ovm.sh / open version manager

Open Version Manager

Track releases. Pin versions. Catch changes.

claudex — ~/demo

          

Born from a real failure: Codex 0.144.0 installed cleanly, passed every version check — and couldn't execute a single command. So OVM gates coding agents on real tool use and install-verifies non-agent tools before a release reaches you.

get ovm github
curl -fsSL https://ovm.sh/install | sh

Recommended for most macOS and Linux installs.

then, a first session
ovm install claude latest  # install, don't switch
ovm use claude <version>   # pin the active one
ovm list claude            # installed + current
ovm update                 # update when you say

How fast to usable

Warm startup: the time until the TUI accepts input.

Codex reaches an interactive prompt well ahead of Claude Code.

combined · lower is faster 17 versions · generated 2026-06-29

What OVM tracks

registry

Live registry loads here — the same index ovm install resolves against.

OVM releases

release notes

Live index loads here — releases are always on GitHub.

Evidence

The live record, rewritten by the publisher on every run: what was measured, on which machine, and what the gate decided. Write-ups of individual investigations live in the dev log.

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benchmark report

The unified startup, response, and model report for every verified release.

2026 · benchmark report