[BUG] Auto-update failed error persists after manual update
Description
The CLI continuously displays "✗ Auto-update failed · Try claude doctor or npm i -g
@anthropic-ai/claude-code" at the bottom of the terminal, even after successfully updating to the latest
version.
Steps to Reproduce
- Install/update Claude Code: npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@latest
- Clear npm cache: npm cache clean --force
- Reinstall: npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@latest
- Run claude doctor
- The auto-update error message still appears at the bottom of the CLI
Expected Behavior
After successfully updating to the latest version, the auto-update error message should disappear.
Actual Behavior
The error message "✗ Auto-update failed" persists in the CLI interface despite successful manual update.
Environment
- Claude Code Version: 1.0.69
- Installation Method: npm-global
- Node Path: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe
- CLI Path: C:\Users\madma\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\@anthropic-ai\claude-code\cli.js
- Auto-updates enabled: true
- Update permissions: Yes
- OS: Windows (PowerShell)
Additional Context
- claude doctor shows all diagnostics as normal
- Manual update completes successfully with "changed 2 packages"
- The error appears to be a UI/display issue rather than an actual update failure
Logs
> npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@latest
changed 2 packages in 11s
> claude --version
1.0.69 (Claude Code)
> claude doctor
Diagnostics
└ Currently running: npm-global (1.0.69)
└ Path: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe
└ Auto-updates enabled: true
└ Update permissions: Yes
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