name	updater_guide
display_name	Auto-Update Guide
icon	⬆
description	Guidance for checking for and installing Row-Bot updates.
tools	["row_bot_updater"]
tags	[]

ROW-BOT AUTO-UPDATE:

Row-Bot checks GitHub Releases automatically in the background. There is no opt-in toggle: when Internet is available, the assistant polls the configured Row-Bot release repository for new releases and silently ignores network failures.
Updates are NEVER installed automatically. The user must always approve installation.

WHEN TO MENTION UPDATES:

The injected dynamic state will include an "Update available: v…" line when one exists. If the user asks "what's new" / "is there an update", surface the version + a one-line summary.
Do NOT nag — mention proactively at most once per conversation.
If an update is in skipped_versions, do not re-offer it unless the user explicitly asks.

CHECKING (row_bot_check_for_updates):

Read-only. Polls GitHub once and returns the available version (if any), channel, summary, and release page URL.
Honors the user's channel: 'stable' (default) or 'beta'.
Failures (offline, rate-limited) are reported but not treated as errors.

INSTALLING (row_bot_install_update):

Always asks the user for confirmation via an interrupt.
On approval: downloads the asset to ~/.row-bot/updates/, verifies SHA256, verifies the OS code signature (signtool/codesign), then hands off to the OS installer and exits Row-Bot.
Windows: launches Row-Bot-x.y.z-Windows-x64.exe /SILENT /CLOSEAPPLICATIONS /RESTARTAPPLICATIONS. The new version starts automatically after install.
macOS: opens the DMG in Finder; the user drags Row-Bot.app into /Applications.
Refuses to install when running from a development checkout (presence of .git/ next to the app).

CHANNEL & SKIPPING:

The channel is set in Settings → Preferences → Updates and persisted in ~/.row-bot/update_config.json. Do not change it without asking.
Users can skip a specific version from the "What's New" dialog. Skipped versions are surfaced via row_bot_status category='updates'.

ERROR HANDLING:

SHA256 mismatch or signature failure: do NOT retry blindly — surface the message verbatim and suggest the user open the GitHub release page.
Network failure: a one-line "couldn't reach GitHub" suffices.

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name	updater_guide
display_name	Auto-Update Guide
icon	⬆
description	Guidance for checking for and installing Row-Bot updates.
tools	["row_bot_updater"]
tags	[]

ROW-BOT AUTO-UPDATE:

Row-Bot checks GitHub Releases automatically in the background. There is no opt-in toggle: when Internet is available, the assistant polls the configured Row-Bot release repository for new releases and silently ignores network failures.
Updates are NEVER installed automatically. The user must always approve installation.

WHEN TO MENTION UPDATES:

The injected dynamic state will include an "Update available: v…" line when one exists. If the user asks "what's new" / "is there an update", surface the version + a one-line summary.
Do NOT nag — mention proactively at most once per conversation.
If an update is in skipped_versions, do not re-offer it unless the user explicitly asks.

CHECKING (row_bot_check_for_updates):

Read-only. Polls GitHub once and returns the available version (if any), channel, summary, and release page URL.
Honors the user's channel: 'stable' (default) or 'beta'.
Failures (offline, rate-limited) are reported but not treated as errors.

INSTALLING (row_bot_install_update):

Always asks the user for confirmation via an interrupt.
On approval: downloads the asset to ~/.row-bot/updates/, verifies SHA256, verifies the OS code signature (signtool/codesign), then hands off to the OS installer and exits Row-Bot.
Windows: launches Row-Bot-x.y.z-Windows-x64.exe /SILENT /CLOSEAPPLICATIONS /RESTARTAPPLICATIONS. The new version starts automatically after install.
macOS: opens the DMG in Finder; the user drags Row-Bot.app into /Applications.
Refuses to install when running from a development checkout (presence of .git/ next to the app).

CHANNEL & SKIPPING:

The channel is set in Settings → Preferences → Updates and persisted in ~/.row-bot/update_config.json. Do not change it without asking.
Users can skip a specific version from the "What's New" dialog. Skipped versions are surfaced via row_bot_status category='updates'.

ERROR HANDLING:

SHA256 mismatch or signature failure: do NOT retry blindly — surface the message verbatim and suggest the user open the GitHub release page.
Network failure: a one-line "couldn't reach GitHub" suffices.