From c0b8c4ab9ee1cedef781066251a1ab674dfe20ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rwa <rwakulszowa@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:13:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: detect pnpm/pnpx in ~/.local (#15254)

Co-authored-by: Bryan Morgan <bryanmorgan@google.com>
---
 packages/cli/src/utils/installationInfo.ts | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/installationInfo.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/installationInfo.ts
index 2661014a49..ddc4afe8da 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/installationInfo.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/installationInfo.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ export function getInstallationInfo(
         updateMessage: 'Running via npx, update not applicable.',
       };
     }
-    if (realPath.includes('/.pnpm/_pnpx')) {
+    if (
+      realPath.includes('/.pnpm/_pnpx') ||
+      realPath.includes('/.cache/pnpm/dlx')
+    ) {
       return {
         packageManager: PackageManager.PNPX,
         isGlobal: false,
@@ -103,7 +106,10 @@ export function getInstallationInfo(
     }
 
     // Check for pnpm
-    if (realPath.includes('/.pnpm/global')) {
+    if (
+      realPath.includes('/.pnpm/global') ||
+      realPath.includes('/.local/share/pnpm')
+    ) {
       const updateCommand = 'pnpm add -g @google/gemini-cli@latest';
       return {
         packageManager: PackageManager.PNPM,