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99599a843d docs(cli): address review feedback on getting-started update tabs (#48504)
## I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
file.

YES

## What kind of change does this PR introduce?

Docs update — follow-up to #48426, addressing review feedback on the npm
panel of "Updating the Supabase CLI".

## What is the current behavior?

- Lead-in text doesn't match the short imperative style of the other
platform tabs ([review
comment](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/48426#discussion_r3678295762),
[review
comment](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/48426#discussion_r3678299519))
- Beta instructions use `npm update supabase@beta`, which stays within
the semver range in `package.json` and can't move a stable install to
the `beta` dist-tag ([review
comment](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/48426#discussion_r3671400751))

## What is the new behavior?

- Lead-ins rewritten to match the other tabs: "Update the CLI with npm:"
- Beta command changed to `npm install supabase@beta --save-dev`, which
works for both updating an existing beta install and switching channels

## Additional context

Prettier passes locally; MDX lint couldn't run locally (`node-pty` build
issue), so relying on CI.

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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **Documentation**
  * Streamlined the Supabase CLI upgrade instructions for npm installs.
* Clarified the stable update command and updated the beta-channel
guidance to use the beta install command for switching.
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Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Miranda Limonczenko <miranda.limonczenko@supabase.io>
2026-07-30 13:42:55 -07:00
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2026-07-01 12:59:00 +02:00
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