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Rick Hightower edited this page Feb 2, 2026 · 1 revision

name: agent-brain-version description: Show current version and manage Agent Brain versions parameters:

  • name: action description: Action to perform (show, list, install, upgrade) required: false default: show
  • name: version description: Specific version for install action required: false skills:
  • using-agent-brain

Agent Brain Version Management

Purpose

Shows current Agent Brain version and manages version installations. Use this command to check versions, list available releases, upgrade to latest, or install specific versions.

Usage

/agent-brain-version [action] [--version <ver>]

Actions

Action Description
show Show current installed version (default)
list List all available versions
install Install a specific version
upgrade Upgrade to latest version

Parameters

Parameter Required Description
action No Action to perform (default: show)
--version For install Version to install (e.g., 2.0.0, 1.4.0)

Execution

Show Current Version (Default)

# CLI version
agent-brain --version

# Python package versions
pip show agent-brain-rag agent-brain-cli | grep -E "^(Name|Version)"

List Available Versions

# List all available versions on PyPI
pip index versions agent-brain-rag 2>/dev/null | head -20

# Alternative
pip install agent-brain-rag== 2>&1 | grep -oP '\d+\.\d+\.\d+' | head -10

Install Specific Version

# Install specific version
pip install agent-brain-rag==<version> agent-brain-cli==<version>

# Example: Install version 1.4.0
pip install agent-brain-rag==1.4.0 agent-brain-cli==1.4.0

Upgrade to Latest

pip install --upgrade agent-brain-rag agent-brain-cli

Output

Version Show Output

Agent Brain Version Information
===============================

CLI Version: 2.0.0
Server Package: 2.0.0

Components:
- agent-brain-rag: 2.0.0
- agent-brain-cli: 2.0.0

Features:
- Hybrid Search: Enabled
- GraphRAG: Enabled (requires ENABLE_GRAPH_INDEX=true)
- Pluggable Providers: Yes

Python: 3.11.5
Platform: darwin (arm64)

Version List Output

Available Agent Brain Versions
==============================

Latest: 2.0.0

Recent Versions:
- 2.0.0  (2024-12) - Pluggable providers, GraphRAG
- 1.4.0  (2024-11) - Graph search, multi-mode fusion
- 1.3.0  (2024-10) - AST-aware code ingestion
- 1.2.0  (2024-09) - Multi-instance architecture
- 1.1.0  (2024-08) - Hybrid search, BM25
- 1.0.0  (2024-07) - Initial release

To install a specific version:
pip install agent-brain-rag==<version> agent-brain-cli==<version>

Install Output

Installing Agent Brain version 1.4.0...

pip install agent-brain-rag==1.4.0 agent-brain-cli==1.4.0

Successfully installed:
- agent-brain-rag 1.4.0
- agent-brain-cli 1.4.0

Note: You may need to re-index documents after version changes.
Run: agent-brain reset --yes && agent-brain index /path/to/docs

Upgrade Output

Upgrading Agent Brain to latest version...

pip install --upgrade agent-brain-rag agent-brain-cli

Upgraded from 1.4.0 to 2.0.0

Changes in 2.0.0:
- Pluggable embedding providers (OpenAI, Cohere, Ollama)
- Pluggable summarization providers
- Fully local mode with Ollama
- Enhanced GraphRAG support

Migration steps:
1. Set provider environment variables
2. Re-index documents for new features

Version Compatibility

Package Alignment

Keep both packages on the same version:

RAG Version CLI Version Compatible
2.0.0 2.0.0 Yes
2.0.0 1.4.0 No - update CLI
1.4.0 1.4.0 Yes

Index Compatibility

From To Index Action
1.x 2.0 Re-index required
2.0.x 2.0.y Usually compatible
2.0 1.x Re-index required

Migration Between Major Versions

When upgrading from 1.x to 2.0:

# 1. Stop server
agent-brain stop

# 2. Upgrade
pip install --upgrade agent-brain-rag agent-brain-cli

# 3. Configure new provider settings
export EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=openai
export EMBEDDING_MODEL=text-embedding-3-large
export SUMMARIZATION_PROVIDER=anthropic
export SUMMARIZATION_MODEL=claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

# 4. Re-index
agent-brain reset --yes
agent-brain start --daemon
agent-brain index /path/to/docs

Error Handling

Version Not Found

Error: Version '9.9.9' not found

Resolution: Use /agent-brain-version list to see available versions

Network Error

Error: Could not connect to PyPI

Resolution: Check internet connection and try again

Permission Error

Error: Permission denied installing packages

Resolution:

# Use user installation
pip install --user agent-brain-rag agent-brain-cli

# Or use virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install agent-brain-rag agent-brain-cli

Version Mismatch

Warning: Package version mismatch
- agent-brain-rag: 2.0.0
- agent-brain-cli: 1.4.0

Resolution:

pip install agent-brain-rag==2.0.0 agent-brain-cli==2.0.0

Related Commands

  • /agent-brain-install - Install Agent Brain packages
  • /agent-brain-verify - Verify installation
  • /agent-brain-status - Show server status

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