fix(server): native Claude updates use the native release feed#27958

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Problem

Claude can stay stuck on an update warning after claude update says it is current. T3 compares native installs against npm releases that the native channel has not promoted yet.

Change

Use the native latest or stable feed for native installations, following the user and file-based managed channel settings in the updater's config directory. Cache the channels separately. Failed or invalid feed responses report an unknown version, so they cannot fall back to a misleading npm version. Package-managed installations keep their existing checks.

Scope and approval

Fixes #27942. This is a focused correction to the version source used by the existing update check. Related PR #26518 addresses the stable channel using npm's stable tag, which can also lead the native feed.

Verification

Checked on macOS:

Before the fix, the regression test classified native 2.1.314 as behind npm 2.1.316; the expected result was current at native 2.1.314.
All 13 Claude maintenance tests passed. Coverage includes both channels, npm installations, managed overrides, channel changes, invalidation, malformed/unavailable feeds, a stalled response body, and disabled checks. The existing managed-override case now runs with Linux, macOS, and Windows platform values, including the default and custom Program Files paths. Both Windows cases failed before the path correction; all platform cases pass afterward. These Windows cases are simulated on macOS.
vp run check:changed --concurrency 2 passed formatting, lint, knip, GraphQL validation, typechecks for 25 affected packages and dependents, and its 78 selected tests.
A runtime probe with an isolated synthetic native executable and Anthropic's live feeds reported latest 2.1.314 and stable 2.1.308 as current. No update command ran.

Runtime output from the isolated probe:

json

1	{"channel":"latest","installed":"2.1.314","latest":"2.1.314","status":"current"}
2	{"channel":"stable","installed":"2.1.308","latest":"2.1.308","status":"current"}

No client code changed. Windows and Linux hosts were not run locally. macOS MDM and Windows registry policies are outside this fix; channel detection reads settings files.

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apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeMaintenance.tslines 49–49Outdated · 8f6d234Open thread

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	46	+	platform === "darwin"
	47	+	? "/Library/Application Support/ClaudeCode"
	48	+	: platform === "win32"
	49	+	? path.join(environment.PROGRAMDATA \|\| "C:\\ProgramData", "ClaudeCode")

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🟠 High Drivers/ClaudeMaintenance.ts:49

On Windows, a managed autoUpdatesChannel: "stable" in Claude Code's documented settings location is ignored, so readUpdateChannel defaults to "latest" and T3 checks the wrong release channel. managedDirectory points to PROGRAMDATA\ClaudeCode, which Claude Code does not read; use PROGRAMFILES\ClaudeCode so both the main settings file and drop-ins are found.

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Fixed in 34017787cb. Windows now reads managed settings and drop-ins from %PROGRAMFILES%\ClaudeCode, defaulting to C:\Program Files\ClaudeCode, as documented in Claude's managed settings guide.

Extended the existing managed-override test with default and custom Windows paths. Both Windows cases failed before the correction and pass now. All 13 Claude maintenance tests and check:changed pass. Windows behavior was simulated on macOS; no Windows host was run.

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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Native Claude update notices now use the vendor's release feed and channel-specific caching while preserving the existing update command. The Windows managed-settings finding remains subject to the separate correctness gate.

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Walkthrough

Claude maintenance resolution now checks the native release feed for the configured channel on native installs. The Claude driver passes the effective binary path and required services to the resolver. Channel-specific cache keys distinguish advisory results for different channels.

Changes: Claude maintenance resolution

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Channel-specific advisory cache keys `packages/provider-core/src/server/maintenance.ts`, `packages/provider-core/src/server/maintenanceResolver.ts`	Maintenance capabilities can specify a latest-version cache key. The resolver uses it before deriving a key from other capability fields.
Native channel and release lookup `apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeMaintenance.ts`, `apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeDriver.ts`	A dedicated resolver identifies native installs, reads the update channel from settings, and retrieves a validated version from the matching release feed. Package-managed installs use the shared resolver. The Claude driver supplies the effective binary path and required services.
Maintenance resolution coverage `apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeMaintenance.test.ts`	Tests cover native channels, package-managed installs, feed responses, settings precedence, caching, refreshes, disabled checks, and timeouts.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Sequence Diagram(s)

