From 1694ba1b8ad68e2d2ad21c1442c29b6f3f2c1632 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bndw <ben@bdw.to>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:19:50 -0800
Subject: Make deploy the default action and require --binary

- Remove "deploy" subcommand, deploy is now the default action
- Require --binary flag explicitly (no auto-discovery)
- Add "rm" as alias for "remove"
- Update help text
---
 cmd/deploy/deploy.go | 25 +++++++------------------
 cmd/deploy/main.go   | 30 +++++++++++++-----------------
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

(limited to 'cmd')

diff --git a/cmd/deploy/deploy.go b/cmd/deploy/deploy.go
index ee7ee4a..31aabe5 100644
--- a/cmd/deploy/deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/deploy/deploy.go
@@ -78,26 +78,15 @@ func runDeploy(args []string) {
 }
 
 func deployApp(host, domain, name, binaryPath string, portOverride int, envVars []string, envFile, args string, files []string) {
-	// Determine app name
-	if name == "" {
-		if binaryPath != "" {
-			name = filepath.Base(binaryPath)
-		} else {
-			// Try to find a binary in current directory
-			cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
-			name = filepath.Base(cwd)
-		}
+	// Require binary path
+	if binaryPath == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: --binary is required\n")
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	// Find binary if not specified
-	if binaryPath == "" {
-		// Look for binary with same name as directory
-		if _, err := os.Stat(name); err == nil {
-			binaryPath = name
-		} else {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: --binary is required (could not find binary in current directory)\n")
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
+	// Determine app name from binary if not specified
+	if name == "" {
+		name = filepath.Base(binaryPath)
 	}
 
 	// Verify binary exists
diff --git a/cmd/deploy/main.go b/cmd/deploy/main.go
index 1589af3..e86eff7 100644
--- a/cmd/deploy/main.go
+++ b/cmd/deploy/main.go
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ func main() {
 	switch command {
 	case "init":
 		runInit(os.Args[2:])
-	case "deploy":
-		runDeploy(os.Args[2:])
 	case "list":
 		runList(os.Args[2:])
-	case "remove":
+	case "rm", "remove":
 		runRemove(os.Args[2:])
 	case "logs":
 		runLogs(os.Args[2:])
@@ -35,9 +33,8 @@ func main() {
 	case "help", "--help", "-h":
 		printUsage()
 	default:
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unknown command: %s\n\n", command)
-		printUsage()
-		os.Exit(1)
+		// Default action is deploy - pass all args including the first one
+		runDeploy(os.Args[1:])
 	}
 }
 
@@ -45,13 +42,13 @@ func printUsage() {
 	usage := `deploy - Deploy Go apps and static sites to a VPS with automatic HTTPS
 
 USAGE:
-  deploy <command> [flags]
+  deploy [flags]              Deploy an app or static site
+  deploy <command> [flags]    Run a subcommand
 
 COMMANDS:
   init      Initialize a fresh VPS (one-time setup)
-  deploy    Deploy a Go app or static site
   list      List all deployed apps and sites
-  remove    Remove a deployment
+  rm        Remove a deployment
   logs      View logs for a deployment
   status    Check status of a deployment
   restart   Restart a deployment
@@ -59,24 +56,23 @@ COMMANDS:
   webui     Launch web UI to manage deployments
 
 FLAGS:
-  Run 'deploy <command> -h' for command-specific flags
+  Run 'deploy -h' or 'deploy <command> -h' for flags
 
 EXAMPLES:
-  # Initialize VPS
+  # Initialize VPS (sets it as default host)
   deploy init --host user@vps-ip
 
   # Deploy Go app
-  deploy deploy --host user@vps-ip --binary ./myapp --domain api.example.com
+  deploy --binary ./myapp --domain api.example.com
 
   # Deploy static site
-  deploy deploy --host user@vps-ip --static --dir ./dist --domain example.com
+  deploy --static --dir ./dist --domain example.com
 
   # List deployments
-  deploy list --host user@vps-ip
+  deploy list
 
-CONFIG FILE:
-  Create ~/.config/deploy/config to set default host:
-    host: user@your-vps-ip
+  # View logs
+  deploy logs myapp
 `
 	fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, usage)
 }
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