talon-cli 0.4.2

Talon CLI: hybrid retrieval over Obsidian vaults and markdown corpora, with grounded answers, MCP server, and agent-native output.
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//! CLI argument parsing via `clap` derive.

mod ask_args;
mod changes_args;
mod init_args;
mod inspect_args;
mod meta_args;
mod read_args;
mod recall_args;
mod related_args;
pub mod scope;
mod search_args;
mod status_args;
mod sync_args;
mod where_clause;

pub use where_clause::parse_where_clause;

pub use ask_args::AskArgs;
pub use changes_args::ChangesArgs;
use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
pub use init_args::InitArgs;
pub use inspect_args::InspectArgs;
pub use inspect_args::InspectCheck;
pub use meta_args::MetaArgs;
pub use read_args::ReadArgs;
pub use recall_args::RecallArgs;
pub use related_args::RelatedArgs;
pub use scope::SharedScopeArgs;
pub use search_args::{CliSearchMode, SearchArgs, SharedSearchArgs};
pub use status_args::StatusArgs;
pub use sync_args::SyncArgs;

#[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Args)]
pub struct SecretsArgs {
    #[command(subcommand)]
    pub subcommand: crate::command::secrets::SecretsSubcommand,
}

/// Talon — Obsidian vault search, indexing, and MCP server.
#[allow(clippy::struct_excessive_bools)]
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Parser)]
#[command(
    name = "talon",
    version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
    subcommand_required = false,
    about = "Obsidian vault search, indexing, and MCP server.",
    before_help = crate::banner::help_banner_colored(),
    after_help = r#"Examples:
  talon search "project setup" --mode hybrid
  talon read src/main.rs --from-line 10 --max-lines 20
  talon related src/lib.rs --depth 2 --direction both
  talon sync --force
  talon sync --rebuild --fast

Use 'talon <command> --help' for per-command help."#
)]
pub struct Cli {
    /// Print embedded SKILL.md.
    #[arg(long, global = true)]
    pub skill: bool,

    /// Token-efficient JSON for agents. Disables human banner and spinner.
    #[arg(long, global = true, conflicts_with = "verbose")]
    pub agent: bool,

    /// Emit JSON output.
    #[arg(long, global = true)]
    pub json: bool,

    /// Use fast mode for search or sync.
    #[arg(long, global = true)]
    pub fast: bool,

    /// Include diagnostic details in output.
    #[arg(short, long, global = true)]
    pub verbose: bool,

    /// Read config from PATH.
    #[arg(short = 'c', long = "config", global = true, value_hint = clap::ValueHint::FilePath)]
    pub config_file: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,

    #[command(subcommand)]
    pub command: Option<Commands>,
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone, Subcommand)]
pub enum Commands {
    #[command(about = "Initialize a new talon configuration file.")]
    Init(InitArgs),

    #[command(about = "Sync your vault with the search index.")]
    Sync(SyncArgs),

    #[command(about = "Show vault index status.")]
    Status(StatusArgs),

    #[command(about = "Search your Obsidian vault using hybrid ranking.")]
    Search(SearchArgs),

    #[command(about = "Ask a vault-grounded question.")]
    Ask(AskArgs),

    #[command(about = "Read a note from your vault.")]
    Read(ReadArgs),

    #[command(about = "Find related notes via wikilink traversal.")]
    Related(RelatedArgs),

    #[command(about = "Query frontmatter metadata from your vault.")]
    Meta(MetaArgs),

    #[command(about = "Show vault changes since a timestamp.")]
    Changes(ChangesArgs),

    #[command(about = "Inspect your vault for structural signals and patterns.")]
    Inspect(InspectArgs),

    #[command(about = "Recall relevant vault context for a message.")]
    Recall(RecallArgs),

    #[command(about = "Manage API keys stored in the OS keychain.")]
    Secrets(SecretsArgs),

    #[command(about = "Run MCP-over-stdio mode.")]
    Mcp,
}

/// Parses CLI args or exits on error.
#[must_use]
pub fn parse_or_exit() -> Cli {
    Cli::parse()
}