# Interactive CLI Setup - Implementation Summary

**Date**: 2025-10-24  
**Version**: 0.2.0+  
**Status**: ✅ **INTERACTIVE ADAPTER SELECTION IMPLEMENTED**

## 🎯 **Enhancement Overview**

**Goal**: Make MCP Ticketer setup more user-friendly by adding interactive prompts to guide users through adapter selection and configuration.

**Problem Solved**: Users previously had to know which adapter to use and provide all configuration parameters via command line arguments or environment variables.

**Solution**: Interactive CLI prompts that guide users through the entire setup process.

## ✅ **Features Implemented**

### **1. Interactive Adapter Selection**

#### **New Function: `_prompt_for_adapter_selection()`**
```python
def _prompt_for_adapter_selection(console: Console) -> str:
    """Interactive prompt for adapter selection."""
```

**Features**:
- ✅ **Visual adapter menu**: Clear numbered options with descriptions
- ✅ **Requirement information**: Shows what each adapter needs
- ✅ **User-friendly prompts**: Simple number selection (1-4)
- ✅ **Error handling**: Validates input and handles cancellation

#### **Adapter Options Presented**
```
1. Linear
   Modern project management (linear.app)
   Requirements: API key and team ID

2. GitHub Issues
   GitHub repository issues
   Requirements: Personal access token, owner, and repo

3. JIRA
   Atlassian JIRA project management
   Requirements: Server URL, email, and API token

4. Local Files (AITrackdown)
   Store tickets in local files (no external service)
   Requirements: None - works offline
```

### **2. Enhanced Init Command Flow**

#### **Updated Priority Logic**
1. **Auto-discovery from .env files** (with confirmation prompt)
2. **Interactive adapter selection** (if no auto-discovery or user declines)
3. **Interactive credential collection** (for missing parameters)
4. **Configuration validation and saving**
5. **Next steps guidance**

#### **Smart Auto-Discovery with Confirmation**
```python
# Ask user to confirm auto-detected adapter
if not typer.confirm(f"Use detected {adapter_type} adapter?", default=True):
    adapter_type = None  # Will trigger interactive selection
```

### **3. Interactive Credential Collection**

#### **Linear Configuration Prompts**
```python
# Interactive prompts for missing credentials
linear_api_key = typer.prompt("Enter your Linear API key", hide_input=True)
linear_team_id = typer.prompt("Enter your Linear team ID")
```

**Features**:
- ✅ **Secure input**: API keys hidden during input
- ✅ **Helpful guidance**: Links to credential generation pages
- ✅ **Validation**: Ensures required fields are provided

#### **GitHub Configuration Prompts**
```python
owner = typer.prompt("GitHub repository owner (username or organization)")
repo = typer.prompt("GitHub repository name")
token = typer.prompt("Enter your GitHub Personal Access Token", hide_input=True)
```

**Features**:
- ✅ **Clear field descriptions**: Explains what each field is for
- ✅ **Token guidance**: Links to GitHub token creation page
- ✅ **Scope information**: Explains required token permissions

#### **JIRA Configuration Prompts**
```python
server = typer.prompt("JIRA server URL (e.g., https://company.atlassian.net)")
email = typer.prompt("Your JIRA email address")
token = typer.prompt("Enter your JIRA API token", hide_input=True)
```

**Features**:
- ✅ **URL examples**: Shows expected format for server URL
- ✅ **Token generation link**: Direct link to Atlassian token page
- ✅ **Optional project key**: Allows skipping optional fields

### **4. Comprehensive Next Steps Guidance**

#### **New Function: `_show_next_steps()`**
```python
def _show_next_steps(console: Console, adapter_type: str, config_file_path: Path) -> None:
    """Show helpful next steps after initialization."""
```

**Features**:
- ✅ **Configuration testing**: `mcp-ticketer diagnose`
- ✅ **Test ticket creation**: Sample create command
- ✅ **Verification guidance**: Where to check for created tickets
- ✅ **MCP client setup**: Commands for Claude, Auggie, Gemini
- ✅ **File locations**: Shows where configuration was saved

#### **Example Next Steps Output**
```
🎉 Setup Complete!
MCP Ticketer is now configured to use Linear.

Next Steps:
1. Test your configuration:
   mcp-ticketer diagnose

2. Create a test ticket:
   mcp-ticketer create 'Test ticket from MCP Ticketer'

3. Verify the ticket appears in Linear
   Check your Linear workspace for the new ticket

4. Configure MCP clients (optional):
   mcp-ticketer install claude-code     # For Claude Code
   mcp-ticketer install claude-desktop  # For Claude Desktop
   mcp-ticketer install auggie          # For Auggie
   mcp-ticketer install gemini          # For Gemini CLI
```

### **5. New Setup Command**

#### **Added `setup` Command**
```python
@app.command()
def setup() -> None:
    """Interactive setup wizard for MCP Ticketer."""
```

**Features**:
- ✅ **Alias for init**: Calls `init()` with no arguments
- ✅ **User-friendly name**: "setup" is more intuitive than "init"
- ✅ **Clear documentation**: Explains it's an interactive wizard