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1	sequenceDiagram
2	participant ClaudeDriver
3	participant ClaudeMaintenance
4	participant SettingsFiles
5	participant MaintenanceResolver
6	participant NativeReleaseFeed
7	ClaudeDriver->>ClaudeMaintenance: Pass binary path and services
8	ClaudeMaintenance->>MaintenanceResolver: Provide maintenance resolution
9	MaintenanceResolver->>ClaudeMaintenance: Request latest-version lookup
10	ClaudeMaintenance->>SettingsFiles: Read native update channel
11	SettingsFiles-->>ClaudeMaintenance: Return selected channel
12	ClaudeMaintenance->>NativeReleaseFeed: Request selected channel version
13	NativeReleaseFeed-->>ClaudeMaintenance: Return version response
14	ClaudeMaintenance-->>MaintenanceResolver: Return version or null

Possibly related issues

pingdotgg/t3code#27987 — This change uses the native latest feed for native installs, addressing the reported mismatch with npm latest.
pingdotgg/t3code#26400 — This change reads the configured channel and uses the matching native release feed.
pingdotgg/t3code#23937 — The change applies a native-feed lookup pattern to Claude but does not change Codex behavior.

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Native Claude installations use the configured release channel while package-managed installations retain their existing update checks, with no merge-blocking risk identified.

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Title check	Passed	The title is concise, conventional, and clearly identifies the main change: native Claude updates now use the native release feed.
Description check	Passed	The description includes the required Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It explains the affected behavior, implementation scope, linked issue, test coverage, runtime chec…
Linked Issues check	Passed	Objective [`#27942`] is met. Native Claude installations resolve `latest` or `stable` from the native release feed. The channel uses user settings, managed settings, and sorted managed-settings drop-ins…
Out of Scope Changes check	Passed	The changes stay within [`#27942`]. `ClaudeDriver.ts` delegates maintenance resolution to the Claude-specific resolver. The shared maintenance resolver adds the channel cache-key support required for se…

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Objective [#27942] is met. Native Claude installations resolve latest or stable from the native release feed. The channel uses user settings, managed settings, and sorted managed-settings drop-ins. The default is latest. Each feed has a separate cache key. Invalid, unavailable, non-OK, or timed-out responses return null, so the resolver does not fall back to npm. Package-managed installations retain the shared npm resolver. The added tests cover both channels, channel changes, overrides, cache behavior, invalid feeds, stalled responses, and disabled checks.

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The changes stay within [#27942]. ClaudeDriver.ts delegates maintenance resolution to the Claude-specific resolver. The shared maintenance resolver adds the channel cache-key support required for separate native feeds. The tests cover the new native feed behavior and existing package-managed behavior. No unrelated product behavior appears in the reviewed changes.

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apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeMaintenance.tslines 46–52Outdated · 3401778Open thread

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	49	+	? path.join(environment.PROGRAMFILES \|\| "C:\\Program Files", "ClaudeCode")
	50	+	: "/etc/claude-code";
	51	+	const dropInDirectory = path.join(managedDirectory, "managed-settings.d");
	52	+	const dropIns = yield* fs.readDirectory(dropInDirectory).pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => []));

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3	nl -ba apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeDriver.ts \| sed -n '1,170p;240,320p'
4	printf '%s\n' '--- ClaudeMaintenance complete implementation ---'
5	nl -ba apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeMaintenance.ts \| sed -n '1,180p'
6	printf '%s\n' '--- provider-core resolver cache and enrichment flow ---'
7	nl -ba packages/provider-core/src/server/maintenanceResolver.ts \| sed -n '820,1010p'
8	printf '%s\n' '--- provider maintenance runner lifecycle ---'
9	nl -ba apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenanceRunner.ts \| sed -n '280,370p'
10	printf '%s\n' '--- diff for relevant files ---'
11	git diff --find-renames 80a2351fcb909034e65a512dfabeb3cdfd367762 34017787cb4dbcbfc474f6986a4d9d1a56805bbc -- apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeDriver.ts apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeMaintenance.ts packages/provider-core/src/server/maintenanceResolver.ts apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenanceRunner.ts

