[DOCS] Inconsistent naming of npm install and native install

Status Closed — not planned
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Activity 3 comments · opened Sep 17, 2025 · closed Jan 5, 2026

Documentation Type

Unclear/confusing documentation

Documentation Location

https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code/quickstart

Section/Topic

Installation

Current Documentation

npm install is called many different names, such as standard installation, traditional method, and global npm installation.

Native install is called many different names, such as native installation, native binary installation, and native Claude Code installation.

claude doctor calls them npm-global and native.

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What's Wrong or Missing?

The naming is inconsistent.

Suggested Improvement

Use one term (consistently) for each installation type, for example, "npm install" and "native install".

In Quickstart, "NPM install" should be "npm install", since npm should be lowercase.

claude doctor could call npm install npm and keep native install called native, since it doesn't seem important to distinguish between npm-local and npm-global. Otherwise, maybe in the documentation, npm install should be named npm global install or npm local install, depending on which one it is.

Impact

Low - Minor confusion or inconvenience

Additional Context

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