---
title: "A check for updates in OpenCode"
description: "A way to ask OpenCode whether a newer version exists without upgrading, such as opencode upgrade --check, with JSON for tools. The pieces exist inside already; offered to implement it."
url: "https://mko.run/notes/2026-09-28-opencode-update-check/"
language: "en"
published: 2026-09-28
tags: ["opencode", "cli", "upstream"]
---
# A check for updates in OpenCode

A way to ask OpenCode whether a newer version exists without upgrading, such as `opencode upgrade --check`, with JSON for tools. The pieces exist inside already; offered to implement it.