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4	printf '%s\n' '--- maintenance resolver definitions around cached helper ---'
5	rg -n -F -- 'export const makeCachedProviderMaintenanceResolution' packages/provider-core/src/server/maintenanceResolver.ts
6	nl -ba packages/provider-core/src/server/maintenanceResolver.ts \| sed -n '1,180p;680,820p'
7	printf '%s\n' '--- managed provider construction and refresh lifecycle ---'
8	rg -n -F -- 'enrichSnapshot' packages/provider-core/src/server/managedProvider.ts packages/provider-core/src/server
9	rg -n -F -- 'streamSettings' packages/provider-core/src/server/managedProvider.ts
10	nl -ba packages/provider-core/src/server/managedProvider.ts \| sed -n '1,260p'
11	printf '%s\n' '--- Claude maintenance tests and cached-helper tests ---'
12	rg -n -F --glob '*.test.ts' -e 'autoUpdatesChannel' -e 'makeCachedProviderMaintenanceResolution' -e 'latestVersionCacheKey' apps/server/src packages/provider-core/src

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3	nl -ba packages/provider-core/src/server/managedProvider.ts \| sed -n '253,350p'
4	printf '%s\n' '--- ProviderRegistry refresh and maintenance resolution calls ---'
5	nl -ba apps/server/src/provider/ProviderRegistry.ts \| sed -n '680,780p'
6	printf '%s\n' '--- Claude maintenance cache tests ---'
7	nl -ba packages/provider-core/src/server/maintenanceResolver.test.ts \| sed -n '1330,1405p'
8	printf '%s\n' '--- Claude driver/provider tests around advisory enrichment ---'
9	rg -n -F --glob 'ClaudeDriver.test.ts' -e 'versionAdvisory' -e 'refresh' -e 'resolveMaintenance' apps/server/src/provider/Drivers

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Refresh Claude maintenance capabilities before enriching the advisory.

When a provider refresh runs after autoUpdatesChannel changes, enrichSnapshot calls the cached resolver without { fresh: true }. The one-hour cache can therefore retain the previous latestVersionCacheKey, so the advisory continues to use the old feed instead of the stable feed.

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1	- resolveMaintenance().pipe(
2	+ resolveMaintenance({ fresh: true }).pipe(

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✅ Addressed in commit ce29a76

NNate Glasby13d ago

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Manual provider refresh already calls resolveMaintenance({ fresh: true }) before refreshing the snapshot in makeManagedServerProvider. ProviderRegistry uses that refresh method, so Claude's enrichment reads the newly resolved channel.

Verified on this head with the real cached Claude resolver and managed-provider refresh, isolated settings, and simulated feed responses:

text

1	initial latest: 2.1.314
2	settings changed to stable, manual refresh: 2.1.308
3	settings changed to latest, manual refresh: 2.1.314

Periodic enrichment retains the existing one-hour maintenance cache. Forcing installation discovery on every enrichment would change that cadence. The reported stale-channel behavior does not reproduce through manual refresh, so I am resolving this finding without a code change.

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5	ast-grep outline apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeDriver.ts --match ClaudeDriver
6	rg -n -C 8 'fresh: true\|refresh:\|refresh =' packages/provider-core/src/server/managedProvider.ts
7	rg -n -C 10 'makeCachedProviderMaintenanceResolution\|options\?\.fresh\|options\.fresh' packages/provider-core/src/server/maintenanceResolver.ts
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@NathanGlasby You are correct. I verified that manual refresh invalidates and reloads the maintenance cache before refreshing the snapshot. Claude’s enrichment uses that same resolver, and ProviderRegistry delegates to the managed refresh method.

I withdraw this finding. No code change is needed. Forcing fresh resolution on every enrichment would change the existing periodic cache behavior.

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	78	+	) {
	79	+	if (capabilities.update?.lockKey !== "claudeAgent-native") return capabilities;
	80	+	const channel = yield* readUpdateChannel();
	81	+	const client = yield* HttpClient.HttpClient;

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Pass the instance's effective Claude environment to the native claude update command, or make the advisory read the same config directory the update uses.

With a blank instance homePath, a provider-level CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR changes where the native advisory reads autoUpdatesChannel. The claude update command does not receive that override, so it reads the server's inherited config directory. If the two settings.json files select different channels, the advisory can report a version that claude update does not install. Fixing homePath handling in advisory resolution does not remove this mismatch. The update command needs the same environment as the advisory.

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8	Update the native update command flow selected by the claudeAgent-native lock
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Not a bug. The advisory and claude update already read the same config directory.

readUpdateChannel resolves the settings directory from HostProcess.Environment with homePath: "". That reference defaults to process.env (packages/shared/src/HostProcess.ts:39), and the server never overrides it. It doesn't use the instance's processEnv, so a provider-level CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR doesn't change which channel is read.
Claude's nativeUpdate sets no env, so claude update also runs with the server's inherited environment (maintenanceResolver.ts:452-462).

