From ec79fe1ab269866567bd636aa62c9806f5f7c4ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: christine betts <chrstn@uw.edu>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:50:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add instructions to the extensions update info notification
 (#14907)

---
 .../cli/src/ui/hooks/useExtensionUpdates.test.tsx    |  4 ++--
 packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useExtensionUpdates.ts     | 12 +++++-------
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useExtensionUpdates.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useExtensionUpdates.test.tsx
index 2987926add..ae19a1fc55 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useExtensionUpdates.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useExtensionUpdates.test.tsx
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe('useExtensionUpdates', () => {
       expect(addItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         {
           type: MessageType.INFO,
-          text: 'You have 1 extension with an update available, run "/extensions list" for more information.',
+          text: `You have 1 extension with an update available. Run "/extensions update test-extension".`,
         },
         expect.any(Number),
       );
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ describe('useExtensionUpdates', () => {
       expect(addItem).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         {
           type: MessageType.INFO,
-          text: 'You have 2 extensions with an update available, run "/extensions list" for more information.',
+          text: `You have 2 extensions with an update available. Run "/extensions update test-extension-1 test-extension-2".`,
         },
         expect.any(Number),
       );
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useExtensionUpdates.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useExtensionUpdates.ts
index 9270235d5b..771b0f2cb3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useExtensionUpdates.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useExtensionUpdates.ts
@@ -133,10 +133,9 @@ export const useExtensionUpdates = (
       }
     }
 
-    let extensionsWithUpdatesCount = 0;
     // We only notify if we have unprocessed extensions in the UPDATE_AVAILABLE
     // state.
-    let shouldNotifyOfUpdates = false;
+    const pendingUpdates = [];
     const updatePromises: Array<Promise<ExtensionUpdateInfo | undefined>> = [];
     for (const extension of extensions) {
       const currentState = extensionsUpdateState.extensionStatuses.get(
@@ -150,14 +149,13 @@ export const useExtensionUpdates = (
       }
       const shouldUpdate = shouldDoUpdate(extension);
       if (!shouldUpdate) {
-        extensionsWithUpdatesCount++;
         if (!currentState.notified) {
           // Mark as processed immediately to avoid re-triggering.
           dispatchExtensionStateUpdate({
             type: 'SET_NOTIFIED',
             payload: { name: extension.name, notified: true },
           });
-          shouldNotifyOfUpdates = true;
+          pendingUpdates.push(extension.name);
         }
       } else {
         const updatePromise = updateExtension(
@@ -190,12 +188,12 @@ export const useExtensionUpdates = (
           });
       }
     }
-    if (shouldNotifyOfUpdates) {
-      const s = extensionsWithUpdatesCount > 1 ? 's' : '';
+    if (pendingUpdates.length > 0) {
+      const s = pendingUpdates.length > 1 ? 's' : '';
       addItem(
         {
           type: MessageType.INFO,
-          text: `You have ${extensionsWithUpdatesCount} extension${s} with an update available, run "/extensions list" for more information.`,
+          text: `You have ${pendingUpdates.length} extension${s} with an update available. Run "/extensions update ${pendingUpdates.join(' ')}".`,
         },
         Date.now(),
       );