker and launcher must verify, no npm fallback or optional ACP bridge, and clearer errors when temp dirs are unwritable. Launcher writes use destination-local temps with
check_privileged_directoryfor root installs, and overlapping launcher/binary directories are rejected.CI runs privileged atomic install tests in an isolated Docker container; atomic installer tests and CLI/RelayFlow coverage exercise rollback and failure paths.
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