> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trytalkvalue.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# talkvalue version

> Print the installed CLI version along with the Node runtime version and platform.

Print the version of `@talkvalue/cli` that is currently on your `PATH`, plus the Node runtime and platform it is running under. The command is local and offline. It does not contact npm. Use [`talkvalue update`](/cli/commands/update) when you want to compare against the latest published version.

## Synopsis

```bash theme={null}
talkvalue version
```

## Options

This command takes no flags beyond the [global flags](/cli/global-flags). Output respects `--format` / `--json`.

## Examples

### 1. Quick version check

```bash theme={null}
talkvalue version
```

Prints the installed version, the Node version, and the platform string.

### 2. Capture the version for a bug report

```bash theme={null}
talkvalue version --json \
  | jq '{cli: .data.version, node: .data.nodeVersion, platform: .data.platform}'
```

Drop this into a support request, or paste it alongside an issue when reporting a CLI bug to [support@trytalkvalue.com](mailto:support@trytalkvalue.com).

### 3. Branch on the CLI version

```bash theme={null}
cli_ver=$(talkvalue version --json | jq -r '.data.version')
case "$cli_ver" in
  1.6.*|1.7.*) echo "CLI supports the analysis subcommands" ;;
  *)           echo "CLI is older. Consider running 'talkvalue update'" ;;
esac
```

Useful in shared scripts that have to run on developer laptops with mixed CLI versions.

## Response

```jsonc theme={null}
{
  "data": {
    "version": "1.6.2",
    "nodeVersion": "v22.12.0",
    "platform": "darwin"
  }
}
```

`platform` follows Node's `process.platform`: `darwin`, `linux`, `win32`. `nodeVersion` is the Node runtime that launched the CLI, not the version embedded in the published binary.

## See also

* [`talkvalue update`](/cli/commands/update). Compare against the latest version on npm.
* [Install](/cli/install). Install or reinstall the CLI per package manager.
* [Troubleshooting](/cli/troubleshooting). What to do when the version output looks wrong.