[Bug] Homebrew installation missing update notification on launch
Bug Description
Update notification never appears for Homebrew installation
I installed Claude Code via Homebrew (brew install --cask claude-code). I never receive the "Update available! Run: brew upgrade
claude-code" notification on launch, even when running outdated versions for extended periods.
Friends who also installed via Homebrew DO see this notification regularly.
I've verified:
- DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER is not set
- CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC is not set
- ~/.claude/settings.json has no update-related overrides
- Homebrew auto-update is disabled (HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE or similar), so I'm consistently running behind the latest version
macOS: Darwin 25.2.0. The only way I can check for updates is manually running brew upgrade claude-code
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: cursor
- Version: 2.1.25
- Feedback ID: a438b30a-84e5-4e8f-b369-18c6231ea0ec
Errors
[{"error":"Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, scandir '/Library/Application Support/ClaudeCode/.claude/skills'\n at readdirSync (unknown)\n at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:12:2063)\n at iW (/$bunfs/root/claude:11:35715)\n at readdirSync (/$bunfs/root/claude:12:2024)\n at wQR (/$bunfs/root/claude:1783:380)\n at wQR (/$bunfs/root/claude:1783:1350)\n at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:1783:4670)\n at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:1783:5401)\n at A (/$bunfs/root/claude:11:7259)\n at Ay8 (/$bunfs/root/claude:4793:4342)","timestamp":"2026-01-30T12:53:22.322Z"},{"error":"AbortError: The operation was aborted.\n at unknown\n at abortChildProcess (node:child_process:935:42)\n at onAbortListener2 (node:child_process:35:24)\n at abort (unknown)\n at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:3000:209)","timestamp":"2026-01-30T12:53:24.491Z"},{"error":"RipgrepTimeoutError: Ripgrep search timed out after 20 seconds. The search may have matched files but did not complete in time. Try searching a more specific path or pattern.\n at D (/$bunfs/root/claude:74:189)\n at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:74:403)\n at exitHandler (node:child_process:109:27)\n at errorHandler (node:child_process:118:16)\n at emitError (node:events:43:23)\n at abortChildProcess (node:child_process:935:17)\n at onAbortListener2 (node:child_process:35:24)\n at abort (unknown)\n at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/claude:3000:209)","timestamp":"2026-01-30T12:53:24.491Z"}]This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