Brewcode Plugin Update
Check, install, and update the brewcode plugin suite (brewcode, brewdoc, brewtools, brewui). Executes all commands in the current Claude Code session — never gives "you should run" instructions.
Argument Handling
Skill arguments received: $ARGUMENTS
| Arg | Behavior |
|---|---|
| (empty) | Interactive — all 6 phases with AskUserQuestion gates |
check | Phases 0-2 only (status table), no prompts |
update | Phases 0-4, non-interactive "Update all" |
all | Phases 0-6 non-interactive |
Parse the first token of $ARGUMENTS. Unknown or empty → interactive.
Critical Rules
- EXECUTE every
claude plugin ...command in THIS session via Bash tool. Show full output. - NEVER use
claude plugin list— that subcommand does not exist. Use scripts/discover-plugins.sh. - NEVER suggest
--plugin-dirfor end users (dev-only). - ALWAYS print the reload notice at the end, even on no-op runs.
- AskUserQuestion: options lists only, no free-text fields.
Phase 0 — Discover Installed Plugins
EXECUTE using Bash tool:
bash "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/discover-plugins.sh" && echo "✅ discover OK" || echo "❌ discover FAILED"
STOP if ❌ — inspect stderr, fix script, retry once. If still fails, report to user and continue without installed data (treat everything as missing).
Parse the JSON output. Partition into:
suite = {brewcode, brewdoc, brewtools, brewui}other = everything else
Read references/discovery.md if you need details on how discovery works.
Phase 1 — Fetch Latest Versions
EXECUTE using Bash tool:
bash "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/fetch-latest-versions.sh" && echo "✅ fetch OK" || echo "❌ fetch FAILED"
STOP if ❌ — report network issue, mark latest versions as "unknown", continue.
Merge with Phase 0 data.
Phase 2 — Status Table
Render markdown table to the user:
| Plugin | Installed | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| brewcode | 3.4.51 | 3.4.52 | ⬇️ update |
| brewdoc | 3.4.51 | 3.4.51 | ✅ current |
| brewtools | — | 3.4.51 | ❌ missing |
| brewui | 3.4.51 | 3.4.51 | ✅ current |
Status legend: ✅ current, ⬇️ update available, ❌ missing, ❓ unknown.
Also list other plugins below with their versions (informational).
If arg = check → STOP here. Skip to Phase 6.
Phase 2b — Token-Cost Table (Optional)
Precheck command availability:
claude plugin details --help >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "available" || echo "skip"
If unavailable → SKIP this phase entirely (proceed to Phase 3).
If available, for each installed suite plugin run:
claude plugin details <plugin>@claude-brewcode
Parse output and render a token-cost table to the user:
| Plugin | Base Tokens | With Skills | Hooks | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| brewcode | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| brewdoc | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| brewtools | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| brewui | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Column names depend on actual claude plugin details output fields — adapt accordingly. If a field is missing, render —. If the command fails for a specific plugin, render ❓ for that row and continue.
Phase is informational only; do not block on errors.
Phase 3 — Install Missing
For each missing suite plugin, ask the user via AskUserQuestion (unless arg ∈ {update, all}, then skip installation or auto-install only for all).
AskUserQuestion (only in interactive mode, only if missing plugins exist):
Question: "Install missing brewcode plugins?" Options:
- "Install all missing" — install every missing suite plugin
- "Install selected" — ask per-plugin
- "Skip install" — proceed to updates
If "Install selected" — ask per plugin with options ["Install", "Skip"].
EXECUTE (idempotent — re-adding marketplace is safe):
claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/kochetkov-ma/claude-brewcode && echo "✅ marketplace add OK" || echo "⚠️ marketplace add warning (may already exist)"
Then for each plugin to install:
claude plugin install <plugin>@claude-brewcode && echo "✅ install <plugin> OK" || echo "❌ install <plugin> FAILED"
Show full output of each command to the user.
Reference prompt for multi-command recovery: references/install-prompt.md.
Phase 4 — Update Outdated
AskUserQuestion (only interactive; update and all auto-pick "Update all"):
Question: "Update brewcode plugin suite?" Options:
- "Update all" — full chain (marketplace + all 4 plugins)
- "Update suite only" — same as "all" (alias)
- "Update selected" — ask per-plugin
- "Skip updates" — proceed to Phase 5
EXECUTE full chain in order, showing output of each:
claude plugin marketplace update claude-brewcode && echo "✅ marketplace update OK" || echo "❌ marketplace update FAILED"
claude plugin update brewcode@claude-brewcode && echo "✅ brewcode update OK" || echo "❌ brewcode update FAILED"
claude plugin update brewdoc@claude-brewcode && echo "✅ brewdoc update OK" || echo "❌ brewdoc update FAILED"
claude plugin update brewtools@claude-brewcode && echo "✅ brewtools update OK" || echo "❌ brewtools update FAILED"
claude plugin update brewui@claude-brewcode && echo "✅ brewui update OK" || echo "❌ brewui update FAILED"
If any step fails, report exact error and continue with remaining steps. Reference: references/update-commands.md, references/update-prompt.md.
Phase 5 — Auto-Update Toggle (Optional)
Skip for arg ∈ {check, update}. Only interactive or all.
Per Claude Code docs, third-party marketplace auto-update is OFF by default and toggled per-marketplace via /plugin UI → Marketplaces → claude-brewcode. The exact settings.json key is unverified — see references/autoupdate-research.md.
AskUserQuestion (interactive only):
Question: "Enable auto-update for claude-brewcode marketplace?" Options:
- "Enable via /plugin UI" — instruct user to open
/plugin→ Marketplaces → claude-brewcode → toggle auto-update - "Skip" — leave current setting
Do NOT patch settings.json blindly — the key is unverified. Tell the user to toggle via /plugin UI.
Phase 5b — Prune Stale Plugin Caches
EXECUTE using Bash tool:
claude plugin prune --help >/dev/null 2>&1 && claude plugin prune || echo "skipped: claude plugin prune unavailable"
Cleans stale plugin caches left behind by older versions. Non-fatal: if the CLI lacks prune, the || fallback prints a skip notice and continues.
Phase 6 — Reload Notice & Final Report
ALWAYS print the contents of references/reload-notice.md:
⚠️ Reload plugins to activate updates. Preferred: run
/reload-pluginsin this session. Fallback: typeexit, then runclaudeagain.
Then print a final summary:
- Plugins installed this run: [...]
- Plugins updated this run: [...]
- Plugins skipped: [...]
- Errors encountered: [...]
Done.
<!-- W3-T8 research note: Marketplace auto-update settings.json key not confirmed in CC docs as of 2026-05-12. Continue using UI guidance. Re-investigate when CC adds documented marketplace.autoUpdate setting. -->