Subcommands whose handler was a closure defined inside main() — memory, acp,
tools, insights, skills, pairing, plugins, mcp, claw — have their handler
promoted to a top-level function and their parser block extracted into
hermes_cli/subcommands/<name>.py (build_<name>_parser, injected handler).
These 9 had zero closure-over-main-locals, so promotion is a pure relocation.
acp/mcp parser blocks use the shared add_accept_hooks_flag helper.
main() 1798 -> 954 LOC (71% below the 3297 Phase-2 starting point);
add_parser calls in main.py 89 -> 28.
Deferred: sessions, computer-use, secrets handlers reference <name>_parser
(for a no-subcommand print_help fallback) — left in place to avoid the
_self_parser indirection; minority, low value.
Behavior-neutral: all 9 subcommands' --help (incl nested subactions) byte-
identical to pre-extraction (diff-verified). tests/hermes_cli/ 6519 passed /
0 failed; new test_subcommands_followup.py covers the 9 builders.
Batch extraction of every remaining subcommand whose handler is top-level and
whose parser block is pure argparse: model, setup, postinstall, whatsapp, slack,
login, logout, auth, status, webhook, hooks, doctor, security, dump, debug,
backup, import, config, version, update, uninstall, dashboard, gui, logs,
prompt-size.
Each becomes hermes_cli/subcommands/<name>.py with build_<name>_parser() and an
injected handler (no main import). dashboard also injects cmd_dashboard_register
for its nested 'register' action.
Behavior-neutral: all 25 subcommands' --help output (and nested subaction help)
diff-verified byte-identical to pre-extraction. Two RawDescriptionHelpFormatter
epilogs (debug, logs) needed their multi-line string interiors preserved at
column 0 — caught by the --help diff, not compile.
main() 3297 -> 1798 LOC across this PR; add_parser calls in main.py 179 -> 89.
Validation: tests/hermes_cli/ 6476 passed / 0 failed under per-file process
isolation; new test_subcommands_batch.py smoke-tests all 25 builders + the
dashboard two-handler case.
Follow-on to the cron extraction in the same Phase 2 PR. Same pattern:
per-group build_<name>_parser() functions with injected handlers, no main
import.
- subcommands/profile.py: build_profile_parser (190-line block out of main()).
- subcommands/gateway.py: build_gateway_parser (gateway + proxy, 238-line block;
they shared one inline section). Imports argparse for SUPPRESS defaults.
- main(): two more inline blocks become single builder calls.
Behavior-neutral: 'profile [sub] --help' and 'gateway/proxy [sub] --help'
byte-identical to pre-extraction (diff-verified).
main() now 2723 LOC (was 3297 at Phase 2 start); add_parser calls in main.py
179 -> 141.
Validation: tests/hermes_cli/ 6476 passed / 0 failed under per-file process
isolation; new builder unit tests cover subactions, aliases, dispatch, flags.
Phase 2 of the god-file decomposition plan. main()'s argparse tree is 179
inline add_parser calls in one 3,297-line function. This establishes the
hermes_cli/subcommands/ package and extracts the first group (cron) as the
proof-of-pattern:
- hermes_cli/subcommands/_shared.py: shared parser helpers (add_accept_hooks_flag),
re-exported from main.py for backwards compat.
- hermes_cli/subcommands/cron.py: build_cron_parser(subparsers, cmd_cron=...).
Handler injected so the module never imports main (cycle avoidance).
- main()'s ~155-line inline cron block becomes one build_cron_parser() call.
Behavior-neutral: 'hermes cron create --help' output is byte-identical to
origin/main. main() 3297 -> 3143 LOC.
Validation: tests/hermes_cli/ 6466 passed / 0 failed under per-file process
isolation; new test_subcommands_cron.py covers subactions, aliases, options,
no-agent tristate, injected dispatch, and --accept-hooks.
