Update

Keep the crm CLI current.

Check for a newer release

crm self-update --check

Reports your running version, the latest published version, and whether an update is available — without changing anything. Works on every install type.

Upgrade in place

crm self-update

For a binary installed via the install script, this downloads the platform archive, verifies it against the published SHA256SUMS, and swaps the bundle in place. A checksum mismatch or download failure leaves your install untouched.

For pip / uv / source installs, self-update doesn't touch the binary — it points you at pip install -U crm (or re-running uv tool install).

A non---check update also re-syncs any agent skills you installed (see Install the skill), so the shipped skill never lags the CLI.

The passive update notice

On an interactive terminal, crm checks at most once every 24 hours for a newer release and prints a one-line notice on stderr after a command finishes. It is silent under --json, when stderr isn't a terminal, when CI is set, and when CRM_NO_UPDATE_CHECK is set. Opt out permanently:

export CRM_NO_UPDATE_CHECK=1

See how-to: self-update for the per-destination skill-sync detail and the full flag reference.