Auto-update Claude Code on container boot

docker-compose.full.yaml

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ services:
       # --- Performance ---
       - NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=4096     # Node.js memory limit (MB)
 
+      # --- Claude Code auto-update ---
+      - CLAUDE_AUTO_UPDATE=true                    # Run `claude update` on every container start (set false to pin)
+
       # --- User mapping (match your host UID/GID) ---
       - PUID=1000
       - PGID=1000

docker-compose.yaml

@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ services:
       - ./data/claude:/home/claude/.claude
       - ./workspace:/workspace
     environment:
-      - TZ=UTC          # Change to your timezone
+      - TZ=UTC                  # Change to your timezone
+      - CLAUDE_AUTO_UPDATE=true # Run `claude update` on every container start

scripts/entrypoint.sh

@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ if [ ! -f "$SENTINEL" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+# ---------- Claude Code auto-update (every boot, best-effort) ----------
+# The image bakes in whatever Claude Code was current at build time. To pick up
+# new releases without rebuilding the image, run `claude update` on each boot.
+# Set CLAUDE_AUTO_UPDATE=false to skip (e.g. air-gapped or pinned environments).
+if [ "${CLAUDE_AUTO_UPDATE:-true}" = "true" ]; then
+    echo "[entrypoint] Checking for Claude Code updates..."
+    if runuser -u "$CLAUDE_USER" -- bash -lc 'claude update' 2>&1 | sed 's/^/[claude-update] /'; then
+        :
+    else
+        echo "[entrypoint] WARNING: claude update failed — continuing with installed version"
+    fi
+fi
+
 # ---------- Background: persist ~/.claude.json every 60s ----------
 (while true; do
     sleep 60