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fix: Prompt before global npm install during installer
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Colby Mchenry
2026-04-01 14:12:08 -05:00
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parent 6647d1c827 12b0414900
commit 61a9961bb8
2 changed files with 28 additions and 17 deletions
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src/installer/index.ts
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
import { execSync } from 'child_process';
import { showBanner, showNextSteps, success, error, info, chalk } from './banner';
import { promptInstallLocation, promptAutoAllow, InstallLocation } from './prompts';
import { promptInstallLocation, promptAutoAllow, promptConfirm, InstallLocation } from './prompts';
import { writeMcpConfig, writePermissions, writeClaudeMd, writeHooks, hasMcpConfig, hasPermissions, hasHooks } from './config-writer';
/**
@@ -25,16 +25,25 @@ export async function runInstaller(): Promise<void> {
showBanner();
try {
// Step 1: Install codegraph globally.
// Always run npm install -g — we can't use `command -v codegraph` to check
// because npx puts a temporary binary in PATH that vanishes when npx exits.
console.log(chalk.dim(' Installing codegraph globally...'));
try {
execSync('npm install -g @colbymchenry/codegraph', { stdio: 'pipe' });
success('Installed codegraph command globally');
} catch {
info('Could not install globally (permission denied)');
info('Try: sudo npm install -g @colbymchenry/codegraph');
// Step 1: Install codegraph globally (with user consent).
// The global install is needed because Claude Code hooks and the MCP server
// invoke `codegraph` by name — the temporary npx binary vanishes when npx exits.
console.log(chalk.bold(' Install codegraph globally?') + chalk.dim(' (Required for hooks & MCP server)'));
console.log();
const shouldInstallGlobally = await promptConfirm('Install globally via npm', true);
if (shouldInstallGlobally) {
console.log(chalk.dim(' Installing codegraph globally...'));
try {
execSync('npm install -g @colbymchenry/codegraph', { stdio: 'pipe' });
success('Installed codegraph command globally');
} catch {
info('Could not install globally (permission denied)');
info('Try: sudo npm install -g @colbymchenry/codegraph');
}
} else {
info('Skipped global install — hooks and MCP server may not work without it');
info('You can install later: npm install -g @colbymchenry/codegraph');
}
console.log();