Fix parameter ordering issues in CLI (#1669)

* chore: bump version to v0.0.6 [skip ci]

* Fix parameter ordering issues in CLI (#1641)

- Add validation to detect when option flags are consumed as values
- Provide clear error messages with helpful hints and examples
- Add 5 comprehensive tests to prevent regressions
- Update CODEOWNERS to @mnriem
- Bump version to 0.1.6 with changelog entry

Fixes: #1641

* Fix ruff linting errors: remove f-string prefix from strings without placeholders

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Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Global code owner
-* @localden
+* @mnriem
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,12 +2,23 @@
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable MD024 -->
 
-All notable changes to the Specify CLI and templates are documented here.
+Recent changes to the Specify CLI and templates are documented here.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [0.1.5] - Unreleased
+## [0.1.6] - 2026-02-23
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Parameter Ordering Issues (#1641)**: Fixed CLI parameter parsing issue where option flags were incorrectly consumed as values for preceding options
+  - Added validation to detect when `--ai` or `--ai-commands-dir` incorrectly consume following flags like `--here` or `--ai-skills`
+  - Now provides clear error messages: "Invalid value for --ai: '--here'"
+  - Includes helpful hints suggesting proper usage and listing available agents
+  - Commands like `specify init --ai-skills --ai --here` now fail with actionable feedback instead of confusing "Must specify project name" errors
+  - Added comprehensive test suite (5 new tests) to prevent regressions
+
+## [0.1.5] - 2026-02-21
 
 ### Fixed
 
@@ -16,13 +27,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   - Affected agents now work correctly: copilot (`.github/agents/`), opencode (`.opencode/command/`), windsurf (`.windsurf/workflows/`), codex (`.codex/prompts/`), kilocode (`.kilocode/workflows/`), q (`.amazonq/prompts/`), and agy (`.agent/workflows/`)
   - The `install_ai_skills()` function now uses the correct path for all agents instead of assuming `commands/` for everyone
 
-## [0.1.4] - Unreleased
+## [0.1.4] - 2026-02-20
 
 ### Fixed
 
 - **Qoder CLI detection**: Renamed `AGENT_CONFIG` key from `"qoder"` to `"qodercli"` to match the actual executable name, fixing `specify check` and `specify init --ai` detection failures
 
-## [0.1.3] - Unreleased
+## [0.1.3] - 2026-02-20
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -69,7 +80,3 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [0.0.94] - 2026-02-11
 
 - Add stale workflow for 180-day inactive issues and PRs (#1594)
-
-## [0.0.93] - 2026-02-10
-
-- Add modular extension system (#1551)

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "specify-cli"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 description = "Specify CLI, part of GitHub Spec Kit. A tool to bootstrap your projects for Spec-Driven Development (SDD)."
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [

src/specify_cli/__init__.py

@@ -1256,6 +1256,20 @@ def init(
 
     show_banner()
 
+    # Detect when option values are likely misinterpreted flags (parameter ordering issue)
+    if ai_assistant and ai_assistant.startswith("--"):
+        console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] Invalid value for --ai: '{ai_assistant}'")
+        console.print("[yellow]Hint:[/yellow] Did you forget to provide a value for --ai?")
+        console.print("[yellow]Example:[/yellow] specify init --ai claude --here")
+        console.print(f"[yellow]Available agents:[/yellow] {', '.join(AGENT_CONFIG.keys())}")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+    
+    if ai_commands_dir and ai_commands_dir.startswith("--"):
+        console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] Invalid value for --ai-commands-dir: '{ai_commands_dir}'")
+        console.print("[yellow]Hint:[/yellow] Did you forget to provide a value for --ai-commands-dir?")
+        console.print("[yellow]Example:[/yellow] specify init --ai generic --ai-commands-dir .myagent/commands/")
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
+
     if project_name == ".":
         here = True
         project_name = None  # Clear project_name to use existing validation logic

tests/test_ai_skills.py

@@ -630,3 +630,65 @@ class TestCliValidation:
         plain = re.sub(r'\x1b\[[0-9;]*m', '', result.output)
         assert "--ai-skills" in plain
         assert "agent skills" in plain.lower()
+
+
+class TestParameterOrderingIssue:
+    """Test fix for GitHub issue #1641: parameter ordering issues."""
+
+    def test_ai_flag_consuming_here_flag(self):
+        """--ai without value should not consume --here flag (issue #1641)."""
+        from typer.testing import CliRunner
+
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        # This used to fail with "Must specify project name" because --here was consumed by --ai
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["init", "--ai-skills", "--ai", "--here"])
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 1
+        assert "Invalid value for --ai" in result.output
+        assert "--here" in result.output  # Should mention the invalid value
+
+    def test_ai_flag_consuming_ai_skills_flag(self):
+        """--ai without value should not consume --ai-skills flag."""
+        from typer.testing import CliRunner
+
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        # This should fail with helpful error about missing --ai value
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["init", "--here", "--ai", "--ai-skills"])
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 1
+        assert "Invalid value for --ai" in result.output
+        assert "--ai-skills" in result.output  # Should mention the invalid value
+
+    def test_error_message_provides_hint(self):
+        """Error message should provide helpful hint about missing value."""
+        from typer.testing import CliRunner
+
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["init", "--ai", "--here"])
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 1
+        assert "Hint:" in result.output or "hint" in result.output.lower()
+        assert "forget to provide a value" in result.output.lower()
+
+    def test_error_message_lists_available_agents(self):
+        """Error message should list available agents."""
+        from typer.testing import CliRunner
+
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["init", "--ai", "--here"])
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 1
+        # Should mention some known agents
+        output_lower = result.output.lower()
+        assert any(agent in output_lower for agent in ["claude", "copilot", "gemini"])
+
+    def test_ai_commands_dir_consuming_flag(self):
+        """--ai-commands-dir without value should not consume next flag."""
+        from typer.testing import CliRunner
+
+        runner = CliRunner()
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["init", "myproject", "--ai", "generic", "--ai-commands-dir", "--here"])
+
+        assert result.exit_code == 1
+        assert "Invalid value for --ai-commands-dir" in result.output
+        assert "--here" in result.output