diff --git a/src/backend/UpdateManger.ts b/src/backend/UpdateManger.ts
index f0bf5f9..32edf69 100644
--- a/src/backend/UpdateManger.ts
+++ b/src/backend/UpdateManger.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ export abstract class FSExtension<Status extends FSStatus> extends Extension<FSS
 }
 
 type NPMStatus = FSStatus & {
-    version?: string
+    latest?: string,
+    current?: string, // TODO
+    author?: string
 }
 
 export class NPMExtension extends FSExtension<NPMStatus>{
@@ -157,17 +159,32 @@ export class NPMExtension extends FSExtension<NPMStatus>{
     public async status(): Promise<NPMStatus> {
 
         const fsStatus = await super.status()
-        const { error, 
-                stdout, 
-                stderr } = await exec('npm info --prefix ' + this.prefix + ' ' + this.name + " version")
+        const { 
+            latestError, 
+            latest, 
+            latestStdErr } = await exec('npm view --prefix ' + this.prefix + ' ' + this.name + " version")
 
-        if(error){
-            logger.warn(stderr)
+        if(latestError){
+            logger.warn(latestStdErr)
             return fsStatus
         }
+
+        const { 
+            authorError, 
+            author, 
+            authorStdErr } = await exec('npm author ls --prefix ' + this.prefix + ' ' + this.name)
+
+        if(authorError){
+            logger.warn(authorStdErr)
+            return { 
+                ...fsStatus, 
+                latest: latest} 
+        }
+
         return {  
             ...fsStatus, 
-            version: stdout
+            latest: latest,
+            author: author
         }
     }
 
@@ -232,22 +249,22 @@ export class NPMExtension extends FSExtension<NPMStatus>{
 }
 
 export type GitStatus = FSStatus & {
-    current?: string
-    wanted?: string
+    branch?: string
+    remote?: string
     latest?: string
 }
 
 export class GitExtension extends FSExtension<GitStatus>{
     constructor(
         name:string,
-        version = "latest", 
-        public localPrefix:string,
+        prefix:string,
+        protected gitCloneURL: URL
     ){
         super(name, version)
     }
 
     public async status(): Promise<GitStatus>{
-
+        //TODO tomorrow
     }
 
     public async install(): Promise<boolean> {