[Bug]: Provider update icons look identical but do different things (copy command vs in-place update) #12886

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Closest existing checked 2026-09-21, none match:

• [Bug]: Codex cant update #8051 Codex cant update
• [Bug]: Provider update prompt never shows when npm registry lookup exceeds the hardcoded 4s timeout #11163 provider update prompt never shows on npm timeout
• Copy update command always emits npx t3@<version>, which never updates a globally installed server #9370 copy update command emits npx
• [Bug]: OpenCode provider update can leave the global Windows CLI without a working command #4211 OpenCode provider update breaks CLI

Area

apps/web

Steps to reproduce

1. Go to Settings / Providers / All environments / All projects
2. Note Claude entry v2.1.273 with update glyph in left list, and same-looking glyph in detail header v2.1.273.
3. Click the small update icon in the list/header -> toast Claude update command copied / Run it in a terminal when you are ready to update. Command /home/huso/.local/bin/claude update is only copied to clipboard, nothing runs.
4. Click the other update affordance to open Update available / Install the update now or review provider settings. popover -> Update now button actually runs the update in place. Manual section shows same command with explicit copy icon.

Expected behavior

Same-looking update controls should do the same thing, or be visually distinguished, e.g.:

• copy-icon + tooltip Copy update command for the copy action
• download/run-icon + tooltip Update now for the in-place action
  Ideally the row icon opens the same Update available popover so both paths converge.

Actual behavior

Two identical-looking update icons/buttons diverge with no tooltip distinction:

• one copies /home/huso/.local/bin/claude update (toast confirms copy only)
• the other performs the update (Update now)
  Violates least surprise, risks missed update or unexpected update. Screenshot shows both the toast and the popover at once.

Impact

Minor bug or occasional failure

Version or commit

nightly (exact build unknown)

Environment

Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS, T3 Code Desktop nightly, Claude 2.1.273, binary /home/huso/.local/bin/claude update

Logs or stack traces

None - UI behavior only.

# toast text observed:
# Claude update command copied
# Run it in a terminal when you are ready to update.

Screenshots, recordings, or supporting files

Workaround

Use Update now in popover for real update, or paste + run copied command manually in terminal.