Replaces the verb-first pattern ('lore list issues', 'lore show
issue 42') with noun-first subcommands that feel more natural:
lore issues # list issues
lore issues 42 # show issue #42
lore mrs # list merge requests
lore mrs 99 # show MR #99
lore ingest # ingest everything
lore ingest issues # ingest only issues
lore count issues # count issues
lore status # sync status
lore auth # verify auth
lore doctor # health check
Key changes:
- New IssuesArgs, MrsArgs, IngestArgs, CountArgs structs with
short flags (-n, -s, -p, -a, -l, -o, -f, -J, etc.)
- Global -J/--json flag as shorthand for --robot
- 'lore ingest' with no argument ingests both issues and MRs,
emitting combined JSON summary in robot mode
- --asc flag replaces --order=asc/desc for brevity
- Renamed flags: --has-due-date -> --has-due, --type -> --for,
--confirm -> --yes, target_branch -> --target, etc.
Old commands (list, show, auth-test, sync-status) are preserved
as hidden backward-compat aliases that emit deprecation warnings
to stderr before delegating to the new handlers.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Introduces a unified robot mode that enables JSON output across all
commands, designed for AI agent and script consumption.
Robot mode activation (any of):
- --robot flag: Explicit opt-in
- GI_ROBOT=1 env var: For persistent configuration
- Non-TTY stdout: Auto-detect when piped (e.g., gi list issues | jq)
Implementation:
- Cli::is_robot_mode(): Centralized detection logic
- All command handlers receive robot_mode boolean
- Errors emit structured JSON to stderr with exit codes
- Success responses emit JSON to stdout
Behavior changes in robot mode:
- No color/emoji output (no ANSI escapes)
- No progress spinners or interactive prompts
- Timestamps as ISO 8601 strings (not relative "2 hours ago")
- Full content (no truncation of descriptions/notes)
- Structured error objects with code, message, suggestion
This enables reliable parsing by Claude Code, shell scripts, and
automation pipelines. The auto-detect on non-TTY means simple piping
"just works" without explicit flags.
Per-command --json flags remain for explicit control and override
robot mode when needed for human-friendly terminal + JSON file output.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>