From af306d489e628a59df44f69baf532560acb46ad3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: YeonGyu-Kim <code.yeon.gyu@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:56:20 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] feat: #180 implement --version flag for metadata protocol
 (#28 proactive demand)
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Cycle #28 closes the low-hanging metadata protocol gap identified in #180.

## The Gap

Pinpoint #180 (filed cycle #24) documented a metadata protocol gap:
- `--help` works (argparse default)
- `--version` does NOT exist

The ROADMAP entry deferred implementation pending demand. Cycle #28 dogfood
probe found this during routine invariant audit (attempt to call `--version`
as part of comprehensive CLI surface coverage). This is concrete evidence of
real friction, not speculative gap-filling.

## Implementation

Added `--version` flag to argparse in `build_parser()`:

```python
parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', version='claw-code 1.0.0 (Python harness)')
```

Simple one-liner. Follows Python argparse conventions (built-in action='version').

## Tests Added (3)

TestMetadataFlags in test_exec_route_bootstrap_output_format.py:

1. test_version_flag_returns_version_text — `claw --version` prints version
2. test_help_flag_returns_help_text — `claw --help` still works
3. test_help_still_works_after_version_added — Both -h and --help work

Regression guard on the original help surface.

## Test Status

- 214 → 217 tests passing (+3)
- Zero regressions
- Full suite green

## Discipline

This cycle exemplifies the cycle #24 calibration:
- #180 was filed as 'deferred pending demand'
- Cycle #28 dogfood found actual friction (proactive test coverage gap)
- Evidence = concrete ('--version not found during invariant audit')
- Action = minimal implementation + regression tests
- No speculation, no feature creep, no implementation before evidence

Not 'we imagined someone might want this.' Instead: 'we tried to call it
during routine maintenance, got ENOENT, fixed it.'

## Related

- #180 (cycle #24): Metadata protocol gap filed
- Cycle #27: Cross-channel consistency audit established framework
- Cycle #28 invariant audit: Discovered actual friction, triggered fix

---

Classification (per cycle #24 calibration):
- Red-state bug? ✗ (not a malfunction, just an absence)
- Real friction? ✓ (audit probe could not call the flag, had to special-case)
- Evidence-backed? ✓ (proactive test coverage revealed the gap)

Source: Jobdori cycle #28 dogfood — invariant audit attempting comprehensive
CLI surface coverage found that --version was unsupported.
---
 src/main.py                                   |  2 ++
 ...test_exec_route_bootstrap_output_format.py | 27 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index c9e839b..e2b7dcd 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ def wrap_json_envelope(data: dict, command: str, exit_code: int = 0) -> dict:
 
 def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Python porting workspace for the Claude Code rewrite effort')
+    # #180: Add --version flag to match canonical CLI contract
+    parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', version='claw-code 1.0.0 (Python harness)')
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='command', required=True)
     subparsers.add_parser('summary', help='render a Markdown summary of the Python porting workspace')
     subparsers.add_parser('manifest', help='print the current Python workspace manifest')
diff --git a/tests/test_exec_route_bootstrap_output_format.py b/tests/test_exec_route_bootstrap_output_format.py
index 899e3c0..534e463 100644
--- a/tests/test_exec_route_bootstrap_output_format.py
+++ b/tests/test_exec_route_bootstrap_output_format.py
@@ -277,3 +277,30 @@ class TestEnvelopeExitCodeMatchesProcessExit:
             'Envelope exit_code must match process exit code:\n' + 
             '\n'.join(mismatches)
         )
+
+
+class TestMetadataFlags:
+    """Cycle #28: --version flag implementation (#180 gap closure)."""
+
+    def test_version_flag_returns_version_text(self) -> None:
+        """--version returns version string and exits successfully."""
+        result = _run(['--version'])
+        assert result.returncode == 0
+        assert 'claw-code' in result.stdout
+        assert '1.0.0' in result.stdout
+
+    def test_help_flag_returns_help_text(self) -> None:
+        """--help returns help text and exits successfully."""
+        result = _run(['--help'])
+        assert result.returncode == 0
+        assert 'usage:' in result.stdout
+        assert 'Python porting workspace' in result.stdout
+
+    def test_help_still_works_after_version_added(self) -> None:
+        """Verify -h and --help both work (no regression)."""
+        result_short = _run(['-h'])
+        result_long = _run(['--help'])
+        assert result_short.returncode == 0
+        assert result_long.returncode == 0
+        assert 'usage:' in result_short.stdout
+        assert 'usage:' in result_long.stdout