fix(cli): resolve curl upgrade version from npm dist-tag instead of GitHub releases/latest

[marius-kilocode]

Problem

kilo upgrade for curl-detected installs (~/.kilo/bin/kilo) resolved the latest version from GitHub's /releases/latest endpoint. That endpoint now returns JetBrains plugin releases (e.g. jetbrains/v7.0.4) instead of the latest CLI release, because JetBrains releases are published more recently than CLI releases. The old code stripped the leading v from tag_name, leaving jetbrains/v7.0.4 — not a valid semver — which then broke the upgrade flow. This is the same root cause as issue #12125 (fixed for the install script in #12148), but in a separate code path: Installation.latest() in src/installation/index.ts.

Reported in Discord: kilo upgrade and curl https://kilo.ai/cli/install both broken, with kilo --version and kilocode --version diverging (stale curl-installed binary vs up-to-date npm-installed one).

Fix

The curl/unknown fallback in Installation.latest() now fetches the npm latest dist-tag (${registry}/@kilocode%2fcli/${InstallationChannel}) instead of GitHub /releases/latest. This naturally excludes JetBrains releases and CLI prerelease channels (RC lives on the rc dist-tag) without requiring jq or pagination. The npm branch already used this approach for npm/yarn/bun/pnpm installs — the curl fallback now uses the same source for consistency.

upgradeCurl needed no change: it passes VERSION: target to the install script (already fixed in #12148), which constructs the versioned GitHub asset URL from it.

Verification

• Installation.latest("curl") with KILO_CHANNEL=latest resolves 7.4.5 from the live npm registry
• npm latest dist-tag: 7.4.5; npm rc dist-tag: 7.4.2 (prerelease correctly excluded)
• GitHub /releases/latest: still returns jetbrains/v7.0.4 (broken)
• Unit tests: 13 pass, 0 fail (test/kilocode/installation/upgrade.test.ts)
• Typecheck: no errors in changed files

[kilo-code-bot]

Code Review Summary

Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

Files Reviewed (3 files)

• .changeset/fix-upgrade-curl-version.md
• packages/opencode/src/installation/index.ts
• packages/opencode/test/installation/installation.test.ts

Previous Review Summary (commit 988a92e)

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Previous review (commit 988a92e)

Status: 2 Issues Found | Recommendation: Address before merge

Overview

Severity	Count
CRITICAL	0
WARNING	2
SUGGESTION	0

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Issue Details (click to expand)

WARNING

File	Line	Issue
.changeset/fix-upgrade-curl-version.md	2	Changeset targets a nonexistent package because its key has a leading space
packages/opencode/src/installation/index.ts	316	Curl version resolution inherits project-local npm registry configuration

Files Reviewed (4 files)

• .changeset/fix-upgrade-curl-version.md - 1 issue
• packages/opencode/src/installation/index.ts - 1 issue
• packages/opencode/src/kilocode/installation/index.ts - 0 issues
• packages/opencode/test/kilocode/installation/upgrade.test.ts - 0 issues

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