feat: swap default UI mode to plain text (agent-first)#69
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Most CLI users are agents/CI, not humans. Invert the default so plain text output is the default and interactive Ink UI requires opting in with --human-friendly. Keep --no-ui for backwards compatibility (no-op). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Commander doesn't reliably pass parsed options to parent command action handlers when subcommands are registered. Check process.argv directly instead, consistent with how cli.ts already handles it. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
--human-friendly--no-uiis kept for backwards compatibility as a no-op (plain text is already the default)--human-friendlyoption to all 20 command files, 5 parent command index files, and the main CLI entry pointMotivation
Most CLI users are agents/CI, not humans. The previous default (interactive Ink UI) was wrong for the primary audience.
Test plan
npm run buildcompiles without errorsnpm test-- all 192 tests passelevenlabs(no args) -- prints plain text help (not Ink UI)elevenlabs --human-friendly-- shows Ink UI helpelevenlabs agents-- prints plain text agents helpelevenlabs agents --human-friendly-- shows Ink agents helpelevenlabs agents push --no-ui-- works same aselevenlabs agents push(plain text)elevenlabs agents push --human-friendly-- shows Ink push UI🤖 Generated with Claude Code