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Rename keyless CLI copy to accountless - #457
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In `@packages/cli-core/src/commands/init/README.md`:
- Line 54: Update the README wording to use “an” instead of “a” before
“accountless-capable framework” and “accountless application” in all referenced
sentences, including the accountless breadcrumb and flow sections.
Apply the same fix in `@packages/cli-core/src/commands/auth/README.md` at line 40:
Change “a accountless” to “an accountless”.
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- "a accountless" -> "an accountless" in 4 more README files the prior grammar-fix commit missed. - init: compute the accountless/keyless merge and print the --keyless deprecation warning once, before assertUsableFlags runs, instead of recomputing it independently inside assertUsableFlags. Previously `clerk init --keyless --login` threw before the deprecation warning ever printed, and the usage error referenced --accountless without explaining that --keyless is its deprecated alias. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01LrmSCpfDUda8qS4PunyHqq
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275-287: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winUse a strategy-specific remediation for
--templateand--fresh.The messages always recommend adding
--accountless. That advice is invalid whenstrategy === "manual"because the framework does not support accountless setup. It is also invalid when--appcaused the authenticated strategy becauseassertUsableFlagsrejects--accountlesswith--app. Report the valid action for each reason instead.Proposed fix
+ const accountlessAction =+ strategy === "manual"+ ? "Use a framework that supports accountless setup, or drop"+ : options.app+ ? "Drop --app to use accountless setup, or drop"+ : "Add --accountless to force an accountless app, or drop";+ if (options.template) { throwUsageError( - `--template only applies to accountless applications, but ${reason}. Add --accountless to force an accountless app, or drop --template.`,+ `--template only applies to accountless applications, but ${reason}. ${accountlessAction} --template.`, ); }🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@packages/cli-core/src/commands/init/index.ts`:
- Around line 275-287: Update the remediation text for the --template and
--fresh errors in the init command to depend on the resolved strategy and its
cause: when strategy is manual, do not recommend --accountless because the
framework does not support it; when --app caused the authenticated flow, do not
recommend --accountless because it conflicts with --app, and provide the valid
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assertKeylessOnlyFlags always told the user to "Add --accountless" to fix a --template/--fresh usage error, regardless of why the strategy didn't resolve to accountless. That advice is wrong in two cases: - strategy === "manual": the framework doesn't support accountless at all, so --accountless would immediately fail with its own error. - --app forced the authenticated flow: --accountless conflicts with --app in assertUsableFlags, so following the advice just trades one usage error for another. Now the remedy is scoped to why the authenticated/manual strategy was reached, and only suggests --accountless when it would actually work. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01LrmSCpfDUda8qS4PunyHqq
`open` and `whoami` agent JSON carried only the legacy `keyless` field name, while the open README documented an `accountless` field that was never emitted. Emit both — `accountless` as canonical, `keyless` as a deprecated alias — matching the `--accountless`/`--keyless` flag treatment. Also: bump the changeset to minor (new flag plus new JSON keys), add tests naming the `--keyless` alias contract (accountless behavior and the deprecation warning), and reword the unsupported-framework `--template`/`--fresh` usage error, which read "there is no way to force it here, or drop --template." Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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280-294: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winDo not recommend
--accountlessfor unsupported frameworks.When a human runs
clerk init --templateorclerk init --freshwith an unsupported framework,pickStrategyreturns"authenticate"because its"manual"branch is limited to agent mode at Line 449. This branch therefore setsremedytoadd --accountless, butpickStrategyrejects--accountlessfor the same framework at Lines 441-444.Base this decision on
framework.supportsKeyless, not only onstrategy === "manual", so the error only instructs the user to drop--templateor--fresh.Suggested fix
-function assertKeylessOnlyFlags(options: InitOptions, strategy: InitStrategy): void {+function assertKeylessOnlyFlags(+ options: InitOptions,+ strategy: InitStrategy,+ supportsAccountless: boolean,+): void {- if (strategy === "manual") {+ if (!supportsAccountless) { reason = "this framework does not support accountless setup"; remedy = null;Pass
ctx.framework.supportsKeylessat the call site.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@packages/cli-core/src/commands/init/index.ts`:
- Around line 280-294: Update the remedy-selection logic for accountless
conflicts to use ctx.framework.supportsKeyless, not only strategy === "manual".
For unsupported frameworks, instruct the user to drop --template or --fresh
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Pushed review fixes directly in e92f6c7.
One heads-up from review, no code change: telemetry records flag names as passed, so init runs will split between |
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This LGTM, but I'd like it if @wyattjoh, @rafa-thayto, or @kylemac gave their blessing as well.
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@manovotny there are a bunch of files named |
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SarahSoutoul
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Good point. I kept the internal names unchanged in this PR to reduce the scope and preserve compatibility, but I agree we should eventually rename the code-only files and identifiers to |
An unsupported framework resolves to "manual" only in agent mode; in human mode it resolves to "authenticate", so the guard suggested forcing --accountless on frameworks that reject the flag. Pass framework.supportsKeyless in instead of inferring from the strategy. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@wyattjoh Sarah's got it right — internal file and identifier renames stayed out to keep this PR scoped and the merge train safe, and the persisted |
Summary
Make
accountlessthe canonical user-facing term for Clerk CLI setup while preserving compatibility with existing keyless flags, files, and internal identifiers.Changes
clerk init --accountlessas the canonical explicit flag--keylessas a hidden, deprecated compatibility alias and emits a migration warning.clerk/keyless.json,.clerk/.tmp/keyless.json, and internal keyless identifiers so older CLI and SDK versions remain compatibleRelated work
Merge order
The two
clerk/clerkPRs can merge in parallel after the updated CLI is published.clerk/skills#64must follow the CLI release because it teaches the new--accountlessflag; it does not directly modify the generated setup skill.After
clerk/clerk#3246merges, run the Refresh agent prompts workflow inclerk/skillsand review and merge its generated output separately. Once the skill changes are published, refresh clerk.com’s generated skills registry. After the docs deploy, run the post-deployment aggregate export verification.