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Updating

Updating

AgenticFlow Enterprise is moving fast (pre “1.0”). Treat updates like shipping infra: update → run checks → restart (or use agenticflow-enterprise update, which restarts) → verify.

The preferred update path is to re-run the installer from the website. It detects existing installs, upgrades in place, and runs agenticflow-enterprise doctor when needed.

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curl -fsSL https://agenticflow-enterprise.ai/install.sh | bash

Notes:

  • Add --no-onboard if you don’t want the onboarding wizard to run again.
  • For source installs, use:
    Terminal window
    curl -fsSL https://agenticflow-enterprise.ai/install.sh | bash -s -- --install-method git --no-onboard
    The installer will git pull --rebase only if the repo is clean.
  • For global installs, the script uses npm install -g agenticflow-enterprise@latest under the hood.
  • Legacy note: agenticflow-enterprise remains available as a compatibility shim.

Before you update

  • Know how you installed: global (npm/pnpm) vs from source (git clone).
  • Know how your Gateway is running: foreground terminal vs supervised service (launchd/systemd).
  • Snapshot your tailoring:
    • Config: ~/.agenticflow-enterprise/agenticflow-enterprise.json
    • Credentials: ~/.agenticflow-enterprise/credentials/
    • Workspace: ~/.agenticflow-enterprise/workspace

Update (global install)

Global install (pick one):

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npm i -g agenticflow-enterprise@latest
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pnpm add -g agenticflow-enterprise@latest

We do not recommend Bun for the Gateway runtime (WhatsApp/Telegram bugs).

To switch update channels (git + npm installs):

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agenticflow-enterprise update --channel beta
agenticflow-enterprise update --channel dev
agenticflow-enterprise update --channel stable

Use --tag <dist-tag|version> for a one-off install tag/version.

See Development channels for channel semantics and release notes.

Note: on npm installs, the gateway logs an update hint on startup (checks the current channel tag). Disable via update.checkOnStart: false.

Then:

Terminal window
agenticflow-enterprise doctor
agenticflow-enterprise gateway restart
agenticflow-enterprise health

Notes:

  • If your Gateway runs as a service, agenticflow-enterprise gateway restart is preferred over killing PIDs.
  • If you’re pinned to a specific version, see “Rollback / pinning” below.

Update (agenticflow-enterprise update)

For source installs (git checkout), prefer:

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agenticflow-enterprise update

It runs a safe-ish update flow:

  • Requires a clean worktree.
  • Switches to the selected channel (tag or branch).
  • Fetches + rebases against the configured upstream (dev channel).
  • Installs deps, builds, builds the Control UI, and runs agenticflow-enterprise doctor.
  • Restarts the gateway by default (use --no-restart to skip).

If you installed via npm/pnpm (no git metadata), agenticflow-enterprise update will try to update via your package manager. If it can’t detect the install, use “Update (global install)” instead.

Update (Control UI / RPC)

The Control UI has Update & Restart (RPC: update.run). It:

  1. Runs the same source-update flow as agenticflow-enterprise update (git checkout only).
  2. Writes a restart sentinel with a structured report (stdout/stderr tail).
  3. Restarts the gateway and pings the last active session with the report.

If the rebase fails, the gateway aborts and restarts without applying the update.

Update (from source)

From the repo checkout:

Preferred:

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agenticflow-enterprise update

Manual (equivalent-ish):

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git pull
pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm ui:build # auto-installs UI deps on first run
agenticflow-enterprise doctor
agenticflow-enterprise health

Notes:

  • pnpm build matters when you run the packaged agenticflow-enterprise binary (agenticflow-enterprise.mjs) or use Node to run dist/.
  • If you run from a repo checkout without a global install, use pnpm agenticflow-enterprise ... for CLI commands.
  • If you run directly from TypeScript (pnpm agenticflow-enterprise ...), a rebuild is usually unnecessary, but config migrations still apply → run doctor.
  • Switching between global and git installs is easy: install the other flavor, then run agenticflow-enterprise doctor so the gateway service entrypoint is rewritten to the current install.

Always Run: agenticflow-enterprise doctor

Doctor is the “safe update” command. It’s intentionally boring: repair + migrate + warn.

Note: if you’re on a source install (git checkout), agenticflow-enterprise doctor will offer to run agenticflow-enterprise update first.

Typical things it does:

  • Migrate deprecated config keys / legacy config file locations.
  • Audit DM policies and warn on risky “open” settings.
  • Check Gateway health and can offer to restart.
  • Detect and migrate older gateway services (launchd/systemd; legacy schtasks) to current AgenticFlow Enterprise services.
  • On Linux, ensure systemd user lingering (so the Gateway survives logout).

Details: Doctor

Start / stop / restart the Gateway

CLI (works regardless of OS):

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agenticflow-enterprise gateway status
agenticflow-enterprise gateway stop
agenticflow-enterprise gateway restart
agenticflow-enterprise gateway --port 18789
agenticflow-enterprise logs --follow

If you’re supervised:

  • macOS launchd (app-bundled LaunchAgent): launchctl kickstart -k gui/$UID/bot.molt.gateway (use bot.molt.<profile>; legacy com.agenticflow-enterprise.* still works)
  • Linux systemd user service: systemctl --user restart agenticflow-enterprise-gateway[-<profile>].service
  • Windows (WSL2): systemctl --user restart agenticflow-enterprise-gateway[-<profile>].service
    • launchctl/systemctl only work if the service is installed; otherwise run agenticflow-enterprise gateway install.

Runbook + exact service labels: Gateway runbook

Rollback / pinning (when something breaks)

Pin (global install)

Install a known-good version (replace <version> with the last working one):

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npm i -g agenticflow-enterprise@<version>
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pnpm add -g agenticflow-enterprise@<version>

Tip: to see the current published version, run npm view agenticflow-enterprise version.

Then restart + re-run doctor:

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agenticflow-enterprise doctor
agenticflow-enterprise gateway restart

Pin (source) by date

Pick a commit from a date (example: “state of main as of 2026-01-01”):

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git fetch origin
git checkout "$(git rev-list -n 1 --before=\"2026-01-01\" origin/main)"

Then reinstall deps + restart:

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pnpm install
pnpm build
agenticflow-enterprise gateway restart

If you want to go back to latest later:

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git checkout main
git pull

If you’re stuck

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