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[Windows] Startup opens several PowerShell windows: pnpm/npm/vp 'list -g' version checks run visibly #62837
Description
Summary
On Windows, starting opencode opens several PowerShell console windows. Each one is a package-manager version check that runs at startup. Visible windows for a background check are a bad experience. By default there should be no visible window at all. If a check really must run, it should run hidden, and the UI should show the status (for example "checking for updates…") and then reset.
Environment
- opencode
2.2.6(@opencode/cli), installed globally with pnpm v11 - Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26300
- pnpm, npm and vp are installed on the PATH; on this machine they are
.ps1shims
Steps to reproduce
- Install opencode globally with pnpm on Windows.
- Open a terminal and run
opencode. - Several PowerShell windows open and close during startup.
What the log shows
opencode.log has these entries at every startup (role cli):
spawning process command=pnpm args=["list","-g","--depth=0","@opencode/cli"]
spawning process command=npm args=["list","-g","--depth=0","@opencode/cli"]
spawning process command=vp args=["list","-g","--json","@opencode/cli"]
The log contains about 6,000 of these list -g spawns across my sessions. Because pnpm and npm are .ps1 scripts on Windows, each spawn opens a visible console window.
Workaround that confirmed the cause
Setting "autoupdate": false in the global config (~/.config/opencode/opencode.json) stops the check. After that change, opening opencode no longer opens the extra windows.
Expected behavior
- No visible console windows during startup, by default.
- If the version check has to run, run it without a window (
windowsHideor a detached, hidden process) and show the status in the UI, then clear it when it finishes. - Consider running only one check per startup, not three, and only when
autoupdateis enabled.
Activity
opencodejr commentedon Nov 9, 2026
Thanks for the detailed report and for finding the
autoupdate: falseworkaround.I think this is a duplicate of #56704. That report has a process trace from a Windows startup showing the same
npm list -g --depth=0 @opencode/cliandpnpm list -g ...update checks each opening their own console window, and it asks for these checks to run without a visible window.Possible duplicates and related issues, ordered by likelihood:
npm/pnpm list -g) open console windows when opencode starts on Windowsgit rev-parsewithoutwindowsHide)Your notes about the
vpcheck, theautoupdate: falseworkaround and showing the check's status in the UI would be useful on #56704.The bot will close this issue as a duplicate in 1 day unless you reply explaining how your problem is different.
opencodejr commentedon Nov 10, 2026
Closing this as a duplicate of #56704. There's been no reply in the last day saying how this is different. #56704 reports the same thing: on Windows, the startup update checks (
npm list -g/pnpm list -g --depth=0 @opencode/cli) each open a visible console window. Please follow that issue for updates. Your extra details would be useful there: thevpcheck, the"autoupdate": falseworkaround, and the idea of showing the check's status in the UI. Thanks again for the clear report! If your problem turns out to be different, reply here and we can reopen.