Change default auto-update mode from Enabled to Notify#35
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Auto-upgrades are a piece of remote-driven control state: they can silently change what `openboot <same command>` does from one run to the next. For a tool that people run occasionally rather than daily, that tradeoff isn't worth it — a visible "new version available" notice is enough. LoadUserConfig now defaults to AutoUpdateNotify. Users who want the previous silent self-upgrade behavior can still opt in by setting "autoupdate": "true" in ~/.openboot/config.json; "false" still fully silences the check. Tests updated to match the new default.
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What does this PR do?
Changes the default auto-update behavior from
AutoUpdateEnabled(silent self-upgrades) toAutoUpdateNotify(notification-only), making opt-in the requirement for automatic binary upgrades.Why?
This is a safer default that respects user expectations. By default, the tool will now only notify users of available updates with a one-line message rather than silently upgrading the binary during normal command execution. Users who want automatic upgrades can explicitly opt in via
~/.openboot/config.jsonby setting"autoupdate": "true".The change affects:
autoupdatefieldTesting
go vet ./...passesNotes for reviewer
This is a breaking change in default behavior, but improves safety by making automatic upgrades opt-in rather than opt-out. The three-mode system (disabled/notify/enabled) is now clearly documented in the
AutoUpgradefunction comments.https://claude.ai/code/session_015VgeJBTC58UsLNE1gpwUYe