## 🧪 **Validation Results**

### **Function Testing**
```bash
✅ Interactive adapter selection function available
✅ Function signature correct
✅ Rich console integration ready
✅ 4 adapter options available
   - Linear (linear)
   - GitHub Issues (github)
   - JIRA (jira)
   - Local Files (AITrackdown) (aitrackdown)
```

### **CLI Integration**
```bash
✅ Init command help updated
✅ Interactive prompt integration working
✅ Credential collection prompts ready
✅ Next steps guidance implemented
```

## 🎯 **User Experience Improvements**

### **Before (Command Line Only)**
```bash
# User had to know adapter type and all parameters
mcp-ticketer init --adapter linear --api-key xxx --team-id yyy

# Or set environment variables first
export LINEAR_API_KEY=xxx
export LINEAR_TEAM_ID=yyy
mcp-ticketer init --adapter linear
```

### **After (Interactive)**
```bash
# Simple command triggers interactive flow
mcp-ticketer init

# Or even more user-friendly
mcp-ticketer setup
```

**Interactive Flow**:
1. **Auto-discovery**: Checks for existing .env files
2. **Confirmation**: Asks to confirm auto-detected adapter
3. **Selection menu**: Shows numbered adapter options with descriptions
4. **Credential collection**: Prompts for missing credentials with guidance
5. **Configuration saving**: Saves to appropriate location
6. **Next steps**: Shows what to do next

## 🚀 **Benefits for Different User Types**

### **For New Users**
- ✅ **No prior knowledge needed**: Interactive prompts guide through setup
- ✅ **Clear options**: Visual menu with descriptions and requirements
- ✅ **Helpful guidance**: Links to credential generation pages
- ✅ **Next steps**: Clear instructions on what to do after setup

### **For Experienced Users**
- ✅ **Backward compatibility**: All existing CLI arguments still work
- ✅ **Quick setup**: Can still use command line arguments for automation
- ✅ **Auto-discovery**: Automatically detects existing configurations
- ✅ **Confirmation prompts**: Can confirm or override auto-detection

### **For Auggie and AI Client Users**
- ✅ **Simplified setup**: Just run `mcp-ticketer setup`
- ✅ **Clear verification**: Next steps show how to test configuration
- ✅ **MCP integration**: Guidance on configuring MCP clients
- ✅ **Troubleshooting**: Built-in diagnostics command

## 📋 **Example User Flows**

### **Flow 1: New User with No Configuration**
```bash
$ mcp-ticketer setup

🔍 Auto-discovering configuration from .env files...
⚠ No .env files found

🚀 MCP Ticketer Setup
Choose which ticket system you want to connect to:

1. Linear
   Modern project management (linear.app)
   Requirements: API key and team ID

2. GitHub Issues
   GitHub repository issues
   Requirements: Personal access token, owner, and repo

3. JIRA
   Atlassian JIRA project management
   Requirements: Server URL, email, and API token

4. Local Files (AITrackdown)
   Store tickets in local files (no external service)
   Requirements: None - works offline

Select adapter (1-4) [1]: 1

✓ Selected: Linear

Linear Configuration
You need a Linear API key to connect to Linear.
Get your API key at: https://linear.app/settings/api

Enter your Linear API key: [hidden]

You need your Linear team ID.
Find it in Linear settings or team URL

Enter your Linear team ID: 02d15669-7351-4451-9719-807576c16049

✓ Initialized with linear adapter
Project configuration saved to .mcp-ticketer/config.json

🎉 Setup Complete!
MCP Ticketer is now configured to use Linear.

Next Steps:
1. Test your configuration:
   mcp-ticketer diagnose
...
```

### **Flow 2: User with Existing .env File**
```bash
$ mcp-ticketer setup

🔍 Auto-discovering configuration from .env files...
✓ Detected linear adapter from environment files

Configuration found in: .env.local
Confidence: 100%

Use detected linear adapter? [Y/n]: y

✓ Initialized with linear adapter
Project configuration saved to .mcp-ticketer/config.json

🎉 Setup Complete!
...
```

### **Flow 3: User Overriding Auto-Detection**
```bash
$ mcp-ticketer setup

🔍 Auto-discovering configuration from .env files...
✓ Detected linear adapter from environment files

Use detected linear adapter? [Y/n]: n

🚀 MCP Ticketer Setup
Choose which ticket system you want to connect to:
...
```

## 🏆 **Conclusion**

The interactive CLI setup provides:

- ✅ **User-friendly experience**: No need to memorize command line arguments
- ✅ **Guided configuration**: Step-by-step prompts with helpful information
- ✅ **Smart auto-detection**: Automatically finds existing configurations
- ✅ **Flexible workflow**: Works for both new and experienced users
- ✅ **Comprehensive guidance**: Next steps and troubleshooting information
- ✅ **Backward compatibility**: All existing functionality preserved

**Key Benefits**:
- ✅ **Reduces setup friction** for new users
- ✅ **Provides clear guidance** throughout the process
- ✅ **Includes helpful links** for credential generation
- ✅ **Shows next steps** for testing and verification
- ✅ **Maintains flexibility** for advanced users

**For Auggie and other users**: Setup is now as simple as running `mcp-ticketer setup` and following the interactive prompts!

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**Status**: Implementation Complete ✅  
**Impact**: Significantly improved user experience for initial setup  
**Next**: Monitor user feedback and refine prompts based on usage patterns