Both sides read the server's CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR. The comment at ClaudeMaintenance.ts:57 records this.

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4	ast-grep outline apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeHome.ts --match resolveClaudeHomePath
5	ast-grep outline packages/provider-core/src/server/maintenanceResolver.ts --match 'makePackageManagedProviderMaintenanceResolver'
6	rg -n -C4 'HostProcess\.Environment\|processEnv\|makeClaudeMaintenanceResolution' apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeDriver.ts apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeMaintenance.ts
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@NathanGlasby You're right. I verified that readUpdateChannel uses HostProcess.Environment, which defaults to process.env, rather than the instance's processEnv. Claude's nativeUpdate sets no env, so the maintenance runner lets claude update inherit the server environment.

Both use the server's CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR. I incorrectly treated the installation resolver's env: processEnv as the advisory's environment. I withdraw this finding. No code change is needed.

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Verified in a real dev environment

verified as-is at ce29a76772ec60739f7e7f981a9ce9c8ae6296ad on this linux boat vm. no source changes or pushes.

reproduced on github/main (54c5f25249) in a separate worktree after vp i. with the real native stable binary 2.1.309 and autoUpdatesChannel: "stable", settings > providers showed an update warning although the real claude update reported it was current.
checked out the exact pr head, ran vp i, and started a single background dev server with an explicit isolated home. drove the real web client with the repo's playwright and /usr/bin/google-chrome. on the same binary and settings, the server websocket snapshot reported current, latest 2.1.309, and the claude update warning disappeared.
changed the actual claude settings file between latest and stable. manual refresh and automatic refresh both selected the correct live feed without a restart. latest advertised 2.1.316; stable advertised 2.1.309. automatic stable refresh changed the advisory from behind_latest to current at the next 30-second health check.
clicked the app's "update now" action on the latest channel. it ran the real native updater, installed 2.1.316, refreshed the displayed version, and cleared the warning. the native cli also reported 2.1.316 afterward.
selected the real npm installation through the binary-path control while the native channel was stable. it still compared installed 2.1.316 against npm 2.1.316, with the npm update command, rather than the native stable feed.
added the real git worktree as a project through the app, selected codex gpt-6.1-sol, sent a real turn through the local proxy, and received the requested response. no replay provider, mocks, fixtures, or demo data were used for these runtime checks.
blacksmith: vp test run apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeMaintenance.test.ts packages/provider-core/src/server/maintenanceResolver.test.ts passed all 78 tests. the pr's existing 29 check contexts were successful in cafe status.

short runtime transcript:

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1	main, native stable:
2	Current version: 2.1.309
3	Checking for updates to stable version...
4	Claude Code is up to date (2.1.309)
5	web client: Update available
6	pr, native stable: installed=2.1.309 latest=2.1.309 status=current
7	pr, native latest: installed=2.1.309 latest=2.1.316 status=behind_latest
8	pr, automatic stable refresh: installed=2.1.309 latest=2.1.309 status=current
9	pr, npm with stable native settings: installed=2.1.316 latest=2.1.316 status=current
10	pr, app native update: installed=2.1.316 latest=2.1.316 status=current
11	codex gpt-6.1-sol: native feed verification codex ok.

before, main with native stable 2.1.309:

main incorrectly offers an update for the current native stable release

after, pr with the same native stable binary and settings:

pr clears the false native stable update warning

channel refresh, latest warning followed by stable clearing it:

real native channel changes through provider refresh

actual native update through the app:

native updater installed 2.1.316 and cleared the update warning

real codex turn in the project added through the app:

real codex gpt-6.1-sol response in the dev web client

Not verified

authenticated claude conversation turns: the native cli has no claude login on this vm. its version detection, live update feeds, and native updater were exercised without login.
native desktop/mobile clients, macos/windows hosts, remote relay/tunnel connections, and platform policy stores: this pass used the linux web client.
live managed-settings overrides, feed outages, malformed responses, and stalled response bodies were not induced. those branches passed the existing focused tests, which is separate from runtime proof.

Added 3 commits11d ago

fix(server): read Windows Claude policies from Program Files163b44a
fix(server): native Claude updates use the native release feedb4bc101
fix(server): automatic refresh picks up Claude channel changes7c08b3c