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## What Was Broken (ROADMAP #130c, filed cycle #50) `claw diff --help` was rejected with: [error-kind: unknown] error: unexpected extra arguments after `claw diff`: --help Other local introspection commands accept --help fine: - `claw status --help` → shows help ✅ - `claw mcp --help` → shows help ✅ - `claw export --help` → shows help ✅ - `claw diff --help` → error ❌ (outlier) This is a help-surface parity bug: `diff` is the only local command that rejects --help as "extra arguments" before the help detector gets a chance to run. ## Root Cause (Traced) At main.rs:1063, the `"diff"` parser arm rejected ALL extra args: "diff" => { if rest.len() > 1 { return Err(format!("unexpected extra arguments after `claw diff`: {}", ...)); } Ok(CliAction::Diff { output_format }) } When parsing `["diff", "--help"]`, `rest.len() > 1` was true (length is 2) and `--help` was rejected as extra argument. Other commands (status, sandbox, doctor, init, state, export, etc.) routed through `parse_local_help_action()` which detected `--help` / `-h` and routed to a LocalHelpTopic. The `diff` arm lacked this guard. ## What This Fix Does Three minimal changes: 1. **LocalHelpTopic enum extended** with new `Diff` variant 2. **parse_local_help_action() extended** to map `"diff"` → `LocalHelpTopic::Diff` 3. **diff arm guard added**: check for help flag before extra-args validation 4. **Help topic renderer added**: human-readable help text for diff command Fix locus at main.rs:1063: "diff" => { // #130c: accept --help / -h as first argument and route to help topic if rest.len() == 2 && is_help_flag(&rest[1]) { return Ok(CliAction::HelpTopic(LocalHelpTopic::Diff)); } if rest.len() > 1 { /* existing error */ } Ok(CliAction::Diff { output_format }) } ## Dogfood Verification Before fix: $ claw diff --help [error-kind: unknown] error: unexpected extra arguments after `claw diff`: --help After fix: $ claw diff --help Diff Usage claw diff [--output-format <format>] Purpose show local git staged + unstaged changes Requires workspace must be inside a git repository ... And `claw diff -h` (short form) also works. ## Non-Regression Verification - `claw diff` (no args) → still routes to Diff action correctly - `claw diff foo` (unknown arg) → still rejected as "unexpected extra arguments" - `claw diff --output-format json` (valid flag) → still works - All 180 binary tests pass - All 466 library tests pass ## Regression Tests Added (4 assertions) - `diff --help` → routes to HelpTopic(LocalHelpTopic::Diff) - `diff -h` (short form) → routes to HelpTopic(LocalHelpTopic::Diff) - bare `diff` → still routes to Diff action - `diff foo` (unknown arg) → still errors with "extra arguments" ## Pattern Follows #141 help-consistency work (extending LocalHelpTopic to cover more subcommands). Clean surface-parity fix: identify the outlier, add the missing guard. Low-risk, high-clarity. ## Related - Closes #130c (diff help discoverability gap) - Stacks on #130b (filesystem context) and #251 (session dispatch) - Part of help-consistency thread (#141 audit, #145 plugins wiring)